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Biography
Gina is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist with a First Class Honours Degree in Health Science and a PhD in Public Health from The University of Western Australia.
Gina has over 13 years of research experience in the field of public health and has worked on a wide range of research projects spanning nutrition, physical activity, obesity and built environments. She has been the recipient of 22 research awards and prizes and in recognition of her commitment and outstanding contribution to research, was awarded the 2014 UWA, ‘Vice Chancellor’s Research Award for Early Career Excellence’. She was also formerly recognised by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science as ‘One of Western Australia’s Most Outstanding Scientists’, receiving the 2015, ‘WA Young Tall Poppy Science Award’.
Gina has over 13 years of research experience in the field of public health and has worked on a wide range of research projects spanning nutrition, physical activity, obesity and built environments. She has been the recipient of 22 research awards and prizes and in recognition of her commitment and outstanding contribution to research, was awarded the 2014 UWA, ‘Vice Chancellor’s Research Award for Early Career Excellence’. She was also formerly recognised by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science as ‘One of Western Australia’s Most Outstanding Scientists’, receiving the 2015, ‘WA Young Tall Poppy Science Award’.
Research
Through her NHMRC Early Career Research Fellowship, Gina is currently leading a program of research to generate policy-relevant evidence on built environments and their impact on dietary intake and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents. Bridging the disciplines of geography, nutrition, public health and urban planning, her unique and innovative research is examining whether the type, density or proximity of retail food outlets around homes and schools influences the types of foods children eat and their body weight. This work will provide vital Australian evidence to support policy interventions aimed at increasing neighbourhood access to healthy foods.
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Projects 2014 2020
Energy drinks: an emerging health risk for children and adolescents
Trapp, G. & McKee, H.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Exploratory Research Grant - How healthy (or unhealthy) is the food environment around Perth schools?
Trapp, G., Hooper, P., Rosenberg, M., Christian, H., Thornton, L., Foster, S. & Howard, J.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
3/09/18 → 2/09/20
Project: Research
Exploratory Research Grant - Moving well for optimal child health & development - The PLAYCE early childhood cohort study
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Schipperijn, J. & Stratton, G.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
1/08/18 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
Evidence-informed physical activity policy for early childhood education and care
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Cross, D., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Shilton, T. & Schipperijn, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Evidence-informed physical activity policy for early childhood education and care
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Cross, D., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Shilton, T. & Schipperijn, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2018
Alignment of supermarket own brand foods’ front-of-pack nutrition labelling with measures of nutritional quality: An australian perspective
Pulker, C. E., Trapp, G. S. A., Scott, J. A. & Pollard, C. M., 9 Oct 2018, In : Nutrients. 10, 10, 1465.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Food Labeling
nutrition labeling
supermarkets
Nutritive Value
nutritive value
Associations between proposed local government liquor store size classifications and alcohol consumption in young adults
Foster, S., Hooper, P., Knuiman, M., Lester, L. & Trapp, G., 1 Jul 2018, In : Health and Place. 52, p. 170-173 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Local Government
alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking
local government
young adult
Can a Simple Dietary Index Derived from a Sub-Set of Questionnaire Items Assess Diet Quality in a Sample of Australian Adults?
Bivoltsis, A., Trapp, G. S. A., Knuiman, M., Hooper, P. & Ambrosini, G. L., 13 Apr 2018, In : Nutrients. 10, 4, 486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
nutritional adequacy
Nutrition Policy
Dietary Guidelines
questionnaires
Diet
Dietary patterns, body mass index and inflammation: pathways to depression and mental health problems in adolescents
Oddy, W. H., Allen, K. L., Trapp, G. S. A., Ambrosini, G. L., Black, L. J., Huang, R-C., Rzehak, P., Runions, K. C., Pan, F., Beilin, L. J. & Mori, T. A., Mar 2018, In : Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 69, p. 428-439Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mental Health
Body Mass Index
Adiposity
Depression
Inflammation
Feasibility of a commercial smartphone application for dietary assessment in epidemiological research and comparison with 24-h dietary recalls
Ambrosini, G., Hurworth, M., Giglia, R., Trapp, G. & Strauss, P., 9 Jan 2018, In : Nutrition Journal. 17, 1, 10 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Research
Smartphone
Diet Records
Cell Phones
Energy Intake
Datasets
Supplementary tables for: Association between the home yard on preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity
Christian, H. (Creator), Rosenberg, M. (Creator), Trost, S. (Creator), Schipperijn, J. (Creator), Maitland, C. (Creator), Trapp, G. (Creator), Lester, L. (Creator), Boruff, B. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2019
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