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Tina Moffat is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McMaster University. Her research integrates biocultural and political-economic approaches to examine maternal-child health, food insecurity, and immigrant dietary transitions.
- Current SSHRC-funded Partnership Engage Grant for national school food program research in Canada
- CIHR-funded principal investigator for Changing Homes, Changing Food study on newcomer nutrition in Hamilton
- Co-applicant on the Mothers to Babies (M2B) study investigating DOHaD knowledge translation
Education:
- Doctorate in Biological Anthropology, McMaster University
- Master's in Biological Anthropology, McMaster University
- Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology, University of Toronto
Research Interests focus on:
- Applied and community-based studies of food systems and nutrition
- Cultural-environmental interactions in health outcomes
- Global-local food insecurity dynamics
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) applications
Recent Article Trends span maternal nutrition, immigrant food practices, and school food policy, with methodological diversity across:
- Scoping reviews of migrant health
- Community-engaged studies with Indigenous groups
- Comparative policy analysis (France/Japan/Canada)
- Epidemiological investigations of nutritional stress
Scientific Contributions:
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
- Author of Small Bites: Biocultural Dimensions of Children's Food and Nutrition (UBC Press, 2022)
- Co-editor of foundational biocultural nutrition texts
Teaching includes courses on:
- Children's Health and Development
- Biocultural Synthesis
- Food and Nutrition in Society
- Introduction to Anthropology: Sex, Food, and Death
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