Tarra Penney
About: Dr Penney is a population health scientist, assistant professor of Global Health, investigator with the Global Strategy Lab, member of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University and the Global 1 Health Network in Canada. She completed her Postdoctoral training and PhD in preventive medicine and public health at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK. Working with national and international organizations, her research utilizes systems thinking to focus on understanding the impact of globalization and food systems on human and planetary health, seeking to inform the prevention of obesity, food insecurity, emergence of zoonoses and related impacts of climate change.
Job: AcademicExperience
- Assistant Professor of Global Health at York Univeristy
Education
- PhD, Preventive Medicine at University of Cambridge