Associate ProfessorRachel Laws

Associate Professor, Public Health Nutrition

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

  • Associate Professor, Public Health Nutrition
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 45574 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    NHMRC Ideas Grant Reviewer
    25 May 2026 - 30 Jun 2026
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    MRFF Primary Health Care Grant Review Panel
    2 May 2022 - 31 May 2022
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Vice Chancellor award for Research Impact: INFANT Program.
    1 Dec 2025 - 1 Dec 2025
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    SENS Team of the Year Award: Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce
    13 Dec 2024 - 13 Dec 2024
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Finalist Award
    1 Aug 2023 - 1 Aug 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    • Faculty of Health Partnerships in Practice: Research Impact Award, Informing Policy and Practice and Overall Winner for ‘INfant Feeding Active Play and Nutrition (INFANT): From RCT to state wide scale
    15 May 2023 - 15 May 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    • Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, IPAN Director’s IPAN Team Engagement Award
    13 Oct 2022 - 13 Oct 2022
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Deakin University Vice Chancellor Early Career Research Award for Research Excellence
    9 Dec 2016 - 9 Dec 2016
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions (CAPHIA) 2016 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research.
    8 Dec 2016 - 8 Dec 2016