STÉPHANE DECELLES
Stéphane is a part-time research assistant for Professor Malek Batal. He obtained a bachelor's degree in nutrition from the University of Ottawa (2008-2011) and master's degree in nutrition from the Université de Montréal (2012-2014).
During his masters, he spent the fall working as a Nutrition Research Coordinator for the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study (FNFNES), for which Professor Batal was one of the principal investigators. In April 2016, he accepted a coordination position with Professor Batal for a study on the barriers to breastfeeding, hygiene and food security carried out as part of the maternal and child health project: Prenatal, Perinatal Postnatal and Nutrition Support (A3PN) in Grand'Anse and South Departments in Haiti. He held this position until July 2019, when he was offered to coordinate the Food, Environment, Nutrition and Health of First Nations Children and Youth (FEHNCY) study. In July 2021 he requested to reduce his working hours to one day per week to prioritize the needs of his family; his daughter is eight years old, and his son is four years old.
To date, Stéphane has published 5 scientific articles together with Professor Malek Batal and CIENS team members:
Along with Ms. Joanie Lefebvre, they also produced the baseline, mid-intervention and end-of-intervention reports for the Research on barriers to breastfeeding, hygiene and food security in the Grand’Anse and South Departments of Haiti.
His main professional interests include food systems and environments, as well as the range of socio-political factors that can affect human rights, particularly the right to food.
During his masters, he spent the fall working as a Nutrition Research Coordinator for the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study (FNFNES), for which Professor Batal was one of the principal investigators. In April 2016, he accepted a coordination position with Professor Batal for a study on the barriers to breastfeeding, hygiene and food security carried out as part of the maternal and child health project: Prenatal, Perinatal Postnatal and Nutrition Support (A3PN) in Grand'Anse and South Departments in Haiti. He held this position until July 2019, when he was offered to coordinate the Food, Environment, Nutrition and Health of First Nations Children and Youth (FEHNCY) study. In July 2021 he requested to reduce his working hours to one day per week to prioritize the needs of his family; his daughter is eight years old, and his son is four years old.
To date, Stéphane has published 5 scientific articles together with Professor Malek Batal and CIENS team members:
- Malek Batal, Stéphane Decelles, "A Scoping Review of Obesity among Indigenous Peoples in Canada,” Journal of Obesity, vol. 2019, Article ID 9741090, 20 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9741090.
- Decelles S, Nardocci M, Mildon A, Salameh B, Sebai I, Arasimowicz S, et al. Determinants of continued breastfeeding in children aged 12-23 months in three regions of Haiti. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024;48:e6. https://doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2024.6
- Sebai I, Decelles S, Batal M. Determinants of dietary diversity among children 6–23 months: a cross‐sectional study in three regions of Haiti. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2023;36(3):833-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13128
- Decelles S, Nardocci M, Mildon A, Salameh B, Batal M. Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among Haitian children under 6 months of age. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 2023;46:e84. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.84
- Mildon A, Decelles S, Salameh B, Sebai I, Batal M. Protecting both infant and mother: perceptions of infant feeding practices in rural Haiti. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2022;6:e2022054. https://doi:10.29392/001c.38736
Along with Ms. Joanie Lefebvre, they also produced the baseline, mid-intervention and end-of-intervention reports for the Research on barriers to breastfeeding, hygiene and food security in the Grand’Anse and South Departments of Haiti.
His main professional interests include food systems and environments, as well as the range of socio-political factors that can affect human rights, particularly the right to food.
