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About Us:
Vatanparast Nutritional Epidemiology Lab:
Dr. Vatanparast's Nutritional Epidemiology Lab (VNEL) is located in the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. The Lab employs undergraduate Nutrition Students, Master of Public Health Students, and Biostatistics students to build capacity in upcoming research professionals. The VNELab focuses on research and health promotion initiatives targeting children's health and chronic disease. Dr. Hassan Vatanparast, the Head of the VNELab, is leading several projects at the local, national and global levels aimed to improve the nutritional health of the general population, newcomers, and Indigenous communities. The VNELab collaborates locally through the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, School of Public Health, and other organizations, provincially, nationally, and internationally.
Who are we?
We are a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, University of Idaho, McGill University, Toronto Metropolitan University and University of Tehran with backgrounds in nutrition, epidemiology, Public Health, food security, food policy and sociology of immigration who study The food security status of Afghan households in Afghanistan, Iran, Canada, and the U.S. after the Taliban's takeover.
Team members
Investigators
Dr. Hassan Vatanparast
Hassan Vatanparast is a Professor in the field of nutritional epidemiology at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Mustafa Koc
Mustafa Koc is a professor at the Department of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. He also serves as the director of the Centre for Studies in Food Security.
Dr. Daniel Béland
Daniel Béland is a Canadian political sociologist, currently Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University.
Dr. Ginny Lane
Ginny Lane is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Idaho and a registered dietitian.
Dr. Rasoul Sadeghi
Rasoul Sadeghi is Associate Professor of Demography of the Tehran University, and Deputy for Research of the National Institute of Population Research, Iran.
Dr. Mohammad Reza Pakravan
Mohammad Reza Pakravan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Lorestan University in Iran.
Staff
Zoe Longworth
Zoe Longworth works for the Vatanparast Nutritional Epidemiology Lab and as the Lab manager. She has a Bachelor of Science in nutrition and nutraceuticals sciences and a master’s degree in public health.