Teuku Muliadi, S.Tr.Gz., MKM, was born in Meulaboh in July 1994. He completed his bachelor’s studies at the Aceh Health Polytechnic in 2016, majoring in Nutrition. He then pursued his master’s degree (S-2) at the University of Indonesia, Depok, in Community Nutrition and graduated in 2020. Currently, he serves as a Lecturer at Teuku Umar University in the Nutrition Program, specializing in research in the field of nutrition, HACCP, nutrition care provider, and nutrition consulting.
Teuku Muliadi is an academic and researcher with extensive experience in the field of nutrition and stunting. Over the past five years, he has conducted significant research on stunting and its influencing factors. He has been involved in national research projects, including serving as a technical team member for nutritional status surveys in the provinces of Aceh, Lampung, and Bengkulu from 2019 to 2021.
Most of Teuku’s research has been funded by various sources, including Teuku Umar University, the University of Indonesia, the Indonesian Ministry of Health’s Research and Development Agency, the Asian Development Bank, the Singkil Regency Government, the Aceh Provincial Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), and the Ministry of Education and Culture’s KEDAIREKA program in 2022.
One of Teuku’s studies related to stunting examined the effects of early childhood nutrition interventions on toddler growth, funded through a collaborative program with the University of Indonesia. Additionally, he conducted research focusing on stunting-related factors in Indonesia, funded by both the University of Indonesia and Teuku Umar University.
In efforts to address stunting in Aceh, Teuku also participated in research aimed at analyzing determinants of stunting and formulating intervention strategies to reduce it. This research was conducted in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Health’s Research and Development Agency and funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Besides research, Teuku has experience in community engagement activities, such as educating, socializing, and training on stunting-related issues, including prenatal counseling, stunting awareness campaigns, and training on locally sourced complementary feeding. These community engagements received funding through Matching Fund grants.
