Tanya LAWLIS

Tanya has been an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics since January 2013. Prior to this, Tanya worked in the Discipline as a Lecturer and Teaching Fellow. Tanya has worked as a Research Officer with the former Healthpact Research Centre, University of Canberra, the Centre for Clinical Governance in Research, University of New South Wales and at the Centre for Health Stewardship, Australian National University.

Tanya holds the position of Chair ACT Branch Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) and is a member of the NSA National Council and the NSA Registration Committee.

Tanya's research interests include:

• Food Security in the homeless and low socioeconomic population groups (women, children and single fathers)
• Food literacy for low socio-economic population groups including university students
• Nutrition and Obesity in Childhood/Teenage years 
• Interprofessional education and simulation in the health and non-health domains
• Competencies for Nutrition Science 
• First year student engagement and professional identity