Research Showcase 2026

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CFDR will be hosting virtual Research Showcases on March 4, 2026 and March 11, 2026 (1:00 – 4:00 PM EST) during Dietitians of Canada Nutrition Month.

Each Research Showcase will feature a 30-45 minute keynote presentation by a CFDR-funded researcher
- March 4 Dr. Catherine Morley
- March 11 Dr. Sophie Desroches
Oral presentations of selected research abstracts will follow
ePosters from accepted abstracts will be displayed on the Research Showcase
Accepted and presented abstracts will be published in the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Key Dates

Research Showcase registration opens October 1, 2025
Research Showcase registration closes March 3, 2026 (for March 4, 2026), March 10, 2026 (for March 11, 2026)

Fees

FREE, but you must register below.

Click to Register for the Research Showcase

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Showcase Schedule

March 4, 2026

1:00 – 1 :15 PM	Opening Remarks Marcia Cooper, Co-Chair CFDR Board of Directors Moderators: Andrea Buchholz and Maude Perreault
1:15 – 2:15 PM	Key Note Speaker First CFDR Grant (Catherine Morley, PhD, PDt, FDC) Receiving a CFDR grant inspired lifelong joy in knowledge creation to inform dietetic practice
2:15 – 2:30 PM	Sandra Juutilainen "Perspectives of Indigenous Dietitians and Dietitians Working with Indigenous Communities: An Indigenous Dietetics History Project Survey"
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Fatoumata Balde "Centering the voices of Black dietitians: Experiences and perspectives"
2:45 – 3:00 PM	Poster ‘Viewing’/Chats/Break
3:00 – 3:15 PM	Courtney South "Registered Dietitians’ Experiences Providing Nutrition Care to Individuals Using Automated Insulin Delivery"
3:15 – 3:30 PM	Julie Beitel "Experiences of culinary nutrition education across virtual and in-person delivery of the Cognitive Kitchen"
3:30 – 3:45 PM	Flora Wang "The association between added sugars intake and key nutrient inadequacy among Canadian adults: Analyses from the Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition 2015 Public Use Microdata File"
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Marci Cooper "An evaluation of a Food Safety Online Course (FSOC) designed for health professionals and educators"
4:00 PM	Closing Remarks

March 11, 2026

1:00 – 1 :15 PM	Opening Remarks Marcia Cooper, Co-Chair CFDR Board of Directors Moderators: Andrea Buchholz and Maude Perreault
1:15 – 2:15 PM	Key Note Speaker CFDR Grant Holder (Sophie Desroches, RD, PhD) Advancing Nutrition Through Novel Dietetic Practices and Evidence-Based Research
2:15 – 2:30 PM	Maude Perreault "Admission criteria and selection processes of Canadian dietetic programs: Examining national practices"
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Nina Kiloueva "Strengthening Food Literacy Among Adolescents Through a Pan-Canadian Culinary Education Program"
2:45 – 3:00 PM	Poster ‘Viewing’/Chats/Break
3:00 – 3:15 PM	Helen Wong "Qualitative examination of perspectives on online grocery shopping (OGS) and OGS platforms amongst healthcare professionals in Nova Scotia"
3:15 – 3:30 PM	Julliana Santos Pezzi Dullius "Emergency foodservice preparedness for natural disasters in Canadian long-term care homes"
3:30 – 3:45 PM	Roseglory Karimi "A Comparison of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Nutrition and Food Safety between Primary School Students receiving a Practical Agri-Nutrition Education Program and the National Competency-Based Curriculum in Meru County, Kenya"
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Janis Randall Simpson "Research Contributions of the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR)"
4:00 PM	Closing Remarks