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Family Studies & Human Development
Lara Descartes
Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Parenting; LGBTQ+ Families; Health; Aging; Children’s Food Socialization; Popular Culture/Media; Informal Social Support
David Green
Assistant Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Parenting/Fathering; Mental Health; Emerging Adulthood; Ethnic Minority Family; Human Development
Roula Hawa
Associate Professor & Undergraduate Chair (Family Studies & Human Development)
Research Interest/Specialization
HIV Prevention and Intervention--Involving Racialized and Immigrant Women and Youth Groups; Youth Sexual Health, Mental Health, Resilience, and Wellbeing; Women's Health; Gender-Based Violence and Homelessness (in Canada and Globally); Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (Focus on Child, Youth and Elderly Health); Healthy Schools; Food Security and Healthy Eating; Arts-Based Research and Vulnerable Populations
Foods & Nutrition
Latifeh Ahmadi
Associate Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Phyto-Nutrients and Their Application in Food; Food Waste Management; Replacing Natural Ingredients as Preservatives or Flavor Agents in Food Products and Reducing the Use of Synthetic Additives
Danielle S. Battram
Associate Professor and Director
Research Interest/Specialization
Food Literacy in Children and Adolescents; Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment; Food and Dietary Behaviour Support for Children and Families
Paula Dworatzek
Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Food Skills - Development and Utilization of the Food Skills Questionnaire (FSQ); School Food Environments and Their Impact on Students' Eating Behaviours; Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines
Susan Greig (on leave)
Assistant Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Foods and Nutrition
Brenda Hartman
Associate Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Maternal and Infant Nutrition; Diet and Supplement Intakes; Exclusionary Diet Patterns; Breastfeeding/Donor Milk; One-carbon Nutrients
Sharareh Hekmat
Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Functional Foods; Probiotics and Prebiotics; Product Development; Sensory Science; Food Chemistry and Microbiology
Joy Hoard
Lecturer
Research Interest/Specialization
Clinical Nutrition; Health Sciences Education; Dietetic Practicum
Lesley Macaskill
Lecturer
Research Interest/Specialization
Dietetic Practicum; Student Nutrition Programs; Restaurant Health Promotion
Janet Madill
Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Body Composition; Overweight; Obesity; Malnutrition; Nutrigenomics; Transplantation; Sarcopenia; Vitamin D Status and Intake
June Matthews
Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Food skills; Peer Education; Agriculture education; Food, Nutrition, and Hydration Issues in Long-Term Care
Colleen O'Connor
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair (Foods & Nutrition)
Research Interest/Specialization
Learning and Communication Needs of Preceptors and Practicum Students; The Use of Technology to Promote Healthy Dietary Behaviours, Food Literacy and Local Food Consumption; Health Benefits of Fermented Foods and Beverages
Peggy O'Neil
Assistant Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Food Leadership/Policy/Law/Philosophy; School Food/Literacy; Arts, Humanities; Humanistic Education
Jasna Twynstra
Associate Professor
Research Interest/Specialization
Pregnant People’s Nutrition Knowledge; Healthcare Professionals’ Prenatal Nutrition Education and Knowledge; Pregnant People’s Experiences with Nutrition for Their Pregnancy