Dr. Sarah Woodruff

Sarah Woodruff, PhD, CEP

Email: woodruff@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519)253-3000, ext. 4982
Office: H.K. Building Room 139

PACR laboratory 

Postdoctoral Fellow: Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation, University of Waterloo
PhD: Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo
MSc: University of New Brunswick
BPE University of New Brunswick

Research Interests:

Health & wellness of Canadians
Body weight management (energy balance)
Nutrition and physical activity patterns, behaviours, and attitudes
Family influences on nutrition and physical activity
Nutrition and physical activity assessment methodologies
Sport Nutrition
 

Bio:

I am a multidisciplinary researcher who strives to advance the knowledge surrounding healthy weights among Canadian children and adolescents. More specifically, I research the influence of nutrition and physical activity behaviours on healthy body weight in school-aged children and adolescents.
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My doctoral work was funded by the Danone Institute of Canada.

I currently have funding from the Danone Institute of Canada for a project entitled “Development of Canada’s Healthy Eating Index”.

Key Papers:

Woodruff SJ, Hanning RM. Effect of meal environment on diet quality rating. Can J Diet Prac Res. 2009; 7(3): 118-24.

Woodruff SJ, Hanning RM. Associations between family dinner frequency and specific food behaviours among grade six, seven, and eight students from Ontario and Nova Scotia. J Adolesc Health. 2009; 44(5): 431-6.

Woodruff SJ, Hanning RM, Barr S. Energy recommendations for normal, overweight, and obese children and adolescents. Obes Rev. 2009; 10(1):103-8.

Woodruff SJ, Hanning RM, Lambraki I, Storey K, McCargar L. Healthy Eating Index-C is compromised among adolescents with body weight concerns, weight loss dieting, and meal skipping. Body Image. 2008; 5(4):404-8.

Woodruff SJ, Hanning RM. A review of family meal influence on adolescents' dietary intake. Can J Diet Prac Res, 2008; 69(1):14-22.