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May 2023
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Hacking the nutrition job market, with A...

Sophie Wright-Pedersen
About this episode

Helen Vidgen is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Queensland University of Technology. This is Part One of a Two-part episode. In this first episode we go through Helen’s incredible career journey in public health and community nutrition and dive deep into various topics including the lack of diversity in our workforce, how the public health nutrition workforce has evolved over the years, and how individuals can pursue and construct opportunities in this space.  
 
For further information, check out Helen's researcher profile at the
Queensland University of Technology; and Linked In and Twitter pages. 
 
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