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Sharon Kirkpatrick is a Professor at the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She is a Registered Dietitian with a focus on training in community public health nutrition. Her research centers on the intersections of nutrition and human planetary health, equity, and policy, all through a systems thinking lens. Her work aims to enhance methodologies for measuring dietary patterns, fostering robust evidence regarding the impact of these patterns on human health and promoting healthy, sustainable eating practices. She examines dietary inequities and has a longstanding interest in the determinants and implications of household food insecurity. Lastly, her research explores the utility of systems thinking methods to understand the various factors that shape major public health nutrition challenges and the potential outcomes of policies and interventions designed to address these issues. Additionally, she is engaged in graduate supervision and currently accepts applications from graduate students whose research interests align with her focus areas.
University of Calgary • Calgary
National Cancer Institute, U.S.A. • U.S.A.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.