Fields of Research

Nutrition and dietetics
Health services and systems
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Health equity
Preventative health care
Curriculum and pedagogy
Sport and exercise nutrition
Health policy
Sports science and exercise
Community child health
Health systems
Acute care
Sociology
Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
Health management
Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
Health promotion
Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life
Health and community services
Rehabilitation
Patient safety
Organisational behaviour
Implementation science and evaluation

Research Objectives

Nutrition
Behaviour and health
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Health education and promotion
Sport, exercise and recreation
Other health
Expanding knowledge in education
Health policy evaluation
Health protection and disaster response
Preventive medicine
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Provision of health and support services
Work and labour market
Health inequalities
Adolescent health
Neonatal and child health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Best practice in using evidence for health policy: do we know what it is?; International Public Health Journal
Children are key informants about what motivates their food choice; UTAS Three Minute Thesis Competition 2017
Children are key informants about what motivates their food choice; 3MT - Three Minute Thesis
Children want hot food on cold days; how to investigate what influences children's food choice; Population Health Congress 2015
Children want hot food on cold days; how to investigate what influences children’s food choice; Population Health Congress 2015
Children's study is food for thought
E-cigarette knowledge, beliefs, access and use among Tasmanian youth aged 18-24
Final Report Girls in Action Sports Project (GASP)
Making Healthy Choices Easy Choices – taking children on their own food journey; The Dietitians Association of Australia Tasmanian Branch: Tas Branch Weekend Workshop
Making healthy food desirable to children; a theoretical model; Public Health Prevention Conference
Making healthy food desirable; perspectives from children; Public Health Association Australia Prevention Conference
Making healthy food desirable; perspectives from children; Dietitians Association of Australia 35th national conference
Reducing cognitive loads and maximising online learning among post graduate students; Teaching Matters 2022
What motivates their food choice? children are key informants; Appetite
Why do children make the food choices they do? A participatory action research study; Dietitians Association of Australia 33rd National Conference
Why do children make the food choices they do? A participatory action research study; Dietitians Association of Australia 33rd National Conference
“Most of them are junk food but we did put fruit on there and we have water” What children can tell us about the food choices they make; Health Education

Research Projects

Profile of Tasmanian vapers (e-cigarette use (vaping) among young people in Tasmania)
Strong Liveable West Coast

Research Candidate Supervision