Vicki Flood is an Associate Professor in Public Health, from the School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong. Vicki has a background in nutrition and epidemiology and currently conducts research on a wide range of population-based projects, including cohorts and intervention studies. Areas of particular interest include: lifestyle factors associated with healthier outcomes among older people, including eye disease; food access, availability and food security; interventions to reduce chronic disease among children and adults, including workplace based interventions; and supporting indigenous health research. Vicki has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and is an advisory group member for several research groups.