Recent Papers and News Articles

McLean, J., Northrup-Lyons, Lyons., Reid, R.J., Smith, L., Mucumbitsi, A., Kayumba, J., Omwega, A., McDonald, C., Schauer, C., Zlotkin, S. (2018) From Evidence to National Scale: The Case of Home Fortification with Micronutrient Powders in Rwanda. Matern Child Nutr https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12752

Verbowski, V., Talukder, Z., Hou, K., Sok Hoing, L., Michaux, K., Anderson, V., Gibson, R., Li, K. H., Lynd, L. D., McLean, J., Green, T. J., Barr, S. I. (2018). Effect of enhanced homestead food production and aquaculture on dietary intakes of women and children in rural Cambodia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Matern Child Nutr. 14(3), e12581. doi:10.1111/mcn.12581. Epub 2018 Jan 5.

Daly, Z., Northrup-Lyons, M., Brunet, D., Aongola, A., Green, T. J., & McLean, J. (2017). Factors associated with anaemia status and haemoglobin concentrations in infants 6-11 months in Mbala District, Northern Province, Zambia. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 17(4), 12722-12744.

Janmohamed, A., Karakochuk, C. D., Boungnasiri, S., Chapman, G. E., Janssen, P. A., Brant, R., Green, T. J., & McLean, J. (2016). Prenatal supplementation with corn soya blend plus reduces the risk of maternal anemia in late gestation and lowers the rate of preterm birth but does not significantly improve maternal weight gain and birth anthropometric measurements in rural Cambodian women: A randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 103(2), 559-566.

Anema A, Fielden SJ, Shurgold S, Ding E, Messina J, Jones JE, Chittock B, Monteith K, Globerman J, Rourke SB, Hogg RS. Association Between Food Insecurity and Procurement Methods Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in a High Resource Setting. PLOS ONE. 2016 Aug 3;11(8):e0157630.

Janmohamed, A., Karakochuk, C. D., Boungnasiri, S., Whitfield, K. C., Chapman, G. E., Janssen, P., McLean, J., & Green, T. J. (2015). Factors affecting the acceptability and consumption of corn soya blend plus as a prenatal dietary supplement among pregnant women in rural Cambodia. Public Health Nutrition. 19(10), 1842-1851.

Karakochuk, C. D., Janmohamed, A., Whitfield, K. C., Barr, S. I., Vercauteren, S. M., Kroeun, H., Talukder, A., McLean, J., & Green, T. J. (2015). Evaluation of two methods to measure hemoglobin concentration among women with genetic hemoglobin disorders in Cambodia: A method-comparison study. Clinica Chimica Acta. 441, 148-155.

Macdonald, C., McLean, J., Kroeun, H., Talukder, A., Lynd, L. D., & Green, T. J. (2015). Household food insecurity and dietary diversity as correlates of maternal and child undernutrition in rural Cambodia. European. Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69, 242-246.

Macdonald, C. M., McLean, J., Kroeun, H., Talukder, A., Lynd, L., & Green, T. J. (2015). Determinants of household food insecurity and low dietary diversity in rural Cambodia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 24(4), 720-730.

Whitfield, K. C., Karakochuk, C. D., Liu, Y. Z., McCann, A., Talukder, A., Kroeun, H., Ward, M., McNulty, H., Lynd, L. D., Kitts, D. D., Li-Chan, E. C. Y., McLean, J., & Green, T. J. (2015). Poor thiamin and riboflavin status is common among women of childbearing age in rural and urban Cambodia. Journal of Nutrition. 145(3), 628-633.

Whitfield, K. C., Karakochuk, C. D., Liu, Y., McCann, A., Talukder, A., Kroeun, H., Ward, M., McNulty, H., Lynd, L. D., Kitts, D. D., Li-Chan, E., McLean, J., & Green, T. J. (2015). Thiamin and riboflavin status of women of childbearing age in rural and urban Cambodia. Journal of Nutrition. 145, 628-33.

Hillenbrand, E., Lakzadeh, P., Sokhoin, L., Talukder, A., Green, T. J., & McLean, J. (2014). Using the social relations approach to capture complexity in women’s empowerment: Using gender analysis in the Fish on Farms project in Cambodia. Gender & Development. 22(2), 351-368.

Anema A, Kerr T, Milloy MJ, Feng C, Montaner JSG, Wood E. Relationship between hunger, adherence and plasma HIV RNA suppression among HIV-positive illicit drug users in Vancouver, Canada. AIDS Care. 2014 Apr;26(4):459-65.

Anema A, Fielden SJ, Castleman T, Grede N, Heap A, Bloem M. Food insecurity in the context of HIV: Toward harmonized definitions and indicators. AIDS Behav. 2014 Oct;18 Suppl 5:S476-89.

Michaux, K., Anema, A., Green, T., Smith, L., McLean, J., Omwega, A., Ngabo, F., Brunet, D., Aongola, A., Lezama, I., Ejigui, J., Berdaga, V., Powell, S., Palaniappan, U., Chiwileh, F., Ahimbisibwei, M. (2014). Home fortification with micronutrient powders: Lessons learned from formative research across six countries. Sight and Life. 28(4), 26-35 Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/15206791/Home_Fortification_with_Micronutrient_Powders_Lessons_learned_from_formative_research_across_six_countries

In the News

Zlotkin, S., Mclean, J., & Schauer, C. (2016). Bringing micronutrients to scale in Rwanda. HuffPost. October 21, 2016. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bringing-micronutrients-to-scale-in-rwanda_us_5808d582e4b08ddf9ece159b

Anderson, R. (2014). Good things in small packages. Trek Magazine. Spring 2014. Retrieved from https://trekmagazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2014/may-2014/features/good-things-in-small-packages/

Shore, R. (2013). UBC professor expanding nutritional program to a quarter-million Rwandan children. Vancouver Sun. September 16, 2013. Retrieved from https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/ubc-professor-expanding-nutritional-program-to-a-quarter-million-rwandan-children

Carman, T. (2012). UBC researchers tackle ‘hidden hunger’ in rural Cambodia. Vancouver Sun. June 25, 2012. Retrieved from http://www.vancouversun.com/health/researchers+tackle+hidden+hunger+rural+Cambodia/6838343/story.html