About Me
A leader in the study of physical activity promotion and prevention of eating disorders for over 25 years. One of the inaugural CIHR Applied Public Health Chairs, she pioneered the scientific use of innovative quantitative methodologies to study the reach, acceptability and outcomes of population level interventions including public bicycle share programs, inter-sectorial collaboration to promote healthy and diversified body image and grassroots initiatives to render built environments more sustainable. She co-presided the writing team that developed the Toronto Charter for Physical Activity, a healthy public policy tool now available in 21 languages.