Dr. Elena George

Dr Elena S George is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian, a Senior Research Fellow in Nutrition and Dietetics, and a member of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin. She is in the top 0.6% of researchers globally and the #1 Australian Dietitian in fatty liver disease and in the top 2% of global researchers for nutrition therapy and the Mediterranean diet. She actively supervises HDR students (PhD, Masters, and Honours). She has experience in various dietary patterns, clinical trials, epidemiology, co-design, and implementation and her research program aims to improve clinical practice. In particular, she is enhancing evidence-based practice in lifestyle management through research that is translated into practice. Her foundational research pioneered sociocultural adaptations of diets for multicultural cohorts and this work has been internationally recognized and adopted. Her research program focuses on dietary patterns and their practical application for the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Her research extends to the provision of dietary interventions alongside other lifestyle factors. She aims to enhance dietetic evidence-based practice and at the same time looks to address (allied health) workforce limitations by developing simple/protocolised dietary interventions that can be delivered by other healthcare professionals.