DrErica Reeve

Faculty of Health Executive Dean Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Faculty of Health Executive Dean Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 522 78545 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I like working with, and for, governments to solve problems around ‘how’ they can advocate and put into place food systems policies that can lead to meaningful changes to the availability, affordability of, and demand for, a diverse and sustainable food supply. 

 

My PhD research showed that policy could play a pivotal role in improving the healthiness of food systems, but translating and operationalising best-practice cross-sectoral policy has proved challenging for countries. Although we have strong evidence on ‘what works’ for promoting healthy and sustainable diets, there is a gap regarding ‘how’ to ensure this evidence is reflected by policy. 

 

 

 

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Developing global guidance on healthy and sustainable public food procurement policy
    15 Jun 2026 - 25 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Erica Reeve
    World Health Organisation - WHO - $66,533.99
  • GRANT
    Technical support on Assessment of School Nutrition Policies, Interventions and Programmes, and Marketing of Unhealthy Food to Children in Europe and Central Asia
    21 Jan 2025 - 21 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Technical support on Assessment of School Nutrition Policies, Interventions and Programmes, and Marketing of Unhealthy Food to Children in Europe and Central Asia - RFP-ECA-2024-09 - $220,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia (Phase 3)
    1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Backholer K,
    • Pathirana NL,
    • Reeve E,
    • Khadka S,
    • Hargous CV
    United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - $60,968.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Pacific Community Research Agreement with Deakin University SPC Food Taxes
    11 Jun 2024 - 30 Oct 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Reeve E,
    • Sacks G
    Secretariat of the Pacific Community - $24,057.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Counter narratives to support health in South-East Asia
    1 May 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    World Health Organisation - WHO - 2024/1470875-0 - $42,075.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The evaluation of Vichealth's Food Hubs on local food systems.
    20 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth - OPP-28432 - $148,426.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Nutrient profiling for nutrition policy making.
    3 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    World Health Organisation - WHO - 2023/1415326-0 - $30,406.00
  • GRANT
    Strengthening policy for healthy and sustainable diets: learning from innovation in practice
    1 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - GNT2024539 - $232,014.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Considerations for the earmarking of health taxes: the case of VicHealth.
    26 Oct 2022 - 28 Feb 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Erica Reeve
    The World Bank Group - $32,219.26
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia.
    1 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - $70,738.12
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Diet related tax impact assessments (Pacific)
    4 Dec 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    World Health Organisation - WHO - $27,948.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    A review of evidence on interventions to improve the availability and promotion of healthy food in rural communities.
    26 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Australasian Medical Publishing Co Proprietary Ltd - CONTR2020/00908 - $10,000.00