Profiles
Sandra Murray
Sandy Murray
Lecturer – Food, Nutrition and Public Health
Room C128 , Building C
Sandy has over 25 years' experience as Dietitian and has been an academic for the past 10 of these years within the School of Health Science teaching Food and Public Health Nutrition. She has previously worked in a range of settings including 10-15 years working for the food and nutraceutical industry in nutrition marketing, product development, sales management and food regulation roles. Since moving to Tasmania she has combined her academic role with other roles including working for the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services in public health nutrition and community health. She also continues run a part-time private practice in clinical dietetics.
Biography
Sandy has over 25 years' experience as an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and is currently a lecturer within the School of Health Science lecturing in Food and Public Health Nutrition at the University of Tasmania, Launceston. She has previously worked in a range of settings including private practice, public health nutrition, community health, health promotion and food industry for many years, with her responsibilities ranging from food regulation (claims substantiation), business planning, product development, nutrition marketing through to health professional education.
Sandy has a specific interest in food security, public health nutrition, sustainability and is committed to promoting the benefits of eating local food and supporting our local farmers. She is a current member of the University of Tasmania (UTas) Sustainability Committee, and was integral in helping to establish the UTas Education for Sustainability Community of Practice (EFSCOP). Further to this Sandy is committed to establishing the whole of Tasmania as a United National (UN) Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) in Education for Sustainability (ESD) and for Tasmania to become a 'living laboratory' in sustainability.
Career summary
Qualifications
- BSc, Griffith University, 1985
- Grad Dip Nutrition & Dietetics, Queensland University of Technology, 1987
- Grad Cert Management, Queensland University of Technology, 1994
- Master Public Health, University of Queensland, 2007
- Grad Cert Learning Teaching Higher Ed, University of Tasmania, 2013
Memberships
Professional practice
- Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)
- DAA - Food and Environment Interest Group
- Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
- UTas Education for Sustainability Community of Practice (EFSCOP)
- UTas Sustainability Committee
- Tasmanian State-wide community of practice in Sustainability
- Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA)
Administrative expertise
Sandy has experience in managing projects of different magnitude. She has managed research budgets as Chief Investigator up to the value of $350,000.
Teaching
Food Security, Food Sovereignty, Local Food Systems, Food social enterprises, Community supported agriculture, Public Health Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Rural Health, Community Development, Collaboration and Partnerships, Social Determinants of Health, Community Engagement, Social inclusion / equity
Teaching expertise
Sandy has over 10 years of teaching experience within the tertiary sector which includes University of Wollongong, University of the Sunshine Coast and University of Tasmania. Teaching experience includes curriculum development, unit coordination and lecturing into the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of the Bachelor of Health Science, Bachelor of Exercise Science and Bachelor of Health Science (Environmental Health) as well as the Bachelor/Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics. Subject areas include Community and Public Health Nutrition, Food Studies and Health Care Delivery. Most recently she has been part of an interdisciplinary team developing curriculum and delivering the content for one of the first Breadth Units offered at University of Tasmania in Sustainability. Delivering of content for all units includes face-to-face as well as fully online.
Teaching responsibility
Sandra has been teaching nutrition and food science at the University level since 2004, in a number of university settings throughout Australia, and takes a learner-centred approach to her teaching. She is presently the unit coordinator for CXA214 Food Sciences and Practices, CXA100 Food Studies and CXA309 Health Systems and Health Informatics. She also teaches in a number of other units throughout the academic year.
Sandra's present responsibilities include research, teaching and unit coordination 2.5 days each week.
- Food Studies (coordinator) (CXA100)
- Community and Public Health Nutrition (coordinator) (CXA214)
- Health Services and Health Informatics (coordinator) (CXA309)
- Confronting Sustainability (teaching) (XBR101)
- Global Food Security (teaching) (XBR102)
- Foundation of Food and Nutrition (teaching) (CXA007) – a new unit
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Expertise
- Local Food Systems
- Food and Environment
- Food Security and equity
- Education for Sustainability
- Food access, affordability and availability
- Food System Literacy
- Community Development and Engagement
Research Themes
Sandy's research aligns to the University's research them of Better Health and Sustainability. Her research interests are underpinned by public health nutrition, social determinants of health (SDoH), food security, local food systems and education for sustainability (EfS). Her research interests include understanding the pivotal role that Local food systems could play in strengthening the local economy in Tasmania and at the same time improve community access to healthy food and therefore improve community health and wellbeing. As well as answering the question of how we build 'scale and scope' into our local food industries and what could and should be the role of Local Governments, as well as Nutrition Professional in a sustainable, resilient and healthy food system. Finally Sandy's research interests also includes education for sustainability and the community engagement process required to establishment of Tasmania as a United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE).
Collaboration
Since commencing employment with UTas most of Sandy's research work has been undertaken at the state level in collaboration with non-government organisations such as Anglicare, Heart Foundation, Primary Health Tasmania (Previously Tasmania Medicare Local) and municipal councils with funding received from the Australian and Tasmanian Departments of Health.
Current projects
Healthy Food Access Tasmania
The Healthy Food Access Tasmania project seeks to make healthy food choices easy choices by ensuring that fresh foods (preferably locally grown) are readily available across Tasmania. The project will contribute towards addressing this important health, economic and social objective over the next three years. The project will be led by the Heart Foundation with the University of Tasmania as a key project partner. The project design has been informed by the recent research by the Tasmanian Food Access Research Coalition and the state level Food For All Tasmanians Strategy.
Community Conversations Consultations
The CCC project is aimed at enhancing the capacity, through the provision of support and training activities, of Rural Primary Health Service Organisations (RPHS), service providers and the broader community to undertake community profiling activities which will help inform community knowledge and build an understanding of health service gaps and priority needs within the target communities.
Tasmanian Food Access Research Coalition (TFARC)
TFARC comprising Anglicare Tasmania, Universityof Tasmania – Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Dorset Council, Clarence City Council,and Primary Health North Esk (Department of Health and Human Services). Funding to undertake the project was received from the Tasmanian Food Security Council via the Tasmanian Food Security Fund. The Tasmanian Food Access Research Coalition developed and tested tools to measure the experience of food security in different Tasmanian settings. The success of these tools provides the beginning of a state-wide food security monitoring and evaluation system.
Fields of Research
- Public health nutrition (321005)
- Health promotion (420603)
Research Objectives
- Nutrition (200410)
- Rural and remote area health (200508)
- Public health (excl. specific population health) (200499)
Publications
Sandy is an early career researcher and her publication record includes articles published in academic journals, conference proceedings and as a book chapter. Her publication experience has been consistent for the past 2-3 years as she has worked to establish her research interests. Sandy comes from an industry back ground and has mainly focused on learning and teaching during her initial years working in the tertiary sector.
Total publications
85
Journal Article
(28 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jayasinghe S, Holloway TP, Soward R, Patterson KAE, Ahuja KDK, et al., ''An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure': Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being', JMIR Research Protocols pp. 1-12. ISSN 1929-0748 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2196/41280 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jayasinghe S; Holloway TP; Soward R; Patterson KAE; Ahuja KDK; Dalton L; Byrne NM; Hills AP | |
| 2023 | Murray S, Gale F, Adams D, Dalton L, 'A scoping review of the conceptualizations of food justice', Public Health Nutrition pp. 1-27. ISSN 1368-9800 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S1368980023000101 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Gale F; Adams D; Dalton L | |
| 2022 | Jayasinghe S, Flies EJ, Soward R, Kendal D, Kilpatrick M, et al., 'Physical activity and food environments in and around schools: a case study in regional North-West Tasmania', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (10) Article 6238. ISSN 1660-4601 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106238 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Jayasinghe S; Flies EJ; Soward R; Kendal D; Kilpatrick M; Cleland V; Holloway TP; Patterson KAE; Ahuja KDK; Hughes R; Byrne NM; Hills AP | |
| 2022 | Jayasinghe S, Soward R, Dalton L, Holloway TP, Murray S, et al., 'Domains of capacity building in whole-systems approaches to Prevent Obesity-A 'Systematized' Review', International Journal of Integrated Care, 19, (17) Article 10997. ISSN 1568-4156 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710997 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Jayasinghe S; Soward R; Dalton L; Holloway TP; Patterson KAE; Ahuja KDK; Byrne NM; Hills AP | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Alston L, Murray S, Honeychurch B, Visentin D, 'The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural food security in high income countries: a systematic literature review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (6) Article 3235. ISSN 1661-7827 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063235 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Kent K; Honeychurch B; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Murray S, Penrose B, Auckland S, Godrich S, et al., 'Food insecure households faced greater challenges putting healthy food on the table during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia', Appetite, 169 pp. 1-10. ISSN 0195-6663 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105815 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Kent K; Penrose B; Auckland S; Lester E; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Murray S, Penrose B, Auckland S, Horton E, et al., 'The new normal for food insecurity? A repeated cross-sectional survey over 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia', The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19 Article 115. ISSN 1479-5868 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12966-022-01347-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Kent K; Penrose B; Auckland S; Horton E; Lester E; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Murray S, Visentin D, Mawer T, McGowan CJ, et al., 'High occurrence of food insecurity in young people attending a youth mental health service in regional Australia', Nutrition and Dietetics, 79, (3) pp. 364-373. ISSN 1446-6368 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12755 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kent K; Visentin D; Mawer T; McGowan CJ; Williams AD; Hardcastle S; Bridgman H | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Visentin D, Peterson C, Ayre I, Elliott C, et al., 'Severity of food insecurity among Australian university students, professional and academic staff', Nutrients, 14, (19) Article 3956. ISSN 2072-6643 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/nu14193956 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Kent K; Visentin D; Peterson C; Ayre I; Elliott C; Primo C | |
| 2022 | Mawer T, Kent K, Williams AD, McGowan CJ, Murray S, et al., 'The knowledge, barriers and opportunities to improve nutrition and physical activity amongst young people attending an Australian youth mental health service: a mixed-methods study', BMC Health Services Research, 22 pp. 789. ISSN 1472-6963 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08182-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Mawer T; Kent K; Williams AD; McGowan CJ; Bird ML; Hardcastle S; Bridgman H | |
| 2022 | Mirkazemi C, Williams M, Berbecaru M, Stubbings T, Murray S, et al., 'Practising pharmacists want more nutrition education', Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 14, (11) pp. 1420-1430. ISSN 1877-1297 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.09.024 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mirkazemi C; Williams M; Berbecaru M; Veal F; Cooper N; Bereznicki L | |
| 2021 | Kent K, Visentin D, Peterson C, Primo C, Elliott C, et al., 'The perceived importance and intended purchasing patterns of sustainable foods in Australian university students', Sustainability, 13, (21) pp. 1-17. ISSN 2071-1050 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/su132111928 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kent K; Visentin D; Peterson C; Primo C; Elliott C; Otlowski M | |
| 2021 | Mann D, Kwon J, Naughton S, Boylan S, Chan J, et al., 'Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and process to benchmark the healthiness, equity, and environmental sustainability of university food environments', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 pp. 1-17. ISSN 1660-4601 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211895 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2021 | Murray S, Peterson C, Primo C, Elliott C, Otlowski M, et al., 'Prevalence of food insecurity and satisfaction with on-campus food choices among Australian university students', International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education ISSN 1467-6370 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-09-2020-0348 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Peterson C; Primo C; Elliott C; Otlowski M; Auckland S; Kent K | |
| 2020 | Bridgman H, Bird ML, Heyworth KJ, Maine G, Hardcastle SG, et al., 'Evaluating an interprofessional workshop on persistent pain: the role of adult learning and social identity theories', Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 3, (Special Issue No.1) pp. 129-139. ISSN 2591-801X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.11 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bridgman H; Bird ML; Heyworth KJ; Maine G; Hardcastle SG; Radford J; Elmer SL; Norris KA; Dean T; Marlow AH; Williams AD; Todd A | |
| 2020 | Bridgman H, Todd A, Maine G, Hardcastle S, Bird ML, et al., 'Piloting an interprofessional chronic pain management program: perspectives of health students and community clients', Journal of Interprofessional Care pp. 1-10. ISSN 1356-1820 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1830047 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Bridgman H; Todd A; Maine G; Hardcastle S; Bird ML; Radford J; Marlow A; Elmer S; Norris K; Dean T; Williams A | |
| 2020 | Douglas T, James A, Earwaker L, Mather C, Murray S, 'Online discussion boards: improving practice and student engagement by harnessing facilitator perceptions', Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 17, (3) Article 7. ISSN 1449-9789 (2020) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Douglas T; James A; Earwaker L; Mather C | |
| 2020 | Douglas TA, Mather CA, Earwaker LA, James AJ, Murray SL, 'Supporting digital engagement: an evaluation of the use of a guide for effective development and facilitation of online discussion boards', Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 3, (1) pp. 78-87. ISSN 2591-801X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.13 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Douglas TA; Mather CA; Earwaker LA; James AJ | |
| 2020 | Godrich S, Kent K, Murray SL, Auckland S, Lo J, et al., 'Australian consumer perceptions of regionally grown fruits and vegetables: importance, enablers, and barriers', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, (1) Article 63. ISSN 1660-4601 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010063 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Godrich S, Murray S, Auckland S, Blekkenhorst L, et al., 'Definitions, sources and self-reported consumption of regionally grown fruits and vegetables in two regions of Australia', Nutrients, 12, (4) pp. 1-20. ISSN 2072-6643 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/nu12041026 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Murray S, Penrose B, Auckland S, Visentin D, et al., 'Prevalence and socio-demographic predictors of food insecurity in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic', Nutrients, 12, (9) pp. 1-20. ISSN 2072-6643 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/nu12092682 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 62Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: Kent K; Penrose B; Auckland S; Visentin D; Lester EA | |
| 2017 | Elmer S, Bridgman H, Williams A, Bird ML, Murray S, et al., 'Evaluation of a Health Literacy Program for Chronic Conditions', Health Literacy Research and Practice, 1, (3) pp. e100-e108. ISSN 2474-8307 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3928/24748307-20170523-01 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Elmer S; Bridgman H; Williams A; Bird ML; Jones RP; Cheney M | |
| 2015 | Le Q, Auckland S, Nguyen HB, Murray S, Long G, et al., 'The socio-economic and physical contributors to food insecurity in a rural community', Sage Open, 5, (1) pp. 1-21. ISSN 2158-2440 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2158244014567401 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10 Co-authors: Le Q; Auckland S; Nguyen HB | |
| 2014 | Birch CJ, Bonney L, Murray SL, 'Exciting future for graduates in the food industry - from agroecosystem to consumer health', Chronica Horticulturae, 54, (1) pp. 7-11. ISSN 0578-039X (2014) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] Co-authors: Birch CJ; Bonney L | |
| 2014 | Le Q, Auckland S, Nguyen HB, Murray S, Long G, et al., 'Food security in a regional area of Australia: a socio-economic perspective', Universal Journal of Food and Nutrition Science, 2, (4) pp. 50-59. ISSN 2333-2727 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.13189/ujfns.2014.020402 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Le Q; Auckland S; Nguyen HB; Terry DR | |
| 2013 | Salter S, Murray SL, Davison AG, Fallon F, Towle NJ, 'Establishing a Community of Practice and Embedding Education for Sustainability at the University of Tasmania', The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 9, (1) pp. 34-44. ISSN 2325-1115 (2013) [Refereed Article] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Salter S; Davison AG; Fallon F; Towle NJ | |
| 2011 | Bell EJ, Waddingham S, Hosken E, Rudling N, Murray SL, et al., 'Best practice in using evidence for health policy: do we know what it is?', International Public Health Journal, 3, (2) pp. 189-199. ISSN 1947-4989 (2011) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Bell EJ; Waddingham S | |
| 2006 | Singer L, Williams PG, Ridges L, Murray SL, McMahon A, 'Consumer reactions to different health claim formats on food labels', Food Australia, 58, (3) pp. 92-97. ISSN 1032-5298 (2006) [Professional, Refereed Article] |
Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Douglas T, Earwaker LA, James AJ, Mather CA, Murray SL, et al., 'Teaching and Learning: Guide to online discussion boards', online ISBN 978-1-925646-35-1 (2017) [Authored Other Book] Co-authors: Douglas T; Earwaker LA; James AJ; Mather CA; Salter S |
Chapter in Book
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Murray S, Caraher M, 'Food and retail distribution: A focus on supermarkets', Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems, Routledge, M Lawrence and S Friel (ed), United Kingdom ISBN 9780815393269 (2020) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2014 | Murray S, Salter S, 'Communities of Practice (CoP) as a Model for Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education', Handbook of Research on Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainable Development, IGI Global, KD Thomas and HE Muga (ed), United States, pp. 800. ISBN 9781466658561 (2014) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5856-1.ch009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Salter S | |
| 2012 | Bell E, Waddingham S, Hosken E, Rudling N, Murray S, et al., 'Best Practice in Using Evidence for Health Policy', Translational Research for Primary Healthcare, Nova Science Publishers, E Bell, GP Westert, J Merrick (ed), USA, pp. 89-102. ISBN 978-162417409-4 (2012) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Bell E |
Conference Publication
(28 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bridgman H, McGowan C, Mawer TK, Murray S, Williams AD, et al., 'Integrating student practicum placements to add value to a funded project', Teaching Matters 2022, 28 November - 2 December 2022, online, University of Tasmania (2022) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Bridgman H; McGowan C; Mawer TK; Williams AD; Bird M-L; Hardcastle S; Kent K | |
| 2020 | Douglas T, Mather C, James A, Earwaker L, Murray S, 'Lessons learned from librarian support in a pandemic: identifying how online discussion boards may augment digital connections', Teaching Matters 2020: Learning in 2021, 30 November - 2 December, Online (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Douglas T; Mather C; James A; Earwaker L | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Penrose B, Murray S, Auckland S, Visentin D, et al., 'Consumer Perceptions of Locally Grown Produce During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Consumer Perceptions of Locally Grown Produce During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 3 - 4 December 2020, online (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Kent K; Penrose B; Auckland S; Visentin D; Lester EA | |
| 2019 | Bridgman H, Bird M-L, Dean T, Elmer S, Hardcastle S, et al., 'Sustaining undergraduate inter-professional practice', The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference, 1-4 July, Canberra, ACT (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Bridgman H; Bird M-L; Dean T; Elmer S; Hardcastle S; Marlow A; Norris K; Radford J; Todd A; Williams A | |
| 2019 | Douglas T, Mather C, Earwaker L, James A, Murray S, 'Supporting digital engagement: an evaluation of the use of a Guide for effective development and facilitation of online discussion boards', Teaching Matters 2019, 26 November, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Douglas T; Mather C; Earwaker L; James A | |
| 2019 | Kent K, Godrich S, Blekkenhorst L, Murray SL, Auckland S, et al., 'How do consumers define, identify, and source regionally grown fruits and vegetables? A cross-sectional study in two agricultural regions of Australia', Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 2-5 December 2019, Newcastle, New South Wales (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2018 | Bridgman H, Maine G, Murray SL, Williams AD, Hardcastle SG, et al., 'Evaluation of an interprofessional, student co-facilitated community chronic pain management program', Teaching Matters 2018, November, University of Tasmania, Newnham Campus, Launceston (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Bridgman H; Williams AD; Hardcastle SG; Bird ML; Radford JC; Todd A; Elmer SL; Dean T; Norris K; Marlow AH | |
| 2018 | Douglas T, Murray SL, Mather CA, James AJ, Salter S, et al., 'Achieving Excellence in Online Discussions: Improving facilitation to engage active student learning in online discussion boards', Teaching Matters 2018, 21 November 2018, 21 November 2018 (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Douglas T; Mather CA; James AJ; Salter S; Earwaker LA | |
| 2018 | Hoogesteger A, Kent K, Godrich S, Murray S, Auckland S, 'Development of a survey to measure access to and consumption of Tasmanian regionally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables', Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium, 20 September 2018, Launceston, Tasmania (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Hoogesteger A; Kent K; Auckland S | |
| 2018 | Kent K, Hoogesteger A, Murray S, Auckland S, Godrich S, 'Access to and consumption of regionally-grown fresh fruit and vegetables in Tasmania', Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium, 20 September 2018, Launceston, Tasmania (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Kent K; Hoogesteger A; Auckland S | |
| 2018 | Kent K, Hoogesteger A, Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, Godrich S, 'Access and consumption of regionally-grown fruit and vegetables: a pilot survey', Australian Public Health Conference, 26-28 September 2018, Cairns, Australia (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Kent K; Hoogesteger A; Auckland SRJ | |
| 2018 | Murray S, Ahuja K, Auckland S, Kent K, Ball M, 'Tasmanian Food Deserts: Poor access to healthy food regardless of rurality', 6 th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, 11-12 April 2018, Canberra, Australia (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Ahuja K; Auckland S; Kent K | |
| 2018 | Murray S, Auckland S, Smith C, 'Creating a Food Systems Education Framework for Tasmania - A case study', Public Health Association of Australia Food Futures Conference, 20 - 21 November 2018, Brisbane, Australia (2018) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Auckland S; Smith C | |
| 2017 | Douglas T, Earwaker LA, James AJ, Mather CA, Murray SL, et al., 'Facilitating online discussions effectively: A guide for staff', Teaching Matters 2017, 28 November, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Douglas T; Earwaker LA; James AJ; Mather CA; Salter S | |
| 2017 | Murray S, 'Local food systems, movements and sustainable diets. How I got into action!', Dietitians Association of Australian (Victoria branch) Conference, 1 September 2017, Melbourne (2017) [Keynote Presentation] | |
| 2016 | Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, 'Building resilience into Tasmania's local food system and improving community access to healthy food', Environmental Health Australia National Conference, 1-3 November, 2016, Hobart, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ | |
| 2016 | Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, 'Building Resilience into the Tasmania's local food system and improving community food access to healthy food', 16th National Cities, Town Centres and Communities Conference Presentation, 9-11 November, 2016, Launceston, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ | |
| 2016 | Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, Thomson D, Galvin LA, 'Mapping Healthy Eating Resilience Across Tasmania Using Social Network Analysis', Dietitians Association of Australia Tasmanian Conference, 14 October, 2016, Hobart, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ; Galvin LA | |
| 2015 | Auckland SRJ, Murray SL, Saunders C, King AC, Reid D, et al., 'Agricultural sectors and primary school students find a common ground: building a resilient local food system in rural Tasmania', 13th National Rural Health Conference, 24-27 May, 2015, Darwin, Australia (2015) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ; Saunders C; King AC; Long Gretchen | |
| 2015 | Beckett JM, Murray SL, Ball MJ, Ahuja KDK, 'Generic label versus popular branded products: how does the sodium stack-up?', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2015, 1-4 December, 2015, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 97. ISSN 0314-1004 (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Beckett JM; Ball MJ; Ahuja KDK | |
| 2015 | Douglas T, Mather C, Murray S, Earwaker L, James A, et al., 'A comparison of undergraduate student experiences of assessed versus nonassessed participation in online asynchronous discussion groups: Lessons from a cross disciplinary study in health and sociology', Globally connected, digitally enabled: Proceedings of Ascilite 2015, 29 November - 2 December, 2015, Perth, Australia, pp. 424-428. (2015) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Douglas T; Mather C; Earwaker L; James A; Pittaway J; Robards B; Salter S | |
| 2015 | Douglas T, Mather CA, Murray SL, Earwaker LA, James AJ, et al., 'Asynchronous discussion boards: To assess or not, that is the question Type of presentation: Spotlight on Practice', Teaching Matters conference, University of Tasmania, 2 December 2015, Hobart, Tasmania (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Douglas T; Mather CA; Earwaker LA; James AJ; Pittaway JK; Robards BJ; Salter S | |
| 2015 | Le Q, Auckland SRJ, Nguyen HB, Murray SL, Long G, 'The socio-economic and geographic contributors', ACN2015, 14-18 May, 2015, Yokohama, Japan (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Le Q; Auckland SRJ; Nguyen HB | |
| 2015 | Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, Saunders C, King AC, 'Growing Tasmania's emerging local food economy', XXII Agrifood Research Network Conference, 6-9 December, 2015, Queenstown, New Zealand (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ; Saunders C; King AC | |
| 2014 | Murray S, Davison A, Towle N, Warr K, Peterson C, 'Communities of Practice (CoP) as a model for integrating sustainability into higher education', Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Conference 2014, 5-7 November 2014, Hobart, Australia (2014) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Davison A; Towle N; Warr K; Peterson C | |
| 2014 | Murray SL, 'Healthy Food Access Tasmania - building a resilient local food economy- building a resilient local food economy', Dietitians Association of Australia - 2014 state conference, 17 October 2014, Tasmania (2014) [Conference Extract] | |
| 2014 | Murray SL, Auckland SRJ, 'Key note address by Sandra Murray and Stuart Auckland - Healthy Food Access Tasmania - building a resilient local food economy', Environmental Health Australia - 2014 state conference - Focusing on the Fundamentals, 17 September 2014, Tasmania (2014) [Keynote Presentation] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ | |
| 2012 | Salter S, Fallon FE, Davison AG, Towle NJ, Murray SL, 'Establishing a community of practice and embedding education for sustainability at the University of Tasmania', 9th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, 23-25 January, Hobart (2012) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Salter S; Fallon FE; Davison AG; Towle NJ |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bridgman H, Mawer T, McGowan C, Murray S, Williams A, et al., 'Cornerstone Youth Services Nutrition and Physical Activity Capacity Building Project: Final Report', Headspace, Australia (2021) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Bridgman H; Mawer T; McGowan C; Williams A; Hardcastle S; Kent K |
Entry
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Douglas T, Earwaker L, James A, Mather C, Murray S, et al., 'Guide to online discussion boards', Hobart, Australia (2017) [Entry] Co-authors: Douglas T; Earwaker L; James A; Mather C; Salter S |
Other Public Output
(23 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tahu M, Kent K, Murray S, Sharman M, Visentin D, 'Barriers to and enablers of achieving a healthy diet in Tasmanian adults: The Tasmania Project Report 62', UTAS Institute for Social Change, Tasmania, Australia (2023) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Sharman M; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Murray S, Kocar S, Seivwright A, Visentin D, ''Quality food is too expensive to afford': 1 in 2 Tasmanians are food insecure in 2022 due to the rising cost of living ', The Tasmania Project Report, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, 61, pp. 1-18. (2022) [Report Other] DOI: 10.25959/2WD6-EJ72 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kent K; Kocar S; Seivwright A; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Kent K, Visentin D, Murray S, 'It's not just Australian students who need more food, university staff are also going hungry', The Conversation, online, 21 October 2022 (2022) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Kent K; Visentin D | |
| 2022 | Visentin D, Murray S, Kent K, 'Uni hunger pains worry Staff, students run out of food', The Mercury, Hobart, Australia, 24 October 2022 (2022) [Media Interview] Co-authors: Visentin D; Kent K | |
| 2021 | Kent K, Murray S, Gale F, Auckland S, Penrose B, et al., 'Tasmanians want a more resilient and sustainable food system', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 49 (2021) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Gale F; Auckland S; Penrose B; Visentin DC | |
| 2021 | Kent K, Murray S, Visentin D, 'Is high food insecurity the new normal in Tasmania?', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 45 (2021) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Visentin D | |
| 2020 | Gale F, Kerslake F, Lewis G, Murray S, 'Tasmanians seeking more circular and sustainable food systems', The Tasmania Project, Institute for Social Change, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 25 (2020) [Report Other] Co-authors: Gale F; Kerslake F; Lewis G | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Murray S, Auckland S, Penrose B, 'Where are Tasmanians buying their food during the COVID-19 pandemic?', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 5 (2020) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Murray S, Auckland S, Penrose B, 'One in four Tasmanians experienced food shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 15 (2020) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Murray S, Auckland S, Penrose B, 'The importance of Tasmanian grown produce during the COVID-19 pandemic', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 18 (2020) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2020 | Kent K, Murray S, Auckland S, Penrose B, 'More Tasmanians started growing their own food during the COVID-19 pandemic', The Tasmania Project, UTAS Institute for Social Change, Hobart, Tasmania, Report 20 (2020) [Report Other] Co-authors: Kent K; Auckland S; Penrose B | |
| 2019 | Murray S, 'Crops, swaps and food for the future', The Examiner, January 20 2019 (2019) [Media Interview] | |
| 2018 | Murray S, 'Food security at BOFA', The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 19 May 2018 (2018) [Newspaper Article] | |
| 2018 | Murray S, Auckland S, Smith C, 'Building a Food Systems Literate Tasmania: A Framework For Food Systems Education', University of Tasmania, Australia, Final Report, pp. 1-77. (2018) [Report Other] Co-authors: Auckland S; Smith C | |
| 2018 | Pedersen SJ, Frandsen M, Kitic C, Williams AD, Murray SL, 'University of Tasmania to focus on preventative health at Launceston forum', The Examiner, Fairfax Regional Media, Australia, 18 June 2018 (2018) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Pedersen SJ; Frandsen M; Kitic C; Williams AD | |
| 2017 | Murray S, 'Q&A: State of Health. Dietitian talks preventative health', The Examiner, 24 September, p. 9. (2017) [Newspaper Article] | |
| 2017 | Murray SL, 'More than a quarter of Launceston children cannot access good food', The Examiner, 4 September 2017 (2017) [Newspaper Article] | |
| 2016 | Auckland SRJ, Murray SL, Jackson EE, Allen PL, 'Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop Evaluation Project: Final Report', Centre for Rural Health. University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, pp. 1-122. (2016) [Report Other] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ; Jackson EE; Allen PL | |
| 2016 | Murray S, Auckland S, 'Healthy Food Access Tasmania Impact Evaluation', Primary Health Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia (2016) [Report Other] Co-authors: Auckland S | |
| 2016 | Murray S, Auckland S, Thomson D, Galvin L, 'Tasmanian Healthy Eating Resilience Evaluation: Social Network Analysis', Primary Health Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia (2016) [Report Other] Co-authors: Auckland S; Galvin L | |
| 2015 | Auckland SRJ, Murray SL, Saunders C, King AC, 'Tasmanian Local Food Supply Project', Tasmanian Local Food Supply Project, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania (2015) [Report Other] Co-authors: Auckland SRJ; Saunders C; King AC | |
| 2015 | Murray SL, Ahuja K, Auckland S, Ball M, 'Tasmanian Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) Survey', Final Report Availability, Cost and Affordability of a Basket of Healthy Food in Tasmania September 2014, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania (2015) [Report Other] Co-authors: Ahuja K; Auckland S; Ball M | |
| 2013 | Le Q, Murray SL, Long G, Auckland SRJ, Etchells T, et al., 'Tasmanian food access research coalition TFARC: research report', Tasmanian Food Access Research Coalition, Hobart (2013) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Le Q; Auckland SRJ; Musgrave SJ; Nguyen HB |
Grants & Funding
Since focusing on her research area for the past 2-3 years Sandy has either led or been part of research teams that have been successful in securing more than $600,000 in grant funds. The majority of these grants have been category 2 grants and have been in the range of 10k – 50k in research contract value. Two of the more significant grants include;
- Healthy Food Access Tasmania ($350,000 from Tasmanian Medicare Local, 2014)
- Tasmanian Food Access Research Coalition ($180,000 Food Security Council, Department of Premier and Cabinet, 2012 )
Sandy has also been part of research teams that have been awarded one UTas Community Engagement grants.
Funding Summary
Number of grants
9
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This project aims to increase the capacity of CYS staff to deliver best practice interventions aimed at improving nutrition, physical activity and mental health and reducing obesity risk. This project involves:1). A needs assessment involving:*A brief pre training survey instrument and focus group/s to capture CYS staff skills, ability, knowledge and confidence about nutrition interventions for mental health, physical activity and referral activity*A focus group/s with the CYS Youth Advisory Group about the nutrition and needs of CYS clients and how to best engage young people about nutrition. *A cross sectional survey of CYS youth clients who have accessed CYS in the past 12 months. The survey will measure: diet quality, access to healthy food, understanding healthy food options, where/how healthy food information is accessed, current physical activity levels, barriers to participating in physical activity, awareness of the role of regular physical activity in the maintenance of health, and acceptable information delivery methods. 2). Development of training materials for staff and materials to use with youth clients and delivery of three staff training sessions 3). Collaborative exploration and brief service mapping of potential ongoing referral pathways and partnerships focusing on enabling healthy nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention 4). A brief post training survey instrument and focus group/s to capture change in CYS staff skills, ability, knowledge and confidence about nutrition interventions for mental health, physical activity and referral activity after engaging in the training and accessing materials.
- Funding
- Cornerstone Youth Services Inc ($47,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Bridgman H; Kent K; Murray SL; Williams AD; Hardcastle SG; Bird ML; McGowan C
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($500)
- Scheme
- null
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Newstead T; Kelder JC; Short M; Gale F; Murray SL
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- This project will evaluate the nature and type of social-networks and relationships that have emerged in Tasmanian communities as a result of funding provided by the Healthy Food Access Tasmania (HFAT) which has previously received ethics approval (Ethics H0013600, H0014167) for 2 milestones completed under the 'umbrella' of HFAT. Specifically, this project will focus on the nature and types of social-networks and relationships that have been established across a variety of smaller community food projects that are being delivered concurrently across Tasmania. A majority of these smaller projects have been funded by Primary Health Tasmania (PHT) whilst others have been funded by the Tasmanian State Government. Interesting to note is that some of these smaller projects have been built upon previous funding initiative such as Food For All Tasmanians (TFSC, 2012), which was undertaken to address community/ household level food insecurity.The relationship between these smaller projects is not well documented and currently is only identified superficially through existing project evaluations.This project therefore seeks to:1)To determine the types of networks and relationships that have resulted from the funding and activity in the community by determining which organisations are the 'connectors and which are the 'influencers'.2)To determine the strength of the relationships between and within organisations.3)To determine whether the programs and initiatives are working together as a 'system' using the resilience framework.4)To determine which projects have partnered or collaborated with each other.5)To determine which projects promote each other's objectives and programs.
- Funding
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (Tasmania Division) ($29,500)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Murray SL; Auckland SRJ
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- Tas Medicare Local has engaged the Centre for Rural Health (CRH) to design and deliver a series of community engagement activities such as workshops and focus groups aimed at enhancing the capacity, through the transfer of skills and knowledge, of RPHS organisations, service providers and the broader community to undertake community profiling activities. The Community Conversations Consultations project will use existing knowledge to generate new and creative ways to address research needs of the target communities. The project reflects a number of key elements of contract research in that the project is designed to achieve mutually beneficial research outcomes through the synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it leads to new and creative outcomes such as devising new ways to engage with target communities to determine the health needs or the development of new methodologies to undertake community based research.The project will draw on both in kind support from UTAS as well as casual staff to undertake the required project tasks. UTAS will retain the right to publish from project outcomes.
- Funding
- Primary Health Tasmania ($40,056)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Auckland SRJ; Woodroffe JJ; Murray SL; Orpin P; Condon SK
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- This project will be funded through TAZREACH and seeks to address a gap in service delivery by providing a bundle of sessions designed to increase the health literacy of the participants. The sessions focus on issues pertinent to chronic disease prevention and self-management including: nutrition, physical activity, communicating with health service providers, and goal setting. Health professionals are well-placed to assist clients with low HL through education, advocacy and support, thus improving health outcomes. These sessions will be provided by health professionals from UTAS with the support of undergraduate students wherever possible.
- Funding
- Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($25,647)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Elmer SL; Murray SL; Williams AD; Bird ML; Bridgman H
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- The Social Determinants of Health: Bridges Out of Poverty Evaluation is part of the workforce capacity building strategy for the Social Determinants of Health project. Specifically the evaluation relates to the roll out of seven Bridges Out of Poverty workshops across Tasmania.Bridges Out of Poverty workshops analyse poverty through the lens of class. The workshops targeted practitioners in health, community and education sectors to provide them with an understanding of intergenerational poverty and its impacts on families and individuals. The workshops provide practical tools and approaches designed to optimise outcomes for clients and thereby improve both health equity, health access and health service delivery. In May 2013 Primary Health Tasmania commissioned Social Solutions to deliver seven workshops across Tasmania. Almost 1000 participants have attended the workshops since May 2013. Whilst feedback has been received from participants from five of the workshops, the information provided through the brief feedback forms was limited and was inconclusive in determining the extent to which the workshops were able to develop and support workforce and community capacity to address the Social Determinants of Health in Tasmania. To this end Primary Health Tasmania have commissioned an evaluation aimed at assessing the process, impact and outcomes of the Bridges out of Poverty Workshops specifically in relation to improving:*Understanding of the cultural issues impacting on poverty*The capability of practitioners who support people impacted by intergenerational poverty*Service delivery aimed at supporting people impacted by intergenerational poverty. The evaluation will be conducted over 6 months concluding at the end of March 2016. The evaluation will adopt a mixed methodology approach incorporating elements of both the Most Significant Change and thematic analysis approaches.
- Funding
- Primary Health Tasmania ($50,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Auckland SRJ; Murray SL; Jackson EE; Allen PL; Tipping R; Goodes K
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
- Description
- A research framework will be developed for each of the stated initiative objectives. Of particular interest to the study will be an assessment of the impact of the three distinct project components on local food security. The research design will include a comparative analysis of knowledge and attitudes about food security through the lived experience of key stakeholders including community members, volunteers and salaried staff of the Ravenswood Neighbourhood House.
- Funding
- Ravenswood Neighbourhood House ($10,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Auckland SRJ; Le Q; Murray SL; Nguyen HT
- Period
- 2013 - 2014
- Description
- The key objectives of the proposed project are to: 1) build a comprehensive understanding of the healthy (with particular emphasis on fruit and vegetables) and unhealthy food choices available in communities across Tasmania; 2) build understanding of possible barriers to eating well considering the Environments for Health domains of the social, built, economic and natural environments across Tasmania; 3) build understanding of how connecting local growers to local communities through new economic opportunities may increase the amount of healthy local fresh affordable food available where people live, work and play; 4) provide the findings of the research to local governments and other critical stakeholders to encourage and support their future work around improving health and wellbeing outcomes with particular emphasis on the social determinants of health; 5) develop a methodology and tools that could be used for future monitoring and surveillance of healthy food access.
- Funding
- Tasmania Medicare Local ($350,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Murray SL; Auckland SRJ; Ahuja KDK; Ball MJ
- Period
- 2013 - 2015
- Funding
- Anglicare Tasmania ($12,600)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Murray SL; Ahuja KDK
- Year
- 2011
Sandy has completed co-supervision of three Bachelor of Health Science Honours candidates.
The first, Rose Tasker, undertook an Honours qualification in the topic of community food systems. Rose was co-supervised by Stuart Auckland at the Centre for Rural Health and herself .
The second candidate was Sue Musgrave who completed her honours qualification 'Monitoring Food Security in a regional area of Tasmania'. Sue was co-supervised by Dr Kiran Ahuja and herself. The third candidate was Lane Edwards who completed her honours qualification in 'Monitoring cost and affordability of special diets'. Lane was co-supervised by Dr Kiran Ahuja and herself.