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Faculty Directory

Professor  |  Associate Chair, Graduate Education

Anthony Hanley PhD

Research Interests

health inequities, biomarkers, cardiometabolic health, diabetes, obesity, metabolomics, nutritional epidemiology
Associate Professor — Status Only

Jessie Hulst MD, PhD

Research Interests

child health, paediatric nutrition, nutritional screening, nutritional assessment

Research Interests

assessment of nutritional status, nutrition in diseased populations, nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders
Professor  |  Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Metabolism

David Jenkins MD, PhD, DSc

Research Interests

carbohydrate/fibre metabolism, clinical trials, diet and cancer, diet and disease, diet and environmental concerns, dietary Portfolio for cholesterol lowering, functional foods and nutraceuticals, plant-based diets, postprandial hypertension, plant proteins and health, nutrition in diseased populations
Professor — Status Only

Young-In Kim MD

Research Interests

nutrition and cancer, nutrition and epigenetics
Associate Professor — Status Only  |  Canada Research Chair in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention

Joanne Kotsopoulos PhD

Research Interests

biomarkers, cancer epidemiology, case-control studies, genetics, hereditary cancer, hormones, prevention, prospective cohort studies
Professor Emeritus

Magdalena Krondl PhD

Research Interests

and social factors influencing food choice. Recent research is focused on social nutrition issues, cultural, such as food sensitivity and the use of supplements., sensory, My research addressed genetic
Professor Emeritus  |  Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention

Mary L'Abbé CM, PhD

Research Interests

consumer behaviour, dietary intakes, food environment, food labelling, food marketing, product formulation, population health, nutrition policy
Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream

Matilda Laar PhD

Research Interests

Dr. Laar’s academic activities focus on teaching undergraduate courses. Her goal is to increase student engagement in class and incorporate teaching approaches that inspire in students a life-long enthusiasm for learning in nutritional sciences.
Professor — Status Only

Lawrence Alan Leiter MDCM

Research Interests

atherosclerosis, clinical trials, diabetes, dietary interventions, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, lipids