Rate My Professor Jo McCormack

As an early-career researcher, McCormack is completing her PhD exploring the operationalisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within hospital foodservices and their integration into dietetics curricula. Her research specializations include sustainable food systems, dietetics education, student clinical placements, and food service improvements. Notable publications comprise 'Integrating the sustainable development goals into health professional curricula: a scoping review' (Public Health Nutrition, 2024), 'How do dietetics students learn about sustainability? A scoping review' (Nutrition & Dietetics, 2023), 'A novel blended placement model improves dietitian students' confidence, competence and placement satisfaction: a mixed methods study' (Nutrition & Dietetics, 2021), and 'Is it possible to enhance the confidence of student dietitians prior to their first clinical placement?' (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2017). She has delivered oral presentations at Dietitians Australia conferences in 2019 and 2022, and contributed to webinars such as Research Bites on food systems and sustainability (2023). McCormack serves as a co-investigator on projects like 'Establishing Sustainable Food Services to Improve Nutritional Intake', collaborating with institutions including Monash University and Bond University. Her scholarship influences advancements in sustainable practices within healthcare food services and enhances pedagogical approaches in allied health education.