Sinead Golley joined CSIRO in 2009 and is currently a Post Doctoral Research Fellow working in the Health Behaviour team in Food and Nutrition. Sinead has a background in social cognitive psychology with a broad interest in understanding decision-making relating to health.
Sineads’ research at CSIRO is currently focused on understanding the psychological drivers of food choice, in particular the avoidance of wheat- and dairy-based foods and restrictive diets more generally. Her other research interests include (i) investigating novel psychological factors which may underpin the uptake and maintenance of health-promoting behaviours (ii) understanding the role of implicit cognitive and affective associations on health outcomes and decisions, and (iii) perceived food intolerances.
Experience
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2012–presentVisiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
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2015–presentPostdoctoral research fellow, CSIRO
Education
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2011University of South Australia, PhD
Publications
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2016Responses to GM food content in context with food integrity issues: results from Australian population surveys , New Biotechnology
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2015Food avoidance: some answers, more questions., Medical Journal of Australia
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2015Motivations for avoiding wheat consumption in Australia: results from a population survey , Public Health Nutrition
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2010Application of the precaution adoption process model to the promotion of consumption of an unfamiliar nutrient , International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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2010Engagement with dietary fibre and receptiveness to resistant starch in Australia , Public Health Nutrition
Professional Memberships
- The Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
- The Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Article Feed
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For media enquiries,
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