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Faculty Directory

Adjunct Professor

Beatrice Boucher MHSc

Research Interests

nutritional epidemiology, dietary assessment methods, food frequency questionnaires, food composition databases, dietary patterns, phytoestrogens, breast cancer incidence and survival, chronic disease risk and prevention
Assistant Professor  |  CLTA

Laura Chiavaroli PhD

Research Interests

implementation science, knowledge translation initiatives, health service and policy research, food environments, clinical practice guidelines, plant-based dietary patterns, cardiometabolic health, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Associate Professor  |  Graduate Coordinator, Admissions & Awards

Elena Comelli PhD

Research Interests

nutritional programming, gut microbiota, intestinal homeostasis, genomics, microRNA, children, diet, gut microbiome and growth, functional foods, natural health products, probiotics, prebiotics, bioinformatics
Assistant Professor — Status Only

Glenda Courtney-Martin PhD, RD

Research Interests

protein quality, protein requirements, protein metabolism, amino acid metabolism, nutrition across the lifespan
Professor  |  Associate Chair, Undergraduate Education

Ahmed El-Sohemy PhD

Research Interests

nutriegenomics, nutrigenetics, personalized nutrition, nutrition and athletic performance
Professor Emeritus

Gail Eyssen PhD

Research Interests

epidemiology of nutrition and cancer
Adjunct Professor

Bibiana García-Bailo PhD

Research Interests

nutrigenomics, personalized nutrition, genetic testing
Professor Emeritus

Carol Greenwood PhD

Research Interests

nutritional neuroscience, cognitive function, type 2 diabetes, appetite regulation
Professor — Status Only

Jill Hamilton MD

Research Interests

clinical interventions and outcomes, insulin resistance/beta cell secretion and type 2 diabetes, obesity