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Robyn

Pearce

Position: Senior Lecturer
Affiliations: School of Education & Science; Christian Education Research Centre →

Biography

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Dr Robyn Pearce is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education & Science at Avondale University. Her teaching and research focuses on food and nutrition science and health promotion. With a background in food and nutrition, she brings more than 50 years of academic and professional experience. She has published and presented on vegetarian nutrition, recipe evaluation and school gardens and is particularly interested in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and evaluating nutritional quality of recipes.

Journal articles

  • 2023

    Christian, B. J., Cameron, K. A., & Pearce, R. (2023). Growing capable kids: Exploring the nexus between Australian Curriculum's general capabilities, global competencies, and one school garden program. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 26(1), 127-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-022-00117-x

  • 2021

    Grant, R., Pawlak, R., Vos, P., Bilgin, A. A., Berg, J., Pearce, R., & Morris, R. (2021). Cardiovascular disease risk factor profile among Australian vegetarian and nonvegetarian teenagers. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15(3), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827619829000

  • 2021

    Pawlak, R., Grant, R., Vos, P., Bilgin, A., Berg, J., Pearce, R., & Morris M. (2021). The status of folate, vitamin B-12 and homocysteine among Australian vegetarian and non-vegetarian teenagers. Annals of Pediatrics and Child Health, 9(1), 1219.

  • 2015

    Grant, R., Bilgin, A., Guest, J., Morris, M. J., Garg, M., & Pearce, R. (2015). The relative value of measures of Omega-3 index, perceived stress, cortisol and sleep time in identifying depression among a cohort of Australian adolescents. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 4(1), 40-49. doi:10.6000/1929-4247.2015.04.01.4

  • 2014
    Greive, C., Morey, P., Beamish, P., Grant, R., Guest, J., Pearce, R., & Ashton, M. (2014). Struggling to stay awake: The sleep patterns of Adventist secondary school students. TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 8(2), 28-37. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1256
  • 2013

    Grant, R., Guest, J., Bilgin, A., Morris, M., Garg, M. and Pearce, R. (2013). Suboptimal omega-3 levels in Australian adolescents. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 2(4), 309-315. doi:10.6000/1929-4247.2013.02.04.4

  • 2010

    Guest, J., Bilgin, A., Pearce, R., Baines, S., Zeuschner, C.,... Grant, R. (2010). Evidence for under-nutrition in adolescent females using routine dieting practices. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 19(4), 526-533. Retrieved from http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/19/4/526.pdf

  • 2009
    Pearce, R. (2009). A sodium loaded trap? What should schools tell students about cheese? TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 3(2), 46-51. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1112
  • 2008

    Grant, R., Bilgin, A., Zeuschner, C., Guy, T., Pearce, R., Hokin, B., & Ashton, J. (2008). The relative impact of a vegetable-rich diet on key markers of health in a cohort of Australian adolescents. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 17(1), 107-115. Retrieved from http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/17/1/107.pdf

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