Dr Smita Nambiar-Mann
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Biography
Dr Smita Nambiar-Mann is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 17 years of experience in clinical dietetics (private practice), research (industry and academia) and teaching. Smita is passionate about paediatric nutrition, particularly in relation to the prevention of childhood obesity. She is currently investigating responsive feeding practices in families experiencing disadvantage and food insecurity. The study, called Responsive feeding in Tough Times (R-FiTT) used mixed-methods, including co-design to to deliver a digital intervention on responsive feeding.Personal details
Positions
- Lecturer
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Keywords
paediatrics, childhood obesity, nutrition, nutrition assessment, growth, parental feeding practices, food parenting practices, child eating behaviours, waist-height ratio, diet analysis
Research field
Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
Accredited Practising Dietitian- Dietitians Association Australia Fellow- Higher Education Academy
Teaching
XNB148- Foundations in Nutrition Practice
XNB151- Food and Nutrition
XNB252- Food and Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle
XNB255- Nutritional Epidemiology
XNB277- Sports Nutrition
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Smita, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Health effects and optimal composition of precision fermentation milk products
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jolieke van der Pols, Associate Professor Gabriel Siqueira Trajano - The Association between Adolescent Marriage, Agency and Nutrition Outcomes Among Adolescents and Young Women in Nepal
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Darren Wraith, Dr Margo Sendall - Exploring fathers' food parenting, feeding roles and experiences in the context of disadvantage
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Kimberley Baxter, Professor Danielle Gallegos, Associate Professor Rebecca Byrne