Lesley Andrade is a PhD Candidate in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, working under the supervision of Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick. Her research interests include public health systems, healthy eating and nutrition policy, healthy weights promotions and eating disorders/disordered eating prevention, and dietary assessment methods. Lesley’s doctoral research is examining the consumption of low-calorie sweeteners and applying an innovative method to estimating usual intake in Canada and abroad. Lesley is a Registered Dietitian and has 12 years of experience working for a northern Ontario health unit. During this time, Lesley supported healthy eating and healthy weights programming in workplaces, schools, and the broader community.
