Dr Meron Lewis
Dr

Meron Lewis

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Background

Dr Meron Lewis is a Research Fellow with the University of Queensland’s food pricing research team in the School of Public Health. Her research has included supporting Prof. Amanda Lee with the development and implementation of the Healthy Diets ASAP suite of protocols in the co-creation of transformative food systems for public health and wellbeing, equity and environmental sustainability, including invited work for remote First Nations communities. This research has also been used by the QLD Council of Social Services (QCOSS) in preparation of household budget standards for inclusion in their Living Affordability in Queensland 2022 & 2023 Reports.

Availability

Dr Meron Lewis is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Health Sciences Health equity Public health Social determinants of health

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
  • Masters (Coursework) of Intellectual Property Law, University of Technology Sydney
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Nutrition and Dietetics, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Public Health (Community Nutrition), The University of Queensland
  • Member, Public Health Association of Australia, Public Health Association of Australia

Search Professor Meron Lewis’s works on UQ eSpace

23 works between 2016 and 2024
All (23) Journal Article (21) Other Outputs (2)

21 - 23 of 23 works

2018

Journal Article

Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol

Lee, Amanda J., Kane, Sarah, Lewis, Meron, Good, Elizabeth, Pollard, Christina M., Landrigan, Timothy J. and Dick, Mathew (2018). Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol. Nutrition Journal, 17 (1) 88, 88. doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0396-0

Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol

2017

Other Outputs

A rapid review of evidence: effective portion size strategies

Lee, Amanda and Lewis, Meron (2017). A rapid review of evidence: effective portion size strategies. Ultimo, NSW Australia: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre.

A rapid review of evidence: effective portion size strategies

2016

Journal Article

Costing 'healthy' food baskets in Australia - a systematic review of food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods

Lewis, Meron and Lee, Amanda (2016). Costing 'healthy' food baskets in Australia - a systematic review of food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods. Public Health Nutrition, 19 (16), 2872-2886. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016002160

Costing 'healthy' food baskets in Australia - a systematic review of food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Diets ASAP in repeated assessment of recommended and habitual diet costs in the Benchmarking study
    Monash University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Modification of the Healthy Diets ASAP Protocol to better meet the needs of low socioeconomic groups
    Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Administered by The Sax Institute
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council (NPYWC) Nutrition Research Project. (External led RART2.2 by Central Australian Academic Health Science Network)
    Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council
    Open grant

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