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Alyssa Milano
BSc GDCE MSc


Research interests: nutrition epidemiology, chronic diseases, dietary patterns, social and ecological determinants of health
Education:
  • MSc, Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo (2022-2024) (Read Alyssa's thesis)
  • Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University (2020-2022)
  • BSc with a specialist in Physical and Biological Anthropology,  major in Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies and minor in Sociology, University of Toronto (2014-2019)

Publications:
Peer-reviewed:
  • Google Scholar
Select presentations:
  • Milano A. Leveraging a practicum to aid future career planning. School of Public Health Sciences Research and Practice Conference. Waterloo, ON. 2024.
  • Milano A., Kabbaha S., Thorlund K. Effects of the Mediterranean diet versus low-fat diet on metabolic syndrome outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference. Quebec City, QC. 2023.
  • Milano A, Dodd KW, Wallace MP, Dubin J, Hammond D, Kirkpatrick SI. Diet quality over time among adults in Canada. University of Waterloo School of Public Health Sciences Research and Practice Conference. Waterloo, ON. 2023.

Recognitions:
  • 2023: University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship
  • 2022-2023: University of Waterloo Graduate Experience Award
  • 2022:  Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform Stipend (funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, National Science and Engineering Research Council, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)

Select professional activities and networks:
  • Chief of Staff, School of Public Health Sciences Graduate Student Association  (2023-2024)
 
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    • Mona Qutub
    • Tabitha Williams
    • Carolyn Minnick
    • Kirsten Lee
    • Amanda Raffoul
    • Miriam Price
    • Michelle Marcinow
    • Merryn Maynard
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    • Systems Workshop
    • CCHS 2015 Workshop