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Dr Roslyn Giglia

Senior Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: r.giglia@ecu.edu.au

Roslyn Giglia, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Food Environments Team of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, within the School of Medical and Health Science. In this role, Roslyn is responsible for overseeing research in school food environments and consumer food environments. Through this research the Food Environments Team endeavour to influence public policy that positively impacts the nutrition intake of individuals and communities.

Background

Roslyn is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian with a strong foundation working and researching in the area of public health nutrition, and policy development. Roslyn has a strong track record as a pracademic as the Nutrition and Food Security Manager for Foodbank WA (2019 – 2023) and Senior Scientific Officer with the Department of Health, WA (2023 – 2024). She has now returned to academia with 15 years research experience as the Head and Senior Research Fellow for the Alcohol, Pregnancy and FASD Research team at the Telethon Kids Institute, and as a NHMRC Translating Research into Practice Fellow, at the Institute (2014 – 18). Roslyn completed her PhD at Curtin University (2004 – 2008) on alcohol and breastfeeding, and recommendations from her PhD thesis formed the basis for the first alcohol guideline for lactating women nationally and internationally. She was subsequently awarded a Healthway Health Promotion Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2004 – 2013) conducting the first RCT online intervention to support breastfeeding women.

She is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Food Environment Team of the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute at Edith Cowan University.

Jan 23 – Aug 24 Food Unit, Environmental Health Directorate, Department of Health Western Australia

Senior Scientific Officer

Working with the national food regulatory system to develop and assist with the provision of national policy advice, guidelines and related strategies to the Government, local government, the food industry and other relevant stakeholder groups.

Feb 2019 – Jan 23 Foodbank Western Australia

Manager, Nutrition and Food Security

Strategic development and mentoring of the 18 strong team of nutritionists and dietitians. Providing advocacy and policy direction for the nutrition portfolio of Foodbank. Overseeing and managing the design, implementation and evaluation of the nutrition and food security programs for disadvantaged population subgroups within the Western Australian community.

Dec 2015 – Feb 2019 Telethon Kids Institute

Head, Alcohol, Pregnancy & FASD Research Program (DEC 2017 – FEB 2019)

Co-Head, Pregnancy & FASD Research Program (NOV 2015 – NOV 2017):

Strategic vision for the team, development of funding opportunities and strategic collaborations, promotion and advocacy of research outcomes to foster research translation, support student opportunities and the development of team members.

Professional Associations

  • 1990 – current, Member of the Dietitians Australia (DA)

Awards and Recognition

  • 2013    Dietitians Association of Australia, Outstanding Contribution Award
  • 2009    Dietitians Association of Australia, Best New Researcher Award
  • 2008    Healthway Health Promotion Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (deferred 2009)
  • 2006    Best poster presentation. Do Australian women drink during pregnancy and lactation? The Joint 8th IUNS International Symposium on Clinical Nutrition (8th ISCN) and 5th Asia-Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society (5th APCNS) Conference. Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
  • 2006    Best oral presentation. DAA (WA Branch) Symposium
  • 2004    National Health and Medical Research Council Public Health Postgraduate Scholarship
  • 2002    Selected participant for the inaugural Healthway Leadership in Health Promotion Program
  • 2001    Recipient of the DAA Nutrition Media Awards (Best new media talent 2000 – 2001: electronic)
  • 1998  Australian Postgraduate Award with Stipend, Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship

Research Areas and Interests

  • Policy development and implementation (translation into uptake)
  • Alcohol and breastfeeding
  • Maternal and child health
  • translating research into practice
  • Behaviour change interventions at all socioecological levels

Research Student Supervisions

  • Current: Doctor of Philosophy x 1
  • Complete: Master of Child Health Research x 1 (2 publications), Postdoctoral Research Fellow x 1
  • Complete: Doctor of Philosophy x 4
  • Complete: Master of Public Health x 3 (50 credit course work students)
  • Complete: Master of Public Health x 2 (100 credit coursework students) (2 publications)
  • Complete: Master of Dietetics x3 (1 publication)

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2008.
  • Master of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, 1999.
  • Graduate Diploma in Dietetics, Curtin University of Technology, 1991.
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Nutrition and Food Science), Curtin University of Technology, 1990.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Mossenson, S., Giglia, R., Pulker, C., Chester, M., McStay, C., Pollard, CM. (2024). Evidence for initiating food safety policy: An assessment of the quality and safety of donated food at an Australian food bank. Food Policy, 123(February 2024), Article number 102589. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102589.
  • Mossenson, S., Giglia, R., Pulker, C., Dhaliwal, SS., Chester, M., Bigwood, R., Pollard, CM. (2024). The Nutritional Quality of Food Donated to a Western Australian Food Bank. Nutrients, 16(4), Article number 509. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040509.
  • Butcher, L., Batt, C., Royce, S., Barron, E., Giglia, R., Begley, A. (2024). Analysing the behaviour change techniques in an effective food literacy program to inform future program design. Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024(article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12908.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Mossenson, S., Giglia, R., Pulker, C., Pollard, C. (2023). Inappropriate and inedible: public health insights into supermarket donations to an Australian food bank. Population Medicine, 5(Article in press), 245-246. https://doi.org/10.18332/POPMED/165339.
  • Large, A., Morgan, R., Kalas, S., Appleton, K., Giglia, R. (2023). Determining best practice for school-based nutrition and cooking education programs: A scoping review. Issues in Educational Research, 33(3), 1047-1065.
  • Begley, A., Fisher, I., Butcher, L., Foulkes-Taylor, F., Giglia, R., Dhaliwal, S. (2023). Determining the Effectiveness of an Adult Food Literacy Program Using a Matched Control Group. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(9), 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.06.001.
  • Mossenson, S., Giglia, R., Pulker, C., Chester, M., Pollard, CM. (2023). Dietary risk of donated food at an Australian food bank: an audit protocol. BMC Nutrition, 9(1), Article number 67. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00719-8.
  • White, B., Giglia, R., Burns, S., Scott, J. (2023). Investigating Maternal Perspectives of Breastfeeding Support Targeted Towards Fathers in the Milk Man Mobile App Intervention. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 27(5), 954-964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03616-5.
  • Cuffe, C., Giglia, R., Cooper , MN., Hill, J., Silva, D., Moorhead, A., Verhasselt, V., Lewis, J., Ireson, D., Demirci, J., Cotte , T., Webb, K., Patey, F., O'Sullivan, T. (2023). Study Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Cluster (Nested) Randomized Controlled Trial of Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Instruction in First-Time Mothers: The ACE Study. Journal of Human Lactation, 2023(Article in press), 16 pages. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344231215074.
  • Mossenson, S., Pulker, C., Giglia, R., Pollard, C. (2023). Policy approaches to nutrition-focused food banking in industrialized countries: a scoping review. Nutrition Reviews, 81(10), 1373-1392. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuad004.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Asher, R., Jakstas, T., Lavelle, F., Wolfson, J., Rose, A., Bucher, T., Dean, M., Duncanson, K., Van, dH., Schonberg, S., Slater, J., Compton, L., Giglia, R., Fordyce-Voorham, S., Collins, C., Shrewsbury, V. (2022). Development of the Cook-Ed™ Matrix to Guide Food and Cooking Skill Selection in Culinary Education Programs That Target Diet Quality and Health. Nutrients, 14(9), article number 1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14091778.
  • White, B., Burns, S., Giglia, R., Dhaliwal, S., Scott, J. (2022). Measuring User Engagement with a Socially Connected, Gamified Health Promotion Mobile App. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), article number 5626. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095626.
  • Tartaglia, J., Giglia, R., Darby, J. (2022). Developing culturally appropriate food literacy resources for Aboriginal children with Foodbank WA’s Superhero Foods ®. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(S1), 150-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.584.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Scott, J., Burns, S., Hauck, Y., Giglia, R., Jorgensen, A., White, B., Cert, G., Martin, A., Robinson, S., Dhaliwal, S., Binns, C., Maycock, B. (2021). Impact of a face-to-face versus smartphone app versus combined breastfeeding intervention targeting fathers: Randomized controlled trial. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 4(2), article number e24579. https://doi.org/10.2196/24579.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Doan, T., Binns, C., Pham, N., Zhao, Y., Dinh, T., Bui, T., Tran, T., Nguyen, X., Giglia, R., Xu, F., Lee, A. (2020). Improving breastfeeding by empowering mothers in Vietnam: A randomised controlled trial of a mobile app. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155552.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Giglia, R., Symons, M., Shaw, T. (2019). The provision of alcohol and breastfeeding information by maternal health practitioners in the Australian setting. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 59(2), 258-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12837.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Cooke, J., McCafferty, C., Giglia, R. (2019). Online Video Instruction on Hand Expression of Colostrum in Pregnancy is an Effective Educational Tool. Nutrients, 11(4), pii: E883. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040883.
  • Connolly, E., Reinkowsky, M., Giglia, R., Sexton, B., Lyons-Wall, P., Lo, J., O'Sullivan, T. (2019). Education on antenatal colostrum expression and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative in an Australian hospital: An audit of birth and breastfeeding outcomes. Breastfeeding Review, 27(1), 21-30. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6610.
  • Giglia, R., Reibel, T. (2019). Has a national policy guideline influenced the practice of raising the topic of alcohol and breastfeeding by maternal healthcare practitioners?. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 25(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY18103.
  • White, B., Giglia, R., White, J., Dhaliwal, S., Burns, S., Scott, J. (2019). Gamifying breastfeeding for fathers: Process evaluation of the milk man mobile app. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 2(1), article number e12157. https://doi.org/10.2196/12157.
  • Begley, A., Ringrose, K., Giglia, R., Scott, J. (2019). Mothers’ understanding of infant feeding guidelines and their associated practices: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), article number 1141. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071141.

2018

Journal Articles

  • White, B., Giglia, R., Scott, J., Burns, S. (2018). How new and expecting fathers engage with an app-based online forum: Qualitative analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(6), article number e144. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.9999.
  • Safe, B., Joosten, A., Giglia, R. (2018). Assessing motor skills to inform a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis focusing on persons older than 12 years: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 25(1), e25-e38. https://doi.org/10.22374/1710-6222.25.1.3.
  • Ambrosini, G., Hurworth, M., Giglia, R., Trapp, G., Strauss, P. (2018). Feasibility of a commercial smartphone application for dietary assessment in epidemiological research and comparison with 24-h dietary recalls. Nutrition Journal, 17(1), article number 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-018-0315-4.
  • Bower, C., Watkins, R., Mutch, R., Marriott, R., Freeman, J., Kippin, N., Safe, B., Pestell, C., Cheung, C., Shield, H., Tarratt, L., Springall, A., Taylor, J., Walker, N., Argiro, E., Leitão, S., Hamilton, S., Condon, C., Passmore, H., Giglia, R. (2018). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice: A prevalence study among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia. BMJ Open, 8(2), article number e019605. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019605.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Cox, K., Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2017). Breastfeeding beyond the big smoke: Who provides support for mothers in rural Western Australia?. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25(6), 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12362.
  • Tearne, E., Cox, K., Giglia, R. (2017). Patterns of Alcohol Intake of Pregnant and Lactating Women in Rural Western Australia. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21(11), 2068-2077. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2318-8.

2016

Journal Articles

  • White, B., White, J., Giglia, R., Tawia, S. (2016). Feed Safe: A multidisciplinary partnership approach results in a successful mobile application for breastfeeding mothers. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1071/HE15114.
  • White, B., Burns, S., Giglia, R., Scott, J. (2016). Designing evaluation plans for health promotion mHealth interventions: A case study of the Milk Man mobile app. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27(3), 198-203. https://doi.org/10.1071/HE16041.
  • Passmore, H., Giglia, R., Watkins, R., Mutch, R., Marriott, R., Pestell, C., Zubrick, S., Rainsford, C., Walker, N., Fitzpatrick, J., Freeman, J., Kippin, N., Safe, B., Bower, C. (2016). Study protocol for screening and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia. BMJ Open, 6(6), article number e012184. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012184.
  • Giglia, R. (2016). A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Review, 24(3), 7-11.
  • White, B., Martin, A., White, J., Burns, S., Maycock, B., Giglia, R., Scott, J. (2016). Theory-based design and development of a socially connected, gamified mobile app for men about breastfeeding (milk man). JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 4(2), article number e81. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.5652.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Maycock, B., Scott, J., Hauck, Y., Burns, S., Robinson, S., Giglia, R., Jorgensen, A., White, B., Harries, A., Dhaliwal, S., Howat, P., Binns, C. (2015). A study to prolong breastfeeding duration: Design and rationale of the Parent Infant Feeding Initiative (PIFI) randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1), article number 159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0601-5.
  • Spencer, L., Rollo, M., Hauck, Y., Macdonald-Wicks, L., Wood, L., Hutchesson, M., Giglia, R., Smith, R., Collins, C. (2015). The effect of weight management interventions that include a diet component on weight-related outcomes in pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 13(1), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1812.
  • Cox, K., Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2015). The influence of infant feeding attitudes on breastfeeding duration: Evidence from a cohort study in rural Western Australia. International Breastfeeding Journal, 10(1), article number 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-015-0048-3.
  • Cox, K., Binns, C., Giglia, R. (2015). Predictors of breastfeeding duration for rural women in a high-income country: Evidence from a cohort study. Acta Paediatrica, 104(8), e350-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.12999.
  • Morrison, M., Collins, C., Lowe, J., Giglia, R. (2015). Factors associated with early cessation of breastfeeding in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Women and Birth, 28(2), 143-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2014.12.002.
  • Brisbane, J., Giglia, R. (2015). Experiences of expressing and storing colostrum antenatally: A qualitative study of mothers in regional Western Australia. Journal of Child Health Care, 19(2), 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493513503586.
  • Giglia, R., Cox, K., Zhao, Y., Binns, C. (2015). Exclusive breastfeeding increased by an internet intervention. Breastfeeding Medicine, 10(1), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2014.0093.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Al, JD., Binns, C., Giglia, R. (2014). Breastfeeding in Saudi Arabia: A review. International Breastfeeding Journal, 9(1), article number 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-9-1.
  • Cox, K., Giglia, R., Zhao, Y., Binns, C. (2014). Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge in rural Western Australia. Journal of Human Lactation, 30(4), 488-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334414547274.
  • Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2014). The effectiveness of the internet in improving breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Human Lactation, 30(2), 156-160. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334414527165.

2012

Journal Articles

2011

Journal Articles

2010

Journal Articles

2008

Journal Articles

  • Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2008). Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding; a comparison of the 1995 and 2001 National Health Survey data.. Breastfeeding Review, 16(1), 17-24.
  • Giglia, R., Binns, C., Alfonso, H., Scott, J., Oddy, W. (2008). The effect of alcohol intake on breastfeeding duration in Australian women. Acta Paediatrica, 97(5), 624-629. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00760.x.

2007

Journal Articles

  • Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2007). Alcohol and breastfeeding: What do Australian mothers know?. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16(Suppl 1), 473-477.
  • Giglia, R., Binns, C. (2007). Patterns of alcohol intake of pregnant and lactating women in Perth, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 26(5), 493-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230701499100.
  • Giglia, R., Binns, C., Alfonso, H., Zhan, Y. (2007). Which mothers smoke before, during and after pregnancy?. Public Health, 121(12), 942-949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2007.04.007.

2006

Journal Articles

Research Projects

  • Healthy Kids Menu Pilot Project, East Metropolitan Health Service, Grant, 2025, $3,400.
  • Helping new mums to be better breastfeeders - before their babies are even born, Department of Health WA, Near Miss Merit Awards, 2019 ‑ 2023, $75,000.
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