Mozaffari, Hadis

Mozaffari, Hadis

PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology

Food, Nutrition and Health,

Fraser Health Authority

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Biography:
Dr. Mozaffari is currently a Research Associate at Fraser Health Authority. She completed her graduate studies in nutritional epidemiology at the University of British Columbia (PhD) and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (MSc).
Her research examines the links between dietary factors and the development of chronic conditions. During her PhD at the University of British Columbia, conducted in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, she leveraged data from the EPIC-InterAct study—the largest prospective case-cohort study on type 2 diabetes—to investigate whether greater dietary diversity across and within food groups reduces the risk of diabetes in adults.
Dr. Mozaffari applies a social equity lens across her research projects to address health disparities, aiming to reduce inequities and improve health outcomes for underserved populations, including women and individuals with low socioeconomic status.
She has been the recipient of two prestigious national scholarships, including the Vanier Scholarship from the Government of Canada (2021-2024) and the Iran National Elites Foundation Scholarship (2016-2019).

Research areas of interest:

Chronic Diseases, Diabetes, Cardiometabolic Outcomes, Diet, Health Equity

Research Themes:

Chronic Disease

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