Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput
Junior Research Chair
613-737-7600 x3683
jpchaput@cheo.on.ca

Education and Academic Appointments

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen (2010)
• PhD in Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, Laval University (2008)
• MSc in Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sherbrooke (2004)
• BSc in Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sherbrooke (2003)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
• Cross-appointed to the School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
• Junior Research Scientist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Chaput currently holds a Junior Research Chair in Healthy Active Living and Obesity. His research focuses mainly on obesity prevention and the adoption of a healthy lifestyle. He is also interested in new determinants of obesity such as lack of sleep and mental stress. Dr. Chaput has published more than 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has contributed to a large number of conferences around the world. He recently received several awards for his research, including the New Investigator Award from the Canadian Obesity Network (2011), the New Investigator Award from the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2010) and the Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award from The Obesity Society (2005).

Research, Clinical, Professional and Scholarly Focus and Service

Current research interests include: i) childhood obesity; ii) sleep; iii) physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health; and iv) the promotion of a healthy lifestyle

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Bioenergetics
• Editorial Board Member, Bioenergetics
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
• Steering and Scientific Committee Member, Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) Fourth Pan-Canadian Conference
• Early-Career Investigator Committee Board Member – The Obesity Society
• Faculty Representative – Canadian Obesity Network – Students & New Professionals (CON-SNP) University of Ottawa Chapter
• Research Work Group Member, Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
• National Advisory Committee Board Member for the Dieticians of Canada on the Training Program for Primary Health Care Practitioners on the Use and Interpretation of the WHO Growth Charts Adapted for Canada
• Peel Public Health Obesity Strategy Expert Panel Board Member on the Strategic priority titled Supportive Environments and Healthy Weight
• Expert Advisory Committee Board Member for the Canadian Institute of Child Health overseeing development of the Child and Youth Healthy Lifestyles module
• Reviewer for many scholarly journals and granting agencies

Graduate Students, Supervision and Training

• Jessica McNeil (University of Ottawa) – Ph.D. Co-supervisor (2012‐2016)
• Mads Fiil Hjorth (University of Copenhagen) – Ph.D. Co-supervisor (2010‐2014)
• Lars Klingenberg (University of Copenhagen) – Ph.D. Co-supervisor (2009-2012)
• Michael Borghese (University of Ottawa) – M.Sc. Supervisor (2012-2014)
• David Thivel (HALO) – Post-Doctoral Fellow (2012)
• Joseph Abdulnour (University of Ottawa) – Ph.D. Committee (2010-2013)
• Nazia Darvesh (University of Alberta) – M.Sc. Committee (2011-2013)
• Kevin Belanger (University of Ottawa) – M.Sc. Committee (2011-2013)
• Sébastien Cadieux (University of Ottawa) – M.Sc. Committee (2011-2013)

Memberships

• Canadian Obesity Network
• The Obesity Society
• International Association for the Study of Obesity
• Canadian Sleep Society
• World Association of Sleep Medicine
• Pediatric Sleep Interest Group
• Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network
• Sedentary Behaviour Research Network