Ayse Okan | epigeneticcoaching.com

Name Surname Title: Dr. Dyt. Ayşe OKAN

Title: Dietitian, Ph.D / Doktor Diyetisyen

Profession : Dr. / Ph. D

Area of Work

General Health, Wellness and Wellbeing

Weight Managment

Nutrition for Sport Performans

Cancer Nutrition

Inflamatuare Diseases

Nutrition for Fertility

Educational Background

Sept. 2012 - 2019

Sept. 2008 - Jun. 2010

Sept 2003 - Jun. 2008

London Metropolitan University, UK

Health Science Faculty

PhD in Clinical Nutrition/International Public Health Nutrition

Near East University, Cyprus

Health Science Faculty

MSc in Medical Nutrition Therapy in Dietetics

Hacettepe University, Turkey

Health Science Faculty

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics

Work History:

Sept. 2019 -Present

Lecturer (Full-Time), Head of Department (from 2020 to 02.2023), Nutrition and Dietetics (Turkish and English), Cyprus International University (CIU), Cyprus

Duties and Responsibilities:

Member of Board of Faculty Directors
Member of Faculty Curriculum Board
Member of Faculty Accreditation Board
Developing curriculum and workload
Coordinating and supervising final year students’ internship,
Supervising final year undergraduate and post graduate students’ theses and seminars
Mentorship and guidance of postgraduate students
Carrying out the leadership of SABAK accreditation process: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is accredited by SABAK.
Teaching responsibilities (BSc and Post Graduate): Designing and delivering several undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Ethics for Dietitians, Principles of Nutrition + Lab. Practices, Functional Foods, Sports Nutrition (BSc & MSc), Medical Nutritional Therapy, Nutrigenetics (PG), Food Supplements (PG), Advisor of Post graduate dissertation.

Present

SAYAM-Healthy Life Center

Dietitian PhD-Medical Nutritional Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities:

Anthropometric measurements
Counselling patients with health problems that result from nutritional habits, chronic diseases or pregnancy
Arranging and presenting public and individual health educations

2013 - 2019

Lecturer (Part-Time), Nutrition and Dietetics, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinating final year students’ internship
Supervising final year students’ theses and seminars
Designing and delivering undergraduate courses including Health and Sports, Healthy Living and Nutrition, Principals of Basic Nutrition and Introduction to Nutrition.

2012 - 2018

Dietitian, Etik Hospital, Cyprus

Duties and Responsibilities:

Anthropometric measurements
Counselling patients with health problems that result from nutritional habits, chronic diseases or pregnancy

Role in Epigenetic Coaching:

I am one of the trainers in Epigenetic Coaching team. I participate in trainings to explain Sports Nutrition and nutrigenetic, Cancer nutrition and Nutrigenetics and Dietitians role in nutrigenetic treatments topics. I am one of the epigenetic coaches in the team. I participate in the research and development processes of the porsonalised reports.

I have been a part of epigenetic coaching team since 2021. I am support Dietitian part of the report creations etc.

Previous papers/Academic Research

2023	‘Fatty Acid Intake in Nutritional Therapy of Cancer, Proteinlerin Sağlıkta, Hastalıklarda ve Bazı Özel Durumlarda Önemi’, Türkiye Klinikleri (Turkey Clinics), 1^st edition, 2023
2022	‘Protein Intake in Nutritional Therapy of Cancer, Proteinlerin Sağlıkta, Hastalıklarda ve Bazı Özel Durumlarda Önemi’, Türkiye Klinikleri (Turkey Clinics), 1^st edition, 2022, pp.22-5
2015	‘Diet, black olive oil and breast cancer recovery in Northern Cyprus, an exploratory study’ (European Journal of Integrative Medicine, Copenhagen, Volume 7, Supplement 1, 25 September 2015, p.17)
2012-2016	‘Mediterranean Diet, black olive oil intake and breast cancer recovery in Northern Cyprus’ (PhD Thesis at London Metropolitan University)