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Associate ProfessorAlison Booth

Deputy Head of School, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

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

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  • Deputy Head of School, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 925 17211 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • BOARD MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin University Academic Board
    1 Jan 2024
  • BOARD MEMBERSHIP
    Nutrition Society of Australia
    9 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin College - Deakin University Joint Management Committee
    31 Oct 2023
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Deakin College Teaching and Learning Committee
    6 Mar 2023
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Faculty Curriculum Committee (Health)
    15 Sep 2019 - 1 Jul 2025
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee (Health)
    15 Sep 2019 - 1 Jul 2025
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Co-Chair, SENS Teaching and Learning Committee
    15 Sep 2019 - 1 Jul 2025
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Registered Nutritionist, NSA
    1 Mar 2019
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Science Meets Parliament, NSA travel award
    10 Apr 2024
    Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) mid-career travel award to represent NSA at Science Meets Parliament
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
    30 Jul 2019
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Lowis C, Hunter SJ, McKinley MC. 2009. Development of a computer-based nutrition and physical activity self-management tool for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (Poster presentation). The 20th World Diabetes Congress, Montreal.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Lowis C, Hunter SJ, McKinley MC. 2008. Self-management of Type 2 diabetes: experiences and opinions of patients and health professionals in relation to diet and physical activity (Poster presentation). 5th World Congress on the Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications, Helsinki.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Lowis C, Hunter SJ, McKinley MC. 2008. Role of diet and physical activity in the self-management of type 2 diabetes: experiences and opinions of patients and health professionals (Oral presentation). Nutrition Society Irish Section Meeting, Dublin.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA. 2007. Diet and exercise goal setting within interactive, tailored, Internet-based weight loss program (Oral presentation). International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 4th Annual meeting, Oslo.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Matters H, Nowson CA. 2006. Evaluation of an Interactive, Personalised, Internet-based Weight Loss Program (Poster presentation). The Nutrition Society of Australia, 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA. 2006. Frequency GPs offer lifestyle advice and refer overweight patients for weight management (Oral presentation). The I World Congress of Public Health Nutrition, Barcelona.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA. 2006. Evaluation of an Interactive, Personalised, Internet-based Weight Loss Program (Poster presentation). The I World Congress of Public Health Nutrition, Barcelona.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA, Huang N, Lombard C, Singleton KL. 2005. The evaluation of a brief pilot nutrition and exercise intervention for the prevention of weight gain in general practice patients (Oral presentation). The Nutrition Society of Australia, 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA, Huang N, Lombard C, Singleton KL. 2005. The development and evaluation of a brief pilot nutrition and exercise intervention for the prevention of weight gain in general practice patients (Poster presentation). The International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 4th Annual meeting, Amsterdam.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Booth AO, Nowson CA, Worsley A, Margerison C, Jorna MK. 2003. Dietary approaches for weight loss with increased fruit, vegetables and dairy products (Oral presentation). The Nutrition Society of Australia, 27th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Chair, Student Mentoring Committee
    1 May 2024 - 1 May 2026
    Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA)
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    WATTLE leadership program