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Bettina Backman is a part-time Research Fellow at the Deakin University within the School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health. She is also a full-time PhD candidate at the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), focusing on sustainable healthy food environments and health equity. Her work bridges public health, nutrition, and food systems research.
- Education: Master of Health Promotion (Deakin University), Bachelor of Science (Agroecology, University of Helsinki)
- Languages: English (fluent), Finnish (fluent), Swedish (fluent), Spanish (reading comprehension)
Bettina’s research explores public health nutrition, food retail environments, and health equity, with a focus on transforming retail settings to promote equitable health outcomes. She utilizes qualitative and mixed-method approaches to address complex issues like food policy implementation and commercial determinants of health.
Her recent publications analyze government food classification guidelines, international student wellbeing during the pandemic, and financial security’s influence on health decisions. These works highlight her commitment to understanding how systemic factors shape dietary behaviors and health disparities.
Bettina supervises masters and honours students in health promotion and public health, while also serving as a casual marker for public health units. She contributes to projects like the Store Scout tool adaptation for food service environments, aiming to enhance food environment monitoring.
