Developing dietetic positions in rural areas: what are the key lessons?

A/Prof Leanne Brown

qualifications: PhD

contribution: collected data, devised survey tool, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, designed the project

position: Lecturer

Australia

Dietetic workforce issues in rural areas. Best practice dietetic services in rural areas. Nutrition and diet issues.

Lauren Williams

qualifications: PhD

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts, designed the project

position: Professor

Australia

Lauren Williams is Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Canberra, Australia. She is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, with a background in community and public health nutrition. She has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and her research areas include obesity and weight gain prevention, allied health, rural health and a sociological approach to food and nutrition.

Sandra Capra

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts, designed the project

position: Professor