Maryam Kebbe

Maryam Kebbe is an Assistant Professor in UNB's Faculty of Kinesiology, teaching KIN 4481 (Exercise & Sport Nutrition). She holds a PhD in Medical Sciences from University of Alberta and completed postdoctoral training at University of Oxford and Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Her research investigates nutrition-physical activity interactions, breastmilk composition, infant microbiome development, and obesity programming across generations. Current projects examine prenatal/postnatal factors in obesity transmission and infant feeding impacts on development.

Publications appear in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Nutrients, and BMC Medicine, analyzing maternal eating behaviors, dietary adherence impacts on mortality, and metabolic health. Research aims to develop sustainable obesity prevention interventions through physiological mechanism understanding.