Collective experts for media requests The below experts in the Obesity Collective could potentially be available for obesity related media requests, depending on the angle and topic. Please note that there are five pages of experts in the list and a range of topic areas related to obesity. Please send requests to: the-collective.info@.edu.au Please also have refer to the one page media guide for respectful reporting on obesity.

Prevention overall//public policy ‐ Prof. Anna Peeters, Director Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University ‐ Prof. Timothy Gill, Boden Collaboration, ‐ Jane Martin, Executive Manager Obesity Policy Coalition, Cancer Council ‐ Louise Sylvan, Chair of Energy Consumers , former CEO of the Australian National Preventative Health Agency and Vice-chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing ‐ Prof. Billie Giles-Corti, Director of Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform & Convener of the Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT ‐ Prof. Amanda Lee, Public Health Policy and Head of Division of Health Promotion and Equity, The University of ‐ Dr. Shelley Bowen, Managing Director Health Futures Australia ‐ A/Prof. Gary Sacks, Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University ‐ Prof. Lucie Rychetnik, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre ‐ Prof. Rosemary Calder, Director, Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Victoria University ‐ Dr Jo Mitchell, Policy by Proxy, former Executive Director NSW Health ‐ Prof. Andrew Wilson, Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Director of The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre ‐ Alice Pryor, Campaigns Manager, Parents’ Voice ‐ Dr. Alexandra Jones, global health/food policy lawyer, the George Institute for Global Health ‐ Adjunct Prof. Bill Bellew, Professorial Fellow, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. Louise Baur, Head of the Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. Ian Caterson, Boden Collaboration, CPC, and Endocrinology RPAH ‐ Prof. (Em.) Adrian Bauman, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. Gary Wittert, University of and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute ‐ Prof. Steven Allender, Director GLOBE and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University 1 specific ‐ Prof. Clare Collins, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle ‐ Prof. Amanda Lee, Public Health Policy and Head of Division of Health Promotion and Equity, The University of Queensland ‐ Prof. Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Dietetics, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. Stephen Simpson, Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre ‐ Prof. Gary Wittert, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute

Physical activity specific ‐ Prof. (Em.) Adrian Bauman, University of Sydney ‐ Adjunct Prof. Bill Bellew, Professorial Fellow, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. Jo Salmon, Co-Director Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University ‐ Senior Prof. Tony Okely, Director of Research at Early Start, University of Wollongong ‐ Prof. Anna Timperio, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University ‐ Prof. Chris Rissel, School of Public Health, active transport focus, University of Sydney ‐ Dr Klaus Gebel, Senior Lecturer, Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, University of Technology Sydney

City planning and health/liveability ‐ Prof. Billie Giles-Corti, Director of Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform and Convener of the Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT

2 Childhood and adolescent (prevention and treatment) ‐ Senior Prof. Tony Okely, Director of Research at Early Start, University of Wollongong ‐ Adjunct Prof. Bill Bellew, Professorial Fellow, University of Sydney ‐ Dr Jo Mitchell, Policy by Proxy, former Executive Director Centre NSW Health ‐ Prof. Karen Campbell, Population nutrition and childhood obesity prevention CRE, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University ‐ A/Prof. Leah Brennan, Clinical, Health, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, La Trobe University ‐ Prof. Jo Salmon, Co-Director Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University ‐ Prof. Louise Baur, Head of the Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney (Paediatrician, Weight Management Services) ‐ Dr. Kathryn Williams, Nepean Family Metabolic Health Service (Endocrinologist family clinic) ‐ Dr. Shirley Alexander, Head of Children’s Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine and Weight Management Services, Westmead (Paediatrician, Weight Management Services) ‐ Prof. Kate Steinbeck, Medical Foundation Chair in Adolescent Medicine, University of Sydney (Endocrinologist, adolescent treatment) ‐ Prof. Helen Skouteris, Monash Warwick Alliance Joint of Healthcare Improvement and Implementation Science, Monash University (Social services and disadvantaged groups/families) ‐ Prof. Steven Allender, Director GLOBE and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University

Preconception, pregnancy and early childhood specific (prevention and treatment) ‐ Prof. Helen Skouteris, Monash Warwick Alliance Joint Professor of Healthcare Improvement and Implementation Science, Monash University (Social services and disadvantaged groups/families) ‐ Prof. Helena Teede, Director of Monash Centre for Health Research Implementation (Endocrinologist, translation, Women’s health) ‐ Dr. Adrienne Gordon, Senior Staff Specialist Neonatologist at RPA and lead for BABY1000 study ‐ Prof. Louise Baur, Head of the Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney (Paediatrician, Weight Management Services), Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood CRE ‐ Prof. Karen Campbell, Population nutrition and childhood obesity prevention CRE, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University ‐ Prof. Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, conjoint Professor of Nursing in Sydney Local Health District and (Nursing) ‐ Prof. Gary Wittert, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Endocrinologist, Nutrition, Appetite regulation, chronic disorders complicating obesity, health services and Men’s Health) ‐ Prof. Steven Allender, Director GLOBE and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University 3 Treatment - adults ‐ Dr. Georgia Rigas, GP & Chair of Specific Interests Obesity Group RACGP (Primary care/RACGP) ‐ Prof. John Dixon, GP and researcher, Baker IDI (Primary care/research) ‐ Dr. Catherine Bacus, GP and Founder Alevia clinics (Primary care) ‐ Prof. Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, conjoint Professor of Nursing in Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Nursing School (Nursing) ‐ A/Prof. Leah Brennan, Clinical, Health, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, La Trobe University ‐ Dr. Kathryn Williams, Nepean Family Metabolic Health Service (Endocrinologist family clinic) ‐ Prof. Ian Caterson, Boden Collaboration, CPC, and Endocrinology RPAH ‐ Dr. Nic Kormas, Senior Staff Specialist Endocrinologist, Camden, Campbelltown and Concord Hospitals (Endocrinologist MDT clinics) ‐ Prof. Wendy Brown, Head Monash University Department of Surgery and Clinical Director Bariatric Surgery Registry (Bariatric surgery and registry) ‐ Prof. Helen Skouteris, Monash Warwick Alliance Joint Professor of Healthcare Improvement and Implementation Science, Monash University (Social services and disadvantaged groups/families) ‐ Prof. Helena Teede, Director of Monash Centre for Health Research Implementation (Endocrinologist, translation, Women’s health) ‐ Prof. Stephen Colagiuri, Metabolic Health (Boden) and Co-Director WHO Collaborating Centre on Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity at the University of Sydney (Diabetes prevention and management) ‐ Prof. Gary Wittert, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Endocrinologist, Nutrition, Appetite regulation, chronic disorders complicating obesity, health services and Men’s Health) ‐ Dr. Michael Talbot, President ANZMOSS (Bariatric surgery) ‐ Prof. (Em.) Joe Proietto, Head of the weight control clinic at Austin Health, Chair of the Clinical Care Committee of World Obesity (Endocrinologist)

Biology and pathology of obesity ‐ Prof. Brian Oldfield, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute ‐ Prof. Stephen Simpson, Academic Director Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney ‐ Prof. John Dixon, GP and researcher, Baker IDI (Primary care/research) ‐ Prof. (Em.) Joe Proietto, Head of the weight control clinic at Austin Health, Chair of the Clinical Care Committee of World Obesity (Endocrinologist) ‐ Prof. Ian Caterson, Boden Collaboration, CPC, and Endocrinology RPAH ‐ Prof. Gary Wittert, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Endocrinologist, Nutrition, Appetite regulation, chronic disorders complicating obesity, health services and Men’s Health) 4 Indigenous Australians ‐ Nicole Turner, Chairperson, Indigenous Allied Health Australia ‐ Prof. Alex Brown, Theme Leader Aboriginal Health Equity, SAHMRI

Community initiatives ‐ Dr. Shelley Bowen, Managing Director Health Futures Australia ‐ Prof. Steven Allender, Director GLOBE and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University ‐ Tania Sincock, CEO SugarByHalf ‐ Alice Pryor, Campaigns Manager, Parents’ Voice ‐ Siobhan Boyle, CEO at the Good Foundation

Body image, stigma and fat shaming/ Psychosocial aspects of obesity ‐ Weight Issues Network leadership team ‐ A/Prof. Leah Brennan, Clinical, Health, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, La Trobe University ‐ Yvette Forbes, psychologist and PHD candidate resilience and self compassion, Griffith University ‐ Catriona Bonfiglioli, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer Media Studies, UTS ‐ Dr. Sarah Maguire, Director of the InsideOut Institute, The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders ‐ Prof. John Dixon, GP and researcher, Baker IDI (Primary care/research)

Systems costs/Economics ‐ Annette Schmiede, Executive Leader, Bupa Health Foundation ‐ Marty Jovic, Partner, PwC ‐ Jaithri Ananthapavan, Senior research fellow, Health Economics and leads the Economics of Obesity Stream within the Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University ‐ Tiffany Petre, Director, The Obesity Collective

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