Assistant Professor
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr Dana Olstad is a Registered Dietitian and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. Her research program aims to inform development and implementation of policies to improve dietary patterns, body weight, and health, particularly among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. She is currently leading several randomized controlled trials to examine the impact of healthy food subsidies on the dietary patterns, food insecurity risk and mental and physical health of low-income adults.