DrChristina Zorbas

Senior Research Fellow

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

  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Health equity; Social determinants of health; Equitable food policy; Culturally-sensitive food policy; Community voice

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Developing evidence for the implementation of effective Food Voucher InitiaTives in AustraLia (FOOD VITAL)
    1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - 2044573 - $689,397.60
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Collaborative Food Security Solutions among Migrant Populations
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Christina Zorbas
    ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - DE250101419 - $483,005.00
  • GRANT
    A spatial, systems and solution focused approach to understanding food environment factors that influence dietary risks of Australians living in rural and remote areas
    1 Mar 2024 - 28 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers - MRF2030589 - $757,310.20
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Analyzing Global Commitments to Food Security and Diets.
    21 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    International Food Policy Research Institute - 2023X225.DU - $56,221.61
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia (Phase 2)
    1 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - $70,664.38
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Research project to assess affordability of locally grown produce in the Loddon Compaspe region.
    16 Feb 2023 - 19 May 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    City of Greater Bendigo - $19,774.00
  • 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
  • FELLOWSHIP
    ADVANCing Equity and commUnity voiceS in food policymaking (ADVANCE-US)
    22 Feb 2022 - 21 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Christina Zorbas
    VicHealth Research Fellowship - OPP-23189 - $247,392.00
  • GRANT
    Developing novel methods to monitor the digital marketing of products that increase the risk of cancer to children: An intelligent systems approach
    1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Cancer Council Victoria Grant - Research - $383,398.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Effectiveness of Interventions delivered by local council to address the social determinants of health.
    29 Jul 2019 - 22 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    The Sax Institute - CONTR2019/01715 - $25,000.00