Rate My Professor Elizabeth Denney-Wilson

Professor Elizabeth Denney-Wilson is Professor of Nursing in the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at the University of Sydney. She holds a conjoint professorship with the Sydney Local Health District. Her academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Nursing (BN), Master of Public Health (MPH), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health from the University of Sydney, where her doctoral thesis investigated risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents. Prior to her current role, she served as Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

Denney-Wilson's research specializations encompass obesity prevention in infants and children, infant formula and bottle feeding practices, primary health care interventions for chronic disease prevention, health literacy, and public health nutrition. She has contributed to major projects such as the Growing Healthy feasibility trial protocol for preventing infant obesity using web-based programs for first-time parents, the INFANT study under NHMRC Partnership Grant for early childhood obesity prevention, and the Fit for the Future pilot study funded by Health Futures Development Grants to prevent weight gain among new graduate nurses. Key publications include 'A systematic review of interventions in primary care to improve health literacy for chronic disease behavioral risk factors' (2012, 432 citations), 'NSW schools physical activity and nutrition survey (SPANS) 2004' (2006, 300 citations), 'Assessing dietary intake in children and adolescents: considerations and recommendations for obesity research' (2011, 228 citations), and 'Screen time and metabolic risk factors among adolescents' (2010, 219 citations). Her scholarship has advanced knowledge on child nutrition, physical activity, screen time effects, and early intervention strategies, influencing public health practices. Denney-Wilson supervises research-based degrees, including on bottle and formula feeding impacts on growth. She participates in leadership through the WHO Guidelines committee on obesity management and provides expert commentary on infant feeding.