Rachel Bacon

Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Nutrition & Dietetics

Email Rachel.Bacon@canberra.edu.au

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Clinical Dietetics including aged care, oncology and mental health; Communication, Counselling and Behaviour Change; Education – programmatic assessment, inter-professional education, embedding Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander perspectives and pedagogies in health education and workforce development.

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Personal profile

Biography

Rachel Bacon is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Canberra (UC) in the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra. She has over 20 years experience as a dietitian and is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD) with the Dietitian Association of Australia.

Areas of Teaching

Rachel is a Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education and has received numerous research and teaching awards for her contribution to health education and work integrated learning including a national citation from the Office of Teaching and Learning. She was responsible for the establishment of the UC student-led dietetics clinics including outreach services to aged care facilities. Rachel convenes all the work-integrated learning and teaches Counselling and Communication in the Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Research Interests

Rachel’s research interests are in clinical dietetics – aged care, oncology and mental health; communication, counselling and behavior change; and education – programmatic assessment, interprofessional education, Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander perspectives and pedagogies and workforce development.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Canberra

Award Date: 30 Mar 1996

Master, University of Wollongong

Award Date: 30 Mar 1996

Bachelor, University of Canberra

Award Date: 30 Mar 1993

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1 Active

2020 ACEN Research Grant Application – WIL Research Grant
Bacon, R., Brown, N., Kellett, J., Millar, C., Flynn, A., Moore, M., Georgouopoulou, E., Chapman, S., Etherington, J., Hopkins, S. & Johnston, K.
1/09/20 → 1/09/21
Project: Research
Developing On-line technology to support supervisors in their assessment of dietetic student competency in non traditional placement setting.
Bacon, R.
Health Workforce Australia
1/11/12 → 30/09/14
Project: Other

16 Article
6 Abstract
6 Poster
4 Conference contribution
4 More
- 3 Meeting Abstract
- 1 Comment/debate

Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory
Low, E., Kellett, J., Bacon, R. & Naumovski, N., 18 Sep 2020, In : Geriatrics. 5, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 55.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Reframing healthy food choices: A content analysis of Australian healthy eating blogs
Mete, R., Curlewis, J., Shield, A., Murray, K., Bacon, R. & Kellett, J., 19 Dec 2019, In : BMC Public Health. 19, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 1711.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
1 Citation (Scopus)

2 Downloads (Pure)
What is healthy eating? A qualitative exploration
Mete, R., Shield, A., Murray, K., Bacon, R. & Kellett, J., 17 May 2019, In : Public Health Nutrition. p. 1-11 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
3 Citations (Scopus)
A Consensus Model: Shifting assessment practices in dietetics tertiary education.
BACON, R., KELLETT, J., Dart, J., KNIGHT-AGARWAL, C., METE, R., Ash, S. & Palermo, C., Sep 2018, In : Nutrition and Dietetics. 75, 4, p. 418-430 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
4 Citations (Scopus)
Assessment and remediation practices in Australian Dietetics courses
Shaaf, Z., BACON, R. & KELLETT, J., 2018, Nutrition and Dietetics: Dietitians Association of Australia 25th National Conference. 1 ed. Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol. 75. p. 14 1 p. (Dietitians Association of Australia ).
Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution

Open Access

1 Oral presentation

Clinical educators’ perceptions of an integrated interpretivist approach to competency-based assessment
Rachel BACON (Speaker)
11 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation