
Overview
Background
Dr Katherine Cullerton is a Research Fellow in the School of Public Health. Katherine joined the School of Public Health in August 2018 after completing postdoctoral research at the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, UK where she investigated whether it’s ever acceptable for nutrition researchers to engage with the food industry and if it is, under what conditions. Her current research involves understanding the barriers to evidence informing public policy and how advocates can better influence policy in Australia with a particular emphasis on the effects of framing and public opinion.
Dr Cullerton is also the academic lead for external engagement for the School of Public Health.
Availability
- Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Nutrition policy
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Advocacy
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Conflicts of interest
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Commercial determinants of health
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Social network analysis
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Political Considerations When Monitoring the Commercial Determinants of Health Comment on "National Public Health Surveillance of Corporations in Key Unhealthy Commodity Industries – A Scoping Review and Framework Synthesis"
Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Jones, Alexandra and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Political Considerations When Monitoring the Commercial Determinants of Health Comment on "National Public Health Surveillance of Corporations in Key Unhealthy Commodity Industries – A Scoping Review and Framework Synthesis". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13 8777, 8777. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.8777
2024
Journal Article
Lobbying in the Sunlight: A Scoping Review of Frameworks to Measure the Accessibility of Lobbying Disclosures
Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Baradar, Hedeeyeh, Crosbie, Eric and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Lobbying in the Sunlight: A Scoping Review of Frameworks to Measure the Accessibility of Lobbying Disclosures. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13 8497, 8497. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.8497
2024
Journal Article
Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics
Clifford Astbury, Chloe, Demeshko, Anastassia, Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, McLeod, Ryan, Wiktorowicz, Mary, Aenishaenslin, Cécile, Cullerton, Katherine, Lee, Kirsten M., Ruckert, Arne, Viens, A. M., Tsasis, Peter and Penney, Tarra L. (2024). Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics. Globalization and Health, 20 (1) 49. doi: 10.1186/s12992-024-01055-7
2024
Journal Article
The role of corruption in global food systems: a systematic scoping review
Demeshko, Anastassia, Clifford Astbury, Chloe, Lee, Kirsten M., Clarke, Janielle, Cullerton, Katherine and Penney, Tarra L. (2024). The role of corruption in global food systems: a systematic scoping review. Globalization and Health, 20 (1) 48, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12992-024-01054-8
2024
Journal Article
Inside a corporate affairs conference: the race for a social license
Cullerton, Katherine and Patay, Dori (2024). Inside a corporate affairs conference: the race for a social license. Frontiers in Communication, 9 1419959, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1419959
2024
Journal Article
An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries
Delaine, Adam, Ferguson, Megan, Bacon, Rachel and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48 (2) 100133, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100133
2024
Journal Article
The rewards US university students associate with campus dining halls and food choices
Powell, Patricia, Lawler, Sheleigh, Durham, Jo and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). The rewards US university students associate with campus dining halls and food choices. Journal of American College Health, 72 (3), 694-704. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2054279
2024
Journal Article
Mapping the lobbying footprint of harmful industries: 23 years of data from OpenSecrets
Chung, Holly, Cullerton, Katherine and Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer (2024). Mapping the lobbying footprint of harmful industries: 23 years of data from OpenSecrets. The Milbank Quarterly, 102 (1), 212-232. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12686
2024
Journal Article
Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a scoping review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries
Heenan, Maddie, Hart, Ashleigh Chanel, Cullerton, Katherine, Jan, Stephen and Shanthosh, Janani (2024). Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a scoping review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries. BMC Public Health, 24 (1) 641, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18053-4
2024
Book Chapter
Food and farming
Gill, Kerri-Anne and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Food and farming. Political determinants of health in Australia: a planetary perspective. (pp. 129-147) edited by Marguerite C. Sendall, Allyson Mutch and Lisa Fitzgerald. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003315490-11
2024
Journal Article
Effect of message framing on support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia: a cross-sectional survey analysis
Cullerton, Katherine, Demeshko, Anastassia and Waller, Michael (2024). Effect of message framing on support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia: a cross-sectional survey analysis. Health Promotion International, 39 (1) daad193, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad193
2024
Journal Article
Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers
Cullerton, Katherine, Adams, Jean, Forouhi, Nita G, Francis, Oliver and White, Martin (2024). Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers. BMJ, 384 e077908, e077908. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-077908
2024
Journal Article
What goes in and what comes out: a scoping review of regenerative agricultural practices
Voisin, Rebecca, Horwitz, Pierre, Godrich, Stephanie, Sambell, Ros, Cullerton, Katherine and Devine, Amanda (2024). What goes in and what comes out: a scoping review of regenerative agricultural practices. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 48 (1), 124-158. doi: 10.1080/21683565.2023.2270441
2024
Journal Article
NGOs and global business regulation of transnational alcohol and ultra-processed food industries
Ralston, Rob, Townsend, Belinda, Arnanz, Liz, Baum, Fran, Cullerton, Katherine, Holmes, Rodney, Martin, Jane, Collin, Jeff and Friel, Sharon (2024). NGOs and global business regulation of transnational alcohol and ultra-processed food industries. Policy and Society, 43 (1), 54-69. doi: 10.1093/polsoc/puae002
2023
Journal Article
Baby steps in lobbying reform: opportunities and challenges in Queensland
Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer and Cullerton, Katherine B. (2023). Baby steps in lobbying reform: opportunities and challenges in Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (2), 60-64. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52187
2023
Journal Article
A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review
Townsend, Belinda, Johnson, Timothy D., Ralston, Rob, Cullerton, Katherine, Martin, Jane, Collin, Jeff, Baum, Fran, Arnanz, Liz, Holmes, Rodney and Friel, Sharon (2023). A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review. Globalization and Health, 19 (1) 74, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12992-023-00978-x
2023
Journal Article
Lobbying by omission: what is known and unknown about harmful industry lobbyists in Australia
Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Christie, Shirae and Cullerton, Katherine (2023). Lobbying by omission: what is known and unknown about harmful industry lobbyists in Australia. Health Promotion International, 38 (5) daad134, 1-14. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad134
2023
Journal Article
Spokespeople in public health: Important characteristics from the perspective of Australian public health professionals
Buckley, Lisa, Morphett, Kylie, Rychetnik, Lucie, Land, Mary‐Anne and Cullerton, Katherine (2023). Spokespeople in public health: Important characteristics from the perspective of Australian public health professionals. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35 (3), 829-834. doi: 10.1002/hpja.788
2023
Journal Article
Impact of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in consumer understanding and use across socio-economic status: a systematic review
Shrestha, Anita, Cullerton, Katherine, White, Katherine M., Mays, Jenni and Sendall, Margo (2023). Impact of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in consumer understanding and use across socio-economic status: a systematic review. Appetite, 187 106587, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106587
2023
Journal Article
Commercial lobbying and political contributions: an Australian scoping review
Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Johnson, Maggie and Cullerton, Katherine (2023). Commercial lobbying and political contributions: an Australian scoping review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (4) 100073, 100073. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100073
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Barriers and enablers of family farmers' contribution to Australian population nutrition
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Commercial determinants of the arms Industry and implications for global public health
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Power imbalances in commissioned global public health research
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael Waller
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Doctor Philosophy
Strategies of influence used by the meat industry to impact policy making decisions in Australia and the European Union
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adam Hannah
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Doctor Philosophy
COVID-19 impacts on alternative and local food systems: Unpacking the potential for sustainable food production and consumption
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kiah Smith
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the food choices of young adults in the United States of America: an interdisciplinary investigation through the lens of decision-making, rewards, and context
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sheleigh Lawler
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton directly for media enquiries about:
- advocacy
- conflict of interest
- health policy
- influence of food industry
- nutrition policy
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