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Associate ProfessorSze Yen Tan

Associate Head of School (International)

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

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  • Associate Head of School (International)
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 68977 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Chapter 12 Nuts and cognition". A podcast with Nuts for Life, 26 October 2021.
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Should older adults eat nuts? In a nutshell, yes". A blog written for Deakin Nutrition, 18 August 2021
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Nuts are brain-boosting food for older adults". Article published on IPAN website, 2021
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Are artificially sweetened drinks any healthier?" published in The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, 23 July 2019
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Health check: will eating nuts make you gain weight?" published in The Conversation on 18 February 2019
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Are nuts making you fat?" published on Deakin University this. in 2018
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    White, brown, raw, honey: which type of sugar is best? published on The Conversation on 7 March 2018
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    "Scientists seek to boost health of Asians by modifying food" published in The Straits Times, Singapore, 29 July 2016
  • AFFILIATION
    Dietitians Association of Australia
  • AFFILIATION
    Nutrition Society of Australia
  • AFFILIATION
    Malaysian Dietitians Association
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Outstanding Contribution Award 2021, Dietitians Australia, This award recognises major and sustained commitment to the profession at a national level over three years
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant 2021 to support nutrition study tour to Malaysia/Singapore
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Ian Seet Award 2019, For significant contribution to the School, through outstanding performance and staff engagement
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Best Poster Award, ILSI Regional Symposium in Diabetes 2017
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Excellence in Dietetics New Graduate Award 2005, Dietitians Association of Australia (New South Wales Branch)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Internal:
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Member, International Committee of the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University (2018 - present)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Deputy Course Director - Bachelor of Nutrition Science (2020 - present)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Deputy Course Director - Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science / Bachelor of Nutrition Science (2019)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Deakin Fellowship for Internationalisation (2019)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    External:
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Reviewed research proposals for Diabetes UK (2014), the Imperial College of London (2018), and Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation (2019), Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (2021)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Reviewed manuscripts for over 20 scientific journals
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Member, Scientific and Social Program Committee for the 2020 Dietitians Association of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting