Phillip Baker

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  • ARC Future Fellow and Sydney Horizon Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, University of Sydney

Dr Phillip Baker is an Associate Professor, Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Sydney Horizon Fellow, at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney. His research focuses on understanding global food systems change, and the implications for human and planetary health. Recent topics have included the global rise of ultra-processed foods in human diets, the political economy of food systems, and the commercial determinants of infant and young child nutrition. He has regularly consulted to United Nations agencies on these topics, including a recent study funded by the World Health Organization on the political economy of infant and young child feeding. Dr Baker has taught high-enrolling units on food policy and regulation, and international nutrition, and currently supervises five PhD students on related topics.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    ARC Future Fellow & Sydney Horizon Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
  • 2026–present
    Associate professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
  • 2017–2024
    Senior research fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
  • 2015–2016
    Research fellow, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
  • 2013–2014
    Postdoctoral research fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University

Education

  • 2013 
    Australian National University, Doctor of Philosophy (Population Health)
  • 2008 
    University of Auckland, Masters of Health Science (Nutrition)
  • 2007 
    University of Auckland, Post-graduate Diploma in Health Science (Nutrition)
  • 2006 
    University of Auckland, Bachelor of Science

Publications

  • 2025
    Baker, P., Slater, S., White, M., Wood, B., Contreras, A., Corvalán, C., ... & Barquera, S. (2025). Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response. , The Lancet, 406(10520), 2703-2726
  • 2023
    Baker, P., Smith, J. P., Garde, A., Grummer-Strawn, L. M., Wood, B., Sen, G., ... & McCoy, D. The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress. ., The Lancet, 401(10375), 503-524
  • 2021
    Baker, P., Lacy-Nichols, J., Williams, O., & Labonté, R. The political economy of healthy and sustainable food systems: an introduction to a special issue., International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 10(12), 734.
  • 2020
    Baker, P., Machado, P., Santos, T., Sievert, K., Backholer, K., Hadjikakou, M., ... & Lawrence, M. Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers., Obesity Reviews, 21(12), e13126.

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Future Fellowship
    Role:
    Primary investigator
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • World Public Health Nutrition Association

Research Areas

  • Nutrition And Dietetics (1111)
  • Health Policy (160508)
  • Political Science (1606)
  • Public Health And Health Services (1117)

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