Lise Dubois received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Montreal and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Laval University. Currently, she is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. Over the years, she has been a member of various scientific advisory committees, including a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes of the Canadian Institute of Health Research (2003–2009). She was the Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Population Health, from 2003 to 2008, and the Program Director of the PhD in Population Health from 2010 to 2013. Her research interests include Social Epidemiology, Population Health, Social Health Inequalities, Nutrition and Health Policy, and Childhood Obesity.