Current Studies

  • SmartMoms Canada: An evaluation of a pregnancy-specific mobile health application to manage gestational weight gain

  • Researcher-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Dried Whole Fruits on Glucose and Lipid Levels in Prediabetic and Type 2 Diabetic Individuals (link this to the poster)

  • Glycemic Index (GI) Assessment of Dried Whole Saskatoon Berries and Powder in Healthy Subjects.

  • Effect of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity on Pregnancy Outcomes in Low-Income Obese or Overweight Pregnant Women (Impact of Diet and Exercise Activity on Pregnancy Outcome or IDEA study) & Growing healthy babies: Prenatal gardening to strengthen prenatal and postnatal care in Manitoba First Nations communities.

  • Pilot study on the effects of Saskatoon berry on glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and gut microbiota in healthy human subjects

  • Effect of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity on Pregnancy Outcomes in Low-Income Obese or Overweight Pregnant Women (Impact of Diet and Exercise Activity on pregnancy outcome or IDEA study)

  • The impact of short-term breastfeeding on the intestinal microbiomes of infants in rural and remote First Nations communities

  • ACTIVating and Engaging Patients Through clinical Interaction redesign and Electronically Integrated Novel Technologies (ACTIVE PATIENT) Gestational Diabetes

  • To assess the impact of COVID-19 on prenatal education and pregnancy outcomes in mothers and children in remote First Nations communities in Manitoba