Monique Potvin Kent
Assistant Professor
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Ottawa
Canada
Biography
Dr. Monique Potvin Kent is an Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. She has a Ph.D. in Population Health, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and Bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology and Political Science. She was an NSERC Visiting Fellow at the Public Health Agency of Canada in the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control where she completed post-doctoral research in obesity prevention. She currently conducts research on food and nutrition policies that influence rates of obesity and other chronic diseases in the population. Her areas of interest include food and beverage marketing, nutritional labelling, nutritional knowledge and education and nutritional and weight loss counselling in health care settings. She has received funding from CIHR, NSERC and the Heart and Stroke Foundation and frequently collaborates with governments and non-governmental health organizations. Dr. Potvin Kent also has a clinical background in eating disorders and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Research Interest
Dr. Monique's currently conducts research on food and nutrition policies that influence rates of obesity and other chronic diseases in the population. Her areas of interest include food and beverage marketing, nutritional labelling, nutritional knowledge and education and nutritional and weight loss counselling in health care settings.
