Rate My Professor Rebecca Collins

Dr. Rebecca Collins is a Lecturer in the Nutrition & Dietetics program within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Newcastle, part of the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (2011), a Graduate Diploma in Counselling for Health & Social Care (2016), and a PhD in Nutrition & Dietetics (2022), all obtained from the University of Newcastle. Her PhD research developed the world’s first personality-targeted behavioural intervention for adults experiencing addictive eating, incorporating dietary assessment and motivational interviewing techniques. In her current role, Dr. Collins coordinates the University’s student-led telehealth nutrition clinic, which she has expanded into a nationally accessible service serving as a model for experiential and neuroinclusive education. She is also an advocate for neurodivergent voices in academia, leading efforts to enhance support for neurodivergent students and staff. Since mid-2023, she has directed the research arm of the No Money No Time culinary nutrition website, overseeing the design, implementation, and evaluation of eHealth nutrition challenges aimed at improving diet quality while reducing food spending.

Dr. Collins leads an emerging research program on nutrition interventions for adults with ADHD, having secured competitive funding and established national and international collaborations. Her research specializations include addictive eating, ADHD, counselling, dietetics, neurodivergence, nutrition, and telehealth. Notable publications encompass 'The Impact of Financial Incentives on Completion of a No Money No Time 6-Week Culinary Nutrition eHealth Challenge' (2025, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics), 'The effectiveness of the TRACE online nutrition intervention in improving dietary intake, sleep quality and physical activity levels for Australian adults with food addiction' (2024, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics), 'Dietary and quality-of-life outcomes of the FoodFix intervention for addictive eating' (2024, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics), 'No Money No Time Culinary Nutrition Website eHealth Challenge: A Pre-Post Evaluation of Impact on Diet Quality, Food Expenditure, and Engagement' (2024, Nutrients), 'A three-arm randomised controlled trial of a telehealth intervention targeting improvement in addictive eating' (2024, Appetite), 'No control and overwhelming cravings: Australian adults' perspectives on the experience of food addiction' (2021, Appetite), and 'Macronutrient and micronutrient intake of individuals with diabetic foot ulceration' (2022, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics). Her contributions advance nutritional strategies for addictive eating behaviors and neurodivergent populations.