Shannan Grant, PDt, MSc, PhD (she/her)
Contact information: shannan.grant2@msvu.ca , Shannan.Grant@iwk.nshealth.ca
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Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Nutritional Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Master of Science, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dietetic Internship, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Science (with Honours), Department of Human Nutrition,
St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Bachelor of Science, Department of Biological Life Sciences,
University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University), Nova Scotia, Canada
Shannan Grant is a Registered Dietitian, and former tenured, associate professor in the Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Faculty of Professional Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), where she was a devoted dietetic educator, and scientist for 10-years. A recipient of several awards for her contributions to patient care, communication and education (e.g. The Alumni Early Career Teaching Award [2021], Diabetes Canada Canadian Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group Award of Excellence [2020]), Shannan’s research has been cited in and applied in several national and international nutrition, foods, and wellness programs. Shannan is a passionate believer that education activities inform research and practice and vice versa. Perhaps best exemplified by her role as a science promoter with NSERC PromoScience Program. With the support of this program, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, and Elder Albert Marshall, she and community partners have developed and implemented the two-eyed seeing program.
Shannan currently works full time as the Director of Science Impact, Heart & Stroke, but has maintained her affiliation with MSVU through her collaborations and relationships with the Department of Women’s Studies, IWK Health Centre, and Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. For instance, she continues to work with the The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice, and the Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice, an open-access journal.
Shannan has taught several courses at MSVU and elsewhere, including:
NUTR 4461 – Food and Nutrition in Canada 2
NUTR 3325/GAHN 6325 – Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism
NUTR 4408/GAHN 6408 – Medical Nutrition Therapy I
NUTR 4409/GAHN 6409 – Medical Nutrition Therapy II
GAHN 6602 – Contemporary Issues in Food, Health and Disease
She is open to guest lectures, relationship building and sitting on thesis committees.
