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Personal profile
Biography
Julie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. She is a dietitian with extensive experience working as a public health nutritionist and researcher in remote Indigenous Australia and the Pacific Islands. Her research is focused on providing evidence to address inequities in food supply and food access for remote Indigenous communities. Julie holds an honourary appointment with Menzies School of Health Research where she worked for 17 years prior to her appointment with Monash University. Julie's research interest includes Indigenous food systems, real-world systems approaches to improving population level nutrition, addressing social inequities in food access, modifying food environments to support healthier food choices, capacity building for evidence informed decision-making and capacity building in research conduct.
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):
External positions
Honorary Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
Dec 2017 → …
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Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life: improving healthy food affordability and food security in remote Australia
Ferguson, M. M., McCarthy, L., Brimblecombe, J., Lee, A., Cadet-James, Y., Fredericks, B., Miles, E., Brown, C., Cullerton, K., Mah, C. & Kleve, S.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/03/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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Evaluation of a community-led nutrition and lifestyle program for weight loss and metabolic health: a randomised controlled trial.
Biggs, B., Brimblecombe, J., Christie, M., Wentworth, J., Dhurrkay, J. G., Gurruwiwi, G., Hanieh, S., Clark, B., Harrison, L. C. & Braat, S.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Protecting our planet and our population: the local government policy response to support an environmentally sustainable diet
Barbour, L. & Brimblecombe, J.
1/02/19 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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RE-FRESH: A Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail EnvironmentS for Health (RE-FRESH)
Peeters, A., Brimblecombe, J., Allender, S., Cameron, A., Lee, A., Sacks, G., Moodie, M. L., Ni Mhurchu, C., Swinburn, B. A., Neal, B. C. & Greenacre, L.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/11/18 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Perceived impact of the characteristics of the Indigenous Queensland B.strong brief intervention training program on uptake and implementation
Sebastian, S., Thomas, D. P., Brimblecombe, J., Arley, B. & Cunningham, F. C., Jan 2022, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 33, 1, p. 245-256 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Antioxidant biomarkers and cardio-metabolic risk markers in an Aboriginal community in remote Australia: A cross-sectional study
Knudsen, L., Lyons, J. G., O'Dea, K., Christensen, D. L. & Brimblecombe, J. K., Oct 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 15, p. 4937-4948 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Can integrating Aboriginal health content in undergraduate nutrition curricula foster student cultural capabilities?
McCartan, J., Dart, J., Adams, K., Davidson, Z. & Brimblecombe, J., 2021, In: Higher Education Research & Development. 40, 2, p. 325–340 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Development and pilot of a tool to measure the healthiness of the in-store food environment
Jaenke, R., Van Den Boogaard, C., McMahon, E. & Brimblecombe, J., Feb 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 2, p. 243-252 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study
Hanieh, S., Mahanty, S., Gurruwiwi, G., Kearns, T., Dhurrkay, R., Gondarra, V., Shield, J., Ryan, N., Azzato, F., Ballard, S. A., Orlando, N., Nicholson, S., Gibney, K., Brimblecombe, J., Page, W., Harrison, L. C., Biggs, B. A. & on behalf of the Child Health and Nutrition Study team, 6 Jan 2021, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 21, 1, 9 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Deans Award for Excellence in Research Impact (Social and Economic)
Brimblecombe, Julie (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education (Teaching Excellence) - Monash Nutrition Indigenous Curriculum Working Group
McCartan, Julia (Recipient), Dordevic, Aimee (Recipient), Bryce, A. (Recipient), Kellow, Nicole (Recipient), Dart, Janeane (Recipient), Barbour, Liza (Recipient), Brimblecombe, Julie (Recipient) & Murgia, Chiara (Recipient), Aug 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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School of Medicine, Nursing and Clinical Sciences Award for Excellence in Research Impact
Brimblecombe, Julie (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence: Monash Nutrition Indigenous Curriculum Working Group
McCartan, Julia (Recipient), Dart, Janeane (Recipient), Bryce, A. (Recipient), Dordevic, Aimee (Recipient), Barbour, Liza (Recipient), Kellow, Nicole (Recipient) & Brimblecombe, Julie (Recipient), 27 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission 5: Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020
Luke Greenacre (Fellow), Skye Akbar (Fellow), Julie Brimblecombe (Fellow) & Emma Joy McMahon (Fellow)
21 Oct 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission 55: Submission to the Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities
Luke Greenacre (Fellow), Skye Akbar (Fellow), Julie Brimblecombe (Fellow) & Emma McMahon (Fellow)
3 Jul 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Press / Media
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Time to put the cashless debit card scheme to bed once and for all - Canberra Times
Luke Greenacre, Julie Brimblecombe, Emma McMahon & Skye Akbar
4/01/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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