Dr. Lydiah Waswa is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Egerton University, Kenya. Dr. Waswa has a PhD in Home Economics and Nutritional Sciences from Justus Liebig University-Giessen, Germany, an MSc. in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics and a Bachelor of Education (Home Economics) degree from Kenyatta University, Kenya. As a lecturer, she is involved in teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate students in nutrition and related fields. She is a researcher with vast knowledge and experience in designing, coordinating and implementating nutrition sensitive interventions aimed at promoting healthy diets and alleviating all forms of malnutrition and their associated diet related non-communicable diseases. Her research interests focus on linking nutrition and agriculture for food and nutrition security, healthy diets and dietary diversity by promoting consumption of local nutritritionally rich foods, and nutrition education interventions for behaviour change communication aimed at not only increasing knowledge but also fostering adoption and maintenance of healthy eating habits to overcome malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies among different population groups. She was a collaborator in the Sustainable Food Environment for Food and Nutrition Security in Eastern Drylands: A Case Study of Opportunities and Boundaries in Turkana County, Kenya (FENDRYLANDS) Project, coordinated by partners from Alliance Bioversity and CIAT, Nairobi, Georg-August University- Goettingen, Germany and Egerton University, Kenya funded by Stiftung Fiat Panis, Germany (2023-2024), Principal Investigator of the LEAP–Agri, ‘Educating and Training for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition in East Africa (EaTSANE Project)’, supported by the National Research Fund (NRF), (2018-2022) and team member in the ‘Crops for Healthy Diets – Linking Agriculture and Nutrition for a Healthy Diet (HealthyLAND Project)’,funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (2015-2018). She successfully worked as team member and Postgraduate Research Fellow on the, ‘Improving the Nutritional Health of Women and Children less than two years through Increased Utilization of Local Agro-biodiversity (INULA) in Western Kenya (INULA Project)’, (2012-2015). She is currently the PI in the initial phase of the Horticultural market solidarity schemes to strengthen producer-consumer connectivity of agroecological opportunity crops for improved nutritional health in East Africa – HortiSOLIN (2824AGIMI4) Project (Initial phase from 1st July - 30th November, 2025), a collaboration between Justus Liebig University Giessen-Germany, Egerton University-Kenya, Makerere University- Uganda, and Slow Food Kenya and Uganda. Dr. Waswa is also involved in consultancy and works in close collaboration with other universities, research institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), county governments and local communities. She is a Registered Nutritionist, with the Kenya Nutritionist and Dieticians Institute (KNDI).