Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor Rachael McLean
Food and advocacy: measurement matters
About Professor McLean's research
Rachael is a public health physician with expertise in nutrition. She researches the relationship between food, nutrition and chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Her research examines the environmental influences that determine how and what people eat, with a focus on improving health and equity.
Much of Rachael’s research focuses on public health approaches to reducing salt intake. Her research on methods to measure salt intake contributes to international best practice, and scientific debate. This work has informed dietary recommendations nationally and internationally. Her research with national and international collaborators examines ways to implement effective policy in this area.
Rachael enjoys working with collaborators across Aotearoa, and supervising research students. She has undertaken research for and advised the New Zealand government, Stroke and Heart Foundations, and hopes to change policy and food environments to make healthy eating easier for individuals, whānau and communities.
This lecture will be followed with light refreshments, tea, coffee and juice.
Livestream
This event will be livestreamed from 5:25pm, Thursday, 29 August.