Kyly Whitfield, PhD
Associate Professor
Evaristus 319
kyly.whitfield@msvu.ca
Phone: 902-457-5978
Learn more about Dr. Whitfield’s research at www.mamalab.ca
Education
PhD, Human Nutrition (2016)
Dissertation: Fortified fish sauce: a novel means of improving thiamin status in rural Cambodia
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
MSc, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (2012)
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
BSc, Biological Sciences (2010)
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Research Interests
Dr. Whitfield is passionate about international nutrition, with interests in identifying and combating micronutrient deficiencies during ‘the first thousand days’ window, from conception through 2 years. Dr. Whitfield’s doctoral research focused on the use of thiamin-fortified fish sauce to address maternal thiamin deficiency and infantile beriberi in rural Cambodia, an area where thiamin-related infant mortality remains a major public health issue. At the Mount, Dr. Whitfield plans to continue exploring public health interventions to combat nutrition deficiencies in resource-poor settings.
Select Honours, Awards, and Distinctions
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Nutrition Society CIHR INMD – CNS New Investigator Partnership Prize (2020)
- Mount Saint Vincent University Early Career Research Award (Inaugural Recipient, 2019)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Award – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (2014- 2016)
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Doctoral Research Award (2013 – 2015)
Publications
To view Dr. Whitfield’s most up-to-date publication list, please visit:
https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=7nxT1OsAAAAJ&hl=en
