Caring Futures Institute<\/a> has been outstanding.\u2019<\/p>\nSince 2021, Professor Golley has worked as Caring Futures Institute Deputy Director while managing a diverse research program and overseeing her team.<\/p>\n
With a PhD in Nutrition and Dietetics (Flinders University, 2006), Professor Golley has held external \u00a0fellowships, and has been Chief Investigator for two National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres of Research Excellence. She was also Flinders University\u2019s lead on a national consortia with CSIRO and Nutrition Australia for the $3.9M VegKIT project.<\/p>\n
Her program of research has transformed approaches to the prevention and management of childhood obesity, improving the routine monitoring and measurement of obesity-related behaviours.<\/p>\n
\u2018My research focuses on families, leveraging the range of settings where children and caregivers live, eat, work, learn and play. This is important because eating habits formed in childhood influence health outcomes.<\/p>\n
\u2018With only 6% of children eating enough vegetables, and over a third of children\u2019s energy intake coming from nutrient-poor sources, my research focus on a healthy start to life aims to improve health across the life course,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n
Professor Golley says she feels privileged to have played a role in establishing the Caring Futures Institute and strengthening Flinders research.<\/p>\n
\u2018Flinders has been a terrific place to work over the last 5 years. It has been a privilege to have contributed to the establishment of the Caring Futures Institute and to see Flinders research go from\u00a0strength to strength. It is an honour to be awarded the title of Matthew Flinders Professor and to be recognised amongst peers in this way.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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