Colleen Walton
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Sciences-Applied Human Sciences
University of Prince Edward Island
Canada
Biography
Dr. Walton did her Phd in Epidermology & is currently serving as an Assistant professor in University of Prince Edward Island.
Research Interest
Dr. Walton's research focuses on family nutritional health with a focus on food sovereignty and food security aimed at reducing their risk of obesity and chronic disease. Colleen's recent research is with East African farm families and First Nations communities in PEI.
Publications
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VanLeeuwen JA, Mellish T, Walton C, Kaniaru A, Gitau R, Mellish K, Maina B, Wichtel J. Management, productivity and livelihood effects on Kenyan smallholder dairy farms from interventions addressing animal health and nutrition and milk quality. Tropical animal health and production. 2012 Feb 1;44(2):231-8.
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Walton C, Van Leeuwen JA, Yeudall F, Taylor J. Association between duration of community-based group membership and sustainable livelihoods for Kenyan women dairy farmers. J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev. 2012;4:43-60.
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Walton C, Taylor J, VanLeeuwen J, Yeudall F, Mbugua S. Associations of diet quality with dairy group membership, membership duration and non-membership for Kenyan farm women and children: a comparative study. Public health nutrition. 2014 Feb;17(2):307-16.
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Walton C, VanLeeuwen J, MacLellan D, Taylor J, Mbugua S. Effect of nutrition education and dairy group membership on nutrition knowledge, practices and diet quality for rural Kenyan farm women. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 2017;17(3):12343-61.
