Researcher

Dr Alexandra Jones

My Expertise

I regularly appear in media commenting on my research and matters of public policy relating to food regulation (e.g. food labelling, food taxes, marketing to children, corporate accountability for healthy food).

Keywords

public health nutrition

food policy

public health law

commercial determinants of health

food governance

Fields of Research (FoR)

Public health, Public health nutrition, Public law, Public international law

SEO tags

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Public health not elsewhere classified

Law, Politics and Community Services

Nutrition

Biography

Alexandra Jones is a public health lawyer and researcher leading a program of work on regulatory strategies to promote healthier, more sustainable diets. Her work uses an innovative mix of law and science to generate evidence that supports policymakers to design and implement policies with maximum public health impact. She works closely with UN agencies, national and state governments, public health and consumer organizations, and academic...view more

Alexandra Jones is a public health lawyer and researcher leading a program of work on regulatory strategies to promote healthier, more sustainable diets. Her work uses an innovative mix of law and science to generate evidence that supports policymakers to design and implement policies with maximum public health impact. She works closely with UN agencies, national and state governments, public health and consumer organizations, and academic collaborators to translate evidence into effective action.

Ali’s current research interests include food labelling, composition, pricing and marketing policies. She also supports the Institute’s growing work on the commercial determinants of health. Her PhD explored Australia’s Health Star Rating system and similar front-of-pack nutrition labels used worldwide. Its impact can be seen in important reforms to the Health Star Rating system, and in the terms of international food standards being developed in this area.

Ali has previously worked on global tobacco control, and in health and human rights. She holds a PhD in Medicine and Health from the University of Sydney, a Master of Laws in Global Health Law from Georgetown Law (Washington, D.C.), and a Bachelor of Arts/Law from the University of Sydney. Ali is currently supported by an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship.

My Grants

Category 1

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship 2021-2025 'Regulatory strategies to promote healthier Australian diets' (CIA)
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence 'Healthy Food, Healthy People, Healthy Planet' 2021-2015 (CIG)
NIH (US) ' Evaluating the implementation and scale-up of Nigeria's national sodium reduction program' 2020-2025 (Co-Investigator)

Recent Commissioned research

VicHealth 'Integrating wellbeing into the business of government: a wellbeing economy approach' 2020-2021 (CIA)
WHO SEARO 'Development of monitoring methodologies for diet-related regulatory interventions' 2021 (CIA)
WHO 'A scoping review of the impact of digital marketing of breastmilk substitutes' 2021 (CIA)
WHO 'Implementation of the Health Star Rating in Fiji' 2019 (CIA)

My Qualifications

PhD (Medicine and Health), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019)
LL.M. (Global Health Law)(Dist), Georgetown Law, Washington D.C. USA (2011)
BA/LLB (Hons I), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia (2006)

My Awards

Finalist, Emerging Health Researcher of the Year, BUPA Foundation (2020) (see video)
Winner, John Chalmers Award for Doctoral Research, The George Institute for Global Health (2019)
Finalist, Rising Stars in Cardiovascular Disease Research, NSW Cardiovascular Disease Research Network (2018)
Winner, 3 minute thesis competition, The George Institute for Global Health (2017)