Elkhansa SidahmedElkhansa Sidahmed, Ph.D., MMSc.

Population Research Scientist, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Education:  

  • PhD, Human Nutrition, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2015
  • Clinical Investigation, Harvard Medical School, 2020

Professional Experience: 

  • Postdoctoral trainee: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition 2015-2019
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Population Science 2017-2019
  • Visiting Research Scientist and collaborator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Heath Department of Epidemiology 2020- present

Active Research Projects: 

  • Medically Tailored Meals for controlling diabetes in elderly patients with food insecurity
  • Disparities in lung cancer screening
  • Nutrition and cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa