Dr Megan Mitchell

Following post-doctoral positions at The Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide investigating peri-conception nutrition and obesity, and the consequences for fertility, pregnancy and the health of offspring (2006-2010), Dr Mitchell spent a decade in Germany. There she continued her research at the Frauenklinik des Uniklinikums, Erlangen, examining how paternal obesity influences epigenetic modifications in the embryo and placenta (2011-2012) before leaving research for a number of years to pursue a health consulting role and a MSc Psychology. Dr Mitchell effectively translated her research skills to provide evidence-based, weight-neutral nutrition and health strategy consulting (2014-2019) before relocating back to Adelaide. Since 2021, she has worked alongside Professor Jodie Dodd at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital as a Clinical Research Manager, actively involved in managing clinical research and randomised controlled trials for women before and during pregnancy. She continues to build on this role and expand her research interest in nutrition and lifestyle around the time of conception and the programing of lifelong health and disease, as a Grant Funded Clinical Researcher C.