DrJennifer McCann
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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- Senior LecturerFaculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- +61 3 924 68255 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The major focus of my research is exploring and analysing retail food environments for young children both nationally and globally, with the goal to better understanding how public health, nutrition policy and regulation intersect, in addition to how to influence and advocate for positive change.
Population and Public Health Nutrition, Children's diets, specifically toddlers, Environmental influences on diet, early childhood nutrition, food policy and regulation
Population and Public Health Nutrition, Children's diets, specifically toddlers, Environmental influences on diet, early childhood nutrition, food policy and regulation
GRANTS
- GRANTArtificial Intelligence and Digital Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes31 Dec 2026 - 30 Dec 2029People funded by this grant:
- Backholer K,
- Bhatti A,
- Browne J,
- McCann J
- INTERNAL GRANTAssessing Compositional Regulation Policies for Commercial Infant and Toddler Foods in AustraliaDeakin University1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- McCann J,
- Dixon H,
- Coyle D,
- Scully M,
- Schmidtke A
- GRANTImproved labelling of ready-made infant & toddler foods to empower healthier parental choices: a scalable policy interventionNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2023 - 1 Jan 2026People funded by this grant:
- Dixon H,
- Haynes A,
- Morley B,
- Mihiri S,
- Rhodes A
- GRANTAssessing and addressing impacts of marketing claims on toddler food productsVictorian Health Promotion Foundation1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Dixon H,
- Schmidtke A,
- Morley B,
- Rhodes A,
- Martin J