Rachel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Centre for Obesity Management and Prevention Research Excellence in Primary Health Care. She is based at the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University. Rachel has a background in dietetics and health promotion. More recently she has been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council early career fellowship. Rachel’s research focuses on promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviours in families with young children and translational research. Rachel is passionate about conducting research that makes a difference and translating research into the real world.