Contacts

Biostatistician, Health System Impact Fellow
Public Health Ontario

Scientist
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Brock University

Area of focus: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth populations

• 2015 Graduate Studentship Grant, Women & Children's Health Research Institute (2015)

Associate Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Research Analyst
Tobacco Control Directorate
Health Canada

Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Wilfrid Laurier University

Applied Public Health Science Specialist - School-Aged Health
Public Health Ontario

Area of focus: Healthy eating behaviours and health inequities

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) training grant in population intervention for chronic disease Prevention: a Pan-Canadian program (2013-2014) & (2014-2015)
• Provost doctoral entrance award for women (2014)
• President’s Scholarship (2016)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship and President's Graduate Scholarship (2016-2017) and (2017-2018)

Area of focus: Knowledge translation and exchange

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) training grant in population interventions for chronic disease prevention: A Pan-Canadian program (2014-15; 2012-13)
• Provost Doctoral Entrance Award (PDEA) for Women
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship and President's Graduate Scholarship

Area of focus: Peer and friendship influences on youth sedentary behaviour

• Queen Elizabeth II graduate scholarship

Area of focus:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) training grant in population intervention for chronic disease prevention: a Pan-Canadian program (2013-2014)
• CIHR strategic training program in public health policy, Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2012-2013) & (2013-2014)
• B. Evans and J. Daniel Scholarship (2011-2012) and (2013-2014)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2011-2012)

Area of focus: Physical activity and obesity

• University of Waterloo graduate entrance scholarship
• Student and new professional poster presentation award, Canadian Obesity Summit 2015

Area of focus: Healthy weights and physical activity

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2015-2016)
• President's Graduate Scholarship (2014-2015 and 2015-2016)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's (2014-2015)
• CIHR training grant in population intervention for chronic disease prevention: a Pan-Canadian program (2014-2015)
• Lyle S. Hallman Graduate Research Scholarship (2014-2015)

Area of focus: High-risk alcohol consumption

• University of Waterloo President's Research Award
• University of Waterloo President's Graduate Scholarship (PGS) (2015-2016)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canadian Graduate Scholarship- Master's Program (2015)

Area of focus: Food and diet; population health and non-communicable disease prevention

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)/Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) fellow in population intervention for chronic disease prevention (2014-2015)
• CIHR fellow in population intervention for chronic disease prevention (2013-2014)
• Provost doctoral entrance award for women (2013)

MSc, 2014

Thesis title: Factors associated with obesity among off-reserve Aboriginal youth in the COMPASS baseline data

MSc, 2014

Thesis title:Factors associated with bullying victimization: an examination of the COMPASS baseline data

MSc, 2015

Thesis title: Caffeinated energy drinks, alcohol and nutrition