Joel Craddock

Joel Craddock is a Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong's School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences. His primary research focuses on plant-based dietary patterns' impact on health, exercise performance, and environmental sustainability. He holds an Accredited Practising Dietitian certification from Dietitians Australia (2016).

Research interests include nutrient composition analysis of plant-based diets, inflammatory/immune biomarkers modulation, exercise physiology responses, and dietary patterns' environmental implications. He actively contributes to creating databases like the GWP*-AUSNUT 2011-13 linking food composition to climate impact metrics.

Recent publications emphasize plant-based milk comparisons, meat alternative consumption drivers, and diet quality in athletes. His work spans nutritional epidemiology, sustainability metrics, and evidence-based dietary recommendations.

Current supervision includes a PhD project examining diet quality measurement in athletes across lifespans. He maintains active collaborations in sports nutrition and public health domains.