Staff Profile: Polly Huang
Please join us in congratulating Dr Polly Huang who has recently been awarded her PhD! Polly works on the China Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS), a randomized controlled trial looking at the effect of using reduced sodium added potassium on the risk of stroke. Polly also works as a data analyst in the Food […]
Staff Profile: Claire Johnson
Claire started working with The George Institute for Global Health eight years ago in Hyderabad, India, where she lived for two years and worked with the Research and Development team managing a Global Alliance for Chronic Disease project on developing baseline estimates for salt intake in India. Her PhD consolidated 24–hour urinary sodium data, sources of dietary salt, sodium levels in packaged food products and assessed barriers and opportunities for the development and implementation […]
Farewell, Clare Farrand!
After four and a half years of working with us as Senior Project Manager and Public Health Nutritionist at The WHO Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction, Clare Farrand has moved to WHO EURO to support work on salt reduction. Clare travelled to Sydney to join the George Institute for Global Health in June 2015, […]
Staff Profile: Ashleigh Chanel Hart
I am a Research Assistant within The George Institute for Global Health’s Food Policy division. In this role, I support various salt-reduction projects such as product reformulation in Vietnam including engagement of government, markets and consumers; a community-based behaviour change intervention in India; a systematic review of salt reduction initiatives around the world focussing on […]
Staff Profile: Annet Hoek
I am a Senior Research Fellow within The George Institute for Global Health’s Food Policy division. My work supports the Public Health Advocacy and Policy Impact team, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction. I consider myself to be a ‘pracademic’ with a passion for real life impact, which really aligns […]
Staff Profile: Jacqui Webster
I was appointed as Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction at the George Institute in 2013. I remain committed to supporting countries around the world to meet the global salt reduction targets and am constantly inspired by the innovative efforts of many countries and communities to reduce population salt […]
Staff Profile: Dejen Tekle
Dejen Tekle is a PhD student and research fellow at The George Institute for Global Health. He works for the Public Health Advocacy and Policy Impact team in supporting salt reduction research and advocacy activities, in Africa and globally. Dejen commenced his PhD at the University of New South Wales, faculty of Medicine in February […]
Staff Profile: Emalie Rosewarne
Emalie Rosewarne is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at The George Institute for Global Health. She is also an Accredited Practising Dietitian and holds a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from The University of Sydney. Emalie’s main area of research, and the topic of her PhD, is in institutional nutrition policies and their impact […]
Staff Profile: Dr Kathy Trieu
Kathy Trieu is a Research Fellow with a background in public health nutrition at the George Institute for Global Health, where she leads policy-oriented research related to improving the nutrition of populations for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases. Kathy was recently awarded her PhD (January 2019) from the University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and […]