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Sharon Kirkpatrick
Sharon Kirkpatrick, PhD, MHSc, is a Visiting Fellow with the Risk Factor Monitoring and
Methods Branch of the Applied Research Program. Dr. Kirkpatrick's research to date has
primarily focused on food access issues and nutrition disparities among disadvantaged
groups. Her interest in methodologic issues related to dietary assessment emerged from
her PhD work examining dietary intakes in relation to household food security. Other
interests include the measurement of food environments and issues related to food policy
and dietary guidance. Dr. Kirkpatrick earned her PhD in Nutritional Sciences and Master
of Health Science in Community Nutrition from the University of Toronto, and also holds
Bachelor degrees in nutrition and kinesiology. She previously worked as an analyst at
Health Canada's Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, where she participated in a
variety of research and policy projects.
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