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Associate Professor Jolieke van der Pols graduated from Wageningen University in The Netherlands with a MSc in Human Nutrition in 1993. During her studies and subsequent work she carried out research in West-Africa (République du Bénin), at the National Public Health Institute of The Netherlands, in Egypt (WHO East Mediterranean Regional Office), London (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), and Cambridge (MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit/Human Nutrition Research). In the year 2000, she obtained her PhD from The University of Cambridge, after which she moved to Brisbane to work at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and later The University of Queensland. Jolieke has worked at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences QUT since early 2017. Her research has been funded by the World Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Council Queensland, NHMRC, European Commission, among other sources.
Recently, she has been involved in international working groups with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) on the assessment of health and environmental impacts of foods and diets using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. One of the reports is available at this link.
Jolieke is Program Leader of the Food Innovation Program at the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, and she is the Academic Lead Research at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.Particular topics of current research interest and activities include:
- Sustainable diets and sustainable food systems
- Micronutrients (vitamin D, folate, iron, etc.)
- Nutrition and cancer
- Clinical trials
Jolieke obtained a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from The University of Queensland, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (UK). She is passionate about authentic student engagement, and use of new technologies in active learning and teaching. She has received a number of Teaching Excellence awards in recent years.
PhD projects are available for domestic and international students on the the topic of sustainable diets and sustainable food systems--please email Jolieke with a full CV to discuss current opportunities.
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- Environmental and nutritional implication of a shift in Australian diets, and consumer perspectives, towards increased consumption of pulses
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf - Delivering 'smarter' clinical trials
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Remco Polman - THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NUTRITION ASSESSMENT TOOLS TO EXPLORE DETERMINANTS OF CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN URBAN VIETNAM
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Danielle Gallegos, Dr Smita Nambiar-Mann - The use of nutritional interventions and its effects over neuromuscular parameters of motor function
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Gabriel Siqueira Trajano, Adjunct Professor Remco Polman