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Daniel Sellen

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ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Daniel Sellen

Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2017.

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Research

Cardiometabolic Outcome Child Cohort Studies Dohad India Intervention Lifecourse Mental Health Outcome

Latest funding

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,190,000
Addressing child nutrition and development and education outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort and randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$999,595
Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 14 grants and awards

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - India

Principal investigators: Matthews, Stephen G; Sellen, Daniel W; CHANDAK, GIRIRAJ R; Comelli, Elena M; Krishnaveni, Ghattu V; Kumaran, Kalyanaraman; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Suryanarayana, Kumar G; Wade, Mark

Keywords: Cardiometabolic Outcome; Child; Cohort Studies; Dohad; India; Intervention; Lifecourse; Mental Health Outcome; Preconception; Pregnancy

$2,190,000

Addressing child nutrition and development and education outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort and randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Birken, Catherine S

Keywords: Children; Covid-19; Development; Dietary Intake; Eating Behaviours; Epidemiology; Food Insecurity; Learning; Nutrition; School

$999,595

Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J; Clinton, Jean M; Lule, Elizabeth L; Connor, Kristin L; Draper, Catherine E; Hung, Rayjean; Norris, Shane A

Keywords: Child Health And Development Outcomes; Childhood Adiposity; Clinical Trial; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Maternal-Child Health; Non-Communicable Disease; Preconception, Pregnancy And Infancy Intervention

$2,500,000

Nutrition Recommendation Intervention trialS in children's Healthcare

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Maguire, Jonathon L; Hwang, Stephen W; Weir-Seeley, Shannon; Wong, Peter D; Birken, Catherine S; Fuller, Anne E

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Child Care; Childhood Obesity; Cohort-Embedded Trial; Early Life Nutrition; Equity; Lactation Consultant; Longitudinal Factorial Design; Solid Food Introduction

$1,913,907

Early INterventions to Support Trajectories for healthy lifE in INdia (EINSTEIN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant - Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - India

Principal investigators: Matthews, Stephen G; Kumaran, Kalyanaraman; Lye, Stephen J; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Suryanarayana, Kumar G; Yajnik, Chittaranjan

Keywords: Cardiometabolic Outcome; Child; Cohort Studies; Dohad; India; Infant; Intervention; Mental Health Outcome; Preconception; Pregnancy

$2,493,350

BUilding Knowledge and a foundation for HeALthy lIfe trajectories: BUKHALI Trial.

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South-Africa

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J; Matthews, Stephen G; Norris, Shane A; Richter, Linda

Keywords: Child Cognitive Development; Child Development; Cohort Studies; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Nutrition; Obesity; Pregnancy

$2,478,000

Effectiveness and Feasibility of Providing Postnatal Breastfeeding Support to Vulnerable Mothers as an Extension to the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program

SupervisorCIHR2017Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Mildon, Alison

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy; Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program; Infant Nutrition; Postnatal Lactation Support

$105,000

TRajectories Of healthy life using Public Health and primary care Interventions in Canada: The TROPHIC Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - Canada

Principal investigators: Dennis, Cindy-Lee E; Birken, Catherine S; Jüni, Peter

Keywords: Child Development; Child Obesity; Collaborative Care; E-Health; Mothers And Fathers/Partner; Preconception Health; Primary Care; Public Health; Randomized Controlled Trial

$17,018,637

Women who are breastfeeding: Increasing self-efficacy to improve outcomes (WISE) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dennis, Cindy-Lee E

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Randomized Controlled Trial; Self-Efficacy

$1,262,453

How do HIV-infected pregnant and lactating women describe their experiences accessing comprehensive healthcare in Nakuru, Kenya

SupervisorCIHR2011Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Gayapersad, Allison

Keywords: Health Systems; Maternal

$5,200

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 July 30, 2025 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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