Lesley Andrade is a PhD Candidate in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo, 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.
