Laird Hall, East Wing,
21,111 Lakeshore Rd
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9
Tel.: 514-398-7850
Fax: 514-398-7631
linda.starkey [at] mcgill.ca
Associate Dean of Students, appointed 2001
University Coordinator, appointed 1978
BSc, Food and Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax; MSc, Nutrition, McGill University; PhD, Human Nutrition, McGill University
Memberships
Dietitians of Canada
Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec
Expertise
The practice of dietetics targets the interrelationship of human health with food choices and physiological status. My work with professional dietitians and dietetics students participating in McGill's dietetic internship program (Professional Practice (Stage) in Dietetics) is directed toward fostering professional competency development in nutrition practice in the community, in clinical nutrition settings, including hospitals, food service organizations, or in food and health-related industries. This theme is further explored in my research in food security -- the relationship of food access and choice on the nutrient intake and nutritional status of low-income populations. Research has addressed assessment of the dietary status of low-income groups and media training of dietitians.
Other expertise
Fellow status, Dietitians of Canada
Surveyor, Internship Accreditation, Dietitians of Canada
Reviewer, Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research
Competency Development Committee, Professional Affairs, Dietitians of Canada
Comité de formation, Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec
Funding
Dietitians of Canada, Team Grant (Health Canada). The Media and the Message -- promoting healthy eating and active living for diabetes prevention. L. Corby, Team Coordinator, and M.S. Waisman, Project Coordinator.
Fonds de la recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ). Dietary evaluation in special population groups. B. Shatenstein, PI, and M. Marquis, Co-investigator.
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, FRSQ Team Grant. Dietary evaluation methodology, 2000-2003, with K. Gray-Donald, Team leader.
Food Habits of Canadians, Beef Information Centre, Agriculture & AgriFood Canada and Dairy Farmers of Canada, 1997-1999, with K. Gray-Donald, Principal Investigator.
Expanding Dietetics Professional Practice Placements with Distance Education (1998-1999), with M. Lucas and H. Plourde, Clinical Coordinators.
Food Assistance Programs and Nutrition, National Health Research Development Program, Health Canada, 1994-1996.
Publications
Lalonde, J., Z. Jeambey and L. Jacobs Starkey. Media training for diabetes prevention: A participatory evaluation. Can. J Dietetic Practice Res. 68(3):132-136, 2007.
Johnson-Down, L., H. Ritter, L. Jacobs Starkey and K. Gray-Donald. Food Habits of Canadians: Primary food sources of macronutrients, fiber, calcium and iron in Canadian adults. Can. J. Dietetic Practice Res. 67(1):7-13, 2006.
Phillips, S., L. Jacobs Starkey and K. Gray-Donald. Food Habits of Canadians: Food sources of nutrients in the adolescent sample. Can. J Dietetic Practice Res . 65(2):81-84, 2004.
Palaniappan, U., L. Jacobs Starkey, J. O'Laughlin and K. Gray-Donald. Fruit and vegetable consumption is lower and saturated fat intake is higher among Canadians reporting smoking. Journal of Nutrition 131(7): 1952-1958, 2001.
Jacobs Starkey, L., L. Johnson-Down and K. Gray-Donald. Food Habits of Canadians: Comparison of intakes in adults and adolescents to Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Can J Dietetic Practice Res, summer, 2001.
Gray-Donald, K., L. Jacobs Starkey and L. Johnson-Down. Food Habits of Canadians: Reduction in fat intake over a generation. Can J Public Health 91(5): 381-385, 2000.
Jacobs Starkey, L. and H.V. Kuhnlein. Montreal food bank users' intakes compared with recommendations of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Can. J. Diet. Practice Res. 61(2): 73-75, 2000.
Lucas, M. and L. Jacobs Starkey. Fostering professional development in dietetics practice: a workshop. Can J Diet Practice Res 61(1): 18-23, 2000.
Jacobs Starkey, L., K. Gray-Donald and H.V. Kuhnlein. Nutrient intake of food bank users is related to frequency of food bank use, household size, smoking, education and country of birth. J. Nutr. 129(4): 883-889, 1999.
Jacobs Starkey, L., H.V. Kuhnlein and K. Gray-Donald. Food bank users: sociodemographic and nutritional characteristics. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 158(9): 1143-1149, 1998.
