Samer Al-Bazz started his MSc transfer to PhD in September 2017 at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan. He began his career in dietetics as a clinical nutritionist at a local hospital in Palestine from 1990-1996. He was an Instructor of Nutrition and Dietetics at United Arab Emirates University, UAE from 2003-2010 and a senior lecturer at Fatima College of Health Sciences, UAE from 2011-2013. Samer holds a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from University of Ulster, UK. He completed the Internationally Educated Dietetians Pre-registration Program (IDPP) at Ryerson University, Toronto. He also obtained an Ontario College Graduate Certificate in College Teachers Training for Internationally Educated Professionals-Postgraduate Program at George Brown College, Toronto. Samer was a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario from August 2015-September 2017. He worked as a Dietitian and Health Educator at DoctorCare Inc. in Toronto from February-August 2016. His project focuses on The impact of resettlement and social policy on the food security of the Syrian refugees resettled in Canada since 2015.

Is the food security of the refugee households challenged by resettlement and social policies and practices? The case of Syrian refugees in Canada

• Al-Kharabsheh, L., Al-Bazz, S., Koc, M., Garcia, J., Lane, G., Engler-Stringer, R., ... & Vatanparast, H. (2020). Household food insecurity and associated socio-economic factors among recent Syrian refugees in two Canadian cities. Border Crossing, 10(2), 203-214.