Dr. Dana Lee Olstad
Positions
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Adjunct Academic Professor
Faculty of Kinesiology
Adjunct Academic Professor
University of Alberta
Member
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Member
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: 403-210-8673
Location
Office: 3E16 Cal Wenzel Precision Health Building
I'm looking for...
Learning opportunities
I am looking for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to work in the areas of public health nutrition, social/nutritional epidemiology and unhealthy food marketing to children.
Background
Credentials
Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Alberta, 2000
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Nutrition and Public Health, University of Alberta, 2014
MSc Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Alberta, 2002
BSc Nutrition and Food Science with Distinction, University of Alberta, 2000
Biography
Dr. Dana Olstad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. She holds Adjunct academic appointments in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She is also a Registered Dietitian. Her primary expertise encompasses public health nutrition.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups have poorer dietary patterns than their more advantaged counterparts, and these differences have negative health consequences across the life course. As a population and public health scholar and Registered Dietitian, Dr. Olstad's research investigates trends in socioeconomic inequities in diet quality and health, the structural drivers of these inequities, and the impact of scalable policy interventions to reduce them. The ultimate purpose of her work is to inform policies, both inside and outside of the health sector, to ensure that all individuals can access nutritious foods in support of their long-term health. Dr. Olstad uses qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in her research.
Research
Areas of Research
Projects
Funded by: Alberta Innovates, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, New Frontiers in Research Fund
Funded by: MSI Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Researc
Funded by: Canadian Cancer Society
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research, O'Brien Institute for Public Health
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awards
- Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize, CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes and Canadian Nutrition Society. 2022
- Emerging Research Leader Award, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2019
- Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award in Community Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2019
- Early Career Researcher Invited Keynote Presentation, International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Hong Kong. 2018
- Early Career Researcher Award and Invited Keynote Presentation, Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society. 2015
Publications
In the News
- A comprehensive approach is needed to address Canada’s food insecurity crisis. Healthy Debate. (2023)
More Information
Other appointments: Adjunct Academic Professor, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
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