Ms Katerina Sarapis holds a MSc degree in Public Health Nutrition and is completing her PhD in Human Nutrition and Dietetics; Department of Dietetics, Human Nutrition and Sport at La Trobe University, in Melbourne. Her main research area of interest is the development and implementation of clinical trials focusing on chronic disease prevention (i.e cardiovascular disease/diabetes). In addition, her public health skills extend to the design and development of evidence based public health promotion programs and disease prevention strategies that can be applied at multiple levels of influence across the social ecological framework.