معرفی
Michael Dibley is a Professor of Global Public Health Nutrition at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health. He serves as Co-Director of the Global Health & Nutrition Research Collaboration (GHNRC) and a founding member of the South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN). His work focuses on maternal and child health, nutritional epidemiology, and public health interventions in low-resource settings across Asia-Pacific.
- Education: Not explicitly stated in text.
- Affiliations: Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, and Charles Perkins Centre.
Research Interests
Professor Dibley's research addresses the double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition in developing countries. Key areas include infant feeding practices, maternal health, childhood obesity, and large-scale intervention trials. His work emphasizes translational research to bridge epidemiological findings with actionable public health policies.
Current Projects
Active projects include:
- Addressing infant nutrition challenges in South Asia's urban areas (SAFANSI/World Bank-funded).
- Cluster RCT on cash transfers and behavioral interventions to reduce child undernutrition in Bangladesh (NHMRC).
- Clean cookstove impact on adverse pregnancy outcomes (NHMRC).
- Bovine lactoferrin for neonatal infections in Pakistan (USAID).
Grants & Advising
Lead investigator on multiple grants totaling millions in funding, including studies on maternal dietary interventions, peer-led health programs, and cookstove health impacts. Supervises research students in maternal and child health nutrition.
Labs & Teams
Leads the Global Health & Nutrition Research Collaboration and collaborates with institutions like the Bangladesh's International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, India's Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, and Vietnam's Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine.