Preetha Thomas
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Dr
Preetha Thomas
Email: : preetha.thomas@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 55436
Positions
Director Teaching and Learning (and Senior Lecturer) : School of Public Health : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Overview
Availability
Dr Preetha Thomas is: : Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Bharathiar University
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of London
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Food sovereignty
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Food culture
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Works
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All (8) Journal Article (2) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (2) Book Chapter (3)
2025
Book Chapter
In search of a recipe: ‘When I cook our food, I belong – my food centres me’
Thomas, Preetha (2025). In search of a recipe: ‘When I cook our food, I belong – my food centres me’. Food, culture and society in India: social, political, economic and cultural perspectives. (pp. 173-190) edited by Rituparna Patgiri and Gurpinder Singh Lalli. New York, NY, United States: Berghann Books. doi: 10.3167/9781836952541
In search of a recipe: ‘When I cook our food, I belong – my food centres me’
2024
Journal Article
Traditional African vegetables knowledge translation: a scoping review
Mdimi, Meab Clara, Dent, Benjamin, Reid, Simon, Makindara, Jeremia and Thomas, Preetha (2024). Traditional African vegetables knowledge translation: a scoping review. Sustainability, 16 (21) 9421, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/su16219421
Traditional African vegetables knowledge translation: a scoping review
2021
Journal Article
Nutrient and food intake of Indonesian children under 5 years of age: a systematic review
Arini, Hesti Retno Budi, Hadju, Veni, Thomas, Preetha and Ferguson, Megan (2021). Nutrient and food intake of Indonesian children under 5 years of age: a systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34 (1), 25-35. doi: 10.1177/10105395211041001
Nutrient and food intake of Indonesian children under 5 years of age: a systematic review
2018
Book Chapter
‘A little bit of rice, a little bit of fish curry’: food practices of Malayali nurses in Brisbane, Australia
Thomas, Preetha, Schubert, Lisa, Whittaker, Andrea and Sébastia, Brigitte (2018). ‘A little bit of rice, a little bit of fish curry’: food practices of Malayali nurses in Brisbane, Australia. Who decides? Competing narratives in constructing tastes, consumption and choice. (pp. 173-192) edited by Nina B. Namaste and Marta Nadales Ruiz. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Rodopi. doi: 10.1163/9789004365247_011
2017
Conference Publication
The food-health-culture interface: Dietary practices of South Indian migrants in Brisbane, Australia
Thomas, Preetha, Schubert, Lisa and Whittaker, Andrea (2017). The food-health-culture interface: Dietary practices of South Indian migrants in Brisbane, Australia. 21st International Congress of Nutrition, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2017. Basel, Switzerland: Karger.
The food-health-culture interface: Dietary practices of South Indian migrants in Brisbane, Australia
2016
Other Outputs
An exploration of dietary practices among South Indians in Brisbane, Australia
Thomas, Preetha (2016). An exploration of dietary practices among South Indians in Brisbane, Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1126
An exploration of dietary practices among South Indians in Brisbane, Australia
2015
Book Chapter
Food cultures and the diaspora: Kerala nurses in Brisbane
Thomas, Preetha, Schubert, Lisa, Whittaker, Andrea and Sebastia, Brigette (2015). Food cultures and the diaspora: Kerala nurses in Brisbane. Tasting cultures- thoughts for food. (pp. 37-49) Oxford, United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press. doi: 10.1163/9781848884496_005
Food cultures and the diaspora: Kerala nurses in Brisbane
2012
Conference Publication
Where has the lecturer gone? Multimedia scenarios in undergraduate nutrition curriculum
Schubert, L., Walsh, A., Thomas, P. and Harb, T. (2012). Where has the lecturer gone? Multimedia scenarios in undergraduate nutrition curriculum. 2nd International Critical Dietetics Conference, Sydney NSW Australia, 1-2 September 2012.
Where has the lecturer gone? Multimedia scenarios in undergraduate nutrition curriculum
Funding
Past funding
- 2019 - 2020
Deadly Choices Healthy Lifestyle Program Evaluation of State wide Implementation
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Supervision
Availability
Dr Preetha Thomas is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Exploration of food environments as drivers of consumption
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Megan Ferguson
Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Russell Richards, Professor Simon Reid, Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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