Linda Mann

Linda Mann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Human Nutrition at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), affiliated with the Professional Studies at the Mount academic unit. Her roles include co-faculty advisor for Student Nutrition Services and Food & Nutrition Society. She teaches courses on Child Care Health, Food Service Systems Management, and Nutrition Practice Entrepreneurship.

• Research focuses on responsive feeding practices, childhood memory impacts on health behaviors, continuing care nutrition roles, and childcare nutrition standards.
• Co-principal investigator in major studies like the NSCCP (Nutrition Standards in Child Care Project) and the Memories study on childhood experiences.

Her work bridges practice and policy through evaluations of food standards, dietetic roles in healthcare facilities, and interventions for healthy eating behaviors. Recent publications address pandemic impacts on healthcare workers, LGBTQI+ youth food security, and snack contributions to child diets.

• Supervised 5 thesis projects including studies on wild edible plants in tourism, long-term care meal satisfaction, and preschool eating habits.
• Active in professional organizations like Dietitians of Canada and contributes to policy development for childcare nutrition guidelines.