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| Assoc Professor Bonham |
Congratulations to nutrition scientist Associate Professor Maxine Bonham whose work in research and
clinical education was recognised in the latest round of academic promotions.
A
registered nutritionist, Associate Professor Bonham’s early research career at
the University of Ulster focused on the risk-benefits of fish consumption
during pregnancy on neurocognitive outcome; collaborative work that has
resulted in a change to World Health Organisation advice regarding fish
consumption during pregnancy.
Since
starting at Monash as a Senior Lecturer in 2010, Associate Professor Bonham has
successfully established an undergraduate program in Nutrition Science and in
2015 the course was granted specialist course status under the new Monash
Course Architecture.
Associate
Professor Bonham’s current role in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is
spilt between a commitment to education and pursuing her research interests.
“I
always thought I would remain in a 100% research role but the opportunity to
work with undergraduate students, see them get excited about research, and
progress into PhD and post-doctoral careers is extremely rewarding,” said
Associate Professor Bonham.
Associate
Professor Bonham’s research interests are focused on the role diet plays in
metabolic health outcomes. Recent projects include the evaluation of a
commercial weight loss program in overweight adolescents and investigating the
effect dietary manipulation can have on appetite. Current research
examining the effect of meal timing on glucose and lipid metabolism has
implications for people in occupations that require them to eat late into the
night.
“We
have shown that a meal consumed late at night compared to the morning greatly
impacts on glucose metabolism. This may have implications for the 16% of
the Australian population in shift work roles.”
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