Dr. Sarah Elton

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sarah Elton is an Assistant Professor in the Social Behavioural Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Her transdisciplinary research investigates the impacts of food systems on human health and ecosystems, utilizing critical qualitative health research methodologies. She focuses on the interplay between food supply chains and climate change, food access in socio-ecological systems, and the implications of urban gardens on public health. Elton's work is recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and includes publications in well-regarded journals such as Social Science & Medicine and Environmental Humanities. With an academic background that includes a PhD in Social Behavioural Health Sciences, she has also been acknowledged with prestigious awards like the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award. Her prior experience as a journalist and author enriches her academic perspective, as she has authored bestselling books including 'Locavore: Consumed: Food in a Finite Planet.'

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2019-01-01 — 2024-01-01

Department of Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University • Toronto

Teaching and conducting research in social behavioural health sciences, focusing on food system impacts on health.

Awards

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Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award

2021-01-01
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Joan Eakin Award for Methodological Excellence

2020-01-01

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
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:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology