Centre for Studies in Food Security

Our People

Director
Fiona Yeudall, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor, School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

Founding Co-ordinators (1994-2004)
Mustafa Koc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Ryerson University

Jennifer Welsh, M.Sc., RD
Professor Emerita and Adjunct Professor, School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

Certificate Academic Co-ordinator
Reg Noble, Ph.D.
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University

Associates & Certificate Instructors

Lauren Baker, Ph.D.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Cyndy Baskin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Ryerson University

Janet Chappell, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor
School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

Lorella Di Cintio, ABD Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Interior Design
Ryerson University

Marielle Dubbeling
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Elisa Ferrante, MSc. candidate
Mount Saint Vincent University

Jacqui Gingras, Ph.D., RD
Assistant Professor
School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

Christopher Gore, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Ryerson University

Mark Gorgolewski, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Architectural Science
Ryerson University

Ozlem Guclu-Ustundag, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts
Ryerson University

Irena Knezevic, ABD Ph.D.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

June Komisar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Architectural Science
Ryerson University

James Kuhns, M. Sc.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Meredith Kushnir, M.A.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Diana Lee-Smith, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto

Iara Lessa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Ryerson University

Jean-Charles Le Vallée, Ph.D.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Nina-Marie Lister, MCIP, RPP
Associate Professor
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Ryerson University

Rod MacRae, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Environmental Studies
York University

Agnes Meinhard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Business Management
Director, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies
Ryerson University

Wendy Mendes, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
School of Community and Regional Planning
University of British Columbia

Elizabeth Cristina Montoya, RD
Research Associate
Salvation Army

Andrea Moraes, Ph.D.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Joe Nasr, Ph.D.
Course Instructor
Certificate Program in Food Security
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Judy Paisley, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor
School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

Pamela Robinson, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Ryerson University

Cecilia Rocha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director
School of Nutrition
Ryerson University

John Shields, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Public Administration and Governance
Ryerson University

Tim Sly, Ph.D.
Certificate Program in Food Security
Professor, School of Occupational and Public Health
Ryerson University 

Joseph Springer, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning
Director, Ryerson Caribbean Research Centre
Ryerson University

Mandana Vahabi, Ph.D., MHSc, RN 
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Ryerson University

Current Research Assistants (2010/2011)

Jasmine Kwong
Catherine Lung
Stephanie Nishi
Marcelo Paolinelli
Abra Snider
Mariel Munoz Tayraco
Laurie Wybenga

Click here for list of former Research Assistants.