Position:
Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Research Associate at Boston Children's Hospital, Research Associate at St. Michael's Hospital
Work:
Harvard Medical School
since Jan 2013
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Instructor in Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
since Jan 2013
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Research Associate
St. Michael's Hospital
since Aug 2012
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Research Associate
Education:
University of Toronto 2005 - 2009
PhD, Nutritional Sciences
Mount Sinai Hospital 2000 - 2001
RD, Dietetics
University of Toronto
BSc (Hons), Nutritional Sciences
Honor & Awards:
Randomized Controlled Trials – Mentored Training Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (2012 - present)
PhD Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research, Canadian Nutrition Society (2010)
American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Travel Award, Int'l Congress of Nutrition (2009)
Fellowship Award in the Area of Clinical Research, CIHR (2009 - 2012)
Alumni Travel Award (1st place), Dept of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto (2009)
Int'll Travel Award for Novice Researchers, Dietitians of Canada, XVth Int'l Congress of Dietetics (2008)
1st place, Oral Presentation Competition, 1st Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (2008)
ASN Clinical Emerging Leaders Award Competition (finalist) and Travel Award (2008)
1st place, ASN Dietary Bioactive Components RIS Group Graduate Student Poster Competition (2008)
Doctoral Research Award, CIHR (2005 - 2008)
Government of Ontario/H & S Foundation of Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science & Technology (2005)