Tjing Chandra

Tjing Chandra

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Shaeny Chandra specialises in the intersections of public health, behavioral economics, nutrition, and food insecurity monitoring. Her doctoral research focuses on improving food relief systems to ensure they provide both sufficient and nutritionally adequate foods for people experiencing food insecurity. Shaeny is an Accredited Practising Nutritionist and Dietitian, with experience in clinical nutrition and dietetics, food science, and community and public health nutrition.
 
She is currently supervised by Helen Morris, Dr Scott Hanson-Easey and Dr Olena Kravchuk.

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2025 Scholarship Graduate Women SA Doctoral Scholarship Graduate Women SA Trust Fund Australia AUD 6,000
    2025 Scholarship Student Emergency Fund YouX Student Care Australia AUD 500
    2024 Scholarship Critical Need Grant YouX Student Care, Medibank Australia AUD 2,000
    2024 Scholarship Walter & Dorothy Duncan Trust Walter & Dorothy Duncan Trust Australia AUD 2,000
    2024 Award People’s Choice for Long Presentation at the Waite HDR Symposium Postgraduate Association for Waite Students Australia AUD 200
    2024 Scholarship Travel Grant Adelaide Graduate Research School Australia AUD 2,500
    2023 Award Eileen Scott Award University of Adelaide Australia AUD 200
    2023 Scholarship Adelaide Graduate Research School Industry Internship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2021 Scholarship Animal Products Research Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia AUD 12,600
    2021 Scholarship Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend Australian Government Australia -
    2017 Recognition Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation Flinders University Australia -
    2017 Recognition Pro Vice-Chancellor Nutrition and Dietetics Student Prize Flinders University Australia -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Chinese (Mandarin) Can speak and understand spoken
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Indonesian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
    Malay Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2016 - 2017 Flinders University Australia Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
    2012 - 2014 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2018 Accredited Practising Dietitian Dietitian Association of Australia Australia
    2017 Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program Tool Flinders University Australia

  • Research Interests
    Nutrition and Dietetics Nutritional epidemiology Public health nutrition Welfare and Community Services Social determinants of health Health Promotion Health equity Population Health

Teaching assistant for the following courses:

2020 - 2024 
FOOD SC1001 Nutrition I Fundamentals in Food and Nutrition
FOOD SC2510 Nutrition II Diet, Lifestyle and Health across the Life Stages
FOOD SC3502 Nutrition III Dietary Modelling in Nutrition Research and Undertaking a Systematic Review
FOOD SC3505 Public Health Nutrition Food systems and Nutritional Health of Populations

2025
PUB HLTH7078 Public Health Qualitative Research Methods in Health

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2018 - 2018 Treasurer Upstart Youth Food Movement Adelaide Australia
    2017 - 2017 Representative Course Management Committee Flinders University Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2024 - ongoing Member Community of Practice for Food Relief Community Australia
    2023 - ongoing Member Nutrition Society Australia Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Dietitian Association of Australia Australia

  • Event Participation
    Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country
    2025 - 2025 23rd International Congress of Nutrition Conference International Union of Nutritional Sciences France
    2024 - 2024 Global Foodbank Network Global Summit Conference Global Foodbank Network Australia
    2024 - 2024 World Public Health Nutrition Congress Congress World Public Health Nutrition Association United Kingdom

  • Industry Partnerships
    Date Engagement Type Partner Name
    2023 - 2023 Research Contract Cities of Onkaparinga and Marion
    2021 - ongoing Collaboration Foodbank South Australia and Northern Territory
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