School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Faculty of HMNBS
NewsDr Kylie Hesketh from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences is to be congratulated on her recent awards/citations.
* Best oral presentation by an Early Career Researcher at the Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Annual Scientific Conference. Kylie's presentation was "Changing maternal views and practices regarding television viewing for young children: mid-intervention outcomes of the Melbourne infant program".
*Finalist (Humanities & Social Sciences), Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards.
Congratulations to Professor Caryl Nowson and Dr Sarah McNaughton on their recent nutrition awards. Caryl was awarded the Nutrition Society of Australia Medal and Sarah received the Nutrition Society of Australia Research Award. It was very exciting to witness Caryl and Sarah being recognised by their peers for their research excellence. These awards, from the peak scientific body in nutrition in the country, underscores the quality of the nutrition research currently being undertaken in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.
The School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences held its 6th Annual Higher Degree by Research Symposium on Friday 27 November 2009.
The theme for this year’s symposium was ‘From Cells to Civilisation’.
The well attended event provided HDR students from Deakin’s School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and from other universities around the country with an opportunity to present their masters or PhD research related to the fields of physical activity and nutrition.
The symposium featured a welcome address by Alfred Deakin Professor David Crawford, Head, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and a keynote address by Professor Roger Horn, Director, Research Training. Professor Joseph Graffam, Head, School of Psychology and Deputy Dean also gave an address on ‘The many faces of a Higher Degree by Research’.
Following these introductions, 38 HDR students presented their research findings in two venues throughout the day. Presenters were grouped into two streams: ‘biomedical/clinical health’ and ‘public health’.
At the end of the day, prizes were awarded to the best presenter and two highly commended presenters in each stream. Congratulations to the following prize winners:
Biomedical/clinical health stream:
Best presentation: James Markworth
Highly commended: Jess Stewart
Highly commended: Craig Wright
Public health stream:
Best presentation: Gina Bilenkij
Highly commended Paul Gardiner
Highly commended: Alison Spence