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Considerations for dietary assessment in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Michelle Marcinow, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick,
Jennifer E. Vena, Paula J. Robson,

Dietary factors are leading contributors to chronic disease and mortality globally and in Canada, and have been recognized as modifiable risk factors for certain cancers. However, much remains to be learned about how dietary factors interact with other modifiable and non-modifiable exposures and physiologic variables to influence disease risk in humans. Information collected from large prospective cohorts plays an important role in furthering our understanding of diet-disease relationships. To advance knowledge on how to promote health and prevent disease, it is critically important to use robust tools for collecting dietary information from participants in such cohorts. This guide is intended to be utilized by researchers designing nutritional epidemiological research and in particular, to guide the implementation of dietary assessment tools within the CPTP cohorts. The aim is to provide guidance on method selection, data collection, and analyses of dietary data, as well as stimulate discussions of harmonization of methods across cohorts to advance the evidence base.

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Michelle Marcinow
MSc PhD

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Research interests: Dietary assessment, determinants of health, motivators and barriers to adequate nutrient intake, relationships between diet and health, nutrition education, knowledge dissemination, mixed methods

Current position: 
Research Associate, Institute for Better Health-Trillium Health Partners

Education:
Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo (2016-2017)

PhD, Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph (2011- 2015) (read Michelle's thesis)

MSc, Medical Science (Nutrition and Metabolism), McMaster University (2007-2009)

BSc, Honours Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences, Brock University (2003-2007)

Publications:​
Peer-reviewed:

• Lee K, Marcinow M, Minaker L, Kirkpatrick SI. The healthfulness of eateries at the University of Waterloo: A comparison across two time points. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. In press.
  
• Marcinow ML, Randall Simpson JA, Whiting SJ, Buchholz AC. Motivators for, and deterrents of, dietary calcium and milk product intake in a young adult population. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 2019.
• Kirkpatrick SI, Guenther PM, Douglass D, Subar AF, Zimmerman T, Kahle LL, Atoloye A, Marcinow ML, Savoie Roskos MR, Dodd KW, Durward C. The provision of assistance does not substantially impact the accuracy of 24-hour dietary recalls completed using the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool among women with low incomes. Journal of Nutrition 2019; 149(1):114-122.

Reports and other publications:

• Marcinow M, Kirkpatrick SI, Vena J, Robson PJ. Considerations in assessing dietary intake in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project. Submitted to Alberta Health Services, 2017.

Select presentations:

• Lee KM, Marcinow M, Minaker LM, Kirkpatrick SI. Campus food environments require improvements to foster healthy eating among students. Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting,
  
• Marcinow ML, Abraham TE*, Frongillo EA, Kirkpatrick SI. Reporting of the validity and reliability of self-report dietary assessment tools in published research. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, 2017.
  

Select recognitions:

• 2015: Marion Penhale Graduate Travel Grant, University of Guelph
• 2015: Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship, University of Guelph
• 2015: Ontario Graduate Scholarship
• 2011-2013: Dean's Scholarship, University of Guelph
• 2012: Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship, University of Guelph
• 2011-2013: Doctoral Research Assistantship, Dairy Farmers of Ontario
• 2011: FRAN Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Guelph      
  
• 2011: Dean's Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Guelph               
• 2008-2009: CIHR Strategic Training Program in Skeletal Health Research
  
• 2007: Graduate Entry Scholarship, McMaster University

Select research funding:

• Food Security and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: From assessment to improvement in the Sahtu region, NWT (2018). CIHR Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North: Development and Engagement Grant. $75,000.
  • Principal Investigator: Deborah Simmons; Co-investigators: Brian Laird, Mylene Ratelle, Kelly Skinner; Collaborators: Michelle Marcinow, Christine Bruce, Yvonne Lamers; Knowledge users: Leon Andrew, Walter Bezha, Wilfred McNeely, Jennie Vandermeer/
• Attitudes and Beliefs of Young Adults Towards Dietary Calcium: Mobilizing Knowledge for Consumers and the Dietetics Community (2014). Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Funds. $19,725.
• Let’s Talk Calcium! Mobilizing Young Adults to Increase Their Intake of Dietary Calcium (2014). Canadian Home Economics Foundation. $1,885

Teaching:

• Department of Health Studies, Laurier University (Spring 2016 and 2017)
  • Health and Nutrition (Instructor)
• Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph (Jan 2014-Apr 2016)
  • Clinical Nutrition (Sessional Aid)
  • Nutritional Assessment (Instructor)
  • Introduction to Nutrition (Instructor)

Select professional activities and networks:                

• Canadian Nutrition Society Student Representative, University of Guelph (2014-2015)                                   
• Departmental Steward for the Dept. Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph (2013-2015)
  
• PhD Graduate Student Representative for the Dept. Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph (2012-2015)
  
• Volunteer, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, ON (2004-2009)                                                     
  
• ​Health Science Graduate Student Federation, McMaster University (2007-2009)