Dr. Hannah Neufeld

Associate Professor

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Biography

Hannah Neufeld is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Public Health Sciences and holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing. With over 20 years of experience in community-based research, her work focuses on Indigenous families and food systems in both southern urban settings and broader international contexts. Neufeld has contributed to nutrition policy and knowledge translation initiatives through her involvement with the United Nations and other international organizations. Her current research program emphasizes the complexities of urban Indigenous food environments and aims to create intergenerational spaces for land-based learning. She also supervises graduate students in fields related to Indigenous health, food systems, and maternal nutrition. Neufeld holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph, as well as a Master's and PhD in Community Health Sciences from the University of Manitoba. She completed a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Geography/Indigenous Health Lab at Western University.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada

Teaching and research in Indigenous health and wellbeing.

Adjunct Professor

— Present

University of Guelph • Guelph, ON, Canada

Engaged in academic activities related to family relations and applied nutrition.

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.