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Daniel Sellen

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Daniel Sellen, Ph.D. (University of California Davis, 1995)

Professor, St. George Campus; Canada Research Chair in Human Ecology and Public Health Nutrition; Associate and Research Fellow, Centre for International Health

dan.sellen@utoronto.ca

(416) 978-8112

Office: AP 350

Lab: AP 360

Website: http://www.phs.utoronto.ca/faculty_template_new.asp?GetFile=SDaniel

Field: Human nutrition, global health, behavioral ecology, evolutionary anthropology, infant and young child feeding practices; sub-Saharan Africa

 

Research

 

Effectiveness of a Baby-Friendly Hospital-based mothers' support group, and a cell-phone based peer support program in supporting exclusive breastfeeding in an urban Kenyan community.

Alive & Thrive Initiative, Small Grants Program, Academy for Educational Development (AED) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). (Co-Investigators: E. Kamau-Mbuthi; Co-investigators: A. Webb, S. Mbugua, W. Lou)

 

Exploring child feeding in refugees resettled to Canada
Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS), The Ontario Metropolis Centre. (Co-Investigators: Laura Anderson, Yogendra Shakya, Fiona Yeudall)