Daiva Nielsen

Dr. Daiva Nielsen is an Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition (SHN) and Canada Research Chair at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is also the Scientific Director of the SHN’s Clinical Nutrition Research Unit. Her research program evaluates gene-environment interactions on nutrition, behaviour and health outcomes, with a focus on neurobehavioural aspects of eating including food reward and sensory perception. Her lab also engages in knowledge translation activities to advance nutrition research and practice, and aims to raise awareness about nutrition misinformation. Dr. Nielsen is regularly interviewed by local and national media groups for her expertise in nutrition, behaviour, and health.