Alison Beauchamp is currently an ARC Post-Doctoral Fellow at Deakin University Population Health Innovation Unit and a Research Fellow at Baker IDI in the Obesity Population Health unit. Her research background is in social epidemiology, and she has a strong interest in developing interventions to reduce inequalities in obesity and other chronic diseases. Current projects include designing strategies to improve outcomes for people who have low health literacy, and using epidemiological methods to assess the socioeconomic impact of obesity prevention interventions.