Jennie Petersen

Biography: Jennie Petersen is a second year MSc. student in the Department of Community Health Sciences and is currently enrolled in the Population/ Public Health specialization. Her supervisors are Dr. Tish Doyle-Baker and Dr. Alan Shiell and her thesis project is focused on the evaluation of a community-wide physical activity initiative in Calgary. Jennie completed her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology in 2005, also at the University of Calgary.

Research Interests: Community level interventions, including physical activity promotion through urban design, physical activity and chronic disease prevention, health economic evaluation, healthy policy and the influence of socioeconomic status on health outcomes.

Email: jpetersen@kin.ucalgary.ca