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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Alexandra Chung is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University.
Alexandra was awarded a VicHealth Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2022 -2025) to focus her research on food marketing targeting children and their parents, and policy options to reduce the harmful impacts of this marketing. This program of work builds upon Alexandra's PhD research which advanced understanding of the trends, determinants and current approaches to address socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity in Australia.
An Accredited Practising Dietitian, Alexandra has extensive experience in public health nutrition, developed throughout her career spanning nutrition and dietetics practice, education and research. Her research interests include childhood obesity prevention, health equity, and the role of policy to equitably improve children's diets.
University Service
Alexandra was featured in Monash University’s Agents of Change Campaign in 2018, promoting the role of women in science and advocating for health equity research. In 2021 she was as an invited thought leader in the Societal and Behavioural Research Group for the Monash Commission - The Liveable Metropolis: The future role of intermediary cities to deliver resilience, impact, and prosperity.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Public Health, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Philosophy, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Research area keywords
- Child obesity prevention
- Public health nutrition
- Public health policy
- Social determinants of health
- Health equity
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Unhealthy Product Advertising in City of Melbourne
Chung, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kleve, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Melbourne City Council (City of Melbourne)
23/01/25 → 29/08/25
Project: Research
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VicHealth Harmful Industries Monitoring Hub Fellowships 2021
Chung, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Skouteris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/03/22 → 13/03/25
Project: Research
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Childhood obesity in the first 2000 days: A focus on primary health care in regional and rural Australia
Betts, J. M., Gooey, M., Chung, A., Craig, H., Bergmeier, H., Amirtharajah, C., Peacock, B., Ping, S., Rix, K., Veal, S. & Skouteris, H., Feb 2025, In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 1, 15 p., e13208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Contemporary digital marketing techniques used in unhealthy food campaigns targeting young people
Driessen, C., Chung, A., Martino, F., Cameron, A. J., Bhatti, A., Huse, O. & Backholer, K., 1 Jul 2025, In: Appetite. 211, 13 p., 107989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Driving Research and Advocacy for Healthy Infant and Toddler Diets: The Infant and Toddler Foods Research Alliance
Chung, A. (Leading Author), McCann, J. (Leading Author), Esdaile, E., Hull, N., Schmidtke, A., MacKay, S., Love, P., Laws, R. & Fleming, C. A. K. (Leading Author), Jul 2025, In: Maternal & Child Nutrition. 21, 3, 10 p., e70013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Equalising power imbalances or a trail of broken promises? A qualitative study on engaging people with diverse lived experience of marginalisation in food policymaking in Australia
Venegas Hargous, C. (Leading Author), Kapeke, K., Backholer, K., Jeyapalan, D., Nunez, V., Browne, J., Peeters, A., Chung, A., Allender, S., Stead, V., Paradies, Y. & Zorbas, C. (Leading Author), Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 14 p., 613.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Sharing the motherload: A review and development of the CO–Parent conceptual model for early childhood obesity prevention
Kuswara, K., Shrewsbury, V., Macdonald, J., Chung, A. & Hill, B., Feb 2025, In: Obesity Reviews. 26, 2, 13 p., e13853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Advancing Women's Success Grant
Chung, A. (Recipient), 21 Feb 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Excellence - Best Publication
Chung, A. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Bright Sparks Postgraduate Top-Up Scholarship
Chung, A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar
Chung, A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Press/Media
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Low-nutrition toddler food routinely spruiked to parents
4/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Article: Poor nutrition and misleading marketing: the truth about commercial baby foods in Australia
4/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Article: A Window of Opportunity to Regulate Commercial Foods for Infants and Toddlers in Australia.
28/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Channel 7 News: Ready-made foods for infants and toddlers are falling well short of global nutritional standards
14/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Channel 7 News: Baby products fail nutrition test
14/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview