Ms Neha Lalchandani
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Public Health
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Neha Lalchandani has a background in Food Science and Nutrition and is currently in her third year of studying the Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health). She is working on a research project that focuses on assessing the current food environment in South Australian public schools. This program of work is based on considering associations between school policies and programs, food and beverage consumption patterns, and environmental impacts of schoolchildren's eating behaviours.
Neha is interested in the structural and environmental influences on children's dietary behaviours in school settings. She is also passionate about working with stakeholder organisations such as the Department of Education and environmental agencies like KESAB environmental solutions to improve school food environments, and ultimately children's and planetary health.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - 2021 Academic Tutor The University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Scholarship ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Switzerland — 2016 Scholarship 2015-2016 Dean’s Summer Research Scholarship University of Tasmania Australia — 2014 Scholarship 2014-2015 CSIRO Agriculture Vacation Scholarship CSIRO - Queensland Biosciences Precinct Australia — -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2016 University of Newcastle Australia Australia Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition 2012 - 2016 Pelita Harapan University Indonesia Bachelor of Food Technology -
Research Interests
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2020 Lalchandani, N. (2020). Health and sustainability policies and programs in South Australian public preschool and primary schools. Are they adequate?. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2020 SA Population Health Conference. 2015 Lalchandani, N. K. (2015). Investigating the effects of probiotics on gut satiety hormones. Poster session presented at the meeting of CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Symposium. Canberra. -
Theses
Year Citation 2016 Lalchandani, N. K. (2016). Understanding the nutritional requirements of Lactobacillus casei GCRL163 isolated from aged cheddar cheese. (Undergraduate Dissertation).
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2020 - ongoing Representative Health Sciences Postgraduate Association (HeSPA) The University of Adelaide Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2020 - ongoing Member Public Health Association of Australia Inc Full Time Student Membership Australia -
Offices Held
Date Office Name Institution Country 2021 - ongoing HDR Representative School of Public Health Australia
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