Jo-Anna B. Baxter

Dr. Jo-Anna Baxter focuses on conducting collaborative nutrition research and trials in diverse settings. She is particularly interested in diet and micronutrient status in preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum, as well as ways to address the nutritional inequalities that affect vulnerable members of society. In addition to Canada, her research endeavors have included time in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Uganda.

PhD: Nutritional Sciences at University of Toronto, focusing on nutrition during preconception among adolescent girls in rural Pakistan
MSc: Nutritional Sciences at University of Toronto, focusing on prenatal calcium supplementation in urban Bangladesh
BSc: Major in Biology, Minor in Psychology at University of Victoria

Employment: Consultant, Data Analyst at Hospital for Sick Children