Meet the Team
Meet
the team


Jonathan Hodgson
Director / Professor of Nutrition and EpidemiologyJonathan is the Director of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute and Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology for the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University.
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Josh Lewis
Research Program Lead / Associate Professor of Cardiometabolic HealthJosh is the Research Program Lead for the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute and is supported by a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship.
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Abadi Gebre
Research FellowAbadi is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Amanda Devine
Associate Dean; Public Health and Occupational Health & Safety Professor Public Health and NutritionAmanda is the Associate Dean of Public Health and OHS and Professor of Public Health Nutrition in the School of Medical and Health Sciences, at Edith Cowan University. Amanda is a member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Annie De Leo
Post-Doctoral Research FellowAnnemarie (Annie) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) and a member of the 2022 ACN Policy Fellowship Program.
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Benjamin Parmenter
Post-Doctoral Research FellowBen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Bianca Lovi
Research Institute OfficerBianca is the Research Institute Officer for the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Cassandra Smith
Associate Research FellowCassandra is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research and an Accredited Exercise Physiologist.
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Catherine Bondonno
Senior Research FellowCatherine is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research and is supported by a Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation, Emeritus Professor Lawrie Beilin AO Research Fellowship.
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Cheryl Croce
Strategic Initiatives & Operations ManagerCheryl is the Strategic Initiatives and Operations Manager for the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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David Suter
Professor of Computer ScienceDavid is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Science (Computing and Security) and member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Jack Dalla Via
Post-Doctoral Research FellowJack is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Lauren Blekkenhorst
Post-Doctoral Research FellowLauren is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute. She is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Emerging Leadership Fellowship (EL1) and a National Heart Foundation of Australia Fellowship.
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Senior Lecturer Public HealthLeesa is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and a member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Liezhou Zhong
Post-Doctoral Research FellowLiezhou is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute. He established the Future Foods & Digital Gastronomy Laboratory at Edith Cowan University and is the lead researcher of the lab.
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Marc Sim
Senior Research FellowMarc is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute and is the Deputy Lead for the Disorders of Mineralisation Research Group at Edith Cowan University. He is supported by Fellowships from the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation as well as the Future Health & Innovation Fund, Department of Health (WA).
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Mary Kennedy
Post-Doctoral Research FellowMary is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute. She is supported by a Department of Health WA, Future Health research and Innovation Fund Implementation Science Fellowship.
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Myles Murphy
Post-Doctoral Research FellowMyles is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute and an Australian Physiotherapy Association titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist.
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Nicola Bondonno
Post-Doctoral Research FellowNicola is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Rae-Chi Huang
Associate ProfessorRae-Chi is a member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute and practicing paediatrician.
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Ros Sambell
Research FellowRos is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Simone Radavelli-Bagatini
Post-Doctoral Research FellowSimone is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Therese O’Sullivan
Associate Professor in Nutrition and DieteticsTherese is the Discipline Lead of Dietetics at Edith Cowan University and member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute.
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Zulqarnain Gilani
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (School of Science)Zulqarnain is a Research Fellow within the School of Science Centre for AI & ML (CAIML) and a member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute. Dr Gilani was named the 2022 Raine/Robson Fellow.
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Afsah Saleem
Amanda Richardson
Ana Gowrea
Caroline Hill
Carolyn Wakely
Cassandra Cuffe
Dorit Wielandt Erichsen
Eleonora Stojanoska
Emma Mattock
Ensiyeh Keshtkaran
Evania Marlow
Hong Ngoc Thai Vo
Gemma Jenkins
Jonathan Mendoza
Josephine-Lee Oddo
Margaret Miller
Montana Dupuy
Negar Ghasemifard
Pratik Pokharel
Rebecca Voisin
Sally-Anne Doherty
Siu Min Tay
Stacey Scott
Temitope Bolomope
Tiffany King
Trent Bozanich
Vanessa Sutton

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