Rate My Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli

Her research specializations encompass nutrition and dietetics, with particular emphasis on obesity prevention and weight gain management in young adults, dietary behaviors, food choice influences, digital health technologies such as mobile applications for lifestyle interventions, and dietary assessment quality in clinical trials. Notable publications include 'A Mobile Health Lifestyle Program for Prevention of Weight Gain in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial' (JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2016), 'The Most Popular Smartphone Apps for Weight Loss: A Quality Assessment' (JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2015), 'Strategies for Successful Recruitment of Young Adults to Healthy Lifestyle Interventions' (Obesity Reviews, 2015), 'Poor Quality of Dietary Assessment in Randomized Controlled Trials of Adults with Overweight/Obesity' (Nutrition, 2022), and 'Digital Dietetics and the Era of Artificial Intelligence' (Nutrition & Dietetics, 2023). Her scholarly impact is evidenced by over 14,922 citations and an h-index of 69 on Google Scholar. Professor Allman-Farinelli is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia (FDA) and was awarded Fellowship by the Nutrition Society of Australia (FNSA) in 2020. She has served as Immediate Past Chair of the Council of Deans of Nutrition & Dietetics Australia & New Zealand and previously edited the Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her leadership extends to professional committees and public lectures, such as 'Nourishing Young Adults – The Millennials and Zs'.