Lauren Grant

Lauren Grant is an Assistant Professor and epidemiologist at the University of Guelph, and an Associate Member at the School of Occupational and Public Health (Faculty of Community Services) at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her expertise spans climate change, communicable diseases, environmental health, epidemiology, food safety, health promotion, microbiology, and public health policy. She is available to supervise MSc students in Occupational and Public Health for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Education: Holds an MSc and PhD (specific institutions not specified).

Research Interests: Dr. Grant’s work focuses on the intersection of environmental factors and public health, particularly how climate change impacts communicable diseases and food safety. She advocates for evidence-based health promotion strategies and policy development to address microbial threats and improve community resilience. Her epidemiological research integrates microbiological insights with population-level health interventions.

Affiliations: Professional associations and academic networks in public health and epidemiology are noted, though specific names are not provided in the text.

Contact: The School of Occupational and Public Health can be reached at sophe@torontomu.ca (undergraduate) or gradoph@torontomu.ca (graduate programs). Office: Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, 288 Church St., Toronto.