Alexa Ferdinands, PhD, RD

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Pronouns: she/her

Contact

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
Email
aferdina@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Food Environments Public Health Nutrition Qualitative Methods Community-Based Participatory Research Youth Health


About

I am an Assistant Professor in Dietetics and Nutritional Science in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta. I am also an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health and a Registered Dietitian.

I lead the Youth Food Action Lab, which advances research to inform action on youths’ food environments. My team aims to help youth build positive relationships with food and amplify their voices in food and nutrition policymaking. I have expertise in food environments, qualitative methods, and community-based participatory research.

Announcements

Supervision

I am currently accepting MSc and PhD students. To inquire about available positions, please send an email detailing your experience and research interests, along with your CV.

Featured Publications

Alexa Ferdinands, Matt Ormandy, Lesley Hodge, Maria Mayan

BMC Nursing. 2025 December; 10.1186/s12912-025-03582-z


Matt Ormandy, Janat Ibrahimi, Mary Beckie, Alexa Ferdinands

Agriculture and Human Values. 2025 August; 10.1007/s10460-025-10782-5


Matt Ormandy, Alexa Ferdinands, Maria Mayan

Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation. 2025 July; 10.53967/cje-rce.6941


Alexa Ferdinands, Matt Ormandy, Stephanie Olsen, Maria Mayan

Health Promotion International. 2025 July; 10.1093/heapro/daaf095


Alexa R. Ferdinands, Kim D. Raine

2024 July; 10.4324/9781003254041-3


Alexa Ferdinands, Matt Ormandy, Maria Mayan

Theory & Practice in Rural Education. 2024 June; 10.3776/tpre.2024.v14n1p127-155


Matt Ormandy, Alexa Ferdinands, Autumn Nesdoly, Maria Mayan

Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 2024 January; 10.1080/10668926.2023.2295485


The Journal of Rural and Community Development. 2024 January;


Alexa Ferdinands, Oleg Lavriv, Mary Beckie, Maria Mayan

Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation. 2023 November; 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i3.627


Alexa Rae Ferdinands, Jennifer Ann Brown, Charlene C. Nielsen, Candace I.J. Nykiforuk, Kim D. Raine

Public Health Nutrition. 2023 July; 10.1017/S1368980023000733


Alexa R. Ferdinands, Tara Leigh F. McHugh, Kate Storey, Kim D. Raine

BMC Public Health. 2022 December; 10.1186/s12889-022-13607-w


Alexa R. Ferdinands, Tara Leigh F. McHugh, Kate Storey, Kim D. Raine

International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2022 May; 10.1177/16094069221100939


Alexa R. Ferdinands, Tara Leigh F. McHugh, Kate E. Storey, Kim D. Raine

Social Science and Medicine. 2021 November; 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114404


Jennifer Ann Brown, Alexa R. Ferdinands, Rachel Prowse, Darcy Reynard, Kim D. Raine, Candace I.J. Nykiforuk

SSM - Population Health. 2021 June; 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100803


Alexa R. Ferdinands, Dana Lee Olstad, Krista M. Milford, Katerina Maximova, Candace I.J. Nykiforuk, Kim D. Raine

Public Health Nutrition. 2020 August; 10.1017/S1368980020000130


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Research Students

Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.

Undergraduate students interested in research related to public health nutrition may send an email detailing their relevant experiences, research interests, and CV.