Claire Tugault-Lafleur

Claire Tugault-Lafleur

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Claire Tugault-Lafleur
Assistant Professor

2018 - Ph.D. Human Nutrition, University of British Columbia
2010 - B.Sc. Dietetics & Human Nutrition, McGill University
2007 - M.A. Geography, McGill University
2005 - B.A. Environment and International Development Studies, McGill University

Room
LEES 419E


Biography

Dr. Tugault-Lafleur’s research program emphasizes healthy eating in children and youth and is shaped by her background as a registered dietitian, fusing methods and theory from nutrition education, public health, behavioural and implementation sciences. Her doctoral research focused on characterizing the dietary quality of Canadian children on school days and identifying factors associated with nutritional outcomes among children and youth using nationally representative dietary survey data. After her doctoral degree, professor Tugault-Lafleur completed a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Vancouver.

Dr. Tugault-Lafleur’s current research seeks to better understand children’s nutrition and physical activity environments, and how they are linked with eating and physical activity behaviours. She also has a strong policy interest in better designing and evaluating interventions to prevent and manage chronic conditions and promote optimal health outcomes for the Canadian population.

She is a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, and a member of the Canadian Nutrition Society, Dietitians of Canada, and the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Research interests

  • Mobile health (mHealth)
  • Food parenting practices 
  • Implementation science and scale-up
  • Population-level dietary assessment and dietary policy
  • Nutrition and physical activity behaviours in schools and early year settings

Publications

Complete publications: Google Scholar

  • Deslippes, A.L., Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., McGaughey, T., Naylor, P.J., Le Mare, L., Mâsse, L.C. Gender plays a role in adolescents’ dietary behaviors as they transition to secondary school. Appetite. 2021;105642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105642
  • De-Jongh González O, Tugault-Lafleur CN, O’Connor TM, Hughes SO, Mâsse LC. Are fathers’ and mothers’ food parenting practices differentially associated with children’s eating behaviors? Appetite; 2021;105434. https://10.1016/j.appet.2021.105434
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C. N., González, O. D.-J., O’Connor, T. M., Hughes, S. O., & Mâsse, L. C. (2021). Identifying and predicting food parenting practice profiles among Canadian parents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01119-6
  • Mâsse, L.C. O’Connor, T., Lin, Y., Hughes, S., Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Baranowski, T., & Beauchamp, M. (2020). Calibration of the Food Parenting Practice Item Bank: Tools for improving the measurement of food parenting practices of 5-12-year-old children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(140). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01049-9
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., & Black, J.L. (2020). Lunch on school days in Canada: Examining contributions to nutrient and food group intake and differences across eating locations. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120(9), 1484–1497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2020.01.011
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Barr, S. I., & Black, J.L. (2019). Examining differences in school hour and school day dietary quality among Canadian children between 2004 and 2015. Public Health Nutrition, 22(16), 3051–3062. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019000788
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Black, J. L., & Black, J. L. (2019). Differences in the quantity and types of foods and beverages consumed by Canadians between 2004 and 2015. Nutrients, 11(3), 526. https://doi.org/10.3390/NU11030526
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Black, J.L., & Barr, S. I. (2018). Lunch-time food source is associated with school hour and school day dietary quality. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 31(1), 96–107. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12500
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Black, J.L., & Barr, S. I. (2017). Examining school day dietary intake among Canadian children. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 42(10), 1064–1072. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2017-0125
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Black, J.L., & Barr, S. I. (2017). Reply to MM Graziose. Advances in Nutrition, 8(4), 636–637. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.117.015685
  • Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., Black, J.L., & Barr, S. I. (2017). A systematic review of methods to assess children’s diets in the school context. Advances in Nutrition, 8(1), 63–79. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.116.013144In

  • Tugault-Lafleur CN, Black JL. Who Misses Lunch on School Days in Canada? J Hunger Envr Nutr. 2021;1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2021.1984359

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