I am a Dietitian and researcher with the School of Chemistry.  My research focuses on the potential health benefits of nutrients in food, particularly phytochemicals, which I investigate through clinical research studies.  Previous research of mine has focused on the self-esteem of adolescents undergoing weight management, and on Aboriginal health and Indigenous health education.  This work has resulted in publications and presentations at various local and international meetings, as well as several competitive awards/prizes and travel grants.  I have also been involved in supervision, co-supervising an honours student and numerous undergraduate placement students, and teaching, tutoring and lecturing into undergraduate and masters courses in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, in the areas of functional foods and systematic literature reviews.  I have completed a Certificate IV in Leadership and Management, served on the organising committee for the Monash Health Translational Precinct (MHTP) Research Week PhD Symposium and volunteered at the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention.  I was a Green Impact team leader in 2019 and am a Wellbeing Champion for the School of Chemistry.  I am involved in peer-reviewing and have reviewed articles for eight reputable journals in the Nutrition and Food Science area.  My current project with the Bennett Food Chemsitry group is a collaboration with the Fraunhofer Research Institute, in Germany, through the ICON Scheme.  This research invovles tracing metabolites and biodistribution of functional food compounds to determine their potential benefits or detriments to human health.  My next challenge for 2020 will be co-ordinating and teaching the Food, Nutrition and Human Health unit for the new Master of Food Science and Agribusiness course.