Dr
Christina ZorbasProfile page
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
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- Senior Research FellowFaculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
- Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220
BIO
Dr Christina Zorbas' research works to equitably improve population nutrition. This includes providing insights into how governments can demonstrate better leadership by monitoring and levelling out food and drink prices so that healthy options are more affordable. Christina also enjoys partnering with community members and organisations to better include the voices of people who experience diverse forms of marginalisation in food policy processes. Christina is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) within the Institute for Health Transformation.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Senior Research FellowDeakin University, School of Health and Social Development
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Dean's Postdoctoral Research FellowDeakin University, Faculty of Health, Australia22 Feb 2021 - 18 Feb 2022
- VicHealth Research FellowDeakin/VicHealth, Australia21 Feb 2022 - 17 Feb 2025
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyDeakin University
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Public health
- Epidemiology
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Clinical sciences
- Health services and systems
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Health and Social Development
STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE
- Institute for Health Transformation