Larissa Rossen

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Food, Nutrition and Health

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Dr. Rossen received her PhD from the University of New South Wales, Australia, investigating early predictors of infant development in the first year of life as part of the Triple B study (Bumps, Babies, and Beyond), a longitudinal birth cohort study which examines a wide range of biopsychosocial factors that relate to the health and development of Australian children. She was awarded scholarships from UNSW Australia and the Australian Centre for Perinatal Science.

She currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the Away We Grow Toddler Development Study at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Dr. Rossen received a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award for her project investigating toddler feeding patterns, nutrient status, and neuro-cognitive development.

Larissa is passionate about understanding and intervening around risk and protective factors related to early childhood development and health, especially supporting families through the perinatal period (pregnancy and postpartum). She is certified in Perinatal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International.

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

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