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Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

Assistant Professor | On Leave, Fall 2024-Winter 2025
EducationRD, MPH, PhD
Areas of ExpertisePublic health nutrition; Population health; Food and nutrition policy; Food environment; Food labelling; Nutrition communication

Dr. Jenn Lee is an assistant professor in the School of Nutrition at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario. Her research program focuses on examining environmental factors like nutrition policies that can shape our diets and dietary behaviours, and developing communication tools that can promote healthier diets among Canadians. She has a wide breadth of experience in nutrition research, including energy balance, exercise physiology, dietary assessment, nutrient profiling models and knowledge synthesis.

Research projects

  • Potential dietary impact of Canadian nutrition policies
  • Nutritional quality of pre-packaged food supply 
  • E-commerce food labelling
  • Cost of ‘healthy’ foods in Canada