Draft:Emma Beckett (scientist)
Emma Beckett is an Australian food and nutrition scientist, author, speaker and health communicator. Active on many forms of social media, she is a regular guest on ABC Central Coast and other radio stations and podcasts, is a regular contributor for The Conversation.[1] She also acts as a guest speaker at community and corporate events.[2][3]
She has been called the 'Ms Frizzle of food and nutrition science', in part for her love of 'food fashion'[4] - colourful outfits showing various foods which often match the topics she is talking about.[5][6][7]
Beckett's first book, You are more than what you eat: science, nutrition & a perfectly imperfect approach to eating, was published in July 2024.[8][9]
Career
[edit]Beckett holds a degree in biomedical science and post-graduate qualifications in epidemiology, food science, human nutrition and science management.[7] She was a senior lecturer at University of Newcastle (Australia), and is a adjunct senior lecturer at UNSW[10]. She is a senior scientist at FOODiQ Global (formerly known as Nutrition Research Australia).[7][11]
Beckett is the host of Cooked, a limited season of the podcast Science Friction on ABC Radio National.[12] She has written for BBC Science Focus.[13] In 2023 she appeared on three episodes of The Cook Up With Adam Liaw, alongside celebrity chef Philip Vakos[14].
Beckett emphasises the importance of empowering people to make the smallest improvements to their diet and rejects the idea of the perfect diet.[7][1] One of her research focuses in understanding the differences in how our genes and lifestyles interact with our nutrition, essentially diet and epigenetics. This was inspired by the differences she saw between her and her twin sister. which she used do determine health and disease risks, particularly as they relate to healthy aging.[11][2]
Beckett has won several research and communication awards.[15]
In September 2024 Beckett responded to Nikocado Avocado's weight-loss hoax and her belief that he was exploiting 'fatness' for engagement and that his actions further exacerbated fatphobia.[16]
Awards
[edit]- In 2017 Beckett was recognised by the NSW Young Tall Poppy awards.[17][18][19]
- In 2019 she received the Beryl Nashar Young Researcher award.[3][20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emma Beckett". The Conversation. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Emma Beckett". STEM Women. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Recognition for Early Career Researcher Dr Emma Beckett". The University of Newcastle, Australia. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Frey, Simone (2 March 2021). "Dr. Emma Beckett, molecular nutritionist and food fashionista, about the joy of food". NUTRITION HUB EN. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist". Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "About". Dr Emma Beckett - Food & Nutrition Scientist. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Are you really what you eat? with Dr Emma Beckett". MS Plus. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "You Are More Than What You Eat by Dr Emma Beckett". Pantera Press. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Beckett, Emma (2024), You are More Than What You Eat : Science, Nutrition, and a Perfectly Imperfect Approach to Eating, Pantera Press, ISBN 978-0-645-86909-5
- ^ "Emma Beckett". The Conversation. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ a b Amort, Scott (16 January 2015). "Staff profile: Dr Emma Beckett". www.newcastle.edu.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Science Friction". ABC listen. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "BBC Science Focus Magazine - Dr Emma Beckett". www.sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Fast Family Food", The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Adam Liaw, Emma Beckett, Philip Vakos, 13 March 2023, retrieved 3 February 2025
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Dr Emma Beckett". Pantera Press. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Beckett, Emma (11 September 2024). "YouTuber Nikocado Avocado's extreme weight-loss hoax isn't admirable – it's fatness being exploited for engagement". The Conversation. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Outstanding young scientific mind recognised | HMRI". hmri.org.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Dr Emma Beckett". AIPS. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Elise (30 August 2017). "Dr Beckett a national scholar". The Singleton Argus. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Fallon, Daniel (6 March 2018). "Beryl Nashar Young Researcher Award". The University of Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2024.