National Committee for Nutrition

The committee reflects the diverse nature of nutrition science, covering basic and applied sciences, including nutrition mechanisms and animal nutrition, precision and population nutrition for dietary behaviour change, Epidemiology, disease prevention, and social/commercial determinants of nutrition, and Nutrition education and research training.

Please visit the Nourishing Australia resource page for the committee's ongoing activities. 

The National Committee for Nutrition aims to:  

• provide strategic evidence-based advice on nutrition science to the Academy and other bodies as required   
• support scientific literacy and excellence in nutrition science by engaging with researchers, professionals and relevant national organisations  
• liaise with relevant international bodies, ensuring Australian involvement in international activities   
• promote interdisciplinary collaboration and take a multi-disciplinary approach in providing advice to the Academy  
• support the implementation of Nourishing Australia: A decadal plan for the science of nutrition   

Reports and activities

• Nourishing Australia: A decadal plan for the science of nutrition—Mid-term review
  December 2024
• Advancing the decadal plan for the science of nutrition: Progressing a framework for implementation
  April 2024
• scienceXart: food for thought – an art competition for primary school students
  August 2021
• Submission – Department of Health’s Public Consultation on Food Regulation Policy Guidelines
  January 2020
• Nourishing Australia: A decadal plan for the science of nutrition
  July 2019

Related groups and organisations

• International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
• Dietitians Australia
• Nutrition Society of Australia
• Federation of Oceanic Nutrition Societies   
• Oceania Nutrition Leadership Program   
• Council of Deans of Nutrition and Dietetics   
• Public Health Association  

Members

• Chair: Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli
  • University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Research expertise: Dietetics from food and nutritional science to prevention of lifestyle associated chronic disease
• Ex-officio: Professor Vicki Flood
  • Nutrition Society of Australia, President
  • The University of Sydney, Head of Clinical School, Northern Rivers and Director of University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH).
  • Research expertise: Nutrition, neurodegenerative diseases, food security of vulnerable populations, micronutrients, Aboriginal health research, nutrition in ageing and disability.
• Ex-officio: Magriet Raxworthy
  • Dietitians Australia, CEO
  • Expertise: Dietetics, nutrition, healthcare, business management, policy.
• Ex-officio: Associate Professor Therese O’Sullivan
  • Council of Deans of Nutrition and Dietetics Australia and New Zealand, Chair
  • Edith Cowan University, Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Research expertise: The Milky Way Study, child-centred Research – A Respectful Approach to Research with Children
• Committee member: Dr Catherine Bondonno
  • Edith Cowan University, Research Fellow, Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute (NHIRI)
  • Research expertise: Nitric oxide-mediated cardiovascular benefits of dietary nitrate and polyphenols
• Committee member: Dr Katherine Livingstone
  • Deakin University, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN)
  • Research expertise: Dietary patterns, diet quality, obesity, personalised nutrition and cardiovascular disease
• Committee member: Professor Eugeni Roura
  • University of Queensland, Director of Higher Degree Research, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Research expertise: Nutritional chemosensing
• Committee member: Dr Anneline Padayachee
  • The Food and Nutrition Doctor, Nutritional Food Science
  • Research expertise: Processing technology, nutrient and food composition, digestive processes
• Committee member: Dr Emma Louise Beckett
  • University of Newcastle, School of Environmental and Life Sciences
  • Research expertise: Immunology & microbiology, reproductive health, food choice behaviours
• Committee member: Professor Sarah McNaughton
  • The University of Queensland, Professor and Discipline lead for Nutrition and Dietetics for UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.
  • Research expertise: Understanding the role of foods, eating patterns and dietary patterns in health and wellbeing
• Committee member: Dr Daniel Hwang
  • University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Research expertise: Sensory nutrition and genetic epidemiology
• Committee member: Dr Katherine Kent
  • Western Sydney University, School of Health Sciences
  • Research expertise: Clinical Trials, dementia, food security
• Committee member: Professor Danielle Gallegos
  • Queensland University of Technology, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Director at the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations.
  • Research expertise: Public health nutrition, food security, food literacy, child nutrition, nutrition, dietetics, qualitative methodologies, philosophy.
• Observer: Professor Helen Truby
  • The University of Queensland, Professor and Chair in Human Nutrition
  • Research expertise: Dietetics, nutrition