Meet the team

Professor Clare Wall

Professor Clare Wall

Head of Discipline, Nutrition and Dietetics, Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland

Clare’s main research focus is the interrelationship between the determinants of nutritional status and health outcomes in the paediatric population. 

Dr Nicole Roy

Dr Nicole Roy

Principle Scientist, Massey University

Nicole’s research focuses on unlocking the science of how food affects human gastrointestinal health.

Professor Warren McNabb

Professor Warren McNabb

Deputy Director, Riddet Institute

Warren’s research focuses on nutrigenomics and nutritional epigenetics, on food-host-microbial interactions and food for human wellbeing.

Dr Amy Lovell

Dr Amy Lovell

Project Manager, Discipline of Nutrition, Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland

Amy is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian, who completed her PhD in early life nutrition ensuring that children have the best start to a lifetime of eating.

 

Sophia Amjad

Sophia Amjad

Clinical Trial Manager, Discipline of Nutrition, Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland

Sophia is an experienced clinical trial manager and has worked on clinical trials throughout New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the USA.

 

Philippa Miskelly

Philippa Miskelly

Clinical Trial Manager, Discipline of Nutrition, Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland

Philippa’s main research focus relates to models of patient care. She has a PhD in Medical Anthropology.

Dr Eric Altermann

Dr Eric Altermann

Senior Research Scientist, AgResearch

Dr Wayne Young

Dr Wayne Young

Scientist, AgResearch

Dr Karl Fraser

Dr Karl Fraser

Senior Research Scientist, AgResearch

Dr Jane Mullaney

Dr Jane Mullaney

Research Scientist, AgResearch