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Nutrition and Physical Activity

Postgraduate Supervision

Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Professor David Crawford

Obesity prevention and behavioural epidemiology of food/exercise

Professor Caryl Nowson

Osteoporosis and calcium;
hypertension and salt intake;
twin studies


Professor Boyd Swinburn

Obesity prevention;
obesogenic environments;
community interventions

Associate Professor Kylie Ball

Physical activity and body weight - behavioural, biological and epidemiology determinant

 

Associate Professor Jill Cook

Tendon injuries; sports medicine; epidemiology

 

Associate Professor Mark Lawrence

Food policy;
folate fortification.

Associate Professor Jo Salmon

Physical activity: measurement (accelerometers), predictors,
children, adults; sedentary behaviour, choice and health outcomes

 

Dr Catherine Burns

Obesity,over-nutrition and weight loss practices;
social nutrition; food poverty

 

Dr Verity Cleland

Understanding the personal, social, structural and environmental influences on physical activity among children and women, particularly those from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

Dr Gaele Ducher

Musculoskeletal health; bone strength during growth and in response to exercise; prevention of osteoporosis; bone health in young girls and premenopausal women

Dr Paul Gastin

Athlete monitoring and performance management; workload and performance analysis; training methodology; energy system contributions to exercise; evaluation of high performance programs

Dr Kylie Hesketh

Obesity prevention and promotion of healthy eating; physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviours in children 0-12 years

 

Dr Clare Hume

Environmental influences on children's active transport and other physical activities; interventions to reduce childrens' sedentary behaviours and increase their physical activity

Dr Sarah McNaughton

Nutritional epidemiology; dietary patterns and chronic disease

Dr Kevin Netto

Occupational biomechanics; physical employment standards for challenging occupations; applied sports biomechanics; optimising athletic performance; assessing motor ability of young infants

 

Dr Anna Timperio

Social and environmental influences on child physical activity and nutrition

Dr Andre Renzaho

Acculturation; cultural competence in health care; migration and health outcomes; refugee public health and nutrition; nutrition and food security in developing countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geelong Campus at Waterfront

Associate Professor Evie Leslie

Physical activity; behavioural epidemiology; social and environmental influences

Dr Karen Campbell

Behavioural, social and environmental influences on nutrition in children and adolescents

Dr Andrea Sanigorski

Evaluation of community based interventions aiming to prevent childhood obesity; reducing health inequalities of children

 

 

 

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