Education and Training

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship              

Harvard University – Harvard School of Public Health                                                               

2011-present                                

Department of Society, Human Development, and Health                     

Supervisor: Dr. Ichiro Kawachi                                             

Topic: Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities

Post-Doctoral Fellowship    

University of Alberta                                                                                              

2010-2011                                     

Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation      

CIHR-Training Initiative in Obesity fellowship      

Supervisor: Dr. John Spence                    

Topic: Relationship between eating behaviour and childhood obesity

Ph.D. (Science)                

Université de Montréal                                                                                                                 

2006-2010      

Santé Publique, option épidémiologie      

Supervisors: Dr. Lise Gauvin & Dr. Tracie Barnett    

Thesis: Investigating Active Transportation to and from School: Identification of Predictors  and Health Benefits

MS.c. (Science)                                       

McGill University

2001-2003 

Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutritional Epidemiology

Supervisors: Dr. Katherine Gray-Donald & Dr. Jennifer O’Loughlin

Thesis: Effect of a ban on extracurricular sports activities by secondary school teachers on physical activity levels of adolescents: a multilevel analysis