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Kyly Whitfield

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Department Chair, Associate ProfessorBsc Applied Human NutritionMount Saint Vincent University

Kyly Whitfield

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Bsc Applied Human Nutrition

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 SSHRC), most recently in 2021.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Latest funding

Fostering joyful eaters through CELEBRATE Feeding: Coaching in Early Learning Environments to Build a Responsive Approach to Eating and Feeding
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$830,024
Activating stories of success to enable scale-up of responsive feeding in early learning and child care environments
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$9,998
Canadian Research Group focused on Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion and Support
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$9,997

All 6 grants and awards

Fostering joyful eaters through CELEBRATE Feeding: Coaching in Early Learning Environments to Build a Responsive Approach to Eating and Feeding

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Rossiter, Melissa D

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Early Childhood; Early Learning Environments; Implementation Science; Nutrition; Responsive Feeding

$830,024

Activating stories of success to enable scale-up of responsive feeding in early learning and child care environments

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Rossiter, Melissa D

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Child Care; Coaching; Early Childhood; Nutrition; Responsive Feeding

$9,998

Canadian Research Group focused on Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion and Support

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Abbass-Dick, Jennifer M; Semenic, Sonia E

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Building Capacity; Collaboration; Health Promotion; Knowledge Translation; Lactation; Networking

$9,997

Evaluation of workplace lactation support programs and lactation rooms in Cambodia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Whitfield, Kyly C.

Keywords: lactation rooms; employee maternity/parental supports; infant and young child feeding; maternal health; public-private partnerships

$24,980

Fatty acid composition of breastmilk and its relationship with maternal dietary intakes

SupervisorCIHR2020Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Fry, Hillary

Keywords: Breastmilk; Fatty Acid Composition; Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Maternal Dietary Intakes

$6,000

Assessing usual household salt intake through salt disappearance in rural Cambodia for the future fortification with thiamine

SupervisorCIHR2018Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Chan, Kathleen L

Keywords: Beriberi; Cambodia; Dietary Guidelines; Fortification; Lactation; Maternal Health; Micronutrient Deficiencies; Public Health Intervention; Salt; Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

$6,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 27, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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