Brenda Hartman, PhD

Associate Professor

Contact Information


bhartma5@uwo.ca

Education

  • PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences (University of Toronto)
  • MSc, Department of Nutritional Sciences (University of Toronto)
  • BSc (Hon), School of Nutrition (Ryerson University)

Graduate Program Supervision

  • Food and Nutritional Sciences MScFN
  • Health and Rehabilitation |

Research In Profile

Having worked as a clinical dietitian at Sickkids, it is not surprising that my primary research interests are in maternal and infant nutrition. I am interested in looking at dietary and supplement intakes of one carbon nutrients, and exclusionary diet patterns in women of childbearing years, but I am also interested in factors influencing breastfeeding and donor milk use in premature infants.

Featured Publications and Projects

Books

  • Nutrition: An Applied Approach. 2021. 4th Edition. Canadian Eds. Hartman, B. & Lafave, L. Other eds. Thompson, J, Manore, M. Pearson Canada, Toronto

Chapters and Reports

  • Cidro, J., Suleman, S., Leslie, K., Amaria, K., Hartman, B., Thompson, G., Freeman, J., Bismila, Z., Bismila, V., Moore, E., Morgan, R., Alebraheem, Z., Kaufman, M. (2015). Adolescent Health and Nutrition in US and Canada—An Overview of Determinants and Issues. In Makrides, M., Butta, Z., Prentice, A. (eds): Health and Nutrition in Adolescents and Young Women: Preparing for the Next Generation. Nestle Nutrition Inst Workshop Series, No. 80. Basel, Switzerland: Nestle Nutrition Institute.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Biancaniello, E., Tiessen, S., Hartman, B., Battram, D. Dietary polyphenol intake in the Canadian population: findings from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition. Canadian Journal of Public Health. Can J Public Health. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.17269/s41997-023-00845-7.
  • Madill J, Hartman B, Smeal K, Siswanto O, Watson T, Donnelly-Vanderloo M, O’Connor C. Is the use of metformin associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in hospitalized patients? J Clin Nutr Food Sci, 2019;2(1):001-005.
  • Clouthier, N., Ulrich, C., Hartman, B. Donor Breast Milk Acceptability in Muslim Populations in Canada. The Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. Published online 25 March 2019 https://doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2019-006.
  • Hartman, B., Fazili, Z., Pfeiffer, C., O’Connor, D. The effect of pregnancy and folic acid supplementation on the folate forms in red blood cells. Journal of Nutrition. 2014;144(9):1364-9.

Graduate Student Opportunities

Potential opportunities for students include the following topics:

  • Diet Recall/FFQ development
  • Compliance with at home nutrition support
  • Diet intake and Perimenopausal symptoms using CCHS 2015 Dietary data

Please contact Brenda Hartman directly at bhartma5@uwo.ca for more information.

Additional Information

Professional Activities

  • Dietitians of Canada
  • College of Dietitians of Ontario
  • Canadian Nutrition Society
  • American Society of Nutrition