Dr Alison Yaxley
Senior Lecturer
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Alison is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and an academic in Nutrition and Dietetics with experience in a range of practice areas. Her teaching interests are broad covering a range of topics from general nutrition to food service, with particular interest in all things food. She is the Honours coordinator for Nutrition and Dietetics. Alison's PhD was awarded for research conducted in the area of unintentional weight loss in older adults, which remains one of her research areas of focus. Her other research interests include healthy ageing, body composition, inflammation, pain and food service. She is an active member of the Aged Care Food and Nutrition Research Team that developed the evidence-based Flinders University Food Service Satisfaction Questionnaire toolkit. Currently Alison is developing a research project to investigate nutrition in the home-based aged care setting.
2006 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
2007 Bachelor of Science (Honours) First Class, Flinders University
2014 Doctor of Philosophy, Flinders University
2015 Master Certificate in Foodservice Management, Cornell University
Accredited Practising Dietitian (full)
2013 New Researcher Award, Dietitians Association of Australia 30th National Conference
2008 Flinders University Department of Rehabilitation & Aged Care Private Scholarship
2008 Flinders University Research Scholarship
2007 Chancellor's Commendation for outstanding academic achievement
2006 Flinders University Department of Rehabilitation & Aged Care Honours Scholarship
2002 Commendation from Dean of Medicine for outstanding academic achievement
2001 Chancellor's Commendation for outstanding academic achievement
2001 Entrance to Golden Key Honours Society
Food Service Placement Coordinator
Honours Coordinator
Member, Flinders University Human Research Ethics Committee
- Food Service Management
- Research Skills
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - MAR 2019
HDR Student Research Impact Prize (June 2023) -
Accredited Practising Dietitian & Member of Dietitians Australia
Chair, Dietitians Association of Australia SA Branch Executive Committee 2014
Member, Dietitians Association of Australia SA Branch Executive Committee 2013
Coordinator, Dietitians Association of Australia Research Discussion Group 2015-2017
Member, 2022 Dietitians Australia Conference Scientific and Social Program Committee
Member of Australian Association of Gerontology
Research Trust Grants Committee Member - Australian Association of Gerontology
Conference Abstract Reviewer - American Society of Nutrition, International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians Australia
Reviewer: PLOS Medicine, Australasian Journal on Ageing, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Nutrition, BMC Geriatrics, BMC Public Health, BMC Nutrition, Nutrients, Journal of Nutrition and Healthy Aging, Journal of the American College of Nutrition
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