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Katherine F. Eckert

Katherine Eckert

Postdoctoral Fellow

College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition

kecker01@uoguelph.ca

Research Interests

Sustainable diets; food perceptions and behaviours; plant-based foods; food waste; mixed methods; family and community-based research; behaviour change interventions; co-design

Education

  • PhD in Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph, 2025
  • MSc in Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, 2019
  • Nova Scotia Health Authority Graduate Dietetic Internship, 2016
  • BSc in Nutrition, Acadia University, 2015

Scholarships

  • Arrell Food Institute Graduate Scholarship (2020-2024)
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Highly Qualified Personnel Scholarship Program (2020-2023, declined)

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. Eckert, K. F., Agostinelli, J., Laila, A., Alexander, C., Parizeau, K., Von Massow, M., Duncan, A. M., Hesketh, K. D., Ma, D. W. L., & Haines, J. (2025). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of “Supper Heroes”, a family-based sustainable diet intervention. Appetite, 107849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.107849
  2. Eckert, K.F., Parizeau, K. and Haines, J. (2025), Sustainable diet perceptions among Canadian young adults: a qualitative study, British Food Journal, Vol. 127 No. 13, pp. 190-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-08-2024-0791
  3. Glaros, A., Martin, A., Eckert, K.F., Newell, R. (2025). “I’m wondering about the society of beetles that I have”: Entomophagy, relationality, and food system transitions at the household-level. (Accepted at Food and Foodways).
  4. Eckert, K. F., Douglas, S., Zhang, F., Brauer, P., Duncan, A. M., & Haines, J. (2024). Costly, confusing, polarizing, and suspect: Public perceptions of plant- based eating from a thematic analysis of social media comments. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1397004. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1397004
  5. Eckert, K. F., MSc, PDt, Trew, V., MA, RECE, Serediuk, E., Galvez, A., BASc, & Haines, J., PhD, MHSc, RD (2024). Transitioning to a Plant-Based Menu in Childcare: Identifying the Nutritional, Financial, and Logistical Considerations. Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research, 85(1), 20–24. https://doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2023-015
  6. Eckert, K. F., Asbridge, M., Campbell, L. A., Stewart, S., Bennett, M., Loewen, O. K., Veugelers, P. J., & Cahill, L. E. (2021). Meal regularity is associated with self-esteem among grade 5 children. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 113(2), 467–475. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa321
  7. Eckert, K. F., & Cahill, L. E. (2018). Malnutrition in Canadian hospitals. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 190(40), E1207. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180108

Book chapters

  1. Martin, A., Eckert, K.F., Haines, J., Fraser, E. (2023). Food literacy, pedagogies, and dietary guidelines: Converging approaches for health and sustainability. In Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Diets. Routledge.