Dr. Jennifer Dean is a social scientist with a Ph.D in health geography from McMaster University. Dr. Dean’s research program broadly focuses on social and environmental determinants of health, planning healthy and inclusive communities, and social equity and justice. She has a strong background in qualitative research methods, community based research, and has worked with various marginalized populations including youth, recent immigrants, and low-income families. Dr. Dean is currently working on projects examining food allergy management for children in public spaces, social inclusion and integration of recent immigrants in Peel Region, and environmental determinants of adolescent body weight. She is looking forward to joining the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo!"
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