Isabelle Giroux, Ph.D., is a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) and a Professional Home Economist (P.H.Ec.). She is a Full Professor of nutrition and the Director of the School of Nutrition Sciences. She was previously Vice-Dean Academic (student and professional affairs) at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa (2019-2021). She has also been Assistant Director 鈥 Undergraduate Studies of the School of Nutrition Sciences (2015-2019). She is actively involved in professional affairs as a dietetic educator (since 2000), dietetic program evaluator (since 2008), member of the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP) of Canada Accreditation Standards Development Working Group (2012-2014), Chair of the French Network of Dietitians of Ontario and Canada (2007-2015), and member of the PDEP Steering Committee as a dietetic educators鈥 representative 2015-2021 (and co-chair 2016-2018, 2020-2021). She is a researcher of the Institut du Savoir Montfort and does interdisciplinary research in the prevention and management of obesity and diabetes across the lifecycle, including at risk populations. She also does research to evaluate the impact of experiential learning on the development of professional competencies. She is a researcher of the GReFoPS (Groupe de recherche sur la formation et les pratiques en sant茅 et en service social en contexte francophone minoritaire) of the University of Ottawa.
Isabelle Giroux

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Isabelle
Giroux
Full Professor
Director, School of Nutrition Sciences
Director, School of Nutrition Sciences
2000 B.Ed. University of Western Ontario
1999 Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Western Ontario
1995 M.Sc. Human Nutrition Laval University, Human Nutrition and Consumption Department
1993 B.Sc. Human Nutrition Laval University, Human Nutrition and Consumption Department
Room
LEES 420A
Phone
613-562-5800 ext. 8337
Email
Biography
Publications
- Kengneson, C.-C., Blanchet, R., Sanou, D., Batal, M., GIROUX, I. (2021). Factors influencing feeding practices of Black immigrant mothers of African and Caribbean origin living in Ottawa, Canada. Appetite Journal. Volume 167, August 2021, pp. 1-9.
- Pouliot, C., Biag茅, A., Prud鈥檋omme, GIROUX, I. (2021). Effect of Weight Status on Dietary Response to an 8-Week Aerobic Exercise Program in Previously Inactive Adolescents. Journal of Obesity Medicine. Volume 25, August 2021, pp. 1-6.
- Vignola Lavergne, F., Prud鈥檋omme, D., GIROUX, I. (2021). Soldiers鈥 Perception of Combat Ration Use During Arctic Training: A Qualitative Study. Military Medicine. Oxford University Press. Volume 186, Issue 2, January-February 2021, pp. 127-136.
- AbouEid, S., R. Ahmed, M. Jasinska, B.J. Hermosura, C. Pouliot, I. Bourgeault, I. GIROUX. (2020). Weight Communication: How do health professionals communicate about weight with their patients in primary care settings? Health Communication Journal. 7 pages. Publi茅 en ligne le 14 d茅cembre 2020 Ahead of print:
- Azzi JL, Azzi S, Lavigne-Robichaud M, Vermeer, A., Barresi T, Blaine S, GIROUX I. (2020). Participant Evaluation of a Prediabetes Intervention Program for Rural Adults. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Vol. 81 (Issue 2) June 2020, pp. 80-85. ,
- Buchholz, A., Hendrickson, M., GIROUX, I., Correa, J.A., Hanning, R., Eisenbraun, C., Lieffers, J., Lovestam, E. (2020). Simulation in Learning and Using the Nutrition Care Process/Terminology: Experiences and Perceptions of Dietitians in Canada, Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 81 (3) September 2020, 150-153.
- Bodnaruc, A., Prud鈥檋omme, D., GIROUX, I. (2020). Acute effects of an isocaloric macronutrient-matched meal containing almonds on glycemic, hormonal and appetite responses in men with type 2 diabetes: a randomized cross-over study, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 45(5) May 2020, 520-529.
- Nagpal, T.S., Prapavessis, H., Campbell, C.G., de Vrijer, B., GIROUX, I., Mottola, M.F. (2020). Are pre-pregnancy weight fluctuations and adherence to prenatal nutrition and exercise recommendations related to excessive gestational weight gain? Journal of Behavioral Medicine 43, May 2020, pp. 1047-1055.
- Barton, K.I., Donovan, L., GIROUX, I., Miller, D., Mottola, M., McManus, R. (2019). Hemoglobin A1C Measurements at 3, 12 and 24 Months Postpartum After Gestational Diabetes, Clinical and Investigative Medicine. Vol. 42, No. 4, E37-41. DOI:
- Blanchet R, Kengneson C*, Bodnaruc AM*, Gunter A, GIROUX I. (2019). Factors Influencing Parents鈥 and Children鈥檚 Misperception of Children鈥檚 Weight Status: A Systematic Review of Current Research, Current Obesity Reports Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 373-412. *indique que les auteurs ont contribu茅 de mani猫re 茅gale 脿 l鈥檃rticle.
- GIROUX, I., E. Pauz茅, M. Rosa. (2020). Apprentissage par simulation : activit茅 novatrice de formation interprofessionnelle sur la gestion de la dysphagie. Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en di茅t茅tique. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Vol. 81, 44-48.
Book chapters
- Aboueid, S., I. GIROUX, S. Ratti, B.J. Hermosura. 2021. The Profession of Dietetics in Canada, Chapter 9 in: Introduction to Health Workforce in Canada. I. Bourgeault, Editor. 18 pages.
- Bodnaruc, A., GIROUX, I. 2020. Nutrition Assessment, Chapter 8 in: Canadian Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach. 2nd Canadian Edition. Stephen, T.C., Skillen, D.L., Editors. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA. 40 pages. ISBN: 9781975108113,