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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Siew Lim is a research fellow and Accredited Practising Dietitian on health equity and women reproductive health with a focus on gestational diabetes. She is recognised nationally and internationally as an emerging leader in the field of lifestyle management in women of reproductive age. She has a background in biomedical science and dietetics, where she graduated at the top of her cohort in both her Biomedical Science Bachelors degree and the Masters in Nutrition and Dietetic program, taking the Dean’s Award in Physiology and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Nutrition and Dietetics award for the best overall performance for the respective courses. She has received a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship in 2018. Her research focuses on translating and implementing evidence-based lifestyle programs for chronic disease prevention in women of reproductive age, particularly in postpartum women at high metabolic risks. Her research on translation and implementation has a specific focus on the development of scalable and sustainable interventions for primary care, hospital outpatient clinic and other community settings.
Prior to commencing her postdoctoral, Dr Lim has worked as Research Fellow in various organisations nationally and internationally, in which she led public health and clinical projects. Her current research focuses on translating and implementing evidence-based research in lifestyle intervention to address existing health service gaps to prevent chronic diseases in women at high risk. This involves evidence synthesis, framework analyses, pragmatic randomised controlled trials, quality improvement methodologies, mixed methods research, implementation science and systems approaches.
Dr Lim collaborates extensively within Australia and abroad with multidisciplinary clinical and research team that comprises experts in health psychology, clinical psychology, endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology, exercise physiology, dietetics, health service improvement and public health. Her work has been recognised with increasing number of grants including NHMRC Partnership grants and NHF Vanguard grant, to develop and implement lifestyle intervention for the prevention of chronic diseases in postpartum women at high metabolic risk in real-world setting such as general practices.
Dr Lim is involved in ongoing community service as a dietitian at a community volunteer-run organisation. She is also a the Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity at the Nutrition Society of Australia.
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
Physiology, PhD, CSIRO - Human Nutrition (South Australia)
Nutrition and Dietetics, MND, Flinders University
Biomedical Science, BSc (Biomedical), University of Adelaide
External positions
Academic editor
Research area keywords
- Gestational diabetes
- Lifestyle
- Behaviour Change
- Prevention
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Reproductive Health
- Women's Health
- Equity
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Health Services Directory for Healthcare Navigation and Social Prescribing
Olivier, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Altun, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Varghese, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Integrating cultural strengths and opportunities to a cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention program to facilitate broader translation and engagement among Chinese and Indian women who have had a history of GDM
Lim, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holmes-Truscott, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cocotis, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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WHinc: from Community Observatory to Women’s Health INCubator
Watterson, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Su, T. T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jones, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maisarah, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Angela, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jayanthi, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lay Ki, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Selva Raja, D. B. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tan, S. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kulkarni, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alshehri, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Improving screening and management of women with cardio-metabolic conditions during pregnancy
Moran, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hutchesson, M. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lorber Rolnik, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nicholls, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morrison, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Sturgiss, L. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/10/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Optimising the delivery of antenatal interventions in public healthcare: Improving equity, access and engagement for better maternal and neonatal health outcomes
Harrison, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McIntosh, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Flynn, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lim, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/06/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Exploring the acceptability of a risk prediction tool for cardiometabolic risk (gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy) for use in early pregnancy: A qualitative study
Lang, S., McIntosh, J. G., Enticott, J., Goldstein, R., Baker, S., McGowan, M., Cooray, S., Du, L., Reddy, A., Harrison, C. L., Thong, E., De Silva, K., Teede, H., Moran, L. J. & Lim, S. (Leading Author), Feb 2025, In: Midwifery. 141, 9 p., 104270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Through Lifestyle Interventions in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes-A Summary of Participant and Intervention Characteristics
Ukke, G. G., Boyle, J. A., Reja, A., Lee, W. K., Chen, M., Ko, M. S. M., Alycia, C., Kwon, J. & Lim, S., Dec 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 24, 19 p., 4413.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Co-designing a community lifestyle intervention program to reduce postpartum weight retention
Makama, M., Skouteris, H., Moran, L. J., Hill, B., Redman, L. M. & Lim, S., Feb 2024, In: Health Expectations. 27, 1, 15 p., e13905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Correction to: Genotype-stratified treatment for monogenic insulin resistance: a systematic review (Communications Medicine, (2023), 3, 1, (134), 10.1038/s43856-023-00368-9)
Semple, R. K., Patel, K. A., Auh, S., ADA/EASD PMDI & Brown, R. J., 26 Mar 2024, In: Communications Medicine. 4, 1, 1 p., 57.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Effective interventions in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Takele, W. W., Vesco, K. K., Josefson, J. L., Redman, L. M., Hannah, W., Bonham, M. P., Chen, M., Chivers, S. C., Fawcett, A. J., Grieger, J. A., Habibi, N., Leung, G. K. W., Liu, K., Mekonnen, E. G., Pathirana, M., Quinteros, A., Taylor, R., Ukke, G. G., Zhou, S. J. & ADA/EASD PMDI & 1 others, , 20 Apr 2024, In: Communications Medicine. 4, 1, 15 p., 75.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The Incubator Grant: Bolster Category
Watterson, J. (Recipient), Su, T. T. (Recipient), Boyle, J. (Recipient), Olivier, P. (Recipient), Keng, S.-L. (Recipient), Jones, E. (Recipient), Maisarah, S. (Recipient), Angela, N. (Recipient), Jayanthi, T. (Recipient), Lay Ki, S. (Recipient), Selva Raja, D. B. R. (Recipient), Tan, S. S. (Recipient), Lim, S. (Recipient), Yap, M. (Recipient), Leder, K. (Recipient), McCaffrey, T. (Recipient) & Warren, N. (Recipient), 15 Nov 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Preconception Health Priority Settings (Equity in Programme Design) Digital Health Solutions for Preconception Health
Angela, N. (Organiser), Boyle, J. (Organiser), Skouteris, H. (Organiser), O'Connor, M. (Member of programme committee) & Lim, S. (Member of programme committee)
19 Aug 2024 → 20 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Women's Health Research Symposium Malaysia
Boyle, J. (Organiser), Lim, S. (Organiser) & Angela, N. (Organiser)
10 Jun 2024 → 11 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course