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DrLeni Rivera

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
  • +61 3 522 72838 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Executive Committee Member - Australasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association
    Awards Lead
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    FEATURED
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    Mentorship
    STEM sisters for Women of Colour Deakin University Vice-Chancellor's Professional Excellence Program IMPACT Mentoring Program
  • NEWS
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Between Us: Dr Bryony McNeill and Dr Leni Rivera (opens in a new tab)⁠
    29 Sep 2025
    Any researcher will tell you: the life of a working academic is rarely a path that you walk alone. At Deakin University’s Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Transformation (IMPACT), it’s one that Dr Bryony McNeill and Dr Leni Rivera tackle together, bringing their colleagues and PhD students along to build a supportive ecosystem.
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  • FELLOWSHIP
    NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship
    1 Jan 2013 - 30 Dec 2016
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Guest Editor
    Frontiers in Physiology Nutrients
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    NHMRC Grant Reviewer
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal Reviewer
    Autonomic Neuroscience, Molecular Neurobiology, Applied Sciences, Animal Production Science, Journal of Physiology, Virchows Archive, European Journal of Histochemistry, The American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Obesity Reviews
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Australian Postgraduate Award
    1 Jan 2009 - 30 Dec 2011
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Little Brain Big Brain Travel Award
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Marie Krogh Travelling Fellowship