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Thea Demmers

Supervisor, Nutrition Suite
PERFORM Centre

Théa is a licensed dietitian with the Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (OPDQ) and Dietitians of Canada . Théa supervises and supports the activities in the Nutrition Suite at the PERFORM Centre, and hosts dietetic interns and graduate students.

Théa has worked previously with various community organizations, and as an instructor in Concordia’s Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. She has experience with interactive workshops, talks, cooking workshops and nutrition counseling for: diabetes (gestational, Type 1 and Type 2), weight management, eating disorders, food allergies or gastrointestinal conditions, mental health conditions, nutrition for exercise, across the lifespan, renal failure and oncology. Théa also has experience in recipe and menu development.

See Théa’s LinkedIn profile.

Sessions in which Thea Demmers attends

Monday 10 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Opening remarks
15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Graham Carr, Concordia University (Speaker)

Habib Benali, Concordia University (Speaker)

9:15 AM
9:15 AM

Sylvia Santosa, Concordia University (Speaker)

At MON Lab we combine unique biological, physiological and nutritional techniques to investigate and understand the underlying effects of obesit...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM

Catherine Jane Field PhD, RD, University of Alberta (Keynote speaker)

The majority of immune development and the ability to ‘tolerate’ food proteins occurs after birth, during the period when most infants’ are cons...
10:15 AM
10:15 AM

Laurent Turner, Concordia University, PERFORM Centre (Presenter)

10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Round Table / Q & A
15 minutes, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The following posters will be presented:11:00am-11:05amThe Potential of Probiotics in Preventing Diet-Induced Mitochondria...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Christophe Grova PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

In this talk, we will present our recent developments in the context of Personalized functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (fNIRS) investigatio...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmThe Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) - Normative...

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu MD, PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Sleep is important for memory consolidation and cognitives performances during the day. There is increasing evidence that brain o...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amThe Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiologic...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Shimon Amir PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Circadian clock genes are widely expressed in mammalian brain. Despite considerable knowledge about the role of these genes in the generation of...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmLoneliness and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitud...

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Christopher Steele PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Regional brain function is determined by its local structure and connectivity. I will present work from our lab that strives to quantify connect...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amMeasurement of Centre of Pressure using the Wii Balance Board in Older Adu...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Karen Li PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Safe mobility is vital to the functional independence of older adults. Executive functions such as working memory updating and dividing attention p...

Thursday 13 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rock your talk
2 hours, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Workshop

An innovative workshop aimed to help attendees develop effective presentation skills. Colleen brings a unique actor’s perspective to communicati...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
PERFORM multidisciplinary research
2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Panel

Join us to learn about the multidisciplinary research taking place at the PERFORM Centre from Concordia’s top scientists. The student scientific...