Damien Foinant

Activities / CV

FIELDS
Cognitive Science

MY THESIS
Dietary variety and cognitive development in children 4 to 6 years old

ATTACHMENTS
Bourgogne Franche-Comté University - LEAD (Laboratory of Learning and Development Study) - CNRS UMR 5022


MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2018 - today: PhD student at the Laboratory of Learning and Development Study in cognitive sciences under the direction of Jean-Pierre Thibaut (UMR 5022 CNRS - Bourgogne Franche-Comté University) and Jérémie Lafraire (Paul Bocuse Institute)
• 2017 - 2018: Master in Cognitive sciences (Institut Polytechnique of Grenoble (Grenoble INP) and the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France)
• 2016 - 2017: Master in Teaching and educational professions, speciality Educational Suport (Ecole Supérieure du Professorat and de l’Education, Académie of Grenoble, France)
• 2012 – 2015: Bachelor’s degree in Biology, speciality Earth’s life and Universe (Université Bordeaux 1, France)

Additional information

MY ACTIVITIES
The goal of my current project is twofold:

First, measure the influence of visual properties on fruits and vegetables categorization and on food rejections.
Then, from science to innovation, develop evidence-based food education interventions to facilitate recognition of these foods, which in turn will promote acceptance.

MY THESIS IN 5 KEY WORDS
Food Categorization - 4 to 6 year old children – Food Neophobia – Cognitive Development

DETAILS
damien_foinant@etu.u-bourgogne.fr