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Associate Professor Katherine Livingstone is affiliated with Deakin University's Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health. She holds an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship and coordinates IPAN's Food, Nutrition and Health Research Domain. Her research focuses on dietary patterns, personalized nutrition, and cardiometabolic health, with over 5,600 citations and a h-index of 40.
- Education: PhD in Food and Nutritional Sciences (University of Reading, UK), Bachelor of Science (University of Reading).
- Professional Roles: Co-chair of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences Precision Nutrition Task Force, Secretary of the International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Young Adult Special Interest Group.
Research Interests: Personalized nutrition, dietary patterns, plant-based diets, digital interventions, and improving diet quality in disadvantaged populations. Projects include Veg4Me (Heart Foundation-funded rural vegetable intervention) and Food4Me (web-based personalized nutrition trials).
Grants: Over $1.6 million in national/international grants, including the NHMRC Investigator Grant ($639,750) for designing tailored dietary approaches.
Awards: Multiple travel awards from the UK Nutrition Society, Nutrition Society Australia, and the Ian Potter Foundation.
Supervision: 4 completed PhD students and 2 current supervisees. Availability for supervision in Masters and PhD programs.
Labs/Teams: Active in IPAN, collaborating with the Heart Foundation and City of Greater Bendigo on community-focused research.
