Liza works in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University as a lecturer. Liza coordinates Australia's first compulsory unit on Food Sustainability Systems for BNutSci students. Liza is currently a PhD Candidate and recipient of an NHMRC Post-Graduate Research Scholarship. Liza's PhD is exploring the role of local government in facilitating the uptake of healthy and environmentally sustainable diet-related practices.
Liza is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian with 18 years of practical experience in Community Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition. Liza has worked in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions of remote Western Australia, Alice Springs, the Kingdom of Tonga and Metropolitan Melbourne. Liza worked as the National Nutrition Programs Manager at SecondBite, a non-profit food rescue organisation where she developed, implemented and evaluated two programs which strengthen capacity amongst individuals experiencing hardship throughout Australia.
Experience
2009–present
Lecturer, Monash University
2012–2015
Nutrition Programs Manager, SecondBite
2009–2012
Community Dietitian, Star Health
2008–2009
Public Health Dietitian, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Tonga
2008–2008
Clinical Dietitian, Alice Springs Hospital
2004–2006
Community Dietitian, Gascoyne Population Health Unit
Education
2012
Monash University, Master of Public Health
2009
Curtin University, Graduate Certificate of International Health
2006
Curtin University, Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
2003
Monash University, Bachelor Nutrition and Dietetics
Publications
2017
An impact evaluation of the FoodMate programme: perspectives of homeless young people and staff, Health Education Journal
2017
Determining the reach and capacity of rural and regional Aboriginal community food programs in Victoria, Rural & Remote Health
2017
Communities of practice to improve public health outcomes: a systematic review, Journal of Knowledge Management
Challenges and opportunities for measuring the impact of a nutrition programme amongst young people at risk of food insecurity: a pilot study, Nutrition Bulletin
2014
Sharing the tracks to good tucker: identifying the benefits and challenges of implementing community food programs for Aboriginal communities in Victoria, Australian Journal of Primary Health
2012
Impact of the Social Café Meals Program: a qualitative investigation, Australian Journal of Primary Health
Grants and Contracts
2016
Taking action on food security in high income countries
Role:
Investigator
Funding Source:
Monash Warwick Alliance Seed Fund
2016
Farm to Families Evaluation
Role:
Investigator
Funding Source:
City of Whittlesea
2012
The relationship between food security and social inclusion: are dietitians seeing the bigger picture?