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Professor Emeritus

Debbie Gurfinkel

Department of Nutritional Sciences

PhD

Debbie Gurfinkel

debbie.gurfinkel@utoronto.ca

Publications

Location
Medical Sciences Building
Address
1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
Appointment Status
Primary
Accepting
Not accepting new students

Qualification

  • Certificate in E-Learning, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto (2009)
  • PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto (2004)
  • MSc, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto (1981)
  • BSc, Food Sciences, University of Toronto (1978)

Research Synopsis

As faculty in the teaching stream, Dr. Gurfinkel's academic activities were focused on the undergraduate teaching of the nutritional sciences. Her goals were to increase the level of active learning in the classroom and to provide students with the tools to critically evaluate nutrition information.

Recent Awards and Distinctions (Selected)

Excellence in Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Award, University of Toronto (2015)

Recent Publications

Gurfinkel DM, Wolever TMS. How to Create a Student-Generated Database, in a Large Nutrition Class, to Illustrate the Analysis of Nutrient and Food Intakes. Journal of Food Science Education Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages: 6–9.

Smolin LA, Grosvenor MB, Gurfinkel D. 2015. Nutrition: Science and Applications. Second Canadian Edition. Mississauga Ontario. John Wiley and Sons Canada. Ltd.

Smolin LA, Grosvenor MB, Gurfinkel D. 2012. Nutrition: Science and Applications. Canadian Edition. Mississauga Ontario. John Wiley and Sons Canada. Ltd