Dr. Luke Gemming

Biography

Luke Gemming is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences at the University of New South Wales, where he also serves as Director of Teaching. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an accredited practising dietitian with Dietitians Australia. Luke completed his dietetic training at the University of Wollongong in 2009 and began his PhD at the National Institute of Health Innovation at the University of Auckland. His primary research interest focuses on using technologies, particularly images, to enhance dietary assessment methods. He has extensive experience in nutrition-related research, with publications that analyze national nutrition surveys, nutritional composition labeling of the Australian food supply, and the use of wearable cameras to study eating behaviors and assess nutritional knowledge. Additionally, he has interests in exercise science, examining energy balance and dietary assessments for athletes, as well as validating wearable technologies for physical activity measurement. Luke began his teaching career in 2008 and has been involved in lecturing on nutrition, sports nutrition, public health nutrition, and food service courses since 2011. He has previously worked as a lecturer and senior lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics programs at the University of Auckland and the University of Sydney.

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