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All living things depend on the sustainability of the earth’s resources, and understanding how to protect and better manage those limited resources is crucial to our survival. Critical environmental issues like water pollution, food shortages and rising temperatures could have a catastrophic effect on our ability to meet basic human needs in the near future. Experts in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems are working on solutions to many of these challenges.

Our researchers are studying everything from climate change and storm water management to the relationship between food, nutrition, diet and health. The research discoveries being made here have the potential to reach across borders for world-wide applications.

We are also sharing what we’ve learned with the next generation of scientists - our students. They come to us with a strong sense of global responsibility, passionate about creating positive and lasting change on issues of importance. We believe that by providing them with the opportunity to learn outside the traditional classroom - taking part in a community-based experiential learning project or studying overseas - we can enhance their education and help them develop to their full potential.

 

 

Research Centres

Research Facilities

The Faculty of Land and Food Systems offers unique hands-on learning sites for graduate students, in addition to traditional labs where food science, food processing, and nutrition and health research take place.

UBC Farm is 24-hectare site on UBC Vancouver campus, which is a living laboratory that contains agricultural, forest, and transitional landscape areas for interdisciplinary field research. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) located at UBC Farm is a unique research centre that aims to understand and fundamentally transform local and global food systems towards a more sustainable, food secure future.

The Dairy Education and Research Centre, located a 2-hour drive from UBC Vancouver campus, is an internationally recognized dairy cattle research centre supporting the development and adaptation of new technologies for the dairy industry in British Columbia and beyond. The Centre has a large research herd that can provide sufficient numbers of experimental animals at a given physiological stage to meet most research requirements. These features support a vibrant critical mass of students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, visiting scientists, and faculty. A 10,800 square-foot student residence building opened in September 2015, which allows students and researchers to live on-site at the Agassiz, B.C. research station, and more closely monitor their research projects in dairy cattle welfare, animal reproduction, and resource recovery.

The Wine Research Centre has sites at both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses, with modern and fully equipped laboratories. Researchers in the Wine Research Centre also have access to the outstanding research facilities in the Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) which is conveniently located adjacent to the Centre. The MSL has established itself as a force in the global biotechnology research community. Research areas include grapes, vineyards, and soils; wine and fermentation; winery performance and sustainability; and wine territory competitiveness.
 

 

Research Highlights

In the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, our researchers are focused on finding viable solutions to pressing global crises and are known worldwide for their innovation and leadership in areas such as food science, dairy reproduction and animal welfare, sustainable agriculture, and community health and nutrition.

Our researchers have attracted millions of dollars in research funding from sources including Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Michael Smith Scholar, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Our experts are conducting ground-breaking research in many areas including:

  • animal biology, health, and welfare;
  • ecofriendly alternatives in pest management;
  • food technology, genomics, and safety;
  • food processing and food waste management;
  • plant and soil health;
  • watershed management;
  • food security and sovereignty;
  • community health and nutrition;
  • agricultural land use and impact.

Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

Name Research Interests
Barichello, Richard Agricultural economics
Black, Jennifer Human nutrition and dietetics; Community Health / Public Health; food banks; food environments; Nutrition; Public health; school food environments; social determinants of health
Black, Thomas Andrew Biometeorology; Soil physics; Microclimate modification
Carrillo, Juli Plant-insect interactions; Agroecology; Invasive species; evolution; Ecology; community ecology; Environmental Change; Plant evolution; Population Ecology
Castellarin, Simone Enology and viticulture; Horticultural crop growth and development; Crop physiology; Fruit ripening; Secondary metabolism; Environmental stresses; Viticulture
Cerri, Ronaldo Animal and dairy sciences; Animal behaviour; Animal developmental and reproductive biology; Animal physiology; Agricultural Machinery and Technology; Animal Production; Animal Reproduction; Biotechnology and Activity monitors; Dairy cattle reproduction; Endocrine Regulation; Endometrium-conceptus cross communication; Estrous cycle physiology in cattle; Inflammation and stress; Production medicine in dairy cattle
Cohen, Tamara understanding the interplay between different lifestyle behaviours; how eating behaviours relate to weight management; Obesity
Cornelis, Jean Thomas Earth and related environmental sciences; Pedology; Biogeochemistry; Soil-Plant Interactions
Dee, Derek Enzymes (including kinetics and mechanisms, and biocatalyst); Proteomics; Nanofabrication, growth and self-assembly; Food chemistry (including fermentation); Protein Folding; protein stability; protein aggregation; protein engineering; funtional amyloid; bacterial amyloid; protein nanofibrils; food proteins; legume proteins; aspartic proteases; psychrophilic enzymes; precision fermentation; Biophysics; food chemistry; alternative food proteins; optical tweezers; single molecule force spectroscopy; cryoEM
Frommel, Andrea Animal physiology, environmental stress; Sustainable Aquaculture; climate change; Early development in fish; Alternative feeds in aquaculture; Fish physiology
Guan, Leluo Functional Genomics, Animal Microbiome
Gulati, Sumeet Agricultural economics; Wildlife and habitat management; Ecological policy; Economics of Human Wildlife Conflict; Economics of Urban Transportation; Effectiveness of Carbon Taxes; Effectiveness of Environmental Policy; International Trade and its Effect on the Environment; Political Economy of Environmental and Trade Policy
Jessri, Mahsa Human nutrition and dietetics; Community Health / Public Health; Epidemiology; Nutrition; Health Policies; Lifestyle Determinants and Health; Health Promotion; Health Prevention; Statistics and Probabilities; Preventive Medicine; Artificial Intelligence; Chronic Disease Prevention; clinical epidemiology; Dietary Assessment; Dietary Pattern Modeling; Dietetics; Machine Learning; Nutritional Epidemiology; predictive analytics; Public and Population Health; Simulation; Health Economics and Modeling
Jovel Ayala, Eduardo Ethnobotany, mycology, natural product chemistry and Aboriginal health
Karakochuk, Crystal Dawn Human nutrition and dietetics; Nutrition; Global Health and Emerging Diseases; Hematology; Biochemical markers of iron status; Clinical dietetics; Determinants and causes of anemia; Inherited blood disorders (sickle cell, thalassemia, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency); International nutrition; Maternal and child nutrition; Micronutrients (namely iron, folic acid, and zinc); Risk-benefit of micronutrient supplementation
Kitts, David Food chemistry and toxicology, cellular and molecular mechanism, oncology
Knipfer, Thorsten
Kontogiorgos, Vasileios Food colloids, gels, foam and emulsions; Food chemistry (including fermentation); Food rheology, food texture and sensory evaluation; Nutraceuticals, functional foods and bioactive; food chemistry; Physical chemistry of foods; Food colloids; Food emulsions; Food polysaccharides; food proteins
Krzic, Maja Soil sciences; Soil health; Soil management; Soil science education
Lamers, Yvonne Human nutrition and dietetics; Nutrition; Nutrients; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Breast Feeding and Infant Nutrition; Clinical Chemistry; Maternal and child health; Micronutrients; Newborn Screening; Nutritional Biochemistry; Nutritional Biomarker; Periconceptional folic acid supplementation; Pregnancy; Prenatal Supplements; Toddler Nutrition; Vitamins
McAusland, Carol Interactions between globalization and public good provision, impacts of trade liberalization on environmental politics, potential use of trade policy to stem damages from exotic species introductions and biological invasions Environmental impacts of international trade, implications of skilled labor migration for the global provision of public goods
McKendry, James Musculoskeletal biology and physiology; Health promotion and disease prevention; Aging process; Human nutrition and metabolism; Nutritional physiology; Clinical nutrition; Exercise physiology; Sports nutrition; Kinesiology; Skeletal Muscle; Protein metabolism; Aging; Nutrition; exercise; Sarcopenia; Protein; Muscle Disuse; Stable Isotope Tracers; Omics; Cell Culture; Microscopy
Measday, Vivien Chromosome segregation in the budding yeast using molecular biology and genomic tools
Noack, Frederik Environment and natural resources economics; Economics of Biodiversity; Economics of Conservation; Fisheries Economics; economic development; Forests
Pratap-Singh, Anubhav Environment and natural resources economics; Food sciences (including food engineering); Natural resource management; Agri-food Transformation Products; cold plasma; food engineering; food processing; Functional Foods; heat transfer; high pressure; mass transfer; novel non-thermal processing; Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods; pasteurization; pulsed light; sterilization

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Graduate Student Stories

Cassi Sauer

Master of Science in Human Nutrition (MSc)

Assessing the adherence and acceptability to iron and folic acid versus multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy: a cluster-randomized non-inferiority trial in Cambodia

Jessica Marques

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Associating reproductive physiology and automated monitoring technologies to predict fertility of dairy herds

Lexis Ly

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Understanding relinquishment of pets and intake diversion strategies in Canadian and U.S. animal shelters

Nicole Davies

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)

Revitalizing Indigenous agricultural food systems through a community-led restorative research model

Lulu Pei

Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition (PhD)

Efficacy and adverse side effects of two forms of iron in prenatal micronutrient supplements (EASE-Iron): A randomized controlled trial

Rachel Dickens

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)

Indigenous food system engagement and diabetes care

Jonathan Beutler

Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science (PhD)

Genomic surveillance and characterization of necrotrophic cereal fungi: applying nanopore sequencing for accelerated development of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis resistant wheat pre-breeding germplasm

Alysha Deslippe

Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition (PhD)

EATing in a GENdered world (EatGen): How teens involved in high school sports can be empowered to make informed food choices
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Alumni on Success

Erin Ryan

Master of Science in Applied Animal Biology (MSc) [2021]

Job Title
Manager, Campaigns - Wildlife

Employer
Humane Society International (Canada)

Sean Xia

Master of Food Science (MFS) [2013]

Job Title
Plant Manager / Consultant

Employer
Clear Ocean Seafood Ltd./ Sirocco Food + Wine Consulting
Headshot of Jenna Buhrmann

Jenna Buhrmann

Master of Food Science (MFS) [2022]

Job Title
Research & Development Food Scientist and Brewmaster

Employer
Kindred Cultures

Elisabeth Ormandy

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD) [2012]

Job Title
Co-founder and Executive Director

Employer
Animals in Science Policy Institute

Andrea Goldson Barnaby

Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD) [2012]

Job Title
Lecturer and Programme Coordinator

Employer
University of the West Indies

Naomi Robert

Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS) [2015]

Job Title
Research Associate

Employer
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Elaine Anderson

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD) [2009]

Job Title
Regional Environmental Protection Coordinator

Employer
Correctional Service of Canada

Isaac Jonas

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)

Job Title
Founding CEO

Employer
Impact Africa
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Recent Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

 

Placing cropping systems under suboptimal phosphorus conditions promotes plant nutrient acquisition and microbial carbon supply without compromising biomass
Publication: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
UBC Author(s): Jean Thomas Cornelis (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00380717
Volume: 204
Publication Date: May 2025

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Physicochemical modulation of soy-hemp-wheat protein meat analogues prepared by high-moisture extrusion using transglutaminase
Publication: Food Research International
UBC Author(s): Tianxi Yang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 09639969
Volume: 208
Publication Date: May 2025

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Mechanistic insights into curdlan-induced fibrous structure formation in soybean protein and wheat gluten extrudates via dead-stop operation and rheological characterization
Publication: Food Hydrocolloids
UBC Author(s): Tianxi Yang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 0268005X
Volume: 162
Publication Date: May 2025

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Natural products and cancer: From drug discovery to prevention and therapy
Publication: British Journal of Pharmacology
UBC Author(s): Barbara Stefanska (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00071188
Volume: 182
Page Range: 2069-2074
Publication Date: May 2025

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Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline
Publication: CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
UBC Author(s): Tamara Cohen (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 08203946
Volume: 197
Page Range: E372-E389
Publication Date: 14 April 2025

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Assessing construct reliability through open-ended survey response analysis
Publication: PLoS ONE
UBC Author(s): Marina von Keyserlingk (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 20
Publication Date: April 2025

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Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: a randomized double-blind noninferiority cross-over trial
Publication: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
UBC Author(s): Crystal Dawn Karakochuk (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00029165
Volume: 121
Page Range: 910-920
Publication Date: April 2025

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Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA and the MHRA in 2024: A year in review
Publication: British Journal of Pharmacology
UBC Author(s): Barbara Stefanska (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00071188
Volume: 182
Page Range: 1416-1445
Publication Date: April 2025

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Evaluating modifiable hypertension risk in Nigerian adults—The Nigerian diet risk score
Publication: Tropical Medicine and International Health
UBC Author(s): Michael Zulyniak (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 13602276
Volume: 30
Page Range: 260-272
Publication Date: April 2025

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Guidance on the planning and reporting of experimental design and analysis
Publication: British Journal of Pharmacology
UBC Author(s): Barbara Stefanska (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00071188
Volume: 182
Page Range: 1413-1415
Publication Date: April 2025

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Environmental phosphorus risk classes for silage corn in the Fraser Valley, Canada
Publication: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
UBC Author(s): Jean Thomas Cornelis (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Sean Smukler (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 01678809
Volume: 381
Publication Date: 1 April 2025

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Rapid On-Site and Sensitive Detection of Microplastics Using Zirconium(IV)-Assisted SERS Label
Publication: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
UBC Author(s): Tianxi Yang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00218561
Volume: 73
Page Range: 5757-5766
Publication Date: 12 March 2025

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Plasma n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the UK Biobank: Evidence of Nonlinearity, as Well as Tumor Site- and Sex-Specificity
Publication: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
UBC Author(s): Michael Zulyniak (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 34
Page Range: 394-404
Publication Date: 3 March 2025

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Differential impact of commercial rootstocks on the physiological response of a common walnut scion to drought stress
Publication: Physiologia Plantarum
UBC Author(s): Thorsten Knipfer (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00319317
Volume: 177
Publication Date: March/April 2025

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Gender, Adverse Changes in Social Engagement and Risk of Unhealthy Eating: A Prospective Cohort Study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (2011–2021)
Publication: Nutrients
UBC Author(s): Tamara Cohen (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 17
Publication Date: March 2025

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Understanding non-nutritive oral behaviors in dairy calves (Bos taurus): A systematic review protocol
Publication: PLoS ONE
UBC Author(s): Daniel Weary (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Marina von Keyserlingk (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 20
Publication Date: March 2025

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Milk feeding and calf housing practices on British Columbia dairy farms
Publication: Journal of Dairy Science
UBC Author(s): Daniel Weary (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems), Marina von Keyserlingk (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00220302
Volume: 108
Page Range: 2875-2882
Publication Date: March 2025

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Emulsification Properties and Interfacial Behavior of Okra Proteins
Publication: Food Biophysics
UBC Author(s): Vasileios Kontogiorgos (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 15571858
Volume: 20
Publication Date: March 2025

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Competitive binding strategy for reliable signal-off surface enhanced Raman scattering sensing in protecting apples from patulin without external interference
Publication: Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
UBC Author(s): Tianxi Yang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 08891575
Volume: 139
Publication Date: March 2025

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Design and Evaluation of pH-Sensitive Pectin Films Infused with Anthocyanin-Rich Extracts from Australian Native Fruits for Intelligent Food Packaging Applications
Publication: Food Biophysics
UBC Author(s): Vasileios Kontogiorgos (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 15571858
Volume: 20
Publication Date: March 2025

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Silver Migrates to Solid Foods and Abiotic Surfaces from Model Plastic Packaging Containing Silver Nanoparticles
Publication: ACS Food Science and Technology
UBC Author(s): Tianxi Yang (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
Volume: 5
Page Range: 659-669
Publication Date: 21 February 2025

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An assessment of cord ferritin concentration and its predictors among a cohort of Canadian preterm and term infants
Publication: British Journal of Nutrition
UBC Author(s): Crystal Dawn Karakochuk (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 00071145
Volume: 133
Page Range: 310-315
Publication Date: 14 February 2025

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Inhibition of Metal-Polyphenol Complex in Tea Fortified with Encapsulated Iron
Publication: Food and Bioprocess Technology
UBC Author(s): Anubhav Pratap-Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 19355130
Volume: 18
Page Range: 1808-1820
Publication Date: February 2025

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Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis and Biodosimetry-Based Microbial Validation for Continuous-Flow Pulsed UV Light Reactors for Processing of Model Liquid Foods
Publication: Food and Bioprocess Technology
UBC Author(s): Anubhav Pratap-Singh (Food, Nutrition & Health / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 19355130
Volume: 18
Page Range: 1656-1677
Publication Date: February 2025

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Positive association between foliar silicon and extrafloral nectar in Vicia faba with application of methyl jasmonate
Publication: Basic and Applied Ecology
UBC Author(s): Juli Carrillo (Applied Biology / Faculty of Land and Food Systems)
ISSN: 14391791
Volume: 82
Page Range: 11-17
Publication Date: February 2025

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Recent Thesis Submissions

Doctoral Citations

A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
Year Citation Program
2024 Dr. Ha investigated the impact of elevated carbon dioxide on plant-insect interactions across multiple insect species. His work narrowed knowledge gaps on how different insect species respond to feeding on CO2-enriched host plants, and contributed towards gaining a deeper understanding of how plant-insect interactions can change in the near future. Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
2024 Dr. Wong found a human friendly virus called bacteriophages to be highly effective against a foodborne pathogen, Salmonella, in various fresh produce. For the Salmonella strains that are less susceptible to bacteriophage attack, she found them to utilize genes that can cleave bacteriophages before attack, thereby protecting themselves for survival. Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD)
2024 Dr. Mozaffari examined the impact of diet diversity on type 2 diabetes. She showed that a diet diverse in five food groups, and a variety of vegetables and plant protein sources, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. These findings will inform the revision of some dietary guidelines, which currently advocate for a diet limited to only three food groups. Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition (PhD)
2024 Dr. Nyamaizi examined strategies for reducing excessive soil phosphorus levels in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Her findings provided appropriate phosphorus fertilizer rates and a tool for assessing the potential risk of phosphorus loss. Her research addresses phosphorus management challenges and its potential loss to nearby water sources. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
2024 Dr. Nogues explored how the personality of dairy cattle and the way they cope with stress can influence how they interact with others in their social group. Better understanding this individual variation in social behaviour can inform management practices that improve dairy cattle welfare. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)
2023 Dr. Zarate-Barrera combines economics and computational methods with large-scale data to understand the effects of environmental stressors on non-health-related outcomes and the causes and consequences of female empowerment in violent contexts. Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
2023 Dr. Madhok conducted his doctoral studies in environmental and development economics. His work documents how economic activity shapes the environment in developing nations, with emphasis on biodiversity loss, air quality, and land use change. His findings inform the design of policies that balance economic growth and environmental conservation. Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
2023 Dr. Williams examined the effectiveness of folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder. The findings from his clinical trial provide evidence to inform nutritional management and supplementation practices in Canadian children living with this disease Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition (PhD)
2023 Dr. Rinaldi examined public discourse and planning processes involving water science and democracy in extractive frontiers in Colombia. She found that narratives are shifting towards a more nuanced understanding of complexity, uncertainty and the role of expert knowledge at the water-energy nexus. Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
2023 Dr. Yan investigated the production of waxy layer on fruit surfaces that protects fruits against environmental stresses such as UV Light and dehydration. Her work revealed the critical roles of wax compounds in improving fruit quality and shelf life. Her work will have significant implications on agriculture and horticulture crop development. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science (PhD)

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Interesting Links

https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/faculty/
 

Engaging the community through food systems initiatives

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Marina von Keyserlingk wins national graduate mentorship award

Marina von Keyserlingk wins national graduate mentorship award Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk, a professor in the Animal Welfare Program, has been awarded the 2024 Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship by the Canadian Association for...

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Marina von Keyserlingk awarded honorary doctorate from Ghent University

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Advancing Women in Agriculture

Advancing Women in Agriculture Cameron Donnelly with a medal from Kaitlyn Lawes, a Canadian Olympic medalist and speaker at AWC March 27, 2025 – Earlier this month, the Faculty sponsored Cameron Donnelly, an Applied Biology student, to attend the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference...

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Flavour of the Month: Freshly Baked Bread

Flavour of the Month: Freshly Baked Bread We asked Melissa Baker-Wilson, Bachelor of Science (Dietetics) what her favourite flavour was. Find out more from our UBC Dietetics Education Coordinator. Melissa Baker, Bachelor of Science (Dietetics), 2013 What is your favourite flavour and why...

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JT Cornelis awarded a UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship

JT Cornelis awarded a UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis March 11, 2025 – As a soil scientist, Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis studies how small processes in the soil affect large-scale ecosystems and their ability to resist and recover from environmental...

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