Christine Mulligan, PhD
Former Research Assistant
Christine completed her PhD at the University of Toronto in the Department of Nutritional Sciences with a Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy through the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Her doctoral research was aimed to measure the prevalence and power of marketing to children on food packaging to inform federal food policy aiming to restrict such marketing. She has also worked as an expert consultant to Health Canada to develop protocols for their national food marketing monitoring strategy. Christine has been involved in several other research areas related to food and nutrition policy for population health, including nutrient profiling, dietary assessment, nutrition labelling, dietary guidelines, food processing, stakeholder involvement in food policy, and more. With the OUTLIVE Lab, Christine lead research projects related to the impact of marketing power and branding on children, as well as issues surrounding children’s privacy in the digital world.
Lauren Remedios, MSc
Former Research Coordinator and MSc Student
Lauren completed her Master’s in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, where her master’s thesis examined the impact of sugary drink marketing on youth across multiple countries. At the OUTLIVE Lab, she did research on food and beverage advertising to children on digital media. She has previously worked with the Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch at Health Canada, researching the association between environmental chemicals and various maternal and child health outcomes. Lauren is currently an Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Chanelle Ayoub, MSc
Former MSc Student
Chanelle completed her Master’s in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. At the OUTLIVE Lab, her Master’s research paper examined the frequency and engagement related to social media marketing of energy drinks in Canada, as well as assessed the different marketing techniques used by Canadian energy drink brands to appeal to adolescents. Chanelle is currently a policy analyst at the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Adena Pinto, MSc
Former MSc Student
Adena completed her Master’s in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, where her master’s thesis focused on unhealthy food and beverage television advertising directed to youth in Canada. Adena is currently an Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Nwadi Ekeh
Former Undergraduate Student
Nwadiuto was a fourth-year Honours BSc in Biomedical Science student at the University of Ottawa during her time with the lab. As an Honours Project student with the OUTLIVE Lab, she investigated the parental perceptions of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship of hockey teams in the Ottawa region.
Selvia Yousef
Former Undergraduate Student
Selvia is a fourth-year student in the Health Sciences program at the University of Ottawa. She worked on a study that examined the promotion and impact of corporate social responsibility initiatives by food and beverage companies on television in Canada.
Alyssa Grant
Former Student Volunteer
Alyssa was completing a Master's in Epidemiology during her time with the lab. At the OUTLIVE Lab, she worked on a study examining the frequency and healthfulness of food and beverage advertising on television in the cities of Toronto and Montreal over time.
Yara Yakoub
Former Student Volunteer
Yara was a third-year student in the Health Sciences program at the University of Ottawa during her time with the lab. She was involved in a study examining the frequency and healthfulness of television food & beverage advertising in the cities of Toronto and Montreal.
Fariha Alam, MPH
Former Student Volunteer
Fariha was a 4th year undergraduate student studying Neuroscience and Mental Health at Carleton University during her time with the lab. As a volunteer at the OUTLIVE Lab, she worked on a study looking at energy drink advertising on television in the cities of Toronto and Montreal over time.
Stanley Wong, MD
Former Summer Student and Volunteer
Stanley was a first year medical student at the University of Ottawa during his time with the lab. Having spent time working as a cook, Stanley learned the importance of healthy eating on a community scale. As a volunteer, Stanley was involved in a study investigating food and beverage marketing in movie theaters across Ottawa.
Myeesha Begum
Former Student Volunteer
Myeesha was a fourth-year Health Science student at the University of Ottawa during her time with the lab. She worked on a study examining whether food and beverage companies who have pledged to limit unhealthy food advertising to children are complying with their voluntary commitments.
Rachel Mutata, MSc
Former Interm
Rachel was in her last year of a Master's degree in Human Nutrition and Public Health at Paris 13 Sorbonne Cité University in France during her time with the lab. Her research project at the OUTLIVE Lab examined food and beverage advertising to Canadian children on television.
Odera Ekeh
Former Undergraduate Student
Odera was a fourth-year Honors Biomedical Science student at the University of Ottawa during her time with the lab. She completed her honour’s project with the OUTLIVE Lab. She investigated unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship of children’s sports teams in Ottawa.
Christine Czoli, PhD
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Christine was a Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship, working with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the University of Ottawa during her time with the lab. Her post-doctoral research addressed critical evidence gaps relating to fiscal measures and marketing restrictions for sugary drinks.
Darrell Vandenbrink, MD
Former Summer Student
As part of the Faculty of Medicine Summer Studentship program, Darrell completed a qualitative analysis of correspondences between Health Canada and various stakeholders (including companies, industry organizations and health-related NGOs) regarding healthy eating policies.
Kevin Guo, MD
Former Summer Student and Volunteer
Kevin joined the OUTLIVE Lab after being awarded the Faculty of Medicine Summer Studentship Award. He collected data for a project examining the impact of nutrition labeling policies. As a volunteer, Kevin also worked on a study examining the corporate social responsibility activities of food and beverage companies in Canada.
Olivia Cheng-Boivin, MD
Former Research Assistant
Olivia was involved with the OUTLIVE Lab for several years and participated in research examining food and beverage marketing in schools, on food packaging, on children’s television stations, and on social media websites. She was a medical student at the University of Ottawa.
Nomi Berfeld
Former Student
As an undergraduate student in Health Sciences, Nomi volunteered for the OUTLIVE Lab and was involved in research on food and beverage marketing in schools. She also collected data on food and beverage advertising on social media websites.
Mariana Lòpez Santiago, RD, MPH
Former Intern
Mariana is a registered dietitian in Mexico and has a Master’s degree in Public Health. As an intern at the OUTLIVE Lab, she collected data on food and beverage advertising on social media and on children’s specialty stations.
Élisabeth-Anne Roy
Former Research Assistant
Elisabeth-Anne was involved in research at the OUTLIVE Lab for several years. As an undergraduate student, she conducted research on food and beverage advertising to Canadian children on television. More recently, she worked as a research assistant and collected data on children and youth’s exposure to food marketing on mobile devices.
Nicholas De Billy
Former Student
As a student in Health Sciences, Nicholas completed an honours research project with the OUTLIVE Lab on children’s exposure to food and beverage advertising in gaming applications used on smartphones and tablets. He was involved in participant recruitment, data collection and data analysis.
Kai-Lee Gibeault, JD
Former Volunteer
Kai-Lee has an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences from the University of Ottawa. As a volunteer, she conducted a literature review on food and beverage marketing in hospital settings and was involved in research on the impact of nutrition labeling policies and on food marketing policies in schools. She is now pursuing a law degree at McGill University.
Ahmed Youssef
Former Student Volunteer
Ahmed is a student in the Health Sciences program at the University of Ottawa. As a volunteer at the OUTLIVE Lab, he worked on a study examining the frequency and healthfulness of food and beverage advertising on television in the cities of Toronto and Montreal over time.
Madison Borsella
Former Student Volunteer
Madison is a graduate of the Health Sciences program at the University of Ottawa. Her previous research experience has focused on women’s reproductive health and rights in Canada. At the OUTLIVE Lab, she worked on a study that aims to assess the impact of nutrition labeling policies.
Andrea Bisnaire, RD
Former Student Volunteer
Andrea was a fourth-year student in the Nutrition Sciences program at the University of Ottawa. At the OUTLIVE Lab, she worked on a study assessing the impact of nutrition labeling policies. She is now completing her dietetic internships.