Emma Beckett is an Australian food and nutrition scientist, author, speaker and health communicator. Active on many forms of social media, she is a regular guest on ABC Central Coast and is a guest speaker at community and corporate events and popular science podcasts.[1][2] She has been called the 'Ms Frizzle of food and nutrition science', in part for her love of 'food fashion'[3] - colourful outfits showing various foods which often match the topics she is talking about.[4][5][6]
Beckett emphasises the importance of empowering people to make the smallest improvements to their diet and rejects the idea of the perfect diet.[6]
Beckett's first book, You are more than what you eat: science, nutrition & a perfectly imperfect approach to eating, is due for publication in August 2024.[7][8]
Career
editBeckett holds a degree in biomedical science and post-graduate qualifications in epidemiology, food science, human nutrition and science management.[6] She is a senior lecturer at University of Newcastle (Australia) and a senior scientist at Nutrition Research Australia.[6][9]
One of her research focuses in understanding the differences in how our genes and lifestyles interact with our nutrition, essentially diet and epigenetics. This was inspired by the differences she saw between her and her twin sister. which she used do determine health and disease risks, particularly as they relate to healthy aging.[9][1]
Beckett has won several research and communication awards.[10]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Emma Beckett". STEM Women. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Recognition for Early Career Researcher Dr Emma Beckett". The University of Newcastle, Australia. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Frey, Simone (2 March 2021). "Dr. Emma Beckett, molecular nutritionist and food fashionista, about the joy of food". NUTRITION HUB EN. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist". Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "About". Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Are you really what you eat? with Dr Emma Beckett". MS Plus. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "You Are More Than What You Eat". Pantera Press. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Beckett, Emma (2024), You are More Than What You Eat : Science, Nutrition, and a Perfectly Imperfect Approach to Eating, Pantera Press, ISBN 978-0-645-86909-5
- ^ a b Amort, Scott (16 January 2015). "Staff profile: Dr Emma Beckett". www.newcastle.edu.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Dr Emma Beckett". Pantera Press. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Outstanding young scientific mind recognised | HMRI". hmri.org.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Dr Emma Beckett". AIPS. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Elise (30 August 2017). "Dr Beckett a national scholar". The Singleton Argus. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Fallon, Daniel (6 March 2018). "Beryl Nashar Young Researcher Award". The University of Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2024.