Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Household food insecurity
- Measurement of food insecurity
- Interventions as pathways out of food insecurity
- Public health nutiriton teaching and practice
- Mixed methods research methodology
Biography
Sue is a public health nutrition researcher and senior lecturer with the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food. As an Accredited Practising Dietitian, she has over 20 years’ experience working across community and public health nutrition settings in Australia. Through this experience, she developed her research interest: household food security in high income countries. Sue’s PhD research explored the existence and experience of food insecurity in low-to-middle income Melbourne households.
Sue’s research focuses on the existence and lived experiences of food insecurity and exploring solutions to address and pathways out of food insecurity. Her work especially focuses on working in collaboration with a range of communities and organisations in local government areas. Sue is the convener of S.H.A.R.E. Collaboration, a group of researchers from Universities across Australia focussed on ‘Solutions supporting Household Food Security in Australia through Research and Evidence’.
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
Public Health Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the existence and experience of food insecurity in low-to-middle income Melbourne, Victoria households
Award Date: 6 Mar 2018
Nutrition and Dietetics, Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
1989 → 1990
Award Date: 30 Nov 1990
Physiology, Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Adelaide
1985 → 1988
Award Date: 9 May 1989
Research area keywords
- Food Security
- Public health nutrition
- Household Food Insecurity
- Lived Experience of Food Insecurity
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scoping the suitability on Tonga and Samoa as potential research sites for inclusion in FIS/2022/120
Leahy, D., Kleve, S. & Barbour, L.
24/05/23 → 10/11/23
Project: Research
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Towards a culture of curriculum co-design and engagement: Engaging students as partners
Dart, J., Kleve, S., Innes, K., Lindley, J., Murphy, L., Francis-Cracknell, A. & Barber, C.
1/02/23 → 1/02/24
Project: Research
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Victorian Food Stress Index
Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS)
3/02/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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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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Building Better Food Solutions: International Students’ Perspectives and Experiences
Waite, C., Gallo Cordoba, B., Walsh, L., Kleve, S., Choi, T., Mukherjee, A. & Lin, Y., May 2023, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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Conceptualisation, experiences and suggestions for improvement of food security amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and carers in remote Australian communities
Booth, S., Deen, C., Thompson, K., Kleve, S., Chan, E., McCarthy, L., Kraft, E., Fredericks, B., Brimblecombe, J. & Ferguson, M., Mar 2023, In: Social Science and Medicine. 320, 9 p., 115726.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the impacts of a fresh produce market program: a realist economic evaluation
Polzella, L., Kleve, S., Black, N., Palermo, C. & McCartan, J., Oct 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 5, p. 716-721 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Food insecurity during COVID-19: An Australian university experience
Bennett, C. J., Christian, M., Phan, S., McCabe, M., Cornish, K. & Kleve, S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning
Skouteris, H., Green, R., Chung, A., Bergmeier, H., Amir, L. H., Baidwan, S. K., Chater, AM., Chamberlain, C., Emond, R., Gibbons, K., Gooey, M., Hatzikiriakidis, K., Haycraft, E., Hills, A. P., Higgins, D. J., Hooper, O., Hunter, S. A., Kappelides, P., Kleve, S., Krakouer, J., & 24 others , Nov 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 30, 6, p. e6719-e6729 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Achievement and recognition for excellence in teaching
Kleve, Suzanne (Recipient), 7 Sept 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Dean's Excellence in Education
Anderson, Amanda (Recipient), Palermo, Claire (Recipient), Gibson, Simone (Recipient), Volders, Evelyn (Recipient), Dart, Janeane (Recipient), Collins, Jorja (Recipient), Barker, Lisa (Recipient), Choi, Tammie (Recipient) & Kleve, Suzanne (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in Education (Programs that Enhance Learning)
Kleve, Suzanne (Recipient), 6 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash University Vice-Chancellor's Award For Programs That Enhance Learning
Kleve, Suzanne (Recipient), 22 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
Anderson, Amanda (Recipient), Palermo, Claire (Recipient), Gibson, Simone (Recipient), Volders, Evelyn (Recipient), Dart, Janeane (Recipient), Collins, Jorja (Recipient), Barker, Lisa (Recipient), Choi, Tammie (Recipient) & Kleve, Suzanne (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Families and food: Identifying and responding to food insecurity
Suzanne Kleve (Contributor)
27 Jan 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Conference 2020
Margaret Hay (Speaker), Claire Palermo (Speaker), Louise Allen (Speaker) & Suzanne Kleve (Speaker)
12 Jul 2020 → 15 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences ECR Symposium
Sri Ramarathinam (Organiser), Donna Buckingham (Organiser), Nicole Kellow (Organiser), Katrina Colafella (Organiser), Kimberley Crawford (Organiser), Sally Richmond (Organiser), Tammie Choi (Organiser), Luke Perraton (Organiser), Melissa Lipscombe (Organiser), Suzanne Kleve (Organiser), Zoe Davidson (Organiser), Margaret Murray (Organiser) & Shapour Jaberzadeh (Organiser)
5 Oct 2020 → 30 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Food and inequality and the "tightrope" that some low and middle income households walk between hunger and security’
1/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Food insecurity increasing in Australia
21/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Urgent need to focus on food insecurity - Monash University
Suzanne Kleve & Vivien Yii
16/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Food insecurity strikes middle income households, study finds
8/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature