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Front Row (Left to Right): Jessica Demeter, A-HA Program Manager; Michelle Schurter, A-HA Advisory Committee; Dr. Heather Keller, A-HA Research Scientist

Back Row (Left to Right): Dr. Mike Sharratt, A-HA Chair; Josie d'Avernas, A-HA Associate Chair; Dr. Ken Stark, A-HA Research Scientist; Dr. Alison Duncan, A-HA Research Scientist

Absent: Dr. Lisa Duizer, A-HA Research Scientist

 

Dr. Mike Sharratt, A-HA Chair, is the Executive Director at the RIA. As the former Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo and with a vested interested in human health and well-being, Mike helped to establish the RIA. For more information on Mike's research interests, please click here.

Josie d'Avernas, A-HA Associate Chair, is the Associate Director at the RIA. Josie has a wealth of experience in health promotion, disease prevention and policy development, and so plays a key role in the RIA's development and implementation of training programs, policies and research proposals. For more information on Josie's research interests, please click here.

Jessica Bowes (Demeter), A-HA Program Manager comes from the University of Guelph's MaRS Landing project. With experience in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, Jess' role is to facilitate A-HA research and promote knowledge transfer and translation from A-HA research results.

Dr. Alison Duncan, A-HA Research Scientist and Associate Professor in HHNS, represents is involved with A-HA through her research in the areas of agriculture, food, nutrition and human health. For more information on Dr. Duncan's research, please click here.

Dr. Lisa Duizer, A-HA Research Scientist, and Assistant Professor in FS, is involved with A-HA through her work in sensory evaluation of foods. For more information on Dr. Duizer's research, please click here.

Dr. Heather Keller, A-HA Research Scientist and Professor in FRAN, is involved with A-HA through her extensive work in the field of applied nutrition as it relates to older adults in both community and long-term care settings. For more information on Dr. Keller's research, please click here to view her website, or here to view the University of Guelph profile.

Dr. Ken Stark, A-HA Research Scientist, is housed in the Department of Kinesiology, and is involved with the A-HA initiative through his research involving omega-3 fatty acids and the Laboratory for Nutritional and Nutraceutical Research. For details on Dr. Stark's research, please click here.