MsJessica Kempler

I am an invited working group member for this project which aims to update nutrition competencies in higher education degrees in Australia.

The Nourish Network Local Government Interest Group works to enhance and accelerate research and evidence-based action to improve the healthiness and sustainability of the food environments in local government settings in Australia

I am the Australian doctoral student invited to participate in this international research collaboration (6 universities across 4 countries) to extend food related doctoral learning, research and career pathways.

I was a member of a working group to develop an implementation pathway for the nutrition education and research component of The Australian Academy of Science’s Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition (Nourishing Australia). This included being a working group author for the publication ‘Advancing the decadal plan for the science of nutrition: Progressing a framework for implementation’

The Registration Committee is a committee of the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) that determines the eligibility of NSA member applicants for registration as a nutritionist.

The Federation of Oceanic Nutrition Societies aims to bring together people for the advancement of nutrition science, health and wellbeing throughout Oceania

This working group is developing an implementation pathway for the nutrition education and research component of The Australian Academy of Science’s Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition (Nourishing Australia).

Nutrition Society of Australia

Deakin University Facultly of Health Honours Publication Award, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services Excellence in Achievement Award, 2017

I was an abstract reviewer for submissions to present at this event.

As a mentee within this program I undertook abstract reviewer training and reviewed abstracts for acceptance at the 2023 Joint Conference of the Nutrition Societies of New Zealand and Australia.

Hargous C, Elford A, Sievert K, Anastasiou K, Kempler JV, Lawrence M, Lindberg R. Tools and outcome measures for assessing the environmental sustainability of food environments: a scoping review (oral). Food government conference: Solutions, implementation and advocacy. Sydney, Australia

Kempler JV, Margerison C, Nanayakkara J, Booth A. Exploring the use of school-based infrastructure in healthy and sustainable food education. Nutrition Societies of Australia and New Zealand Joint Scientific Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand

Kempler JV, Margerison C, Nanayakkara J, Booth A. Mealtime and food provision environments in primary schools – an opportunity for nutrition intervention? (oral). Nutrition Societies of Australia and New Zealand Joint Scientific Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand

Kempler JV, Margerison C, Nanayakkara J, Booth A. Food and nutrition education: primary school teaching practices and environments in Australia. Nutrition Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting. Perth, Australia.

Jessica Kempler, Penny Love, Kristy Bolton, Margaret Rozman, Alison Spence. The FoodChecker study: Exploring use of a digital tool to support healthy food provision in Victorian Long Day Care services. Nutrition Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, 2021

Kempler JV, Love P, Bolton KA, Rozman M, Spence AC Exploring use of an online tool to support healthy food provision in childcare. Lau Teng Chuan Physical Education and Sports Science Symposium. Singapore (virtual)

Margaret Rozman, Jessica Kempler, Jemma Watkins. Do menu assessments improve the nutritional quality of long day care menus? Dietitians Association of Australia conference, Brisbane, 2014

Jemma Watkins, Margaret Rozman, Jessica Kempler. Interpretation and Practical Application of the New Australian Dietary Guidelines for Early Childhood Services. Dietitians Association of Australia conference, Canberra 2013

I participated in the selective ONLP course, an initiative of nutrition societies in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands aiming to develop leadership capability and foster connectivity across the nutrition sector in Oceania.