Manal Chouchane

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Course Leader & Lecturer for MSc Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine

School of Health and Wellbeing

Department of Community, Social Justice and Health

Contact Details

email: m.chouchane@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 542357

Manal is a registered Nutritional Therapist with previous experience of working for a leading professional nutraceutical company as a clinical nutritionist. She also worked as a lecturer at another university teaching biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology. She is currently the co-course leader for the MSc Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine course. Manal is passionate about nutrition and teaching and finds her lecturing role very rewarding as she enjoys sharing her knowledge and experiences with students to provide them with a strong platform for their careers ahead.

Manal strongly believes that nutrition should be at the forefront of health and medical interventions and research. Manal also loves developing healthy and nutritious recipes which she shares on social media platforms to help and inspire others.

Qualifications 

  • BSc (Hons) Nutrition Science (with 1st class Honours)   
  • MSc. Nutritional Therapy (pass with Distinction)
  • PgCert. Academic Practice in Higher Education 

Teaching

Manal currently leads two nutrition modules on the MSc Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine course, teaches across most modules and supervises dissertation students. She particularly enjoys teaching pathophysiology and how it links with nutrition and disease management. Manal also supervises and supports students on the Clinical Practice module and finds this very rewarding as she can finally see students applying theory into practice. 

Research

Manal is currently pursuing a PhD in Human Biology exploring the link between the Oral Microbiome and Metabolic disease.

Other areas of research interest include:

  • Nutrition and Functional Medicine
  • Metabolic disease
  • Gut and digestive health
  • The microbiome

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Member of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (mBANT)
  • Registered with Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Recent Publications

Bold J, Harris M, Fellows L, Chouchane M, Nutrition the digestive system and immunity in COVID-19 infection. (2020) Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 20 September, Page 331-340  

External Roles

Accreditor for the Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC)

External Examiner for CNELM (Middlesex University)