Dr. Christine M. McDonald, ScD, MSc

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Position Title
Associate Professor, UCSF Departments of Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Visiting Research Faculty, UC Davis Department of Nutrition

Education and Degree(s)
  • BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Dietetic Internship, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
  • MSc in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition, Tufts University
  • ScD in Nutritional Epidemiology, Harvard University
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Dr. McDonald’s research is primarily based in global health nutrition with an emphasis on the design and evaluation of interventions to prevent and treat maternal and child undernutrition in resource-limited settings. Specific topics of interest include: