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About
Jimmy is a nutrition researcher based in Hong Kong. His doctoral studies deal with aspects of glycaemic index and gestational diabetes but he has a wider interest in nutrition and chronic diseases. Jimmy is experienced in conducting laboratory based studies, short term acute feeding trials, randomized controlled trials, as well as nutritional epidemiological analyses, making him an all-rounded nutrition researcher.
Research InterestsDietary management of gestational diabetes mellitusCarbohydrate metabolismGlycaemic index of foodsFunctional food developmentFront-of-package nutrition labellingNutritional epidemiologyNutritional metabolomicsCommunity nutrition interventionsUse of smartphone apps in nutritional interventionsFood composition databases
Professional SkillsDiabetes
Data Analysis
Logistic Regression
Multivariate Statistics
Regression Modeling
Nutrition
Metabolism
SPSS
Linear Regression
Statistical Analysis
Research ExperienceAssociate Professor and Course Director of Dietetics
Swinburne University of Technology
January 2023 - Present
Hawthorn, VIC
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong
December 2015 - December 2022
Hong Kong
Lecturer in Dietetics
The University of Sydney
January 2014 - December 2015
Australia
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics
University of Wollongong
March 2012 - January 2014
Australia
Research Assistant
The University of Sydney
April 2007 - March 2012
Australia
Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong
June 2004 - February 2005
Hong Kong
Education
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia Apr 2008 - Jun 2011
PhD
, Human Nutrition and Dietetics
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia Feb 2005 - Dec 2006
Master
, Nutrition and Dietetics
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sep 2001 - Jun 2004
Bachelor of Science
, Food and Nutritional Sciences
Judge of The Works of Others
Academic Editor
Jan 2019 - Present
PLoS One
Editorial Board Member
Jan 2016 - Present
Scientific Reports
Membership
Fellow
Jul 2023 - Permanent
International Academy of Nutrition Educators
Member
Jan 2016 - Permanent
American Society for Nutrition
Member
Mar 2007 - Permanent
Dietitians Australia
Fellow
Jul 2023
Australasian Society for Lifestyle Medicine
Fellow
Jul 2022
Royal Society for Public Health
Licenses
Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian
Issued on Aug 2022
Dietitians Australia
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Issued on Mar 2007
Dietitians Australia
Prizes and Awards
Neville Whiffen Scholarship
Nov 2010
Postgraduate Scholarship in Human Nutrition
Apr 2008
Project
MAMI studies
Studies on pregnant populations with gestational diabetes diagnosis
FoodSwitch HK - A smartphone app for healthier food chocies
To localize the award winning Foodswithc smartphone app for use in Hong Kong, and to compile and keep up-to-date a Hong Kong packaged food nutrition composition database
Life-long high added sugar intake and metabolic health
To examine the effect of life-long consumption of added sugars at human-relevant levels on the metabolic health of C57BL6 mice
Secondary analysis of the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of Australia 2011/12
The Nutritional Profile of Baby and Toddler Food Products Sold in Australian Supermarkets
Secondary Analysis of National Nutrition Surveys
University of Sydney Food Environment Research
Realted Researchers
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