Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle
Rebecca is a postdoctoral researcher at the Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research areas of interest include sex differences in obesity and obesity treatment, sports nutrition, and nutritional biomarkers in sport and obesity.
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