Tamara Cohen

PhD McGill University- Area of Focus: Childhood Obesity Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention

MSc McGill University - Area of Focus: Lifestyle Behaviours during Pregnancy

BSc (Dietetics Major) - McGill University

My broad research interests lie in understanding the interplay between different lifestyle behaviours, in particular eating behaviours, as they relate to weight management. My research is patient-oriented and always involves dietitians in the forefront of lifestyle interventions. I work with different populations, including adults living with an overweight condition or obesity and adolescents living with severe obesity. I am also interested in studying different methods of dietary assessment that include mobile applications.

FNH 380- Professional Practice (Dietetics)

Please see Google Scholar for a full list of publications.

• 2021 CIHR Early Career Research Award in Maternal and Child Health
• 2021 UBC Research Excellence Cluster Award
• 2020 SSRHC Insight Development Grant
• 2020 UBC SPARC Hampton Award
• 2019 PERFORM Centre Multidisciplinary Research Award, Concordia University
• 2018 R. Howard Webster Foundation
• 2012 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fredrick Banting and Charles Best Doctoral Research Award (PhD)
• 2013 GREAT Travel Award, School Human Nutrition, McGill University (PhD)
• 2012 Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award, McGill University (PhD)
• 2014 Walter M. Stewart Postgraduate Scholarship in Agriculture, McGill University (PhD)
• 2010 Provost Graduate Fellowship, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University (PhD)
• 2009 Applied Population and Public Health Master’s Research Award from the Canadian Public Health Association, Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Government of Canada (MSc)
• 2005 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Summer Student Award (BSc)

Undergraduate volunteer or Graduate Students: If you are interested in applied human-nutrition research that is dietetic practice focused, please do not hesitate to contact me (tamara.cohen@ubc.ca). In your email, please include your CV and a brief description of your research interests or intentions to volunteer in my lab.