Background
Gibson, Rosalind Susan was born on November 20, 1940 in Corbridge, England. Daughter of Arthur Joseph and Norah Constance (Rainford) Alexander.
Gibson, Rosalind Susan was born on November 20, 1940 in Corbridge, England. Daughter of Arthur Joseph and Norah Constance (Rainford) Alexander.
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition, University London, 1979. Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965.
Biochemist, Institute of Orthopaedics, London, 1962-1963;
nutritional biochemist, Ethio-Swedish Children's Nutrition Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1965-1968;
lecturer in nutrition, Trinity and All Saints Colls., Leeds, United Kingdom, 1968-1971;
lecturer in nutrition, Polytechnic of North London, 1971-1978;
professor applied human nutrition, U. Guelph, Canada, 1979-1995;
professor human nutrition, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, since 1996. Member scientific advisory county National Institute Nutrition, Ottawa, Canada, 1990-1993. Member food and nutrition advisory county Ministry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand, since 1996.
Consultant Atomic Energy Authority, Vienna, since 1996.
Author: Principles of Nutritional Assessment, 1990, Nutritional Assessment: Laboratory Manual, 1993, Food Composition Table for Use in Ethiopia, 1968. Member Canada Society for Nutritional Sciences (McHenry award 1996), Society for International Nutrition, American Institute Nutrition, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (council member 1993-1997).
Married Ian Lethbridge Gibson, September 14, 1963. Children: Simon Alexander, Isobel Rosalind.