Brittany Johnson

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Dr Brittany Johnson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Flinders University Caring Futures Institute,and a The Hospital Research Foundation Group Early-Mid Career Research Fellow. She obtained a PhD in Public Health (Flinders University, conferred 2020) which identified intervention content to support parents to reduce provision of unhealthy foods to their young children, during the transition from preschool to school.

Brittany's research focusses on improving children and families health behaviours, including diet quality by reducing unhealthy food intake. She has expertise in applying behaviour change theory and creating supportive environments where children and families live, work, learn and play. This includes a research focus on building the evidence for school-provided meals in Australian schools.

She leads the TOPCHILD-Policy project that is translating the TOPCHILD Collaboration evidence base to policy and practice settings. The TOPCHILD Collaboration is an international project is bringing together researchers from over 20 countries to transform early childhood obesity prevention, by exploring past, ongoing and planned interventions to understand how they work, and for whom. Brittany is part of the NHMRC EPOCH-Translate Centre for Research Excellence (https://earlychildhoodobesity.com/)

Brittany is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a background in public health nutrition and experience in working with Aboriginal communities and the child care sector to make healthy food choices.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
  • 2018–2020
    Research assistant, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
  • 2015–2018
    Research assistant, University of South Australia
  • 2015–2016
    Lecturer, University of South Australia
  • 2013–2015
    Dietitian, Country Health SA Local Health Network
  • 2011–2013
    Dietitian, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Education

  • 2020 
    Flinders University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2016 
    University of South Australia, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
  • 2010 
    Flinders University, Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood -Translate
    Role:
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council
  • 2020
    TOPCHILD (Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren) Ideas Grant
    Role:
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Dietetics Association of Australia
  • International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Nutrition Society of Australia
  • Home Economics Institute of Australia

Contact Brittany for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision