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Mary Sue Waisman

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Seminar Topic: Black Food Sovereignty and Culinary Justice:

What does the quest for Black food sovereignty look like in the African Nova Scotian community? How do we build capacity to achieve community health, wealth and agency? We will look at where we are on this journey through exploring the history of African Nova Scotian food and the pursuit for culinary justice.

 

Congratulations to our HNU 2020 Award Recipients!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

StFX human nutrition professor receives national funding for food chemistry research

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Recognizing extraordinary achievements and remarkable contributions: DC announces 2019 award recipients

Jun 05, 2019

OTTAWA, ON —Dietitians of Canada will celebrate 54 individuals at an awards ceremony in Ottawa this Thursday, June 6, 2019. The awards celebrate individuals who have inspired, empowered and lent their passion to promote and elevate the dietetics profession.

“It is evident from the excellence and accomplishments of the 2019 award recipients that dietitians are everywhere and their influence runs deep.” said Karen Boyd, awards committee chair.  “We are proud to celebrate the ways that recipients are elevating the profession and inspiring their peers and communities."

A full list of award recipients as well as details of their contributions can be found at www.dietitians.ca/awards.

Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture
The Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Laurie Wadsworth.
Dr. Laurie Wadsworth’s career has focused on nutrition and health policy development in public health and academia. She investigates mass media messages to understand the roles of food in society and studies the historical roots of dietetics. She has worked collaboratively to effect change in public policy for improved nutrient profiles in the national food supply as a member of the Trans Fat Task Force and with Heart and Stroke Canada. Dr. Wadsworth also mentors dietetic students in policy development and research to build capacity for a strong future profession. She is a Fellow of Dietitians of Canada and served as Chair of the DC Board of Directors. Dr. Wadsworth has certainly made a dynamic impact on individual dietitians and the profession and is very deserving of the prestigious Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award for 2019.  
Emeritus Member  
Fran Haley was presented with the DC Emeritus award. The Board of Directors bestows this permanent designation to retired members of DC in appreciation of unique and outstanding contributions to the advancement of the dietetic profession in Canada during the nominees' career.
.Heather-Ann Burell (St. Francis Xavier University ‘18) received the Regional Morgan Medal (Ontario) for research completed for her Honours thesis at StFX. At the 2019 conference she was awarded the National Morgan Medal for excellence in research.
About Dietitians of Canada
Dietitians of Canada (DC) is a professional association with strong roots connecting members across all areas of food, nutrition and health. DC proudly represents dietitians, fostering growth and passion in the profession through advocacy, engagement and professional development. After more than 80 years, DC remains an innovative organization with strong member leadership and common purpose: to advance the health of Canadians through food and nutrition.  

 

Student Research Day 2018 Award Winners:
The Community Engaged Research Award – sponsored by Service Learning went to:
Denise Webb, Human Nutrition (Ann Fox)
StFX Bookstore Awards:
Silver – Emily Rosta, Human Nutrition (Jen Jamieson)
Congratulations to all of our students completing their research projects this year!

     

       Denise Webb, BSc HNU Honours                                           Emily Rosta, BSc HNU Honours

 

 

 

 

Dietitian’s of Canada annual conference in St. John’s, NL, held in early June 2017, had excellent attendance by StFX graduates. This impromptu photograph shows about half of the graduates in attendance.

 

From bottom left to right:
Jensen Lutes (2007(, Shannon Robichaud (2016), Carlee Shaw (2016(, Amy Lank (2017), Selby Rowein (2017), Alexis Grano (2017), Melissa Chisholm (2017), Sonya Kupka (1995), Catrionna Wilson 1970s), Danielle MacIntyre (2014), Laurie A. Wadsworth (faculty), Dean Simon (2017), Jane Stevenson (2017), Jacqueline Cote (2017), Nicole Grewal (2016), Unknown, Jackie Spears (1995), Jennifer Wood (2013), and Melissa Hardy (2013).
 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s been a busy, productive 16 months for StFX human nutrition student Mike Keough – completing four back-to-back work placements through StFX’s Co-operative Education Program.

 
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Eight StFX students awarded prestigious Irving Research Mentorship Awards

This summer, the Irving Research Mentorship Awards program at StFX is allowing eight StFX students to conduct research that runs the gamut from gaining a better understanding of the molecular pathways that are targeted by bean consumption for chronic disease prevention to exploring carbon accumulation rates of different wetland types.
 
The prestigious award program, offered through StFX’s Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership, awards each recipient $6,000 in funding for 12 weeks of research. The students, who represent a variety of disciplines, each work under the guidance of a StFX faculty member.
 
“The visionary financial support provided by Arthur and Sandra Irving for these highly enriching student research awards is enabling a whole generation of StFX students to immerse themselves in important research studies while being mentored by our talented faculty members. Our students are developing valuable academic, life and leadership skills through these unique opportunities. This is what StFX is all about,” says McKenna Centre executive director Mary Coyle.
 
EXCEEDINGLY FORTUNATE
 
“I feel exceedingly fortunate to be a recipient of this award, as I am given the opportunity to explore a new and exciting area of food and nutrition research that I could potentially follow into my career,” says Heather-Ann Burrell of Pickering, ON.
 
The fourth year honours human nutrition student will be examining Nova Scotian bean protein concentrates as potential sources of bioactive peptides with antihypertensive qualities.
 
“The overall aim of the research is to gain a better understanding of the molecular pathways that are targeted by bean consumption for chronic disease prevention, in particular hypertension,” she says.
 
“In addition, working under the guidance of Professor Marcia English will allow me to grow as a student researcher as I will learn various laboratory techniques and will build my critical thinking skills.”
 
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St. Francis Xavier Human Nutrition honours 2016 graduate, Sarah Ngunangwa, shares her experience of integrating health equity into her nutrition honours project, what her research found, and what she learned about herself along the way. You can check out Sarah's blog HERE