Dr Siobhan Hickling is a research dietitian, epidemiologist, and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Centre with more than twenty years’ experience in public health teaching, research and practice.  Her research work covers a range of areas, including cardiovascular disease, nutritional epidemiology and food security in a changing climate and involves both small-scale qualitative and large-scale quantitative projects.  She collaborates on studies examining the impact and influence of the built environment on eating behaviours; the effects of climate change on food systems and the monitoring the impact of mandatory folate fortification on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. 

Siobhan is a member of the Stroke Prevention Advisory Committee for the Stroke Foundation (Australia) and the Scientific Advisory Council of the Environmental Protection Authority (Western Australia). She also serves as Associate Editor for The European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention.

Recognising the importance of disseminating and translating research effectively, Siobhan is skilled in developing communication strategies according to the particular audience. A seasoned speaker, she enjoys the challenge of leading an audience through what can sometimes be highly technical material. 

Siobhan’s teaching experience spans three institutions (UWA, Curtin and TAFE) and three levels (undergraduate, postgraduate and technical).  She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Tsuha Global Fellowship Mentor.