Prof. Jennifer Kuk York University, Canada

Dr. Jennifer Kuk, PhD, is currently a Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University. Dr. Kuk has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 54; ~14,000 citations), related to obesity, health, and diet and physical activity behaviors. Dr. Kuk is an author for the Canadian Adult... read moreObesity Clinical Practice Guidelines. Her expertise in epidemiological and clinical human intervention approaches facilitates collaborations across a number of disciplines.

Currently, her laboratory is investigating the relationship between obesity and health through clinical human studies and epidemiological approaches. This work will help to clarify the most optimal obesity management strategies for maintaining and improving health.