Emeritus ProfessorDavid Crawford

International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Fellow and past president. Also held numerous committee roles since 2001.

2019 Finalist, 2019 Overall Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation Award. The REVAMP Study 24 July (one of seven) (ARC LP 12020 0396: Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver).

2019 Winner, 2019 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards. Category: Playground Design and Development. The REVAMP Study, ARC LP 120200396. (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver). July.

2019 Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) for significant service to science, education and research in the field of public health nutrition. Awarded Australia Day, 2019.

2018 Winner, Parks and Leisure Australia, National Awards of Excellence 2018, Research Project Award, The REVAMP study, ARC LP 120200396. (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver, Hume).October.

2018 Winner, Parks and Leisure Australia, Vic/Tas Awards of Excellence 2018, Research Project Award, The REVAMP study, ARC LP 120200396. (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver, Hume). May.

2017 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. Highly Cited Researchers 2017 represents some of worlds most influential scientific minds ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field.

2015, 2016 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2015 and 2016 (highlycited.com)

2016 Finalist, 2016 VicHealth Awards. Category: Encouraging Physical Activity (REVAMP Study, ARC LP120200396). (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver, Hume) December.

2016 Victorian Heart Foundation, Presidents Award in recognition for research and raising awareness of heart disease.

2016 Council of Academic Public Health Institutions (CAPHIA) Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research: The Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial Program: Moving from RCT to sustainable implementation across Victoria. (Campbell, Hesketh, Laws, McNaughton, Salmon, Ball, Crawford).

2015 Elected as a Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

2014 Inducted as a Fellow of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

2013 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Award for Promoting Healthy Eating. (Ball, Crawford, McNaughton in partnership with the National Heart Foundation and Coles Supermarkets).

2012 Professor David Hill Award for Knowledge and Translation from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation for the INFANT project (Campbell, Hesketh, Crawford, Salmon, Ball, McNaughton).

2009 Appointed as an Alfred Deakin Professor in recognition of sustained, high level contributions to research at Deakin University.

2007 Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education citation for outstanding contributions to student learning: For longstanding commitment to independent and relevant learning through the effective training and mentoring of Higher Degree by Research students in nutrition and physical activity.

2006 Victorian Department of Human Services Award for Innovation in Public Health Research, for the VicLanes neighbourhood and health project (Kavanagh, Turrell, Crawford, Jolley).

Crawford D (2014). Invited presentation, Obesity prevention in children and adults. WA Heart Foundation, Cancer Council and WA Department of Health, October.

Crawford D (2014). Invited presentation, How important is the neighbourhood food environment in influencing eating behaviours? A summary of recent Australian evidence. WA Heart Foundation, Cancer Council and WA Department of Health, October.

Crawford D. (2012). Invited Discussant, ENERGY Symposium, preconference symposium, European Congress of Obesity, Lyon, France, May.

Crawford D. (2011). Invited presentations Global Obesity Prevention Round Table. Invited Round Table Participant, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Abu Dhabi.

Crawford D. (2010). How important is the neighbourhood access and availability of foods in influencing intakes? (Invited presentation). Nutrition Society of Australia, Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia.

Crawford D. (2010). Environmental influences on obesity risk behaviours (Invited Plenary Speaker). Transdisciplinary Research on the Energetics and Cancer Meeting, supported by the NIH, Minneapolis, USA.

Crawford D. (2010). How important is the neighbourhood food environment in influencing fruit and vegetable intakes? EGEA Conference on Social and Health Benefits of a Balanced Diet, supported by the European Commission and the French Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Brussels.