Katherine Kent

Katherine is a public health nutritionist with expertise in measuring household food security and rural nutrition research. Katherine is passionate about investigating the impact of food insecurity on diet and health related outcomes in various priority populations across Australia, including in rural regions, in student and young adult populations and other vulnerable groups.

Katherine’s work documenting the prevalence and experiences of food insecurity in Australia addresses the insufficient progress related to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’. Of note, Katherine has led a body of research that has documented the impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence of food insecurity in Australia and developed recommendations for building a resilient food system, especially in rural regions. Katherine’s research has informed state and international policy documents related to food security, and supported program funding for a range of community-based solutions to food insecurity in Australia.