Jennifer L. Baker

Dr. Jennifer L. Baker is the Head of Research in Lifecourse Epidemiology at the Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital- Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg in Denmark. She is an experienced leader of high-impact research projects funded by government and private foundations. Dr. Baker and her team use big data to investigate causes and consequences of obesity across the lifecourse. The work of Dr. Baker and her team has demonstrated numerous harmful long-term consequences of obesity in children, including cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. She has published more than 180 papers in the field. Dr. Baker has over a decade of editorial experience and serves as an Associate Editor for three journals in the field of obesity. She is an internationally recognized expert in obesity in children and she regularly teaches and speaks at conferences. Dr. Baker serves on many international scientific committees in the fields of obesity and cancer. Dr. Baker has long served as part of the EASO leadership. She has been a member of the EASO Executive committee since 2007 and is the former Co-chair of the Childhood Obesity Working Group from 2015 to 2024. She is currently the President-elect.