Matt McSweeney, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University Matthew.mcsweeney@acadiau.ca Education and Training 2014 PhD, Food Science, University of Guelph2010 BSc (Hons), Food Science, University of Guelph Research Matt joined the…
Academics - Applied Human Nutrition
The Dietitians of Canada grant accreditation to University’s for Baccalaureate programs in dietetic education when the nationally established standards and guidelines are practiced and upheld; enabling proper education and ethical standards to be proficient ensuring…
Dietitians of Canada determine accreditation through peer review processes and self-evaluations from accredited institutions. This is completed in order to determine the effectiveness of the program, which is compared against a set of defined standards…
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…
Meet our Applied Human Nutrition faculty members Dr. Daphne Lordly, DEd, Professor, Department Chairdaphne.lordly@msvu.ca Research interests: Dietetic education and the socialization of dietetic students and practitioners, and how gender is implicated in these…
Mount Saint Vincent University Department (MSVU) of Applied Human Nutrition (AHN) collaborates with the Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists (NSCDN) to evaluate and bridge eligible internationally educated dietitian candidates to become licensed to…
In the last decades, more children are overweight and being diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. Our goal is to find out how various foods can help children to control their appetite, calorie intake and blood sugar,…
The BScAHN Dietetics and the Internship Education Program are fully accredited under the EQual (Accreditation Canada) and prepare students for eligibility for registration with a provincial dietetics regulatory body. The purposes of accreditation are to…
Bohdan Luhovyy, PhD Professor On sabbatical until December 31, 2024 Evaristus 317 bohdan.luhovyy@msvu.ca Education and Training: 2006 – 2011: Senior Research Associate, University of Toronto 2002 – 2005: Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of…
Patricia Williams, PhD Acting Chair, Department of Applied Human Nutrition Professor, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, and Director, Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC)Senior Research Scholar, Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie UniversityCanada Research Chair in Food Security…