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Research Fellow, Deakin University

Cherie Russell is research fellow at Deakin University and the University of Queensland, specialising in Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems. She also holds a Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Sciences with Honours, and is awaiting conferral of her PhD Thesis. Her research focuses on holistic policy making to deal with real world problems, including promoting a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food environment, food supply and food system. She is also a member of the Public Health Association of Australia’s Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group Executive and a co-founder of the advocacy organisation Healthy Food Systems Australia.

Experience

  • –present
    Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
  • –present
    Research Fellow, Deakin University

Education

  • 2022 
    Deakin University , Doctor of Philosophy (Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems)
  • 2017 
    Deakin University, Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science - First Class Honors