Maude Perreault’s research team
Developing our food literacy: a question of health equity
Our mission
That everyone can enjoy eating, with autonomy, for their own well-being and that of their community.
Who is Maude Perreault?
Maude Perreault, Dt.P. RD Ph.P (she/her) is a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of Montréal. She is also a researcher at the Centre Jean-Jacques-Gauthier, which is part of the research centre of the CIUSSS-Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. She works in public health nutrition, where she collaborates with community partners.
My lab in 180 seconds
Our research team is interested in food literacy in various populations and contexts
Among young people who are acquiring food literacy skills
For people living with chronic health disease that require dietary changes
For adults, who have the responsibility of teaching children about food, as well as the act of eating and feeding
Our team is also interested in professional practice in dietetics
How to diversify the profession right from the admission stage of our training programs
How to train students and interns to support their patients in all their diversity
How to support dietitians in their role as social leaders for a more inclusive, just, and equitable society
