Dr. Bill Woodward is an Emeritus Professor of the University
of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He received BSc (1971) and MSc (1973) degrees in
Animal Science and Nutrition at the University of British Columbia and
completed PhD-level studies at the University of Sheffield, England (1976) in a
basic medical science setting. In 1979, he joined the faculty of the Department
of Nutrition (now Human Health and Nutritional Sciences) at Guelph, an academic
unit engaged in studying nutrition as a basic biological science. In this
environment, he developed research and teaching programs in nutritional
biochemistry and nutritional immunology until retiring in 2008. His main
research interest has centered on T cell immune responsiveness in acute forms
of prepubescent malnutrition. Honored as a Guelph Presidential Distinguished
Professor for 2002–2004, his teaching, research and academic service have been
recognized over the years by the university and beyond, most recently in 2011
through the biennial Jay Newman Award for Defence of Academic Freedom and
Integrity.
Dr. Jennifer M. Monk is an assistant professor and early
career investigator at the University of Guelph in the Human Health and
Nutritional Sciences (HHNS) department. Her applied human research centers on
identifying new ways to reduce food insecurity and enhance access to healthy
foods in vulnerable urban populations, such as immigrant populations and the
elderly. As part of her community-engaged research within the City of Guelph,
she has collaborated with The SEED Community Food Markets to demonstrate the
sustainability and effectiveness of the novel sliding-scale payment option that
increases access to healthy fruits and vegetables and reduces food insecurity.
Additionally, she is interested in identifying the unique challenges
experienced by vulnerable food-insecure immigrant populations and the barriers
they encounter to accessing culturally familiar foods while living in a new
food environment. In this connection, she has worked with community partners to
develop pictorial communication approaches to assist non-English-speaking food-insecure individuals to help identify culturally familiar food options, enhance
their access to these foods and build food literacy.
