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Sophie Desroches, RD, PhD

  • Researcher
  • Associate Professor, School of Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Université Laval
  • Researcher, Population Health and Practice-Changing Research Group, CHU de Québec Research Centre
  • Researcher, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator

418-656-2131 ext. 5564

sophie.desroches@fsaa.ulaval.ca

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Academic formation

Professional experience

Sophie Desroches, RD, PhD, is Associate Professor at the School of Nutrition at Université Laval, researcher at the CRCHU de Quebec and the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, and CIHR New Investigator. Building on the diversity of her training experiences in nutrition and chronic diseases, shared decision making and knowledge translation, her research program aims to secure the conceptual, methodological and practical bases for identifying and evaluating knowledge translation strategies that will optimize adherence to dietary advice. Her more recently funded research projects have explored shared decision making within nutritional consultations, adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases, and the use of blogs to translate knowledge in nutrition.

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Research Interests

  • Knowledge translation research
  • Nutrition and chronic diseases
  • Patient preferences and adherence to dietary recommendations
  • Shared decision making
  • Social media and health blogs

Publications

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