Jennifer Black

Jennifer Black is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Department of Food, Nutrition and Health. A Registered Dietitian with formal training from New York University (PhD), Columbia University (MSc), and University of Toronto (BSc Hon.), her work bridges public health nutrition, social determinants of health, and urban food systems.

• Key research areas include food environments, dietary equity, and community-based interventions.
• Teaching includes courses like LFS 150 Scholarly Writing, FNH 398 Research Methods, and FNH Graduate Seminar.

Her projects examine intersections between school food programs, neighborhood socioeconomic factors, and health outcomes, using mixed methods from nutrition science, sociology, and geography. Recent work focuses on Canadian school food policies, gender dimensions of lunch preparation, and food insecurity mitigation strategies during the pandemic.