Bernadette Moussa

Name​Bernadette Moussa
School​School of Health & Life Sciences
Program​Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours)
Academic and professional designations
  • Masters of Public Health, University of Waterloo (2012)
  • Bachelors of Applied Sciences, Ryerson University (2004)
  • Honours Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto (2002)
  • Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada), issued 2004
Title
​Professor
Courses taught
  • BIOL71011 - Applied Microbiology
  • FOOD73000 - Food Science and Technology
  • SCIE73000 - Food Science and Technology
Areas of expertise & interest
  • Public Health Inspection
  • Leadership
  • Food safety including foodborne disease investigation and outbreak management, risk assessment, education and enforcement
Industry experience, professional currency activities
  • 20 years of experience in public health at the Region of Waterloo Public Health, including Public Health Inspector Team Lead (2023)
  • Food handler training coordinator (Regional) and part of provincial food handler subcommittee (2013-2016). Involved in evaluation and implementation
  • Infection prevention and control, including personal service settings, tanning salons and regulated health professionals
Major research projects, scholarly activities, and/or publications
​Publications:
  • Advocacy for the modernization of public health regulations (Ontario Branch News Journal, 2012) 
Additional information
​I possess the leadership skills, educational background and public health experience to bring the classroom to life and empower others to make a difference in the community we live in.
Bernadette-Moussa