Dr Rati Jani

Chief Investigator PEP International

Dr Jani is positioned as a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics and is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD) with the Dietitians Australia. Dr Jani is registered as a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy, UK. Dr Jani completed her dietetics degree from Griffith University followed by her doctorate studies at Queensland University of Technology. Dr Jani is leading the multi-centric Picky Eating Project in Australia, India and Malaysia examining environmental and phenotypic determinants of picky eating in children and adults. Dr Jani is positioned as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Canberra and is an invited guest lecturer at the Nan Tien Institute, Wollongong. Dr Jani is also a invited reviewer for the national VegKIT registry funded by Horticulture Australia evaluating interventions promoting vegetable intake in children and performs as a co-editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dr Jani is a member of the National Nutrition Network examining dietary assessment tools with children. Dr Jani has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and presented over 27 abstracts at national and international conferences.