Dr. Geneviève Leduc
Project Manager
613-737-7600 x4192
gleduc@cheo.on.ca

Position:

Project Manager

Degrees:

• B.Sc. Kinesiology – Université de Montréal
• M.Sc. Kinesiology – Université Laval
• Ph.D. Nutrition – Université Laval

Research interests:

• Family and school environment in regards to children’s lifestyle habits
• Healthy lifestyle education in elementary school and community settings (nutrition, physical activity, stress management)
• Fitness and physical activity measurement
• Self-perception of weight status in children

Project in progress:

International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)

Biography:

Dr. Geneviève Leduc is the project manager of the ISCOLE research project with the HALO Group. She moved to Ottawa after completing a Doctoral Degree in nutrition at Université Laval in Quebec City. During her graduate studies, she looked into the environmental influences on elementary school-aged children’s weight status, adiposity and fitness. She also contributed to the implementation of pilot interventions to teach healthy nutrition and to enhance physical activity participation in fun and interactive ways in elementary schools and summer day camps in Quebec City. She was thrilled to join HALO and to be involved in the ISCOLE project which principal aim is to determine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics, obesity and weight gain in 10 year-old children, and to investigate the influence of behavioral settings and physical, social and policy environments on these relationships. Outside of work, Geneviève has been a group fitness instructor for over 10 years and is still a regular participant in all sorts of fitness classes. She also loves to cook and tries to incorporate the components of a healthy lifestyle to her family by being active and preparing meals with her 3-year-old son every day!