Elaine Power, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health StudiesCross-appointed, Department of Gender Studies Affiliated, Cultural Studies Graduate Program Understanding our food habits Host:Barry KaplanSynopsis:Dr. Elaine Power is anassociateprofessor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies andcross-appointedtothe Department of Gender Studies at Queen’s University. She is the co-editor of therecently published book,Messy Eating: Conversations on Animals as Foodand the forthcoming volume,Feminist Food Studies: Intersectional Perspectives. Her research focuses on issues related to poverty,class, health, and food security. In particular, Dr. Power uses qualitative research methods and criticalsocial theory to investigatefood practices, especially in relation to income and social class. She is also afounding member of the Canadian Association for Food Studies and the Kingston Action Group for aBasic Income Guarantee.In this episode, Dr. Power discusses her co-authoredbook,Acquired Tastes: Why Families Eat the WayThey Do,which analyzes over 100 interviews with families across Canada to understand how food habitsare shaped by class, health, gender, poverty, and food insecurity.Please visit theSchool of Kinesiology and Health Studiesfor more information about Dr. Power’sresearch Shideh Kabiri AmeriAssistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering E-tattoos and healthcare: nano materials for superior wearable tech Host:Barry KaplanSynopsis:Dr. Shideh Kabiri Ameri is anassistantprofessor in theDepartment of Electrical and ComputerEngineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University. Her researchfocuses on 2D material-based electronic devices and their applications in wearables, bioelectronics,human machine interface, electronic tattoos, internet of things, and mobile healthcare. She leads theAmeri Nano Research Group interested in looking for innovative and novel solutions for technologicalchallenges by applyingnano-sciences to Engineering. In 2017, Dr. Ameriwas awarded the Rising Star inEECE.In this episode, Dr. Ameri discusses her research on e-tattoos and their application on humans. She alsomentions the work conducted at the Ameri Nano Research Group,which uses 2D and nano-materials todevelop superiorand minimally visiblesensors and electronicsfor wearable healthcare technology.Please visit theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineeringfor more information about Dr.Ameri’s research.