Candice Rideout

University of British Columbia, PhD, Human Nutrition

Queen’s University, BSc, Life Science

Queen’s University, BA, Honours Psychology

Community nutrition: Using participatory approaches to develop effective community nutrition programs; exploring issues related to food security locally, nationally, and internationally.
Nutrition education: Developing targeted nutrition education programs and evaluating their effect on health behaviours and outcomes.
Nutrition ecology: Exploring strategies to promote nutritious diets within the context of sustainable food systems.
Psychosocial aspects of human nutrition: Exploring dietary attitudes, food choice, nutrition-related stress, and their associations with body weight, body composition, and other indicators of health.
Scholarship of teaching and learning: Critical examination of active learning strategies to identify, test, and refine methods to increase student engagement and enhance learning in the context of undergraduate education.

I am committed to creating engaging learning opportunities using a variety of active learning approaches, including problem-based learning (PBL) and community service learning (CSL).

Courses

FNH 355: International Nutrition
FNH 371: Human Nutrition over the Lifespan

Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm

Rideout CA. 2018. Students’ choices and achievement in large undergraduate classes using a novel flexible assessment approach. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 43(1):68-78.

Rideout CA, Barr SI. 2009. “Restrained eating” versus “trying to lose weight”: how are they associated with body weight and tendency to overeat among postmenopausal women? Journal of the American Dietetic Association 109(5): 890-893.

Rideout CA. 2009. Potential micronutrient inadequacies in vegetarian diets. The Whitehall-Robbins Report 18(3).

Rideout CA, Peitsch LS. Could recommendations presented in Canada’s new food guide affect the cost of eating? Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 2008; 69(3):162.

Rideout CA, Linden W, Barr SI. 2006. High cognitive dietary restraint is associated with increased cortisol excretion in postmenopausal women. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 61A: 628-33.

Rideout CA, McKay HA, Barr SI. 2006. Self-reported lifetime physical activity and areal bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women: the importance of teenage activity. Calcified Tissue International 79: 214-22.

Rideout CA, McLean JA, Barr SI. 2004. Women with high scores for cognitive dietary restraint choose foods lower in fat and energy. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 104: 1154-7.

Barr SI, Rideout CA. 2004. Nutritional considerations for vegetarian athletes. Nutrition 20: 696-703.

Rideout CA, Barr SI, Prior JC. 2003. Clinical eating disorders and subclinical disordered eating: implications for bone health. In S. New and J-P. Bonjour, eds. Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health. Cambridge UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, p 611-44.

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Andrew Riseman

April 24, 2018

Andrew Riseman

Associate Professor, Applied Biology and Plant Breeding

604–822–9607

andrew.riseman@ubc.ca

MacMillan 323, 2357 Main Mall

Pennsylvania State University, 1997, PhD

Pennsylvania State University, 1990, MSc

Pennsylvania State University, 1984, BSc

My research interests include understanding the role of plant genetics in the design of sustainable production systems, identifying relevant traits useful in these systems, combining them within superior germplasm, and integrating this germplasm into an optimized system. General areas of interest include plant breeding, intercrop interactions, nutrient use efficiency, root physiology, biotic and abiotic stressor resistance, and edaphic selection. Currently, I am focusing on understanding and designing intensive multi-trophic production systems and the re-integration of plant and animal production.

Beyond biological research, I have strong interests in Community Based Action Research (CBAR) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Specific interests include teaching critical thinking, using technology to enhance the learning environment, and promoting storytelling and digital communication skills for student outreach.

In addition to my research interests, I am passionate about the UBC Farm and its continued evolution into a world-class academic resource.

The long term objectives of my research are:

to develop germplasm that is enhanced for traits valuable in sustainable production systems
to develop germplasm specifically for integrated animal crop production systems
to elucidate the underlining genetic basis for traits related to sustainable production including biotic and abiotic stressor resistance
to develop appropriate technology : germplasm combinations optimized for urban agriculture

Research Projects

Development of bioactive formulations for enhanced agricultural production
Evaluation of plant genetics on small grain : legume intercropping systems
Evaluation of various nitrogen sources in organic production systems

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Objectives

to develop techniques and strategies to seamlessly layer critical thinking skill development into all aspects of coursework
to develop effective student : community engagement environments that provide meaningful experiences for both the community and the student
to better understand the opportunities, impacts and consequences associated with using technology within student-centre active learning environments
to develop learning objects, i.e., simulations, augmented realities, that promote student learning and connections to the world around them

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Projects

Scaffolding and Scaling up Integrated Experiential Learning Experiences in the Core Series, Land and Food Systems (TLEF 2016-2018)
Development of computer simulation for enhanced learning of plant breeding and genetics

Courses

APBI 318 Applied Plant Breeding
APBI 360 Agroecology II
APBI 460 Agroecology III

UBC Food Process Engineering Laboratory

Nicholas C Coops, Jean Marcus, Ileana Construt, Erica Frank, Ron Kellett, Eric Mazzi, Alison Munro, Susan Nesbit, Andrew Riseman, John Robinson, Anneliese Schultz, Yona Sipos. 2015, How an entry- level, interdisciplinary sustainability course revealed the benefits and challenges of a university-wide initiative for sustainability education, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 16 Iss 5 pp. 729 – 747.

Ramakrishnan, A., C. Ritland, R. Blas, and A. Riseman. 2015. Review of Potato Molecular Markers to Enhance Trait Selection. American Journal of Potato Research. April:1-18.

Chapagain, T. and A. Riseman. 2015. Nitrogen and carbon transformations, water use efficiency and ecosystem productivity in monocultures and wheat-bean intercropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 101(1):107-121.

Chapagain, T. and A. Riseman. 2014. Intercropping wheat and beans: Effects on Agronomic performance and land productivity. Crop Science 54(5):1-9.

Chapagain, T. and A. Riseman. 2014. Barley-pea intercropping: Effects on land productivity, carbon and nitrogen transformations. Field Crops Research. 166(September):18-25.

Chapagain, T., L. Super and A. Riseman. 2014. Root Architecture Variation in Wheat and Barley Cultivars. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 4(7): 849-856.

Schutzbank, M. and A. Riseman. 2013. Entrepreneurial Urban Farms: An Urban Farming Census of Vancouver. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 8(4):131-163.

Chapagain, T. and A. Riseman. 2012. Evaluation of Heirloom and Commercial Cultivars of Small Grains under Low Input Organic Systems, American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3, 655-669.

Chapagain, T., A. Riseman and E. Yamaji. 2011. Assessment of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Conventional Practices under Organic and Inorganic Management in Japan. Rice Science 18 (4): 311-320.

Chapagain, T., A. Riseman and E. Yamaji. 2011. Achieving More with Less Water: Alternate Wet and Dry Irrigation (AWDI) as an Alternative to the Conventional Water Management Practices in Rice Farming. Journal of Agricultural Science 3 (3): 3-13.

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Anubhav Pratap-Singh

April 19, 2018

Anubhav Pratap-Singh

Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health (Food Processing)

Food and Beverage Innovation Professorship

604–822–5944

anubhav.singh@ubc.ca

FNH 213, 2205 East Mall

University of Toronto, 2017, Banting Postoctoral Fellow, Food Fortification

McGill University, 2015, PhD, Food Science

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, 2011, BTech/MTech, Chemical Engineering

Wherein everyone has an opinion about food and ill-effects of food processing in general, our research addresses questions like:

What is the impact of food processing on food?
How can technology adapt to maximize the desirable effects, and minimize the deleterious ones to help us feed 10 billion people in 2050?
How can we ensure that the food consumed, by even the poorest person, is safe healthy and nutritious?
How could we, as scientists, alter the negative public perception around processed food?

Our research group explores various emerging technologies for improving the nutrition, quality, processability and shelf life of processed food products. With particular focus & experience in processing of liquid particulate matter, we use a variety of innovative processing technologies to deliver a solution that is quantitatively and qualitatively better. The main areas of study are highlighted below:

1. Developing novel processing technologies for preservation of food

We are developing various novel technologies, with the focus on maximizing desirable effects and minimizing undesirable ones. Some of the new technologies being explored are developed with industrial partners. Sonic Mixing Technology for thermal processing: Contrary to conventional mixing methods such as impeller agitation or rotary agitation technologies, the sonic mixing technology applies low-frequency, high-intensity acoustic energy to create a uniform shear field throughout the entire mixing vessel, thus enabling a better quality of the final mixtures in a reduced amount of time. Pulsed UV light processing: Pulsed UV is an excellent surface decontamination technology, that has the capability to decontaminate food surfaces within 10s. Unfortunately, being a surface-only technology, pulsed UV processing can’t be used to process liquid food products easily. We explore the application of using Pulsed UV as part of a hurdle approach for liquid treatment.

2. Development technologies for food fortification

This aspect of our research focusses on technology development for fortification of food including table salt, green tea, coffee and others with essential micronutrients such as iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 etc. to counter problems of nutrient deficiencies in women of reproductive age, children and vegetarians & to suppress obesity. Development of Quadruple fortified Salt (QFS): Technology development for quadruple fortification of table salt with iodine, iron, folic acid and vitamin B12. Garcinia cambogia fortified green tea & coffee: Enhancing antioxidant and fat-burning capabilities of green tea and coffee through fortification with garcinia cambogia extract

3. Modeling of human GI tract: Interaction of food processing & human health

Mere presence of nutrients, probiotics and other healthy supplements in food, does not guarantee their proper digestion and intended functionality in human GI tract. This concentration has the following two major directions: Modeling of digestion of various nutrients: Study of protein, lipid, carbohydrate, allergens etc. in human GI tract through mathematical models and experimental methodologies. This entails study of probiotics and other bacteria in simulated gastric and intestinal fluids through kinetic and microbial validation studies. Alterations in food in GI tract & impact on human health: Here we focus on morphological, rheological and chemical changes produced in food while it passes through mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.

Graduate Students

We are looking for graduate students with experience in novel food processing technologies related to preservation and encapsulation in food. Candidates with prior experience in novel food processing equipment operation, encapsulation and drug delivery technologies and numerical modelling/simulation of food processes will be preferred. Interested applicants are advised to email anubhav.singh@ubc.ca with “Interest in Group: ” in the subject line. Emails with other subject lines or with incomplete information will not be considered. In the body of the email, please provide the following information depending on the program:

Name
All previous degree programs and University
Graduation month and year
Cumulative GPA in percentage
Class rank (within department) and class size
Standardized test score and date of test (TOEFL, GRE, or similar)
Desired start date
Desired degree program

See Google Scholar for a complete list of publications.

Review papers

Pratap Singh A., Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S. (2017). Heat transfer phenomena during thermal processing of liquid particulate mixtures–A Review. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 57 (7), 1350-1364.

Singh A., Pratap Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S. (2015). Computational techniques used in heat transfer studies on canned liquid-particulate mixtures. Trends in Food Science & Technology 43 (1), 83-103.

Other recent publications

Pollock A.M., Pratap Singh A.*, Ramaswamy H.S., & Ngadi M.O. (2017). Pulsed light destruction kinetics of L. monocytogenes. LWT-Food Science and Technology 84, 114-121.

Pratap Singh A.*, Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S. (2017). Using Liquid-Only Cans (Equipped with a Single Particle) to Quantify Heat Transfer Phenomenon During Thermal Processing. International Journal of Food Engineering 13 (4), Article number 20160234.

Pratap Singh A.*, Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S. (2017). A novel approach for Quantification of Particle Motion and Particle Mixing during Agitation Thermal Processing. Journal of Food Engineering 180, 39–47.

You J., Pratap Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S.* (2016). Quality Retention Enhancement in Canned Potato and Radish Using Reciprocating Agitation Thermal Processing. International Journal of Food Engineering 12 (5), 491-500.

Singh A., Pratap Singh A. & Ramaswamy H.S.* (2016). A Controlled Agitation Process for Improving Quality of Canned Green Beans during Agitation Thermal Processing. Journal of Food Science 81 (6), E1399-E1411.

Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab

Young Entreprenuer Award , 2009
IFTPS Graduate Scholar , 2014
Gold Medal, Charles Stumbo Paper Competition, Institute for Thermal
Processing Specialists (IFTPS) , 2014
Pilarczyk Fellow , 2014
Graduate Research (GREAT) Award, McGill University , 2015
Feeding Tomorrow Scholar , 2015
Banting Fellow , 2016
Green College Leading Scholar , 2017

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Sean Smukler

April 19, 2018

Sean Smukler

Associate Professor, Applied Biology & Soil Science and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm

Chair, Agriculture and the Environment

Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm

604–822–2795

sean.smukler@ubc.ca

MacMillan 123, 2357 Main Mall

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Profile

Columbia University (The Earth Institute), 2011, Post Doctoral Fellowship

University of California, Davis, 2008, PhD, Ecology

University of Washington, 2003, MSc, Forest Soils

University of California, Davis, 1996, BSc, Environmental Biology and Management

My research program is focused on working with farmers, and other managers of agricultural landscapes to find ways to better monitor, protect and enhance biodiversity and the availability of ecosystem services including food, fiber, fuel and timber production, greenhouse gas mitigation, and water quality and quantity regulation. My research has been concentrated on assessing the impact of farm management practices on plant biomass and biodiversity, soil physical and chemical properties, nutrients in water (leaching, and storm and irrigation runoff), and carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. I am interested in developing methods to translate these measures of ecosystem function into estimates of the availability of ecosystem services; then to figure out how to accurately bridge results from plot and farm level to those at larger scales, at the watershed, landscape and region using geospatial statistics, remote sensing and geographical information system tools. By providing landscape level assessments I see the possibility for farmers to not only better understand wider implications of their management practices but also to provide decision makers tools to address the increasing need for agricultural landscape to meet multiple societal objectives beyond just food production.

Research Project

My research program investigates the relationship between agriculture and ecosystem services both in developing, and developed world, agricultural landscapes. I am currently involved in projects quantifying trade-offs primarily among climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity and food production. My lab has a number of projects developing methods for implementing, monitoring, reporting and verifying agricultural emissions and carbon sequestration. We also have projects investigating ways to improve nutrient cycling on farm and throughout the food system.

For more information about my research please visit theSustainable Agricultural Landscapes (SAL) laboratory website.

https://epigenetics.wixsite.com/stefanskalab

See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.

Hawthorne, I. M.S. Johnson, R.S. Jassal, T.A. Black, N.J. Grant, and S.M. Smukler. 2016. Application of biochar and nitrogen influences fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O in a forest soil. J. Environ. Manag. 192, 203–214.

Thiel, B., M. Krzic, S. Gergel, C. Terpsma, Black, A., Jassal, P., and S. M. Smukler. 2016. Soil CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions from production fields with planted and remnant hedgerows in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia. Agroforest Syst. DOI 10.1007/s10457-016-9990-3.

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Barbara Stefanska

April 19, 2018

Barbara Stefanska

Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health

604–822–2524

barbara.stefanska@ubc.ca

FNH 248, 2205 East Mall

McGill University, 2008-2013, Post-Doc, Cancer Epigenetics

Medical University of Lodz, Poland, 2003-2007, PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Nutritional Epigenomics)

Medical University of Lodz, Poland, 1998-2003, MPH, Public Health (Master and Bachelor combined)

Biosketch

Barbara Stefanska is an Associate Professor of Nutriepigenomics at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Her area of expertise is epigenetic pharmacology with a particular focus on nutritional epigenomics. Dr. Stefanska completed a Master’s in Public Health and a PhD at Medical University of Lodz, Poland. During her postdoctoral training in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University, Canada, she was the first who established differential DNA methylation patterns in liver tumors, and determined novel therapeutic targets and potential diagnostic epigenetic biomarkers for liver cancer. Dr. Stefanska’s current research interest is to study dietary bioactive compounds, specifically polyphenols from the phytoestrogen group, as epigenetics-targeted agents. She investigates mechanisms and downstream effects of phytoestrogens in targeting the writers, readers and erasers of epigenetic marks. Her goal is to understand how phytoestrogens exert their effects on cell biology and to develop new ways to target aberrant epigenetic processes. Dr. Stefanska has also served as Editor and Senior Editor of the British Journal of Pharmacology since 2011.

Nutritional Epigenomics

Epigenetics refers to the molecular events controlling gene expression that are independent of changes in the underlying DNA sequence. These events include DNA methylation, covalent histone modifications, chromatin-remodeling complexes, and non-coding RNA mechanisms. Epigenetic modifications of DNA, namely DNA methylation, have been shown to contribute to the etiology of chronic diseases with cancer at the forefront. DNA methylation is dynamic and serves as an adaptive mechanism to a wide variety of environmental factors including diet.

The Stefanska Lab is focused on addressing the following scientific questions:

1) What are the functional roles of epigenetic enzymes and chromatin-modifying proteins in the effects on cell biology exerted by two distinct dietary polyphenols with known estrogenic activity (phytoestrogens) and uniquely different chemical structures?

Our goal is to understand how the environment (e.g., diet) impacts cell biology through epigenetic mechanisms. We are addressing the following objectives: a) Determine the functional roles of DNMTs in differential DNA methylation in response to dietary phytoestrogens; b) Establish the interaction between DNA and chromatin-modifying proteins in response to dietary phytoestrogens; c) Determine the mechanistic roles of chromatin-modifying proteins in the epigenetic regulation of transcription in response to dietary phytoestrogens. This will further our understanding of the connection between epigenetic regulation of gene transcription and the phenotype in response to environmental cues (e.g., diet). As nearly all biological processes have an epigenetically regulated component, our findings will broadly impact numerous disciplines in natural sciences, including chemistry and biology.

2) Do dietary bioactive compounds reverse epigenetic aberrations underlying inflammation?

Existing evidence suggests that at sites of inflammation the release of reactive oxygen species causes DNA damage that induces re-localization of epigenetic proteins and results in DNA methylation changes of associated genes during tumorigenesis. We hypothesize that bioactive compounds target those changes in the DNA methylation patterns, preventing further progression to disease (e.g., cancer).

3) Do dietary bioactive compounds act through epigenetic mechanisms to prevent/attenuate cancer and exert beneficial effects in adjuvant therapy?

Our hypothesis is that dietary polyphenols (e.g., pterostilbene) impact DNA methylation patterns and thereby gene transcription via modulating expression and activity of epigenetic enzymes such as TETs and DNMTs. Changes in these enzymes, alter the occupancy of specific protein complexes in gene regulatory regions which determines chromatin structure and as a result gene transcription. Through this mode of action, polyphenols reverse cancer-specific patterns of DNA methylation; they lead to the activation of methylation-silenced tumour suppressor genes and concomitant suppression of demethylation-activated oncogenes and prometastatic genes. We are also exploring if epigenetic mechanisms regulated by polyphenols can sensitize cancer cells to traditional anti-cancer therapeutics.

Please find more information at Stefanska Lab at UBC.

FNH 350: Fundamentals of Nutrition
FNH 477: Nutrition and Disease Prevention
HUNU 531/631 Graduate Seminar Course

Graduate Students

Current:

Cayla Boycott, PhD, Human Nutrition

Jiaxi (Alice) Zhang, MSc, Human Nutrition

Huiying (Amelie) Zhang, PhD, Human Nutrition

Arian Abolhassani, MSc, Human Nutrition

Graduated:

Yuexi Ma, MSc, Human Nutrition

Tony Yang, MSc, Human Nutrition

Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh, MSc, Human Nutrition

Megan Beetch, PhD, Human Nutrition

Lucy Kurzava, MSc, Nutritional Sciences

See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.

Boycott C, Yang T, Ma Y, Zhang J, Stefanska B. Histone-modifying proteins in the epigenetic effects of dietary polyphenols in cancer. Chapter 21, in “Nutritional Epigenomics” book, 2nd edition, Volume 14, ed. Bradley S. Ferguson, Elsevier 2025.

Tello-Palencia MA#, Yang T#, Sularz O, Demers LE, Ma Y, Boycott C, Zhang HA, Lubecka-Gajewska K, Kumar S, Ramsey BS, Torregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Atallah Lanman N, Korthauer K, Stefanska B. Pterostilbene targets hallmarks of aging in the gene expression landscape in blood of healthy rats. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2024; e2400662. (published online Nov 19, 2024). (PMID: 39562169) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39562169/

Kurzava Kendall L, Ma Y, Yang T, Lubecka K, Stefanska B^. Epigenetic effects of resveratrol on oncogenic signaling in breast cancer. Nutrients 2024; 16(5):699, Pages 1-21 (Published online Feb 29, 2024). (PMID: 38474826) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38474826/

Sularz O, Koronowicz A^, Smolen S, Boycott C, Stefanska B^. Iodine-biofortified lettuce can promote mitochondrial dependent pathway of apoptosis in human gastrointestinal cancer cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24(12):9869, Pages 1-24 (published online Jun 7, 2023). (PMID: 37373017) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37373017/

Sularz O, Koronowicz A^, Boycott C, Smolen S, Stefanska B^. Molecular effects of iodine-biofortified lettuce in human gastrointestinal cancer cells. Nutrients 2022; 14:4287, Pages 1-19 (published online Oct 14, 2022). (PMID: 36296971) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36296971/

Ziarniak K#, Yang T#, Boycott C, Beetch M, Sassek M, Grzeda E, Ma Y, Sliwowska JH*, Stefanska B*. DNA hypermethylation of Kiss1r promoter and reduction of hepatic Kiss1r in female rats with type 2 diabetes. Epigenetics 2022, Sep 12, 1-15, doi: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2119120. #first co-authors, *co-senior authorship (PMID: 36094166)

Boycott C#, Beetch M#, Yang T, Lubecka K, Ma Y, Zhang J, Kurzava Kendall L, Ullmer M, Ramsey BS, Torregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Cox A, Atallah Lanman N, Hui A, Villanueva N, de Conti A, Huan T, Pogribny I, Stefanska B. Epigenetic aberrations of gene expression in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Epigenetics 2022, May 3, 1-22, doi: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2069386. #first co-authors (PMID: 35502615)

Stefanska B, Tucker SJ, MacEwan DJ. New avenues in cancer prevention and therapy. Br J Pharmacol 2022; 179(12): 2789-2794 (published online Feb 11, 2022). doi: 10.1111/bph.15715. (PMID: 35146753)

Harandi-Zadeh S, Boycott C, Beetch M, Yang T, Martin BJE, Ren K, Kwasniak A, Dupuis JH, Lubecka K, Yada RY, Howe LJ, Stefanska B. Pterostilbene changes epigenetic marks at enhancer regions of oncogenes in breast cancer cells. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10(8): 1232 (pages 1-17) (published online on July 30, 2021). (PMID: 34439480)

Beetch M#, Boycott C#, Harandi-Zadeh S, Yang T, Martin BJE, Dixon-McDougall T, Ren K, Gacad A, Dupuis JH, Ullmer M, Lubecka K, Yada RY, Brown CJ, Howe LJ, Stefanska B. Pterostilbene leads to DNMT3B-mediated DNA methylation and silencing of OCT1-targeted oncogenes in breast cancer cells. J Nutr Biochem 2021; 98: 108815 (pages 1-11) (published online on July 7, 2021). #first co-authors (PMID: 34242723)

Beetch M, Harandi-Zadeh S, Yang T, Boycott C, Chen Y, Stefanska B*, Mohammed SI*. DNA methylation landscape of triple-negative ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) progressing to the invasive stage in canine breast cancer. Sci Rep 2020; 10(1): 2415 (pages 1-15). *co-senior authorship (PMID:32051475)

Beetch M, Harandi-Zadeh S, Shen K, Lubecka K, Kitts D, O’Hagan HM, Stefanska B. Dietary antioxidants remodel DNA methylation patterns in chronic disease. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177(6): 1382-1408 (PMID:31626338)

Beetch M, Lubecka K, Flower K, Harandi-Zadeh S, Shen K, Suderman M, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. Stilbenoid-mediated epigenetic activation of Semaphorin 3A in breast cancer cells involves changes in dynamic interactions of DNA with DNMT3A and NF1C transcription factor. Mol Nutr Food Res 2019; 63(19): e1801386. (PMID:31327173)

Beetch M#, Lubecka K#, Kristofzski H, Suderman M, Stefanska B. Subtle alterations in DNA methylation patterns in normal cells in response to dietary stilbenoids. Mol Nutr Food Res 2018; 24: e1800193 (featured on the cover, # equal contribution) (PMID:29797699)

Lubecka K, Flower K, Beetch M, Qiu J, Kurzava L, Buvala H, Ruhayel A, Gawrieh S, Liangpunsakul S, Gonzalez T, McCabe G, Chalasani N, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. Loci-specific differences in blood DNA methylation in HBV-negative populations at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma development. Epigenetics 2018; 13: 605-626. (PMID:29927686)

Devarshi PP, Jones AD, Taylor EM, Stefanska B, Henagan TM. Quercetin and quercetin-rich red onion extract alter Pgc1α promoter methylation and splice 6 variant expression. PPAR Res 2017; 2017:3235693. (PMID: 28191013)

Stefanska B, MacEwan DJ. Epigenetics and gene expression in cancer, inflammatory and immune diseases. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology book series, Springer, January 2017 (Editor).

Choudhury SR, Cui Y, Lubecka K, Stefanska B*, Irudayaraj J*. CRISPR-dCas9 mediated TET1 targeting for selective DNA demethylation at BRCA1 promoter. Oncotarget 2016; 7: 46545-46556 (*co-senior authorship). (PMID: 27356740)

Lubecka K, Kurzava L, Flower K, Buvala H, Zhang H, Teegarden D, Camarillo I, Suderman M, Kuang S, Andrisani O, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. Stilbenoids remodel the DNA methylation patterns in breast cancer cells and inhibit oncogenic NOTCH signaling through epigenetic regulation of MAML2 transcriptional activity. Carcinogenesis 2016; 37: 656-668 (senior author).

Invited Talks

Research Seminar, International Conference on Advances in the Health Benefits of Agri-Foods (CCARM), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 2-4, 2024. “Dietary influences on the crosstalk between the epigenome and metabolism in health and disease”
Research Seminar, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, July 31, 2023. “Environmental influences on the cell epigenome in health and disease”.
Research Seminar, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, June 21, 2022. “Dietary influences on the crosstalk between epigenetics and metabolism”.
Seminar Series, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Canada, March 26, 2021. “Diet and the epigenome: investigating epigenetic mechanisms of berry polyphenols”.
Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, USA, November 12, 2020. “Epigenetic mechanisms of anti-cancer effects of berry polyphenols”.
The 12th Congress of the International Society of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Conference, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, September 30-October 3, 2018. “Epigenetic effects of berry polyphenols on oncogenic signaling in cancer”.
Conference of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Richmond, BC, Canada, October 15-17, 2018. “Epigenetic effects of berry polyphenols on oncogenic signaling in cancer”.
Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, Veterinary School, Warsaw, Poland, June 15, 2018. “Epigenetic effects of berry polyphenols on oncogenic signaling in cancer”.
Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology (IRDB)/Oncology Seminar Series, Imperial College London, London, UK, October 29, 2015. “Epigenetic effects of berry polyphenols on oncogenic signalling in breast cancer”
The 4th International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium (IBCN), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 16-18, 2014.” Epigenetic mechanisms of dietary polyphenols in cancer prevention”.
Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute Scientific Lecture Series, Evansville, IN, USA. March 12, 2014. “Epigenomics: a new bridge between environmental exposures in prenatal/early life and disease onset later in life”.
IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition, Granada, Spain, September 15-20, 2013. Parallel Symposium (PS4-41): “Public health genomics in individualized nutrition”.

Awards

Fellowship of the British Pharmacological Society, FBPhS, November 2024, London, UK. In recognition of outstanding contributions to the disciplines of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, through publication and presentation of research, and leadership.
Erasmus Plus Scholar, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. July 25-31, 2023
Erasmus Plus Scholar, Poznan University of Life Sciences, June 20-24, 2022, Poznan Poland
Editor’s Performance Award for Excellence in Peer Review and Outstanding contributions to the journal and scientific community, The British Journal of Pharmacology, December, 2018, London, UK
Erasmus Plus Scholar, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, May 14-18, 2018, Warsaw, Poland
Best Presentation Award, 18th International Conference on Human Genetics and Genomics, 2016
Principal’s Award for Research Excellence, Medical University of Lodz, 2013 and 2010
McGill MedStar Award for Research Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 2012
Principal’s Award for outstanding PhD thesis, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, 2008

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James R. Thompson

April 19, 2018

James R. Thompson

Professor Emeritus, Applied Animal Biology

604–827–5527

jim.thompson@ubc.ca

MacMillan 223, 2357 Main Mall

University of California, Davis, 1971, PhD, Physiology

University of British Columbia, 1966, MSc, Agriculture

University of British Columbia, 1964, BSc, Agriculture

Animal Biochemistry

Dr. Thompson’s recent work includes characterization of branched chain amino acid, methionine and glutamine metabolism in skeletal muscles from mammalian and avian species and determination of the regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover by glutamine, ketone bodies and environmental temperature. Currently he is exploring the response of large animals to stressors.

Research Projects

The metabolic responses of animals to stressors. Currently emphasis is being placed on dairy cattle as an experimental model animal.

New senior undergraduate/graduate student course under development; Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of animal responses to stressors.

Hui Zhang, Victor K. Lo, J.R. Thompson, Frederic A. Koch, Ping H. Liao, Sergey Lobanov, Donald S. Mavinic & James W. Atwater (2015). Recovery of phosphorus from dairy manure: a pilot-scale study, Environmental Technology, 36:11, 1398-1404.

I. Chan, A. Srinivasan, P. Liao, K. Lo, D. Mavinic, J. Atwater and J.R. Thompson, "The Effects of Microwave Pretreatment of Dairy Manure on Methane Production," Natural Resources, Vol. 4 No. 3, 2013, pp. 246-256.

McAllister, T. A., J.R. Thompson and S.E. Samuels, 2000. Skeletal and cardiac muscle protein turnover during cold acclimation in young rats. Am. J. Physiol. 278: R705-R711.

Zhou, X. and J.R. Thompson 1997. Regulation of protein turnover by glutamine in heat shocked skeletal myotubes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1357: 234-242.

Okine, E.K., D.R. Glimm, J.R. Thompson and J.J. Kennelly, 1995. Influence of stage of lactation on glucose and glutamine metabolism in isolated enterocytes from dairy cattle. Metabolism 44: 325-331.

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Karol Traviss

April 19, 2018

Karol Traviss

Senior Instructor Emerita, Food, Nutrition and Health

604–827–5046

karol.traviss@ubc.ca

FNH 240, 2205 East Mall

University of British Columbia, 1998, MSc, Human Nutrition

Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, 1980, Dietetic Internship

University of British Columbia, 1979, BHE, Dietetics

I joined UBC in November 2003 after working for many years as a clinical dietitian and clinical nutrition manager at UBC Hospital and other hospital sites within Vancouver Coastal Health. While I was at the hospital, I led and/or supervised research projects primarily related to the nutrition-related and dietitian service needs of various patient/client groups served by the hospital. Now that I am at UBC and coordinating the dietetics program, I am hoping to focus my research efforts in the area of dietetic education.

Research Projects

Assessing the impact of a Food Sense program in a dietetic internship program (proposed).

My teaching pertains to preparing students for practice as dietitian nutritionists.

Research Papers

Cushing ML, Traviss KA, Calne SM. Parkinson’s Disease: Implications for nutritional care. Can J Diet Pract Res 2002;63:81-87

Traviss KA, Barr SI. Weight gain due to lifestyle factors in obese men with newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea. J Am Diet Assoc 2001; 102:703-706.

Traviss KA, Barr SI. Rethinking post-operative diets for short-stay orthopedic patients. J Am Diet Assoc1997;97:971-974.

Abstracts

Traviss KA, Chapman GE, Morley NC, McGuire CE. Toward an integrated internship program in British Columbia. (poster presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Calgary, Alberta, May 2003)

Boyle CJ, Traviss KA. Bowel care for institutionalized elderly residents with dementia: Nutrition-related findings from a broad interdisciplinary study. (poster presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Calgary, Alberta, May 2003)

Traviss KA, Ramage K, Slattery P, Johnstone J, Molag M, Morley C. Refining approaches to research education for dietetic interns. Can J Diet Prac Res 2001;62:S111. (oral presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Winnipeg, June 2001)

Traviss KA, Boyle CJ, Slattery PJ, Grice BA. Nutrition counselling at a new community health centre. Can J Diet Prac Res 2000;61:S103. (poster presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Ottawa, May 2000)

Cushing ML, Traviss KA, Cabrera EO. Patient/caregiver satisfaction with dysphagia care in an acute care hospital: Implications for dietetic practice. Can J Diet Prac Res 2000;61:S97. (poster presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Ottawa, May 2000)

Traviss KA, Barr SI. Client group profile: Obese men with obstructive sleep apnea. Can J Diet Prac Res 1999;69:S132. (poster presentation, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research Dietetic Research Event, Vancouver, June 1999)

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Mahesh K. Upadhyaya

April 18, 2018

Mahesh Upadhyaya

Professor Emeritus, Plant Science

604–822–6139

mahesh.upadhyaya@ubc.ca

MacMillan 325, 2357 Main Mall

University of Michigan, Ph.D, Biological Sciences

Princeton University, MA, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, MSc, Plant Physiology

College of Agriculture (India), BSc, Hon. Agricultural Sciences

Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on plants

Role of mycorrhizae in plant-plant interaction

Allelopathy

Stress physiology

Seed dormancy and seed banks

APBI 328 – Weed Science

BIOL 317 – Weed Science

Cameron, J.H. M.B. Isman, and M.K. Upadhyaya. 2007. Trichoplusia ni growth and preference on broccoli and eight common agricultural weeds. Can. J. Plant Sci. 87:413-421.

Bainard, Luke D., Murray B. Isman, and M.K. Upadhyaya. 2006. Phytotoxicity of clove oil and its primary constituent eugenol and the role of leaf epicuticular wax in the susceptibility to these essential oils. Weed Science 54:833-837.

Furness, N.H., P.A. Jolliffe, and M.K. Upadhyaya. 2005. Experimental approaches to studying effects of UV-B radiation on plant competitive interactions. Phytochem. and Photobiol. 81:1026-1037.

Rashid, A., N.H. Furness, B.E. Ellis and M.K. Upadhyaya. 2005. Inhibition of seed germination and seedling growth by hound’s-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale L.) seed leachate. Weed Biol. & Manage. 5: 143-149.

Furness, N.H., P.A. Jolliffe, and M.K. Upadhyaya. 2005. Competitive interactions in mixtures of broccoli and Chenopodium album grown at two levels of UV-B radiation. Weed Res. 45:1-11.

Human Nutrition and Vitamin Metabolism Research Group

Killam Teaching Award, Univ. of British Columbia (2001)
Fellow of Weed Science Society of America (2004)
Excellence in Weed Science Award, Canadian Weed Science Society (2004)
James F. Richard Service Award, Faculty of Land and Food Systems (2006)

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Yvonne Lamers

April 18, 2018

Yvonne Lamers

Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health

604–827–1776

yvonne.lamers@ubc.ca

FNH 245, 2205 East Mall

University of Florida, Postdoctoral Associate, Human Nutrition

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, PhD, Human Nutrition

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Diploma, Human Nutrition

My enthusiasm for research draws from my interest in the biochemistry and physiology of nutrition-related diseases and in targeted and population-based strategies of chronic disease prevention and optimal health promotion. My research focuses on micronutrients and specifically B-vitamins and their kinetics and functions in human metabolism. B-vitamins are required for normal cell growth and neurological function and thus have an impact on human health from the embryo to the older adult. Low folate and/or vitamin B-12 status may yield pregnancy complications, low birth weight, cancer, and cognitive impairment.

The overarching theme of my research is micronutrient adequacy. My current research projects focus on maternal-fetal nutrient dependency, periconceptional vitamin adequacy, and the role of maternal and infant nutrition on growth and development. In the UBC Nutritional Biomarker Laboratory that I established, my team has set up a wide array of externally validated analytical methods. One of our goals is to identify sensitive nutritional biomarkers for early diagnosis of micronutrient inadequacies. With the use of stable isotope tracer protocols, we are able to investigate metabolic and functional consequences of nutritional inadequacies and micronutrient interactions in various population groups. The studies will help elaborate potential underlying mechanisms responsible for linkages between B-vitamin intake and chronic disease risk and in the evaluation of optimal vitamin intake to maintain biochemical functions.

I am interested in supervising graduate students with strong interests in nutritional biochemistry, clinical nutrition, pregnancy and toddler studies, and biomarker analysis. Ideal candidates have strong communication skills for interaction with study participants and have experience or high interest in potential projects with a wet lab component. To read more about our current projects, team members, or highlights, please see: www.vitamins.landfood.ubc.ca

FNH 350: Fundamentals of Nutrition (2011/2012 – 2016/2017)

FNH 351: Vitamins, Minerals, and Health (2017/2018)

HUNU 531/631: Graduate Seminar in Human Nutrition (2017/2018)

Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources

Journal Articles

Schroder TH, Sinclair G, Mattman A, Jung B, Barr SI, Vallance HD, Lamers Y. Pregnant women of South Asian ethnicity in Canada have substantially lower vitamin B12 status compared with pregnant women of European ethnicity . British Journal of Nutrition 2017; 118 (6): 454-462. doi: 10.1017/S0007114517002331

Quay TAQ, Frimer L, Janssen P, Lamers Y. Barriers and Facilitators to Recruitment of South Asians to Health Research: A Scoping Review. BMJ Open accepted on March 31, 2017.

Jeruszka-Bielak M, Isman C, Schroder TH, Li W, Green TJ, Lamers Y. South Asian ethnicity is related to the highest risk of vitamin B12 deficiency in Canadian pregnant women. Nutrients – accepted for publication on March 19, 2017.

Chebaya P, Karakochuk CD, March KM, Chen NN, Stamm RA, Koreun H, Sophonneary P, Borath M, Shahab-Ferdows S, Hampel D, Barr SI, Lamers Y, Hougthon LA, Allen LH, Green TJ, Whitfield K. Correlations between maternal, breast milk, and infant vitamin B12 concentrations among mother-infant dyads in Vancouver, Canada and Prey Veng, Cambodia: an exploratory analysis. Nutrients – accepted for publication on March 08, 2017

Mujica-Coopman MF, Franco-Sena AB, Farias DR, Vaz J, Brito A, Kac G, Lamers Y (2017). Vitamin B6 status in unsupplemented pregnant women is associated positively with serum docosahexaenoic acid and inversely with the n-6-to-n-3 fatty acid ratio. Journal of Nutrition 147(2):170-178. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.239483.

Ho CL, Quay TAW, Devlin AM, Lamers Y (2016). Prevalence and predictors of low vitamin B6 status in healthy young women in Metro Vancouver. Nutrients 8(9). pii: E538. doi: 10.3390/nu8090538.

Book Chapters

Gregory JF, da Silva V, Lamers Y. Kinetics of folate and one-carbon metabolism. In: Folate in Health and Disease (2010). Editor: Bailey LB; 2nd edition. Taylor and Francis Group, Florida

Additional Information

Professional Affiliations

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver BC, Investigator
Women’s Health Research Institute, Vancouver BC, Researcher
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver BC, Affiliated Investigator
Fraser Health Authority, Surrey BC, Affiliated Investigator

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Maja Krzic

April 18, 2018

Maja Krzic

3M National Teaching Fellow,

Professor, Applied Biology/Forest and Conservation Sciences (appointed jointly with UBC Forestry)

604–822–0252

maja.krzic@ubc.ca

MacMillan 227, 2357 Main Mall

University of British Columbia, 1997, PhD

University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1990, MSc

University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1986, BSc

Linking soil science research with teaching along with community involvement to create educational environment where students can actively engage in ‘real-world’ problems
Combining soil science concepts and the impact of humans on soil properties and processes in crop, grassland, and forest ecosystems
Exploring the role of soil in addressing some of the existential global sustainability challenges we are facing

Graduate Students & Postdocs:

Current Graduate Students & Postdocs:

Amy Wells (MSc, started Sep 2024). Thesis – Silicon stocks across the forest chronosequence as impacted by ancestral land use (co-supervised with Dr. J.T. Cornelis)

Alumni:

Dr. Kiran Padda (Postdoc 2022-23). Project - Soil organic matter fractions on grassland soils of British Columbia

Morgan Hamilton (MSc, 2021-24). Thesis - Biochar as a soil carbon storage tool that mitigates drought and nutrient stresses in agriculture

Joseph Crudo (MSc, 2020-24). Thesis - Soil quality on the Long-Term Soil Productivity Study in Central British Columbia

Bryan Driscoll (MSc, 2019-22). Thesis - The effects of diversion terraces, grassed waterways, and tile drainage on selected soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions.

Sarah Clements (MSc, 2019-22). Thesis - Training post-industrial agrarians: Critical skills, knowledge, and teaching methods for organic and regenerative agriculture education programming.

Alex Kramer (MSc, 2018-21). Thesis - Carbon Stock and Plant Communities across and Elevation Gradient of a Semiarid Grassland: A 58-Year Follow up

Teresa Porter (MSc, 2018-21). Thesis - Examining selected soil properties on the lower Fraser River delta following four-year grassland set-asides

Chantel Chizen (MSc, 2018-20). Thesis - Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Potato Fields in Delta, BC in response to Nitrogen Fertilization and Drainage

Lewis Fausak (MSc, 2017-19). Thesis - Grassland-set-asides and their effects on soil nitrogen

Clara Roa-Garcia (PhD, 2009-18). Thesis - Soil properties and land use affecting soil water dynamics in Andisols and Inceptisols in the Colombian Andes

Emma Avery (MSc, 2016-18). Thesis - Long-term impacts of biosolids application on soil quality and vegetation at the OK Ranch, Jesmond, BC

Jason Lussier (MSc, 2016-18). Thesis - The effects of short-term grassland set-asides on soil properties in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia

Dr. Preston Cumming (Postdoc, 2013-15). Project - Effect of microclimate on community composition, productivity, and invasive plant establishment in grasslands

Darrell Hoffman (MSc, 2013-15). Thesis - Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Educational Tool for Forest Floor Description and Humus Form Classification

Daniel Seeton (MSc, 2010-16). Thesis – Ammonia emission and dry deposition from broiler barns in the Fraser River Valley of British Columbia

Alisha Hackinen (MSc, 2010-dnf). Thesis – Application of Collaborative Case Based Learning in a Sustainable Soil Management Course

Dru Yates (MSc, 2011-14). Thesis - Effects of grassland set-asides on selected soil properties in the Fraser River delta of British Columbia

Robbie Lee (MSc, 2009-11). Thesis – Relationships of plant communities and soil properties to exotic plant invasion under climate change scenario

Christian Evans (MSc, 2008-11). Thesis - A comparison of the effects of 20 and 30 years of grazing on grassland soil properties in southern British Columbia

Rachel Strivelli (MSc, 2007-10). Thesis - Development of an innovative, interactive soils teaching tool for metapedogenesis

Sarah Lamagna (MSc, 2006-08). Thesis - Development of health indicators for rough fescue grasslands in the southern interior of British Columbia

Yihai (Simon) Zhao (PhD, 2004-09). Thesis - Compaction susceptibility of forest soils in BC

Adrienne Scott (MSc, 2005-11). Thesis - An assessment of soil water repellency after wildfire in southern British Columbia: Comparison of methodologies and predictive indicators

Bruce Roddan (MSc, 2005-08). Thesis - Development of sediment trap design for riparian areas

Brian Wallace (MSc, 2005-07). Thesis - Effect of biosoilds on physical properties of rangeland soils in southern British Columbia

Shannon Ripley (MSc, 2004-07). Thesis - Soil quality indicators in the forest grazing systems in Argentina

Maryam Mofidpoor (MSc, 2004-07). Thesis - Soil quality indicators for peat moss as a growing media base

Peter Sorokovsky (MSc, 2002-05). Thesis - Compaction on sand-based putting greens in the Lower Fraser Valley

See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.

Krzic, M., T. Yates, A. Diochon, L. Van Eerd, and D. MacKenzie. 2024. Assessing the Incorporation of the Soil Health Concept in Postsecondary Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2024-000

Kramer, A., B.M. Wallace, M. Krzic, R. Newman, and G.E. Bradfield. 2023. Elevation gradient drives distribution of soil carbon and plant communities in a semiarid grassland of British Columbia. Accepted by Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 103(3). https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2022-0117.

Brown, S. and Krzic, M. 2022. Student perspectives of blended online teaching and learning in a large science course during the COVID-19 pandemic. NACTA journal 66:79-91.

Cornelis J-T., Bittman S., Black A., Chanway C., Grayston S., Hannam K., Kabzems R., Kranabetter M., Krzic M., Lavkulich L., Prescott C., Preston M.D., Sanborn P., Simard S., Smukler S. 2022. Soil properties in British Columbia, Canada. Geoderma Regional, 29, e00511 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00511

Brevik, E.C., J. Hannam, M. Krzic, C. Muggler, and Y. Uchida. 2022. The importance of soil education to connectivity as a dimension of soil security. Soil Security, 7, 100066 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2022.100066.

Brevik, E.C., M. Krzic, C. Muggler, D. Field, J. Hannam, and Y. Uchida. 2022 Soil Science Education – A Multi-national Look at Current Perspectivves. Natural Sciences Education 2022;51:e20077 https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20077.

Krzic, M. and S. Ernst. 2021. The golden age of education: Natural Sciences Education turns 50. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20041

Mahler, R.L., M. Krzic, B.Garamon Merkle, C. Moorberg, and E.C. Brevik. 2021. Natural sciences education in a COVID-19 world. Natural Sciences Education, 50, e20067. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20067

Brown, S.J. and M. Krzic. 2021. Lessons learned teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: Incorporating change for future large science

Walji, K., M. Krzic, D. Bondar, and S.M. Smukler. 2020. Nitrogen dynamics following incorporation of 3-year old grassland set-asides in the Fraser River delta of British Columbia. Agronomy 2020, 10(09), 1382 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091382.

Bradfield, G., Cumming, P.W., R.F. Newman, and M. Krzic. 2021. Grazing exclosures reveal divergent patterns of change in bunchgrass grasslands of Western Canada. Botany 99(1):9-22.

Roa-Garcia, C., S. Brown, M. Krzic, L.M. Lavkulich, and M.C. Garcia-Roa. 2020. Relationship of soil water retention characteristics and soil properties: A case study from the Colombian Andes. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2020-0066

Krzic, M., S.J. Brown, and A.A. Bomke. 2020. Combining problem-based learning and team-based learning in a sustainable soil management course. Natural Science Education 2020;49:e20008.https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20008. SoT

Lussier, J.M., M. Krzic, S.M. Smukler, K. Neufeld, C. Chizen, and A.A. Bomke. 2020. Soil organic carbon and aggregate stability in two seasons of grassland set-aside and annual crop rotations. Soil Research 58(4): 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR19180

Paul, S., Coops, N., Johnson, M., Krzic, M. and Smukler, S.M. 2019. Evaluating sampling efforts of standard laboratory analysis and mid-infrared spectroscopy for cost effective digital soil mapping at field scale. Geoderma 356:113925.

Masse, J., Yates, T.T., Krzic, M., Unc, A., Chen, C., Hodgson, K., Quideau, S., and Warren, J. 2019. Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: Addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market. Canadian Journal of Soil Science.

Avery, E., M. Krzic, B.M. Wallace, R.F. Newman, G.E. Bradfield, S.M. Smukler. 2019. Plant species composition and forage production 14 Yr after biosolids application and grazing exclusion. Rangeland Ecology & Management http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.003

Lussier, J.M., M. Krzic, S.M. Smukler, A.A. Bomke, and D. Bondar. 2019. Short-term effects of grassland set-asides on soil properties in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 99:136-145. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2018-0097

Avery, E., M. Krzic, B. Wallace, R.F. Newman, S.M. Smukler, and G.E. Bradfield. 2018. One-time application of biosolids to ungrazed semiarid rangelands: 14-year soil responses. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 98:696-708. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2018-0102

Krzic, M., J. Wilson, and D. Hoffman. 2018. Scaffolding student learning: forest floor. Natural Science Education 47:1-7. (doi:10.4195/nse2017.11.0023)

Krzic, M., T. Yates, A. Diochon, M. Swalow, N. Basiliko, and M. Pare. 2018. Introductory soils courses: a frontier of soil science education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. (https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/10.1139/CJSS-2018-0006)

Amargedon-Madison, J., M. Krzic, S. Simard, C. Adderly, and S. Khan. 2018. Shroomroot: An action-based digital game to enhance postsecondary teaching and learning about mycorrhiza. American Biology Teacher 80(1):11-20.

Hoffman, D., M. Krzic, S. Nashon, and M. Schmidt. 2017. Web-based educational tool and mobile quest for forest floor description and humus form classification. Natural Science Education 46:1-10 (doi:10.4195/nse2017.05.0008)

Diochon, A., N. Basiliko, M. Krzic, T. Yates, E. Olson, J. Masse, B. Amiro, and D. Kumaragamage. 2017. Profiling undergraduate soil science education in Canada: Status and projected trends. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97:122-132 (doi: 10.1139/CJSS-2016-0058).

Wallace B.M., M. Krzic , R.F. Newman, T.A. Forge, K. Broersma, and G. Neilsen. 2016. Soil aggregate dynamics and plant community response following biosolids application in semiarid grasslands. J. Environm. Qual. Vol. 45 No. 5, p. 1663-1671 (doi:10.2134/jeq2016.01.0030)

Cumming, P.W, R.F. Newman, G. Bradfield, M. Krzic , and D.J. Thompson. 2016. Grazing and solar irradiance drive micro-scale patterning of grassland plant communities in south-central British Columbia. J. Arid Environ. 133:94-101.

Krzic, M. , A.A. Bomke, M. Sylvestre, and S.J. Brown. 2015. Teaching sustainable soil management: A framework for using problem-based learning. Natural Sci. Edu. 44: 43-50.

Iverson, M., M. Krzic, and A.A. Bomke. 2014. A framework for site assessment guides for urban impacted soils: A Vancouver case study. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 5(1):1-11.