Meet our team
Meet our team of multidisciplinary researchers
and young people. We have disciplinary expertise in public health nutrition, dietetics, public health, science, law, digital health and adolescent health.
A/Professor Stephanie Partridge
Group Lead
Stephanie (she/her) is a Sydney Horizon Fellow, National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow and Accredited Practising Dietitian. She an expert in adolescent chronic disease prevention and digital health. In 2023, she won the Emerging Leader in Science Eureka Prize in recognition of her research.
Dr Rebecca Raeside
Lead, Digital Health Innovation Stream
Rebecca (she/her) is a Research Fellow with a background in Public Health. Her research focuses on maximising the benefits of digital technologies to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents. She currently leads the Health4Me clinical trial, testing the effectiveness of co-designed text messages for improving health and wellbeing among adolescents.
Dr Sisi Jia
Lead, Food Environments
Sisi (she/her) is a Research Fellow and Accredited Practising Dietitian at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on minimising nutrition-related harms of digital food environments on young people's diets and health. Sisi has expertise in big data analyses and policy reviews.
Allyson Todd
Lead Youth Engagement, PhD Candidate & Research Officer
Allyson (she/her) holds a Bachelor of Global Studies (Health Major) and Master of Public Health.
Her PhD research aims to transform adolescent-led public health nutrition research and build capacity in adolescents to meaningfully contribute to research and policy decisions that impact them.
Sara Wardak
Research Assistant
Sara Wardak (she/her) is a Research Assistant.
Dominik Mautner
Research Assistant
Dominik Mautner (he/him) is a Research Assistant.
Kay
Peer Facilitator &
Youth Co-Researcher
Kay (he/they) is a young advocate with a passion for change-making and addressing disparities. He is the founder and spokesperson for the Equity Advocacy Group on the mid-north coast, which aims to raise awareness, promote diversity, and combat social stigma. Kay is working on our Health Hive MRFF Funded Project.
Julian
Peer Facilitator &
Youth Co-Researcher
Julian (he/him) is a passionate advocate eager to learn and collaborate in youth advisory roles. With two years of experience at the Council for Intellectual Disability, Julian focuses on health, wellbeing, and behaviour support plans. Julian is working on our Health Hive MRFF Funded Project.
Emma
Peer Facilitator &
Youth Co-Researcher
As an aspiring woman in STEM and project management, Emma (she/her) seeks to learn from diverse perspectives and thrives on networking to create innovations that improve the quality of life for others. Emma is working on our Health Hive MRFF Funded Project.
Meet our current youth advisory cohort
Current Masters & Honours Students
2025
6-Week Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health Placements:
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Noa Blair and Jack Ko
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Supported projects in the Youth Engagement theme & Food Environments theme​
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Tsun Tsang & Shun Wong
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​Supported projects in the Youth Engagement theme
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Kalliope Mentis & Amy Wang
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​Supported projects in the Food Environments theme​​
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