Alissa Burnett

Alissa Burnett is a Lecturer in Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University's Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Her work focuses on preventing childhood obesity by examining parental feeding practices and parenting styles that shape children's dietary intake and eating behaviors.

• Key Research Areas: Childhood obesity prevention, behavioral nutrition, parental influence on dietary habits, early childhood eating behavior development
• Notable Contributions: Systematic reviews on longitudinal feeding practice impacts, cross-sectional analyses of sports food consumption patterns, and behavioral interventions for improved child nutrition

Scientific Engagement: Member of the Nutrition Society of Australia, with recent publications on food avoidant profiles, vegetable consumption, and transactional nutrition models. Her work appears in both behavioral nutrition and clinical dysphagia assessment domains.

• Email: a.burnett@deakin.edu.au
• Location: Melbourne, Australia