Deakin Distinguished Professor Anna Peeters

Deakin Distinguished Professor Anna Peeters

Deakin Distinguished Professor Anna Peeters

AM FAHMS

Director, Institute for Health Transformation
Deakin University
Elected in 2024
VIC
Citation on election

Deakin Distinguished Professor Anna Peeters is recognised as a world leader in public health research focused on population nutrition and obesity prevention. Her work has been dedicated to building evidence for more effective and equitable prevention and healthcare through a focus on capacity building, partnerships, and impact. Professor Peeters has published 280+ publications (10,000+ citations) and been a Chief Investigator on grants totalling >$40M. The quality and innovation of her research is recognised through a King’s Birthday honour in 2023 (AM), a prestigious Skou Professorship by Aarhus University (2023), the 2014 World Obesity Federation’s Andre Mayer Young Investigator Award, and a 2014 Churchill Award. 

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