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Associate ProfessorSusan Torres

Associate Professor

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

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 46189 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Nutrition research methodology and Nutrition during infancy, childhood and
adolescence.

Expertise Summary
I am an active researcher within the Institute for Physical Activity and
Nutrition where my primary mission is to better understand the link between
mental health and lifestyle factors (diet and exercise), with a view to
improve the mental health status of the population through diet and exercise
interventions.
- Nutrition

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSN746 Nutritional Issues from Infancy to Adolescence
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSN751 Nutrition Research Project Part A
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSR702 Research Project Part B
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Oral fatty acid sensitivity and dietary fat consumption
    Lisa Newman - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Responsiveness to psychological stress and food intake: The influence of adiposity in men and physical activity in women
    Sisitha Jayasinghe - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Diet, inflammation and cognitive function in mid-aged and older adults
    Michael Hart - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Combined Lifestyle Behaviours for Cognitive Function and Dementia Risk Reduction
    Sara Dingle - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Lifestyle behaviours and well-being in children and adolescents
    Melissa Bujtor - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Stress, Lifestyle Behaviours and Allostatic Load
    Raymond Siew - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2024