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Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson is an associate professor in the School of Nutrition Sciences and a professional dietitian. She received her PhD in nutrition sciences with a specialization in nutrigenetics from the University of Toronto and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in genetic epidemiology at the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) in Paris. Her research program focuses on perinatal social nutrition and collaborates with Professor Alex Dumas from the School of Human Kinetics, adopting a socially-engaged approach to nutritional equity during pregnancy and early childhood. Through a framework grounded in sociology and an understanding of social inequality, she addresses barriers to optimal perinatal nutrition and health. Her program employs mixed methods to offer nutritional services tailored to critical developmental periods, aiming to reduce social inequalities by improving the nutrition and wellness of families experiencing material and social insecurity. Professor Fontaine-Bisson is currently accepting new students for thesis supervision.
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