Elaine Rush
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Professor Emeritus Elaine Rush, MNZM,[1] is a Professor of Nutrition at Auckland University of Technology, PhD. In 2014 she was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to health and in 2019 was appointed Professor Emeritus in recognition of her long and distinguished service to the University.
Research[edit]
Her research in the measurement of body composition, energy expenditure, physical activity, nutrition and risk factors for disease, as well as her interest in ethnic differences in health have produced over 170 publications.[citation needed]
She is involved with projects to improve health outcomes in children, including those whose mothers had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. She is also involved in the longitudinal Pacific Island Family study, which is tracking over 1,000 Pacific Island children from birth.[citation needed]
Positions[edit]
She is the scientific director of the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation. Elaine also serves on the Councils of a number of nutrition and obesity organisations and is the New Zealand representative for the World Obesity Federation. She has been an expert consultant for the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Nutrition and Health. She is a deputy editor for the British Journal of Nutrition and Adjunct Professor at the Cork Institute of Technology.
References[edit]
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2014". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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