Kate Wingrove

Dr Kate Wingrove is a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Queensland, with a focus on public health nutrition, dietary guidelines, and sustainable food systems. Her work bridges nutritional science with policy development, emphasizing evidence-based approaches to address food security, diet quality, and environmental impacts of dietary choices.

• Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (Community Nutrition) from Deakin University
• Current Role: Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Queensland
• Contact: k.wingrove@uq.edu.au

Dr Wingrove’s research spans dietary pattern assessment, sustainable diets, and the intersection of nutrition and public policy. She has contributed to systematic reviews informing Australian Dietary Guidelines and explored the development of plant-based diet quality indices. Her recent work examines causal pathways linking nutrition exposures to health outcomes and evaluates community food hubs’ impacts.

Key trends in her publications include:

• Methodological rigor in dietary pattern analysis
• Integration of environmental sustainability into nutrition policy
• Focus on food insecurity interventions across global contexts
• Collaborative research with academics in epidemiology, food systems, and policy

Dr Wingrove is not available for student supervision and collaborates with researchers such as Sarah McNaughton, Mark Lawrence, and Phillip Baker. Her work often addresses the dual burden of malnutrition and climate change, emphasizing interdisciplinary solutions.