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University of Otago

Health Science Social Science Nutrition and Dietetics Public and Environmental Health

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5.04/23/2026

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Dr Claire Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition within the Division of Sciences at the University of Otago, where she has served since 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Otago, holding a BSc in Human Nutrition, a BA in History, an MSc in Human Nutrition, and a PhD in Human Nutrition completed in 2010. Her doctoral research focused on 'Barriers and Solutions to Achieving Food Security for New Zealand Households'. Before her current appointment, Smith was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Fellow in the Department of Women's and Children's Health at the University of Otago. She contributed to major national efforts including the Children's Nutrition Survey 2002 and the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey, as well as ongoing work on the New Zealand Food Cost Survey. In her teaching role, she coordinates HUNT 343 (Community and Public Health Nutrition) and HUNT 443 (Practice in Public Health Nutrition), and supervises postgraduate students researching household food insecurity, food costs, and dietary assessment.