Dr Emma McMahon

Research fellow

Qualifications:

PhD, University of Queensland, 2014
Master of Nutrition and dietetics, Griffith University, 2009
Bachelor of Arts major in biomedical science, Griffith University, 2005

Location:

Brisbane

Biography:

Dr Emma McMahon is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a joint National Health and Medical Research Council/Heart Foundation Early Career Research Fellow.

She has a doctorate in nutrition, with her doctoral research exploring dietary sodium intake and cardiovascular risk in people with chronic kidney disease.

Her post-doctoral research has focused on strategies for supporting dietary improvement in remote Indigenous Australian communities, and she is currently working on the capacity of providing timely feedback on diet quality and the food environment to support decision makers to improve food supply and access in remote Indigenous communities.

Emma’s major research interests are in population dietary assessment and monitoring, and how the food environment relates to food choice and dietary intake.