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
Dr Sue Kleve is a public health nutrition researcher, Course Director of the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and senior lecturer with the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).
As an Accredited Practising Dietitian, she has over 25 years’ experience as a community/public health dietitian and health promotion manager. These experiences of working with communities and community organisations led to her interest and PhD on household food insecurity. 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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Projects
- 6 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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Scoping the suitability on Tonga and Samoa as potential research sites for inclusion in FIS/2022/120
Leahy, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kleve, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Barbour, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
24/05/23 → 14/12/23
Project: Research
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Towards a culture of curriculum co-design and engagement: Engaging students as partners
Dart, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kleve, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Innes, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lindley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murphy, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Francis-Cracknell, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Barber, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/02/23 → 1/02/24
Project: Research
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Victorian Food Stress Index
Kleve, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Brimblecombe, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McCarthy, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brimblecombe, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lee, A. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cadet-James, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fredericks, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Miles, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cullerton, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mah, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kleve, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/03/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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Diet quality, food security and traditional food intake of pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children 6 months to 5 years, living in eight remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Tonkin, E., Chatfield, M. D., Brimblecombe, J., Kleve, S., Chan, E., Deen, C., Brown, C., Stubbs, E., Booth, S., Thompson, K., Pauli, J., Leonard, D., Lee, A., Fredericks, B. & Ferguson, M., May 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 15 p., 1604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Food insecurity among international students’ studying in Melbourne, Australia: experiences and impacts
Waite, C., Gallo Cordoba, B., Walsh, L., Kleve, S., Choi, T., Mukherkee, A. & Lin, Y., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Higher Education. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
The experiences of night shift workers following three different dietary weight loss interventions: a qualitative study using behaviour change theory
Davis, C., Kleve, S., Huggins, C. E. & Bonham, M. P., 28 May 2025, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22, 1, 18 p., 64.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Two minutes is all it takes: measuring food security in Australia
Kleve, S., Kent, K. & Lindberg, R., 23 Jan 2025, Australia : The PolicyMaker.Research output: Other contribution › Other
Open Access -
Assessment in community settings: Is there any role for individual competency-based assessment?
Kleve, S., Palermo, C. & Davidson, Z. E., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 37, 4, p. 1123-1129 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Achievement and recognition for excellence in teaching
Kleve, S. (Recipient), 7 Sept 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Dean's Excellence in Education
Anderson, A. (Recipient), Palermo, C. (Recipient), Gibson, S. (Recipient), Volders, E. (Recipient), Dart, J. (Recipient), Collins, J. (Recipient), Barker, L. (Recipient), Choi, T. (Recipient) & Kleve, S. (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, S. (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, S. (Recipient), 22 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Kleve, S. (Recipient), Jan 2024
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Nutrition Society of Australia :INSIGHTS INTO FOOD SECURITY PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES
Kleve, S. (Invited speaker) & Lindberg, R. (Invited speaker)
Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Nutrients (Journal)
Kleve, S. (Editor in chief) & Gallegos, D. (Editor in chief)
Aug 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
Kleve, S. (Organiser)
13 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Community Grocer (External organisation)
Kleve, S. (Member)
Feb 2024Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Inquiry into food security in Victoria
Kleve, S. (Fellow)
Jun 2024 → Nov 2024Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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
Kleve, S. & Yii, V.
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