Nicki Connell MBE

Nicki Connell is a senior technical associate with ENN, is Co-Editor of ENN’s flagship publication Field Exchange and is ENN’s Infant Feeding in Emergencies Project Lead. She brings over 16 years’ experience to this role having qualified at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with a MSc in Public Health Nutrition, after obtaining a BSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Bath. In 2019, Nicki was recognised for her efforts in the nutrition sector through being awarded an MBE for services to emergency nutrition crises abroad.

Previously, Nicki worked for the Eleanor Crook Foundation as their Nutrition Technical Director, where her main area of focus was leading the ongoing development of ECF’s research and implementation grantmaking strategy.

Nicki has also held various positions with international non-governmental organisations, including Save the Children, GOAL Ireland and ACF, and has worked across multiple countries including Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Niger, Sierra Leone and Myanmar. Key technical areas of interest to Nicki throughout her career include Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers (MAMI), Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E), and Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM).

She has contributed to multiple publications including the ‘highly commended’ book Nutrition for Developing Countries (British Medical Association Book Awards 2016).