Rate My Professor Sharayah Carter

With more than a decade of clinical experience as an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Carter brings practical expertise to her academic role. In her postdoctoral work she has led multiple large-scale human dietary intervention trials, including two US-funded clinical trials exceeding $1.4 million conducted in partnership with the food industry. Her current research examines how dietary patterns influence cardiometabolic health and ageing, as well as how individuals engage with nutrition information, including the roles of misinformation, food culture, and emotional and behavioural drivers of eating. She explores these topics through transdisciplinary approaches that integrate science, culture, emotion and lived experience. Dr Carter also serves as an Adjunct Research Associate at the University of South Australia and is a member of the Dietitians Australia Leadership Committee. She contributes to teaching as course coordinator for subjects including Communication for Professional Practice and Nutrition and Determinants of Health, and supervises higher degree by research students.