Dr. Ginny Lane is an Assistant Professor at the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.S. in 1994 and completed her Dietetic Internship at the Royal University Hospital in 1995. She then obtained her M.A. from the University of Regina in 2010 and her Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan in 2017. She is a registered dietitian. She has worked in a variety of community development, government, health system and academic settings. She was awarded the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Public Service, Government of Saskatchewan in 2019 and the Queen Elizabeth Scholar Early Career Research Award in 2021. Her research interests include sustainable development, food security, chronic diseases, disabilities, dementia and health promotion with a focus on children, seniors and vulnerable populations.