Associate Professor Megan Ferguson
Associate Professor

Megan Ferguson

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Background

Megan is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health. Her program of research is focused on approaches to support local decision-makers design effective policy to improve nutrition and food security outcomes, through incorporating evidence and an understanding of the policy context. Megan’s research in partnership with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community retail settings follows a public health and nutrition career working in policy and service provision in government, remote retail and the international development sectors.

Availability

Associate Professor Megan Ferguson is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Queensland University of Technology
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Melbourne
  • Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Darwin University

Research interests

  • Food and nutrition policy

  • Policy co-design

  • Food security

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

  • Retail food environments

Search Professor Megan Ferguson’s works on UQ eSpace

53 works between 2011 and 2024
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2017

Journal Article

Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment

Ferguson, Megan, O'Dea, Kerin, Holden, Stacey, Miles, Eddie and Brimblecombe, Julie (2017). Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41 (1), 32-37. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12616

Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment

2017

Journal Article

Effect of a price discount and consumer education strategy on food and beverage purchases in remote Indigenous Australia: a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial

Brimblecombe, Julie, Ferguson, Megan, Chatfield, Mark D, Liberato, Selma C, Gunther, Anthony, Ball, Kylie, Moodie, Marj, Miles, Edward, Magnus, Anne, Mhurchu, Cliona Ni, Leach, Amanda Jane, Bailie, Ross and SHOP@RIC research collaborative (2017). Effect of a price discount and consumer education strategy on food and beverage purchases in remote Indigenous Australia: a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Public Health, 2 (2), e82-e95. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(16)30043-3

Effect of a price discount and consumer education strategy on food and beverage purchases in remote Indigenous Australia: a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial

2016

Journal Article

Store turnover as a predictor of food and beverage provider turnover and associated dietary intake estimates in very remote Indigenous communities

Wycherley, Thomas, Ferguson, Megan, O'Dea, Kerin, McMahon, Emma, Liberato, Selma and Brimblecombe, Julie (2016). Store turnover as a predictor of food and beverage provider turnover and associated dietary intake estimates in very remote Indigenous communities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40 (6), 569-571. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12571

Store turnover as a predictor of food and beverage provider turnover and associated dietary intake estimates in very remote Indigenous communities

2016

Journal Article

Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers

Ferguson, Megan, King, Alastair and Brimblecombe, Julie K. (2016). Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers. Medical Journal of Australia, 204 (11), 409-+. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00868

Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers

2016

Journal Article

The comparative cost of food and beverages at remote Indigenous communities, Northern Territory, Australia

Ferguson, Megan, O'Dea, Kerin, Chatfield, Mark, Moodie, Marjory, Altman, Jon and Brimblecombe, Julie (2016). The comparative cost of food and beverages at remote Indigenous communities, Northern Territory, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40 (S1), S21-S26. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12370

The comparative cost of food and beverages at remote Indigenous communities, Northern Territory, Australia

2016

Journal Article

The economic feasibility of price discounts to improve diet in Australian Aboriginal remote communities

Magnus, Anne, Moodie, Marj L., Ferguson, Megan, Cobiac, Linda J., Liberato, Selma C. and Brimblecombe, Julie (2016). The economic feasibility of price discounts to improve diet in Australian Aboriginal remote communities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40 (S1), S36-S41. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12391

The economic feasibility of price discounts to improve diet in Australian Aboriginal remote communities

2015

Journal Article

Can a community of practice equip public health nutritionists to work with remote retail to improve the food supply?

Holden, S., Ferguson, M., Brimblecombe, J. and Palermo, C. E. (2015). Can a community of practice equip public health nutritionists to work with remote retail to improve the food supply?. Rural and Remote Health, 15 (4).

Can a community of practice equip public health nutritionists to work with remote retail to improve the food supply?

2013

Journal Article

Optimisation modelling to assess cost of dietary improvement in remote Aboriginal Australia

Brimblecombe, Julie, Ferguson, Megan, Liberato, Selma C., O'Dea, Kerin and Riley, Malcolm (2013). Optimisation modelling to assess cost of dietary improvement in remote Aboriginal Australia. PLoS ONE, 8 (12) e83587, e83587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083587

Optimisation modelling to assess cost of dietary improvement in remote Aboriginal Australia

2013

Journal Article

Economic evaluation of potential fiscal strategies to improve Indigenous nutrition and health in remote communities of Australia

Magnus, Anne, Moodie, Marj L., Ferguson, Megan, Cobiac, Linda J., Liberato, Selma C. and Brimblecombe, Julie (2013). Economic evaluation of potential fiscal strategies to improve Indigenous nutrition and health in remote communities of Australia. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2013.12.588

Economic evaluation of potential fiscal strategies to improve Indigenous nutrition and health in remote communities of Australia

2013

Journal Article

Stores Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities (SHOP@RIC): a protocol of a randomised trial promoting healthy food and beverage purchases through price discounts and in-store nutrition education

Brimblecombe, Julie, Ferguson, Megan, Liberato, Selma C., Ball, Kylie, Moodie, Marjory L., Magnus, Anne, Miles, Edward, Leach, Amanda J., Chatfield, Mark D., Mhurchu, Cliona Ni, O'Dea, Kerin and Bailie, Ross S. (2013). Stores Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities (SHOP@RIC): a protocol of a randomised trial promoting healthy food and beverage purchases through price discounts and in-store nutrition education. BMC Public Health, 13 (1) 744. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-744

Stores Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities (SHOP@RIC): a protocol of a randomised trial promoting healthy food and beverage purchases through price discounts and in-store nutrition education

2013

Journal Article

Impact and perceptions of tobacco tax increase in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Thomas, David P., Ferguson, Megan, Johnston, Vanessa and Brimblecombe, Julie (2013). Impact and perceptions of tobacco tax increase in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15 (6), 1099-1106. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts232

Impact and perceptions of tobacco tax increase in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

2013

Journal Article

Characteristics of the community-level diet of Aboriginal people in remote northern Australia

Brimblecombe, Julie K., Ferguson, Megan M., Liberato, Selma C. and O'Dea, Kerin (2013). Characteristics of the community-level diet of Aboriginal people in remote northern Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198 (7), 380-384. doi: 10.5694/mja12.11407

Characteristics of the community-level diet of Aboriginal people in remote northern Australia

2011

Journal Article

Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature

Liberato, Selma C., Brimblecombe, Julie, Ritchie, Jan, Ferguson, Megan and Coveney, John (2011). Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature. BMC Public Health, 11 (1) 850. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-850

Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    A framework to drive retail action to promote health and equity in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail EnvironmentS for Health: Next Generation (RE-FRESHING) Externally led by Deakin University
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Benchmarking for healthy stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - (MRFF PPHR Grant administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    A feasibility study of an Indigenous Patient Navigator-led brief health behaviour intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer survivors
    World Cancer Research Fund International
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life: improving healthy food affordability and food security in remote Australia
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Healthy Stores 2020: Reducing retail merchandising of discretionary food and beverages in remote Indigenous community stores (NHMRC Project Grant led by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Megan Ferguson is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving food security in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving food security in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving food security in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploration of food environments as drivers of consumption

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Preetha Thomas

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • food security
  • public health nutrition

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