Assistant Professor, William Dawson Scholar
Scientific Director, Mary Emily Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (MECNRU)
T: 514-398-7677 | daiva.nielsen [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building MS2-035 | Biosketch | Twitter: @DaivaNielsen
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Degrees
BSc University of Toronto
PhD University of Toronto
Short Bio
Daiva Nielsen completed her graduate work at the University of Toronto in the areas of nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition. She went on to conduct postdoctoral research in translation genomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, USA, where she was involved in some of the first clinical trials aimed at evaluating the medical, behavioural and economic outcomes of incorporating genomic sequencing into medical practice. Dr. Nielsen’s training background has provided her with skills in dietary assessment, behaviour modification, genomics and knowledge translation. Her research goals include combining genomic and environmental exposure information together, including retail food exposures and sensory aspects of food, to better understand the complexities around human eating behaviour. She aims to apply her research findings to develop novel tailored intervention studies to promote healthful eating and ensure optimal knowledge translation to key players including food industry and health professionals.
Research Interests
Evaluating how genetic variation and everyday food exposures are linked to eating behaviour and indicators of health. The overall goal of my research program is to design genetically-informed dietary interventions to promote healthful eating.
Courses
NUTR 207
Nutrition and Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Nutrition and Dietetics: Provides students who have a basic biology/chemistry background with the fundamental information on how macronutrients, vitamins and minerals are metabolized in the body, followed by application to evaluate current issues of maximizing health and disease prevention at different stages of the lifecycle.
Offered by: Human Nutrition
- Fall
- 3 lectures
- Corequisites: FDSC 230 [for students that have not taken the CEGEP equivalent OOXV].
- Prerequisites: AEBI 122 or BIOL 112 or CEGEP equivalent OOXU
- Restriction: Not open to students who take NUTR 200 or EDKP 292
- Restriction: Science students in physical science and psychology programs who wish to take this course should see the Arts and Science Student Affairs Office for permission to register.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daiva E Nielsen, Linda J Wykes
NUTR 551
Analysis of Nutrition Data
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Nutrition and Dietetics: Practical application of theoretical concepts in data analysis covering issues of study design, data collection, database organization, and statistical analysis using SPSS statistical software. Applications of statistical tests, reporting and interpretation of results, and data visualization.
Offered by: Human Nutrition
NUTR 606
Human Nutrition Res Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Nutrition and Dietetics: Basic approaches, philosophy and techniques used in nutrition research with human population groups. The course will include the formation and criticism of designs for research, sampling techniques, measurement and analysis issues and human research ethics.
Offered by: Human Nutrition
- Winter
- 3 lectures
- Prerequisites: A graduate course in statistics or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Grace S Marquis, Stan Kubow, Ryan J Mailloux
Publications
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