Hassan Vatanparast, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan. Along with other research projects, Hassan is actively involved in research and health promotion initiatives targeting children’s health. Hassan is leading the Healthy Immigrant Children study and other initiatives aimed to improve the nutritional health of newcomers. We benefit from a multi-sectorial collaboration in these initiatives. Hassan and his colleagues have published several papers as well as presented their findings in the field of immigrant and refugee health at national and international conferences. Hassan and his colleagues continue their collaborative work with the goal of improving nutritional health of newcomers.
✆ Phone: (306) 966-6341 ✉ Email: vatan.h@usask.ca

Virginia (Ginny) Lane, RD, MA completed her PhD at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. She managed the Regina branch of the Healthy Immigrant Children Study. She has developed community partnerships with the Regina Community Clinic and Regina Open Door Society and is managing the overall implementation of the study in Regina.
✆ Phone: (306) 787-3862 ✉ Email: vlg123@mail.usask.ca

Co-investigators for Healthy Start/Départ Santé:
Dr. Mathieu Bélanger; Directeur de la recherche au Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Université de Moncton
Dr. Amanda Froehlich Chow, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer; Associate Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Louise Humbert; Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Anne Leis; Department Head, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Stéphanie Ward; PhD Candidate, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Université de Moncton

Co-Principal Investigator for CMF:
Dr. Mustafa Koc; Professor, Department of Sociology, Ryerson University

Co-Investigators for CMF:
Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer; Associate Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Marwa Farag; Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Joseph Garcea; Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan​
Dr. Carol Henry; Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan​
Dr. Romaina Iqbal; Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Aga Khan University
Dr. Batal Malek; Associate Professor, Département de nutrition, Université de Montréal
Dr. Kaye Mehta, Associate Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion Unit, Flinders University
Dr. Tamer Qarmout; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Louise Racine; Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Judy White; Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina

Co-investigators for HIC:
Dr. Joseph Garcea; Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan​
Dr. Brian Gushulak; Migration Health Consultant (link to http://www.migrationhealth.com/)
Dr. Carol Henry; Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan​
Dr. Jay Hoover, Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Gerry Uswak, Dean & Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Judy White; Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Dr. Li Zong, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan

Student Research Assistants in Dr. Vatanparast’s Nutritional Epidemiology Lab, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan:
Kassandra Lestrat, 4th year undergraduate nutrition student