Biography
Professor Lawrence has more than 30 years’ experience working as a practitioner and academic in food and nutrition policy at local, national and international levels. His research interests focus on food and nutrition policy and food systems. He and his colleagues have secured over $6.5 million in category 1 research grants to investigate the science and politics of evidence use in nutrition policy-making, particularly in relation to Dietary guidelines, Nutrient Reference Values, food regulation and obesity prevention. He is leading a transdisciplinary research team, funded by an ARC Linkage grant (SUSTAIN), that is analysing policy interventions to promote healthy and sustainable food systems. Also, he is a Chief Investigator at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Obesity Policy and Food Systems.
Mark teaches at postgraduate level in food policy and public health. He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences and has published widely. He was responsible for developing the Public Health Nutrition component of the Nutrition Society of Australia’s professional registration scheme. Mark is a technical advisor to the World Health Organization, a member of the joint Australian Department of Health’s and New Zealand Ministry of Health’s Advisory Committee for the review of the Nutrient Reference Values, a member of Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s Public Health Dialogue, and a former member of the NHMRC’s Dietary Guidelines Working Committee.
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Awards
2017 Fellow of the Public Health Association of Australia
2014 British Medical Association Book Awards, ‘Food fortification: The evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food’, ‘highly commended’ in the ‘Health and Social Care’ category
2014 Adjunct Professor, Curtin University
2014 Honorary Fellow, Centre for Food Policy, City University London
2012 Co-presenter, Best research report award, World Nutrition2012, Rio, Brazil
2009 Victorian Healthcare Awards: Premier’s Excellence Award (‘Tackling chronic disease and improving public health’ category). WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention: Highly Commended.
1997 NHMRC, Public Health and Research Development Committee Scholarship (PhD candidature: 1997 - 2000)
1996 Invited Chair, Working Party: Health and Nutrition Claims, Codex Committee on Food Labelling, Ottawa
1995 National Food Authority Development Award 1995 – 1996 (work placements at the US Food and Drug Administration and UK Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food)
1991 Course Distinction (M.Sc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
1990 VicHealth Inaugural Public Health Fellowship (1990-1993)
Committee representation
• External advisor to the World Health Organization (Dietary patterns for health);
• External advisor to the Food and Agriculture Organization (Sustainable healthy diets);
• Member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences Task Force on Sustainable Diets;
• Chair of the Advisory Board for Cochrane Nutrition;
• Board member at Food Standards Australia New Zealand;
• Member of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s Synthesis and Translation of Research Evidence committee;
• Team leader, the Australian Research Council project, ‘Reforming evidence synthesis and translation for food and nutrition policy’; and
• Former member of Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s Dietary Guidelines Working Committee.
Teaching
Unit Chair HSN706: Food policy and public health
Research interests
Mark’s research interests focus on healthy and sustainable food systems, dietary guidelines, ultra-processed foods, Nutrient Reference Values and food regulation. He has published widely on the topics of healthy and sustainable diets and healthy and sustainable foods systems.
Mark's research interests focus on food and nutrition policy and food systems. He and his colleagues have secured over $7 million in category 1 research grants to investigate the science and politics of evidence use in nutrition policy-making, particularly in relation to healthy and sustainable food systems, Dietary guidelines, Nutrient Reference Values, food regulation and obesity prevention.
He is leading a transdisciplinary research team, funded by an ARC Discovery project grant 'Reforming evidence synthesis and translation for food and nutrition policy'.
Affiliations
• World Public Health Nutrition Association (previous Secretary General)
• Public Health Association of Australia (previous Convenor of Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group)
• Nutrition Society of Australia
• Dietitians Association of Australia
• Australian Public Health Nutrition Academic Collaboration
Teaching interests
Public health nutrition
Food and nutrition Policy
Food systems
Critical analysis of policy-making
Healthy and sustainable diets
Food regulation
Dietary guidelines
Nutrient reference values
Food security
Food literacy
Advocacy
Units taught
Unit Chair HSN706 Food Policy and Public Health
Currently supervises 2 Honours and 6 PhD students
Knowledge areas
Public health nutrition
Food policy
Healthy and sustainable diets
Dietary guidelines
Nutrient reference values
Evidence-informed policy
Food systems
Critical analysis
Food regulation
Food labelling
Food regulation
Obesity prevention
Food security
Expertise
- Environment and environmental issues
- Environmental sustainability
- Ethics
Conferences
Professor Lawrence is a regular presenter at national and international conferences. In 2015 he presented at the following conferences:
Invited chair and speaker, ‘National forum: Creating a healthy and sustainable food system for Australia’, Regulatory Institutions Network and the Research School of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, 24 September 2015, Canberra
Invited speaker, ‘Moving forward – reforming evidence use in nutrition’, Bias in Research Node Meeting: Challenges to using the best evidence for nutrition policy, University of Sydney, 20 November 2015, Sydney
Speaker, ‘Improving nutrition evidence for nutrition policy: the Cochrane Collaboration commitment’, 4th Annual NHMRC Symposium on Research Translation, 27-28 October 2015, Sydney
Invited speaker, ‘Formulating policy activities to promote healthy and sustainable diets’, International Health Policy Program Office, Ministry of Public Health, 19 October 2015, Bangkok
Invited speaker (Plenary session), ‘Reforming evidence-informed practice in public health nutrition policy and practice’, 23rd Annual Cochrane Colloquium 2015, 1 - 6 October 2015, Vienna
Invited speaker and symposium chair (A Symposium on Nutrition and Evidence for Policy and Practice), ‘Revisiting concepts for evidence use for nutrition policy’, 23rd Annual Cochrane Colloquium 2015, 1 - 6 October 2015, Vienna
Invited speaker, Rethinking evidence use for food and nutrition policy, Food Research Collaboration, City University, 30 September 2015, London
Speaker, ‘An evidence-informed policy plan for food system change to promote healthy and sustainable diets’, Population Health Congress 2015, 6-9 September, 2015, Hobart
Invited speaker, Food policy and regulation - implications for rural and regional communities, Building a Local Food Future Forum, Healthy Together Victoria, 1 May 2015, Wodonga
Media appearances
Regular media appearances
Research groups
Head of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition's Food Policy Unit
He leads a transdisciplinary research team, funded by an ARC Discovery project grant 'Reforming evidence synthesis and translation for food and nutrition policy'.
Awards
Awards
2017 Fellow of the Public Health Association of Australia
2014 British Medical Association Book Awards, ‘Food fortification: The evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food’, ‘highly commended’ in the ‘Health and Social Care’ category
2014 Adjunct Professor, Curtin University
2014 Honorary Fellow, Centre for Food Policy, City University London
2012 Co-presenter, Best research report award, World Nutrition2012, Rio, Brazil
2009 Victorian Healthcare Awards: Premier’s Excellence Award (‘Tackling chronic disease and improving public health’ category). WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention: Highly Commended.
1997 NHMRC, Public Health and Research Development Committee Scholarship (PhD candidature: 1997 - 2000)
1996 Invited Chair, Working Party: Health and Nutrition Claims, Codex Committee on Food Labelling, Ottawa
1995 National Food Authority Development Award 1995 – 1996 (work placements at the US Food and Drug Administration and UK Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food)
1991 Course Distinction (M.Sc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
1990 VicHealth Inaugural Public Health Fellowship (1990-1993)
Projects
Committee Representation
• Panel member, NHMRC Targeted Call for Research into Engaging and Retaining Young Adults in Interventions to Improve Eating Behaviours and Health Outcomes (Preventing Obesity in 18-24 year olds TCR) (2015 – )
• Member of Advisory Group, DIET@NET (DIETary Assessment Tool NETwork) project, University of Leeds (aims to develop the Nutritools.org website that will host expert-rated, online dietary assessment tools as well as guidance on best practice for collection and analysis of dietary data) (2015 – )
• Representative of Deakin University Faculty of Health, on the peer review panel for the Australian Research Council (ARC) System to Evaluate the Excellence of Research (SEER) which supports the submission, evaluation and administration workflows of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative (2015)
• Member of the VicHealth Obesity Expert Steering Group (2015 – )
• Member, VicHealth Victorian Salt Reduction Strategic Partnership (2015 - )
• Member of Advisory Committee, review of the Nutrient Reference Values, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and New Zealand Ministry of Health (2013 – 15).
• Member, NHMRC Research Translation Faculty (2013 – current)
• Member, FSANZ Consumer and Public Health Dialogue (2010 - current).
• Secretary General, World Public Health Nutrition Association (2008 – 2010).
• Member, NHMRC Dietary Guidelines Working Committee (2008 – 2013).
• Member, expert roster EU project Prevention of Obesity in Europe – Consortium for the prevention of obesity through effective nutrition and physical activity actions (EURO-PREVOB), (2008 – 2010).
• Member, the Nutrition Society Australia Registration Committee (2007 - 2015).
• Member, Food Safety Council, Health Department Victoria (2007 – 2010).
• Member, Australian Public Health Nutrition Academic Collaboration (2002 – current).
Codex Alimentarius Commission involvement
• Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Bonn, 1995 – 1997 (led the Australian delegation)
• Codex Committee on Food Export and Import Inspection and Certification Systems, Canberra, 1995
• Codex Committee on Food Labelling, Ottawa, 1996 (member of the Australian delegation)
Editorial board membership
• Principal editor, Public Health Nutrition themed issue on ‘Sustainability and public health nutrition’ (2015)
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability (2014 – current)
• Member, Editorial board, BMC Public Health (2012 - 15)
• Member, Editorial Board, Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism (2006 – 11)
• Member, Editorial Board, Public Health Nutrition (2008 – 15)
Publications
Ella Ridgway, Phillip Baker, Julie Woods, Mark Lawrence
(2019), Vol. 11, pp. 1-22, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Mark Lawrence, Christina Pollard, Tarun Weeramanthri
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 912-926, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
K Sievert, M Lawrence, A Naika, P Baker
(2019), Vol. 11, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
P Baker, A Brown, K Wingrove, S Allender, H Walls, K Cullerton, A Lee, A Demaio, M Lawrence
(2019), pp. 1-15, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment
H Tallis, K Kreis, L Olander, C Ringler, D Ameyaw, M Borsuk, D Fletschner, E Game, D Gilligan, M Jeuland, G Kennedy, Y Masuda, S Mehta, N Miller, M Parker, C Pollino, J Rajaratnam, D Wilkie, W Zhang, S Ahmed, O Ajayi, H Alderman, G Arhonditsis, I Azevedo, R Badola, R Bailis, P Balvanera, E Barbour, M Bardini, D Barton, J Baumgartner, T Benton, E Bobrow, D Bossio, A Bostrom, A Braimoh, E Brondizio, J Brown, B Bryant, R Calder, B Chaplin-Kramer, A Cullen, N DeMello, K Dickinson, K Ebi, H Eves, J Fanzo, P Ferraro, B Fisher, E Frongillo, G Galford, D Garrity, L Gatere, A Grieshop, N Grigg, C Groves, M Gugerty, M Hamm, X Hou, C Huang, M Imhoff, D Jack, A Jones, R Kelsey, M Kothari, R Kumar, C Lachat, A Larsen, M Lawrence, F DeClerck, P Levin, E Mabaya, J Gibson, R McDonald, G Mace, R Maertens, D Mangale, R Martino, S Mason, L Mehta, R Meinzen-Dick, B Merz, S Msangi, G Murray, K Murray, C Naude, N Newlands, E Nkonya, A Peterman, T Petruney, H Possingham, J Puri, R Remans, L Remlinger, T Ricketts, B Reta, B Robinson, D Roe, J Rosenthal, G Shen
(2019), Vol. 39, pp. 81-93, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, C1
G Turner, K Larsen, S Candy, S Ogilvy, J Ananthapavan, M Moodie, S James, S Friel, C Ryan, M Lawrence
(2018), Vol. 195, pp. 1581-1599, Journal of cleaner production, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Lawrence, S Dickie, J Woods
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Analysing the use of the Australian Health Star Rating system by level of food processing
Sarah Dickie, Julie Woods, Mark Lawrence
(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 1-9, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1
Awareness of nutrition problems among Vietnamese health and education professionals.
T Pham, F Worsley, M Lawrence, B Marshall
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 840-849, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1
R Lindberg, M Lawrence, M Caraher
(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 26-45, Journal of hunger and environmental nutrition, Abingdon, Eng., C1
S Phulkerd, S Vandevijvere, M Lawrence, V Tangcharoensathien, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 381-390, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
A Hoek, D Pearson, S James, M Lawrence, S Friel
(2017), Vol. 108, pp. 117-131, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
T Pham, A Worsley, M Lawrence, B Marshall
(2017), Vol. 55, pp. 158-172, International journal of health promotion and education, London, Eng., C1
A Hoek, D Pearson, S James, M Lawrence, S Friel
(2017), Vol. 58, pp. 94-106, Food quality and preference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Opportunities and barriers to public health nutrition education in Vietnamese universities
Q Pham, A Worsley, M Lawrence, B Marshall
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 494-503, Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, Wellington, Vic., C1
S Phulkerd, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, A Worsley, M Lawrence
(2017), Vol. 71, pp. 101-110, Food policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S James, S Friel, M Lawrence, A Hoek, D Pearson
(2017), Vol. 13, pp. 465-477, Sustainability Science, Berlin, Germany, C1
S Phulkerd, M Lawrence, S Vandevijvere, G Sacks, F Worsley, V Tangcharoensathien
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, Implementation science, London, Eng., C1
M Lawrence, K Wingrove, C Naude, S Durao
(2016), Vol. 8, pp. 1-11, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
P Field, R Gauld, M Lawrence
(2016), Vol. 14, pp. 1-10, Health research policy and systems, London, Eng., C1
Using a qualitative vignette to explore a complex public health issue
M Jackson, P Harrison, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 1395-1409, Qualitative health research, London, Eng., C1
R Lindberg, J Whelan, M Lawrence, L Gold, S Friel
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 358-365, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, North Melbourne, Vic., C1
R Carey, M Caraher, M Lawrence, S Friel
(2015), Vol. 19, pp. 3-14, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Marketing ethics in context: the promotion of unhealthy foods and beverages to children
M Jackson, P Harrison, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2015), pp. 354-386, Handbook on ethics and marketing, Cheltenham, Eng., B1
Formulating policy activities to promote healthy and sustainable diets
M Lawrence, S Friel, K Wingrove, S James, S Candy
(2015), Vol. 18, pp. 2333-2340, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
E Ridgway, M Lawrence, J Woods
(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in nutrition, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Food insecurity in Australia: Implications for general practitioners
R Lindberg, M Lawrence, L Gold, S Friel, O Pegram
(2015), Vol. 44, pp. 861-862, Australian Family Physician, South Melbourne, Vic, C1
Towards healthy and sustainable food consumption: An Australian case study
S Friel, L Barosh, M Lawrence
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 1156-1166, Public Health Nutrition, C1
Unhealthy food, integrated marketing communication and power: a critical analysis
M Jackson, P Harrison, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2014), Vol. 24, pp. 489-505, Critical public health, Abingdon, England, C1
D Pearson, S Friel, M Lawrence
(2014), Vol. 30, pp. 183-197, Biological agriculture and horticulture, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Food rescue - an Australian example
R Lindberg, M Lawrence, L Gold, S Friel
(2014), Vol. 116, pp. 1478-1489, British Food Journal, C1
V Kraak, B Swinburn, M Lawrence, P Harrison
(2014), Vol. 49, pp. 207-218, Food Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Brown, L De Wit, L Timotijevic, A Sonne, L Lhteenmki, N Brito Garcia, M Jeruszka-Bielak, E Sici?ska, A Moore, M Lawrence, M Raats
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 1378-1388, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng, C1
V Kraak, B Swinburn, M Lawrence, P Harrison
(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 1-1, The FASEB journal, Bethesda, MD, C1
The food regulatory system - is it protecting public health and safety?
M Lawrence
(2013), pp. 162-174, Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability, B1
B Crammond, C Van, S Allender, A Peeters, M Lawrence, G Sacks, H Mavoa, B Swinburn, B Loff
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 213-221, Obesity Reviews, C1
Food policy development in the Australian state of Victoria : a case study of the Food Alliance
M Caraher, R Carey, K McConell, M Lawrence
(2013), Vol. 18, pp. 78-95, International planning studies, Oxon, England, C1
Food Fortification: The evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food
M Lawrence
(2013), pp. 1-280, Food Fortification: The Evidence, Ethics, and Politics of Adding Nutrients to Food, A1-1
G Turner, K Larsen, C Ryan, M Lawrence
(2013), pp. 259-279, Food security in Australia : challenges and prospects for the future, New York, N. Y., B1-1
Profiling national mandatory folic acid fortification policy around the world
M Lawrence, K Kripalani
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 277-289, Handbook of Food Fortification and Health, B1
Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings
M Rayner, A Wood, M Lawrence, C Mhurchu, J Albert, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abb, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 70-81, Obesity Reviews, C1
An accountability framework to promote healthy food environments
V Kraak, B Swinburn, M Lawrence, P Harrison
(2013), Vol. 17, pp. 2467-2483, Public Health Nutrition, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 27, pp. 261-274, Health Promotion International, C1
Government regulation to promote healthy food environments - a view from inside state governments
J Shill, H Mavoa, S Allender, M Lawrence, G Sacks, A Peeters, B Crammond, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 162-173, Obesity Reviews, C1
V Kraak, P Harrigan, M Lawrence, P Harrison, M Jackson, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 15, pp. 503-517, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
A Chung, J Shill, B Swinburn, H Mavoa, M Lawrence, B Loff, B Crammond, G Sacks, S Allender, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 12, BMC Public Health, C1-1
J Shill, H Mavoa, B Crammond, B Loff, A Peeters, M Lawrence, S Allender, G Sacks, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 7, PLoS ONE, C1-1
Food and nutrition security in the Australia-New Zealand region: Impact of climate change
L Tapsell, Y Probst, M Lawrence, S Friel, V Flood, A McMahon, R Butler
(2011), Vol. 102, pp. 192-200, World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, C1
J Emmett, M Lawrence, M Riley
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 442-450, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
Climate change adaptation at the intersection of food and health
F Edwards, J Dixon, S Friel, G Hall, K Larsen, S Lockie, B Wood, M Lawrence, I Hanigan, A Hogan, L Hattersley
(2011), Vol. 23, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, C1
V Kraak, B Swinburn, M Lawrence, P Harrison
(2011), Vol. 39, pp. 11-24, United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition : News, Geneva, Switzerland, C1
The Role of Policy in Preventing Childhood Obesity
M Lawrence, B Swinburn
(2010), pp. 203-211, Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice, B1
Prioritizing policy interventions to improve diets? Will it work, can it happen, will it do harm?
W Snowdon, J Potter, B Swinburn, J Schultz, M Lawrence
(2010), Vol. 25, pp. 123-133, Health Promotion International, C1
W Snowdon, M Lawrence, J Schultz, P Vivili, B Swinburn
(2010), Vol. 13, pp. 886-892, Public Health Nutrition, C1
Community level interventions to improve food security in developed countries (Protocol)
C Burns, B Kristjansson, G Harris, R Armstrong, S Cummins, A Black, M Lawrence
(2010), pp. 1-15, The cochrane collaboration, Oxford, England, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 10, pp. 76-86, Obesity Reviews, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2009), Vol. 6, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, C1
Examination of selected national policies towards mandatory folic acid fortification
M Lawrence, W Chai, R Kara, I Rosenberg, J Scott, A Tedstone
(2009), Vol. 67, Nutrition Reviews, C1
S Thuraisingam, L Riddell, K Cook, M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 12, pp. 1531-1539, Public Health Nutrition, C1
Building global alliances for public health nutrition training
M Lawrence, O Galal, B Margetts, A Yngve
(2009), Vol. 67, Nutrition Reviews, C1
Do food regulatory systems protect public health?
M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 12, pp. 2247-2249, Public Health Nutrition, C1
M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 397-413, Deakin law review, Burwood, Vic., C1
R Blasche, A Worsley, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 18, pp. 367-379, Critical public health, London, England, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 5, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, C1
An evaluation of the reported sodium content of Australian food products
C Grimes, C Nowson, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 43, pp. 2219-2229, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, C1
Conceptualising the policy practice and behavioural research relationship
M Lawrence, H Yeatman
(2008), Vol. 5, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, C1
Functional foods and public health nutrition policy
M Lawrence, J Germov
(2008), pp. 147-175, A sociology of food and nutrition : the social appetite, South Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Regulatory change for obesity prevention at local government level in Victoria
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, B Swinburn, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff
(2008), A global world - practical action for health and well being : Proceedings of the Population Health Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, E1-1
An evaluation of the reported sodium content of Australian food products
C Grimes, C Nowson, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 43, pp. 2219-2229, International Journal of Food Science & Technology International Journal of Food Science & Technology, United States, C1-1
Making the connections : Food policy, the obesity epidemic and climate change
M Lawrence, J Potter
(2008), A global world - practical action for health and well being : Proceedings of the Population Health Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, E1-1
M Lawrence
(2007), pp. 450-469, Public health nutrition: from principles to practice, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Reference standards and guidelines
M Lawrence, A Robertson
(2007), pp. 39-70, Public health nutrition : from principles to practice, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Concepts and guiding principles
M Lawrence, A Worsley
(2007), pp. 5-27, Public health nutrition: from principles to practice, Crows Nest, N.S.W., B1
Mandatory fortification with folic acid - what would Hippocrates say?
M Lawrence, L Riddell
(2007), Vol. 36, Australian family physician, C1
Can we have our sponsorship cake and eat it too?
R Hughes, M Lawrence
(2007), DAA 2007 : Proceedings of the 25th Dietitians Association of Australia conference, Hobart, Tasmania, E1-1
Policy and behaviour change : health professionals influencing the food and nutrition agenda
H Yeatman, M Lawrence
(2007), ISBNPA 2007 : Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity annual conference, Oslo, Norway, E1-1
M Lawrence
(2006), Vol. 30, pp. 363-368, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
M Lawrence
(2005), pp. 285-305, Obesity prevention and public health, Oxford, England, B1
M Lawrence
(2005), Vol. 8, pp. 1235-1241, Public Health Nutrition, C1
M Lawrence
(2005), Vol. 29, pp. 328-330, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
Globalisation, food and health in Pacific Island countries
R Hughes, M Lawrence
(2005), Vol. 14, pp. 298-306, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, C1
Future food : the politics of functional foods and health claims
M Lawrence, J Germov
(2004), pp. 119-147, A sociology of food and nutrition : the social appetite, South Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Folate fortification: public health policy making in a food regulation setting
M Lawrence
(2003), pp. 110-126, Evidence-based health policy: problems & possibilities, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Folate fortification : a case study of public health policy-making
M Lawrence
(2003), pp. 110-126, Evidence-based health policy : problems and possibilities, Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
M Lawrence, I Rutishauser, J Lewis
(2001), Vol. 58, pp. 12-18, Australian journal of nutrition & dietetics, Oxford, England, C1
A practical approach to monitoring nutrient supplement intake of Australian adults
M Lawrence, I Rutsihauser, J Lewis
(2001), Vol. 58, pp. 98-103, Australian journal of nutrition and dietetics, Turner, A.C.T., C1
Functional foods and health claims: a public health policy perspective
M Lawrence, M Rayner
(1998), Vol. 1, pp. 75-82, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Regulatory and legal aspects of functional foods: the Australian perspective
C Preston, M Lawrence
(1996), Vol. 54, pp. S156-S161, Nutrition reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Rachel Carey, Fanny Krumholz, Kena Duignan, Kathy McConell, Jessica Browne, Catherine Burns, Mark Lawrence
(), pp. 1-15, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Obesity Prevention Among Low Income Families: Economic and Strategic Modelling
Dr Cate Burns, Prof Anthony Scott, A/Prof Lisa Gold, Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Kostas Mavromaras
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2010: $51,854
- 2009: $14,009
- 2008: $23,823
A comprehensive regulatory strategy for obesity prevention in Australia
Dr Beatrice Loff, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Michael Ackland
NHMRC - Strategic Reserve Fund
- 2011: $76,536
- 2010: $93,656
- 2009: $79,733
- 2008: $55,865
- 2007: $74,801
Modelling policy interventions to protect Australia's food security in the face of environmental sustainability challenges
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Chris Ryan, Prof Sharon Friel, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Graham Turner
Linkage PhD student, ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2014: $17,136
- 2013: $25,951
- 2012: $103,848
Centre of Research Excellence on Policy Research on Obesity and Food Systems
Prof Rob Carter, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Richard Osborne, Prof Colin Bell, Prof Mark Lawrence, A/Prof Jan Barendregt, Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kelly Brownell, Prof Steven Allender
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2017: $340,167
- 2016: $431,611
- 2015: $434,875
- 2014: $452,808
- 2013: $276,834
- 2012: $65,432
Shrinking the food-print by creating consumer demand for sustainable and healthy eating.
Prof Sharon Friel, Prof Mark Lawrence, A/Prof David Pearson
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2015: $6,000
- 2013: $4,000
Reforming evidence synthesis and translation for food and nutrition policy
Prof Mark Lawrence, Dr Phillip Baker, Prof Tony Worsley, Prof Sarah McNaughton
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $101,578
Other Public Sector Funding
Obesity Prevention Among Low Income Families: Economic and Strategic Modelling
Dr Cate Burns, Prof Anthony Scott, A/Prof Lisa Gold, Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Kostas Mavromaras
- 2011: $5,320
- 2010: $24,958
- 2009: $12,350
Victorian food supply scenarios-impacts on availability of healthy, nutritious and sustainability diets (Deakin University component)
Prof Chris Ryan, Dr Graham Turner, Prof Mark Lawrence, Ms Kirsten Larsen
- 2010: $15,920
The Food Alliance (formerly the Food Policy Coalition)
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Danuta Mendelson, Mrs Kathy McConell
- 2014: $50,000
- 2013: $170,000
- 2012: $160,000
- 2011: $130,000
- 2010: $130,000
- 2009: $130,000
Identifying regulatory approaches to obesity prevention and the reduction of socio-economic inequalities in obesity prevalence in Queensland
Prof Mark Lawrence
- 2009: $44,820
Modelling policy interventions to protect Australia's food security in the face of environmental sustainability challenges
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Chris Ryan, Prof Sharon Friel, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Graham Turner
- 2015: $16,666
- 2012: $61,667
Analysis of soft drink purchase data
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Cate Burns
- 2011: $7,500
Victorian Food Systems Network
Prof Mark Lawrence, Mrs Kathy McConell, Dr Rachel Carey
- 2014: $30,000
- 2013: $70,000
Responding to Indonesia's growing double burden of malnutrition
Dr Phillip Baker, Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Tony Worsley, Dr Paige van der Pligt, Dr Judhiastuty Februhartanty, Dr Hera Nurlita
- 2019: $9,826
Industry and Other Funding
Foodprinting Melbourne
Prof Mark Lawrence, Mrs Kathy McConell
- 2015: $24,296
VICTORIAN URBAN AND LOCAL FOOD NETWORK
Prof Mark Lawrence
- 2014: $50,000
Interventions to improve Community Food Security in developed countries: What works and why?
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Elizabeth Kristjansson, Hasan Hutchinson, Erinn Salewski, William Gray, Lyndsay Davidson, Cathleen Kneen, Jocelyn Sacco, Carolyn Young, Alomgir Hossain, Selma Liberato, Hilary Thomson, Vivian Welch
- 2016: $13,676
- 2015: $4,500
Scoping review on dietary patterns and their health impact
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Sarah McNaughton
- 2016: $3,894
- 2015: $23,646
Dietary patterns
Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Sarah McNaughton
- 2016: $6,372
Supervisions
Sirinya Phulkerd
Thesis entitled: Analysis of Policy Implementation for Healthier Food Environments in Thailand
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Rebecca Leigh Lindberg
Thesis entitled: Food Rescue: Investigating Directions for the Future.
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Thi Hai Quynh Pham
Thesis entitled: Towards a Vietnamese University Public Health Nutrition Framework: Needs Assessment
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Michaela Jackson
Thesis entitled: Unhealthy food promotion to under 18s: deeper insights, new interpretations.
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Marketing
Vivica Ingrid Kraak
Thesis entitled: Accountability for Healthy Food and Eating Environments
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health & Social Development
Gary Sacks
Thesis entitled: Nutrient Profiling Interventions Targeting Obsesity Prevention: Role and Potential Impact
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health & Social Development
Wendy Snowdon
Thesis entitled: Guiding Policy Change to Reduce Diet-related Disease in the Pacific
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences