ACADIA ALERT - Campus Closed - Monday January 26, 2026

Acadia University will be closed on Monday January 26, 2026 due to expected weather conditions.

All classes are cancelled for the day. Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Residence buildings will be accessible, and Wheelock Dining Hall will be open but at reduced hours.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO). If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by calling 902-585-1103.

(Sunday January 25, 2026 @ 6:00 pm)

Dr. Jennifer Brady, Associate Professor (On leave)

Dr. Jennifer Brady

Contact

 

Email: jennifer.brady@acadiau.ca

 

Education

Queen’s University (PhD)

The Hospital for Sick Children (Dietetic Internship)

Ryerson University (Master of Health Science, Nutrition Communication)

Ryerson University (Bachelor of Applied Science, Food and Nutrition)

York University (Bachelor of Arts Women’s Studies)

Registered Dietitian

Courses (On leave)

 

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Health professions roles in social justice and socially just practice
  • History of dietetics and home economics
  • Cultural food security
  • Nutrition and health justice
  • Fat studies and weight neutral approaches to practice
  • Intersectionality, gender, race, class
  • Critical and feminist theory
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods