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Harriet V. Kuhnlein

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Harriet V. Kuhnlein is professor emerita of Human Nutrition at McGill University.[1] She is also Founding Director of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE).[1]

Education

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Kuhnlein has a PhD from University of California, Berkeley and an honorary LL.D. from University of Western Ontario.[1]

Research

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Kuhnlein's research relates to knowledge of food resources, protection of biocultural diversity, and well-being.[2] Her work has spanned more than 40 Indigenous cultures, including Hopi, Coast Salish, and Haudenosaune peoples.

Awards

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In 2024, Kuhnlein was awarded the Distinguished Ethnobiologist Award from the Society of Ethnobiology.[3] Kuhnlein received the Unsung Heroes of McGill award in 2022.[4] Also in 2022, she received the Living Legend Award from the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.[5]

Personal life

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Kuhnlein retired from McGill University in 2009. She is married.[6]

Publications

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Kuhnlein, Harriet V. Strontium and lead in the Hopi nutritional environment and teeth. PhD dissertation. University of California, 1976.

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Harriet V. Kuhnlein". McGill School of Human Nutrition. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "45th Annual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology" (PDF). Society of Ethnobiology. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Distinguished Ethnobiologist Award". Society of Ethnobiology. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Unsung Heroes of McGill". McGill Bicentennial. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Living Legends Awards". International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Harriet Kuhnlein, Emerita Professor" (PDF). McGill. Retrieved 17 June 2024.