Our Team
The Australian Food Atlas brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and project staff with expertise in nutrition, public health, health law and policy, urban planning, geography, GIS technology, biostatistics, data management and computer science.
Professor Gina Trapp
Lead Investigator
Professor of Food and Nutrition Environments
Professor Lukar Thornton
Chief Investigator
Assistant Research Professor in Food Purchasing and Environments, Marketing Research Team, University of Antwerp
Dr Matthew Cooper
Chief Investigator
Manager, Biostatistics, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Dr Claire Pulker
Chief Investigator
Senior Research Fellow, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Dr Alexia Bivoltsis
Chief Investigator
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Assoc. Prof Daniel Weiss
Associate Investigator
Associate Professor within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University
Assoc. Prof Susanna Cramb
Associate Investigator
Principal Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leader in the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology.
Catrina McStay
Associate Investigator
Senior Research Fellow, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Justine Howard
Associate Investigator
Senior Lecturer within the Curtin Law School at Curtin University
Frith Klug
Project Team
Research Project Co-ordinator, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Michelle Broom
Project Team
Strategic Business Manager,
Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Clare Whitton
Project Team
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Gee Fernando
Project Team
Senior Geospatial Analyst,
Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Michelle McIntosh
Project Team
Stakeholder Relationship Coordinator, Food Environments Team, Edith Cowan University
Funding and Acknowledgements
The Australian Food Atlas is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant (Grant # GTN2028972).
It is based on the ‘WA Food Atlas’, a prototype funded by Heathway (Healthway Intervention Research Grant #34128, 2021-2024), involving Professor Gina Trapp (Lead Investigator), Associate Professor Paula Hooper (Chief Investigator, Geospatial Lead), Joseph Simonetti (Senior Geospatial Analyst), Associate Professor Lukar Thornton (Chief Investigator), Professor Christina Pollard (Chief Investigator), Dr Claire Pulker (Chief Investigator), Dr Matt Cooper (Chief Investigator), Catrina McStay (Associate Investigator), Frith Klug (Project Manager), Alexia Bivoltsis (Associate Investigator), in partnership with the WA Local Government Association, the WA Department of Health, the City of Vincent, the East Metropolitan Health Service, the Public Health Advocacy Institute, Cancer Council WA, the Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Deakin University, Curtin University and the University of Antwerp.