Meet the current students who are an integral part of our research team.
Lauren Viana, MSc, (BSc. Honours) from London, Ontario.
Thesis title: The effects of germination and dehulling on yellow-eyed dried bean proteins and their interactions with aroma compounds.
Email: lviana@stfx.ca
Kristen Stephens, MSc Student (BSc Human Nutrition), from New Brunswick.
Title of Project: Investigating aroma formation during the processing and storage of fermented pulses.
Email: x2017wzm@stfx.ca
Sophia Antoniello (MSc student) from Venezuela.
Title of Project: To investigate the retention/release mechanisms of select off-flavour compounds on or from protein matrices.
Email: santonie@stfx.ca
Brighid McKay (BSc Honours student)
Summer NSERC USRA student from Calgary, Alberta.
Title of Project: Characterization of fermented Nova Scotia bean flours and protein isolates.
Email: x2018ybl@stfx.ca
Ana Maria Bejarano-Martinez, (BSc student)
Summer research student from Ecuador
Title of Project: Assessing the Value of Entrepreneurial Experiences for Human Nutrition Undergraduate Students at StFX.
Email: :x2018ugi@stfx.ca
Corinna Sahu, (BSc Student)
Summer Research Student from Ontario
Title of Project: Modifying flavour profiles of Nova Scotia bean flours using lactic acid fermentation.
Email: x2020ajt@stfx.ca
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Ruth Harvie
Title of Project: Characterization of texture-modified foods.
Email: x2019fzh@stfx.ca
Chantel Yakimets (BSc Honours student) from Sherwood Park, AB.
The X-Food Research Lab 