Nadia Flexner is the Associate Director of Research in the Food & Nutrition Program at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), based in Washington, D.C., USA. In this role, she provides technical assistance to global and local partners, ensuring that the most up-to-date, policy-relevant research is effectively applied to advocacy campaigns worldwide.

Nadia began her PhD in September 2019 in the L’Abbé lab under the supervision of Dr. L’Abbé. Her doctoral research focused on estimating the dietary, health, and healthcare cost impacts of food policies aimed at improving the Canadian food environment, such as food reformulation to reduce sodium and free sugar content in packaged foods and front-of-pack nutrition labeling. During her PhD, she also completed the Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She has expertise in dietary assessment, nutrient profiling systems, and the use of simulation modeling methods to estimate the health and healthcare cost impacts of various food policies. Nadia also holds a Master of Public Health with a focus on Public Health Nutrition from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University.

Before joining the L’Abbé Lab, Nadia worked as an International Nutrition Policy Consultant for the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), where she supported Member States in adopting, implementing, and monitoring various cost-effective food and nutrition policies. She also held short-term consultancies during her PhD program.

Nadia received the CIHR Healthy Cities Training Award, and her work has been recognized with an award from the Canadian Nutrition Society.

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