Jennifer Lee, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Childcare Early Learning Early Nutrition Food Environment Healthy Diet Nutrition

Latest papers

Mixed messages: evaluating the concurrent presence of nutrition and health claims and front-of-pack warning symbols in five food categories in Canada.
Public health nutrition · 2026
Development of the Food Label Information Program: A Comprehensive Canadian Branded Food Composition Database.
Frontiers in nutrition · 2021
Delayed failure in tympanoplasty: A 20-year study of the incidence and reasons for re-perforation in 359 patients.
Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2020

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Co-creation of a Human Resource Development Training Framework for School Food Program Providers
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
Pathway to a healthier early learning and child care food environment: Participatory activities to define research priorities
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Mixed messages: evaluating the concurrent presence of nutrition and health claims and front-of-pack warning symbols in five food categories in Canada.

Abran SM, Vaillancourt C, Franco-Arellano B, Lee J, Pomerleau S, Provencher V, Labonté MÈ, Vanderlee L

Public health nutrition2026

DOI: 10.1017/s136898002610189x PMID: 41622841

02

Development of the Food Label Information Program: A Comprehensive Canadian Branded Food Composition Database.

Ahmed M, Schermel A, Lee J, Weippert M, Franco-Arellano B, L'Abbé M

Frontiers in nutrition2021

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.825050 PMID: 35187026

03

Delayed failure in tympanoplasty: A 20-year study of the incidence and reasons for re-perforation in 359 patients.

Hassannia F, Lee J, Rutka JA

Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery2020

DOI: 10.1111/coa.13522 PMID: 32141695

04

Enteroendocrine-derived glucagon-like peptide-2 controls intestinal amino acid transport.

Lee J, Koehler J, Yusta B, Bahrami J, Matthews D, Rafii M, Pencharz PB, Drucker DJ

Molecular metabolism2017First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.01.005 PMID: 28271031

05

Optimizing dialysate potassium.

Lee J, Mendelssohn DC

Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis2016First author

DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12422 PMID: 27149430

06

Disruption of the murine Glp2r impairs Paneth cell function and increases susceptibility to small bowel enteritis.

Lee SJ, Lee J, Li KK, Holland D, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Yusta B, Drucker DJ

Endocrinology2012

DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1954 PMID: 22253424

Co-creation of a Human Resource Development Training Framework for School Food Program Providers

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Impacts of School Food Programs

Principal investigators: Yeudall, Fiona; Field, Debbie E; Omand, Jessica

Keywords: Competency Framework; Implementation Science; Multi-Sectoral Collaboration; National School Food Policy; School Food Programs; School Food Providers; Workforce Development

Pathway to a healthier early learning and child care food environment: Participatory activities to define research priorities

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lee, Jennifer J

Keywords: Childcare; Early Learning; Early Nutrition; Food Environment; Healthy Diet; Nutrition

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Lana Vanderlee

Nutrition

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Childcare Dear Professor Lee, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Mixed messages: evaluating the concurrent presence of nutrition and health claims and front-of-pack warning symbols in five food categories in Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Pathway to a healthier early learning and child care food environment: Participatory activities to define research priorities" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]