2025
President
Aaron Keshen, MD, FRCPC (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Dr. Aaron Keshen is a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment and research of eating disorders. He serves as the Medical Director of the Nova Scotia Provincial Service for Eating Disorders and is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. Dr. Keshen is also the Co-Director of the Maritime Eating and Appearance Lab, where his research primarily explores the implementation of scalable psychotherapies and the development of psychopharmacological interventions for eating disorders.
PAST President
Gisele Marcoux, MSc (Calgary, Alberta)
Gisele Marcoux-Louie has been the research and evaluation analyst with the Eating Disorder Program in Calgary, Alberta since 2007 and is responsible for coordinating the collection and reporting of program and patient outcomes. She is also an adjunct associate professor of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Gisele received her BA in Psychology with a minor in Communications from the University of Calgary and then completed her MSc in Public Health through the University of Alberta while she played a lead role in developing and validating the Eating Disorder Quality of Life Scale (EDQLS). Gisele advocates for the use of program data to inform clinical practice and seeks opportunities to improve program access and efficiencies. She has in-depth expertise in EDs but has also conducted and assisted research with broader health and mental health populations.
SECRETARY TREASURER
Emily To, MS, RD (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Emily To is the Clinical Operations Manager at Looking Glass Residence, a residential eating disorder treatment program for youth and young adults at BC Children’s Hospital. She has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders since 2013, and has facilitated practice based workshops for eating disorder clinicians provincially and nationally. Emily has a Master’s of Science in Nutrition and is a Registered Dietitian. Her interests include program development and discovering new and innovative ways to provide client centered care.
Directors-at-Large
Jessica Wournell
Jessica Wournell is the Clinical Nurse Leader and Provincial Coordinator of the Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Dalhousie University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing at Brandon University. With 14 years of eating disorder experience, Jessica has committed her career to supporting individuals and families on the path to recovery from eating disorders. She has worked across both inpatient and outpatient settings, providing care to children, adolescents, and adults. Jessica is a certified therapist and supervisor in Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for eating disorders and is also a Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse through the Canadian Nurses Association. In her current role, Jessica offers clinical leadership, consultation, and supervision to the Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service. Jessica Co-leads the Provincial Eating Disorder Training Clinics and provides clinical mentorship to colleagues across the Maritimes provinces. She is passionate about service development and leads initiatives focused on capacity building, early intervention, staff education, and program evaluation. Her research interests lie in the field of eating disorders, with a particular focus on families and early intervention, aiming to enhance outcomes and improve access to effective, evidence-based care.
Lindsay Gervais
Lindsay Gervais is a Registered Dietitian working with the Calgary Eating Disorder Program. She has worked in eating disorders since 2017, with experience in inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment program for both adolescent and adult populations. In addition to seeing patients 1:1, Lindsay also facilitates meal support for day program clients (ages 13-18) and a virtual breakfast meal support group for adults. She completed the Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training in November 2025, which helps clinicians to recognize, prevent, and manage crisis behaviours using a trauma-informed approach. Lindsay also has her own private practice where she sees adolescents and adults virtually across Alberta. Lindsay has provided education sessions on eating disorder nutrition care and meal support to staff at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre Unit 41 (pediatric med-psych unit), and Sandstone Recovery Centre (residential eating disorder beds). Lindsay has previously published research on a adherence to a nurse-driven feeding protocol for a pediatric intensive care unit, and had the opportunity to present at ASPEN’s Clinical Nutrition Week Conference in February 2017 (Orlando, Florida).
Emilie Lacroix, PhD, L.Psych. (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
Dr. Emilie Lacroix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick and co-director of the Maritime Eating and Appearance Lab (MEAL). She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Calgary, complemented by research fellowships in Brazil and the United Kingdom, and completed her clinical internship through the Halifax Clinical Psychology Residency Program. Dr. Lacroix’s current research focuses on addressing barriers to care and amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups, including individuals with co-occurring substance use, trans and gender-diverse people, and those facing regional disparities in access to eating disorder treatment. She has also investigated body image development and the question of whether certain eating patterns should be conceptualized as addictions.
Sally Stewart, PhD (British Columbia)
Affectionately known as “Dr. Sally” by her students, she exudes passion and excitement for educating about wellbeing, teaching mostly nutrition, physical activity and mental health courses. She has played a key role in the cultural change at UBC and beyond, by prioritizing and addressing student wellbeing, specifically integrating classroom practices for optimal learning and academic success. A focus of these efforts is also in addressing the high prevalence of eating disorders in higher education, seen in both students and faculty. Sally has navigated eating disorder education, awareness and expertise through her academic training and has intentionally launched support programs, awareness events, and facilitated curriculum change. She also works with athletes and consulted on the development of the SEES guidelines. Her current research efforts are in curriculum development, specifically learning modules on eating disorders, for the health profession program students, intended to increase their knowledge so they are more able to get people into appropriate and timely care. She is also certified with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals; is a Clinical exercise Physiologist and Dr. Stewart is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Schoon of Health and Exercise Sciences and has taught in higher education for over 35 years.