Elizabeth Finnis, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Food security Food systems Qualitative methods Agriculture and Food Political ecology One Health Medical anthropology Agriculture Dietary transitions Food sovereignty

Latest papers

How can we build One Health competencies among undergraduate students?
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2026 · senior author
Context matters: Leveraging anthropology within one health.
One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Helping Endangered Lemurs and People in Madagascar: A One Health approach to conservation
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Understanding agricultural values and food sovereignty possibilities on the edge of Northern Ontario
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$55,612
Food systems, farming and environment in rural Paraguay
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$100,063

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

How can we build One Health competencies among undergraduate students?

Husband BC, Finnis E

The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaf160 PMID: 41929734

02

Context matters: Leveraging anthropology within one health.

Steffens TS, Finnis E

One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100393 PMID: 35686152

Helping Endangered Lemurs and People in Madagascar: A One Health approach to conservation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Steffens, Travis

$125,000

Understanding agricultural values and food sovereignty possibilities on the edge of Northern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Finnis, Elizabeth

Keywords: (1) food sovereignty; (2) food production; (3) food networks; (4) family farms; (5) agricultural ethics; (6) political ecology; (7) Ontario

$55,612

Food systems, farming and environment in rural Paraguay

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Finnis, Elizabeth

Keywords: ethnography; small-scale farmers; agricultural and dietary transitions; political ecology; food sovereignty; food and diet

$100,063

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Food security Dear Professor Finnis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "How can we build One Health competencies among undergraduate students?" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]