Who We Are
The School Food Research Program at Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute is dedicated to building the evidence for school provided meals in Australia, supporting the case for change, and identifying and supporting organically emerging movements or interests. Our vision is that Australian children and young people have access to nourishing food that is provided by schools and supported by a co-ordinated, sustainable school food system.
To get in touch with anyone from our team please email us at schoolfood@flinders.edu.au
Professor Rebecca Golley (lead)
Bec Golley leads research to transform school food systems and policies, with a focus on improving nutrition and educational outcomes for children and families. She specialises in working with partners to deliver and evaluate school-provided lunch programs, including assessing their impact on learning behaviours in both Australia and the UK.
Britt is a Senior Research Fellow interested in understanding how the school food system can best support Australian families. She has experience in supporting healthy food provision in the early child education and care sector and applies these learnings to the research in the school setting.
Alexandra Manson is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who’s research focuses on perceptions of the current school food system and the features that influence acceptability, translating this into a design and implementation toolkit for school-provided meal programs. Alex is supported by a South Australian Heart Foundation Kickstart Research Fellowship.
Georgia is a Research Fellow focused on exploring the benefits of the shared and communal eating environments fostered by school lunches, and using qualitative research approaches to understand the impact on parents, students and schools.
Elena is a PhD candidate who’s research is focused on incorporating children’s voices into school food programs and evaluations. With a background in dietetics, she is committed to ensuring children’s perspectives inform the decisions and initiatives that impact their health and wellbeing.
Andrea Boehmer
Andrea is a dietitian and is currently completing her PhD in Public Health. Her research focuses on evaluating the nutritional and environmental impacts of school-provided lunches in Australian primary schools.