Mark Lawrence
Role and profile
Associate Professor in Public Health Nutrition in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Also the Director of the Food Policy Unit (FPU) at the WHO Collaborative Centre for Obesity Prevention Teaching responsibilities
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities in food policy, food regulation and professional competencies for public health nutrition (advocacy, research skills, communication skills, etc). Also the coordinator of the postgraduate public health nutrition program.
Research interests
Include the food and nutrition system, developing policy and regulatory approaches for food security, obesity prevention and promoting food sustainability in the context of climate change, in addition to food fortification and health claims.
Awards and prizes
2009 Victorian Healthcare Awards: Premier’s Excellence Award (‘Tackling chronic disease and improving public health’ category). WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention: Highly Commended.
Memberships
• World Public Health Nutrition Association (Secretary General)•Public Health Association of Australia •Nutrition Australia •Nutrition Society of Australia •Dietitians Association of Australia •Australian Public Health Nutrition Academic Collaboration Service to the University, discipline or community
•Deakin University Academic Board, Faculty of Health representative (2013-2014)•Co-convenor, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Seminar program (Food, nutrition and population health), (2012 – current) •Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Member of Executive (2012 - current) •School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Leadership Group Member (2011 – current) •Deakin University, Faculty of Health representative on the Academic Programs Committee (2010 - 2012) •Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Director, Food Policy Unit, Population Health Strategic Research Centre (2010 -current) •Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Staff mentor (4 staff), budget management. (2012- current) •School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Board Member (2008 – 2012) •School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Advisory Board Member, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Postgraduate Human Nutrition (2007 - current) •School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University , Course Committee Member, Postgraduate Human Nutrition (2007 - current) •School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Course Committee Member, Undergraduate Food Science and Nutrition (2007 - current) Conferences
•Larsen K, Turner G, Ryan C, Lawrence, M, 2011 ‘Food Supply Scenarios: exploring challenges to the core function of food systems – sustainable and secure provision of a nutritious diet to the population’, (submitted paper), Resilience 2011: Resilience, Innovation and Sustainability Conference, Tempe Arizona.•Shill J, Allender S, Crammond B, Gleeson E, Sacks G, Lawrence M, Peeters A, Mavoa H, Loff B, Swinburn B, 2010 ‘Regulatory Approaches for Obesity Prevention in Australia’, (Poster) Australia New Zealand Obesity Society annual conference. •Lawrence M, 2009 ‘Mainstreaming’ nutrition into food regulatory system policy and practice, Oral presentation. International Union of Nutrition Sciences, 19th International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok. •Lawrence, M and J. Potter, 2008. Making the connections: Food policy, the obesity epidemic and climate change. Oral presentation. Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane. •Snowdon W, Swinburn B, Lawrence M, 2008. Helping Pacific Island countries to make better use of policy interventions to tackle non-communicable diseases. Oral presentation. Population Health Congress, Brisbane. •Sacks G, Swinburn B, Lawrence M, 2008. Impact of ‘traffic-light’ nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases. Oral presentation. Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane. •Grimes CA, Nowson CA, Lawrence MA, 2008. An evaluation of the reported sodium content of Australian food products. Oral presentation. Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane. •Allender S, Gleeson E, Crammond B, Swinburn B, Lawrence M, Peeters A and Loff B, 2008. Regulatory change for obesity prevention at local government level in Victoria. Oral presentation. Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane |
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1st October 2012