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# Katherine Cullerton

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/22350
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/strategy-values/2032-games/our-experts/sport-health-inclusion

Associate Professor

# Katherine Cullerton

Email:
:   [k.cullerton@uq.edu.au](mailto:k.cullerton@uq.edu.au)

Phone:
:   [+61 7 334 64619](tel:+61 7 334 64619)

## Positions

Associate Professor
:   School of Public Health
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

### Background

Katherine Cullerton is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health. She joined the School in 2018 following postdoctoral research at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK, where her work explored the question of whether, and under what circumstances, it is appropriate for nutrition researchers to engage with the food industry. Katherine’s current research focuses on understanding why evidence does not consistently inform public policy. In particular, she examines the strategies employed by the corporate sector to influence policy and investigates how public health advocates can more effectively shape policy outcomes in Australia, with a special emphasis on the roles of framing and public opinion.

A/Prof Cullerton is also the academic lead for external engagement for the School of Public Health.

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### Availability

Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton is:
:   Available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Fields of research

[Biomedical and Clinical Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4760)
[Health policy](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5371)
[Human Society](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4755)
[Nutrition and dietetics](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4863)
[Policy and administration](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4832)
[Public health nutrition](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6930)
[Public policy](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6813)

### Qualifications

- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

### Research interests

- #### Nutrition policy

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- #### Advocacy

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- #### Conflicts of interest

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- #### Commercial determinants of health

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- #### Social network analysis

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[Search Professor Katherine Cullerton’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/90539)

[All
(78)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/22350/all)
[Journal Article
(70)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/22350/4748)
[Other Outputs
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/22350/4749)
[Conference Publication
(4)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/22350/4751)
[Book Chapter
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/22350/4752)

2025

Journal Article

##### Google Search Interest versus Self-Report Surveys: Examining Predictors of Gambling Expenditure in Australia

Ilicic, Jasmina, Brennan, Stacey and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). Google Search Interest versus Self-Report Surveys: Examining Predictors of Gambling Expenditure in Australia. Australasian Marketing Journal 14413582251389229. doi: 10.1177/14413582251389229

[Google Search Interest versus Self-Report Surveys: Examining Predictors of Gambling Expenditure in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:762ccc1)

2025

Journal Article

##### Commercial Influences on Healthy Transport: Interest Group Engagement With Transport Ministers in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2017–2022

Shaw, Caroline, Gage, Ryan, Miller, Alice, Cullerton, Katherine and Macmillan, Alex (2025). Commercial Influences on Healthy Transport: Interest Group Engagement With Transport Ministers in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2017–2022. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37 (1) e70140, e70140. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70140

[Commercial Influences on Healthy Transport: Interest Group Engagement With Transport Ministers in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2017–2022](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1271e27)

2025

Journal Article

##### Public narratives about food security policies for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Russell, Cherie, Herron, Lisa-Maree, Ferguson, Megan, Deen, Caroline, Stubbs, Emma, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Thompson, Kani, Brimblecombe, Julie, Lee, Amanda, Chan, Ellie, Tonkin, Emma, Kleve, Sue, Chappell, Emma and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). Public narratives about food security policies for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36 (4) e70102, e70102. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70102

[Public narratives about food security policies for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:504c09a)

2025

Conference Publication

##### In what ways do governments influence the public health research process? A scoping review

Senior, Helen, Waller, Michael, Teimouri, Navid, Capewell, Simon and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). In what ways do governments influence the public health research process? A scoping review. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Bradford, United Kingdom, 10-12 September 2025. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.109

[In what ways do governments influence the public health research process? A scoping review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0dac22c)

2025

Conference Publication

##### When academics and government collaborate to produce policy-relevant evidence: it isn’t all about politics

Senior, Helen, Waller, Michael, Capewell, Simon and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). When academics and government collaborate to produce policy-relevant evidence: it isn’t all about politics. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Bradford, United Kingdom, 10-12 September 2025. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.110

[When academics and government collaborate to produce policy-relevant evidence: it isn’t all about politics](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:afd0357)

2025

Journal Article

##### Lobbying in the Shadows: A Comparative Analysis of Government Lobbyist Registers

LACY‐NICHOLS, JENNIFER, BARADAR, HEDEEYEH, CROSBIE, ERIC and CULLERTON, KATHERINE (2025). Lobbying in the Shadows: A Comparative Analysis of Government Lobbyist Registers. The Milbank Quarterly, 103 (3), 857-882. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.70033

[Lobbying in the Shadows: A Comparative Analysis of Government Lobbyist Registers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7b66c0e)

2025

Journal Article

##### How governments influence public health research: a scoping review

Senior, Helen Jane, Teimouri, Navid, Waller, Michael, Capewell, Simon and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). How governments influence public health research: a scoping review. Health Promotion International, 40 (4) daaf097, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf097

[How governments influence public health research: a scoping review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1652797)

2025

Journal Article

##### What policy support do smallholders in high-income countries need to contribute to healthy, sustainable food systems? A scoping review

Gill, Kerri-Anne, Teimouri, Navid, Bogard, Jessica and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). What policy support do smallholders in high-income countries need to contribute to healthy, sustainable food systems? A scoping review. Global Food Security, 44 100839, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100839

[What policy support do smallholders in high-income countries need to contribute to healthy, sustainable food systems? A scoping review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:43e083c)

2025

Journal Article

##### From ethical consumers to collective action: advancing healthy and sustainable food systems

Freeman, Camille, Smith, Kiah and Cullerton, Katherine (2025). From ethical consumers to collective action: advancing healthy and sustainable food systems. Health Sociology Review, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2025.2594616

[From ethical consumers to collective action: advancing healthy and sustainable food systems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:fd43fcb)

2024

Journal Article

##### Political considerations when monitoring the commercial determinants of health; comment on "National public health surveillance of corporations in key unhealthy commodity industries – a scoping review and framework synthesis"

Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Jones, Alexandra and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Political considerations when monitoring the commercial determinants of health; comment on "National public health surveillance of corporations in key unhealthy commodity industries – a scoping review and framework synthesis". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13 8777, 1-4. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.8777

[Political considerations when monitoring the commercial determinants of health; comment on "National public health surveillance of corporations in key unhealthy commodity industries – a scoping review and framework synthesis"](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e56e8c9)

2024

Journal Article

##### Lobbying in the sunlight: a scoping review of frameworks to measure the accessibility of lobbying disclosures

Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer, Baradar, Hedeeyeh, Crosbie, Eric and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Lobbying in the sunlight: a scoping review of frameworks to measure the accessibility of lobbying disclosures. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13 8497. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.8497

[Lobbying in the sunlight: a scoping review of frameworks to measure the accessibility of lobbying disclosures](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:568b959)

2024

Journal Article

##### Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics

Clifford Astbury, Chloe, Demeshko, Anastassia, Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, McLeod, Ryan, Wiktorowicz, Mary, Aenishaenslin, Cécile, Cullerton, Katherine, Lee, Kirsten M., Ruckert, Arne, Viens, A. M., Tsasis, Peter and Penney, Tarra L. (2024). Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics. Globalization and Health, 20 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s12992-024-01055-7

[Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e462d4e)

2024

Journal Article

##### The role of corruption in global food systems: a systematic scoping review

Demeshko, Anastassia, Clifford Astbury, Chloe, Lee, Kirsten M., Clarke, Janielle, Cullerton, Katherine and Penney, Tarra L. (2024). The role of corruption in global food systems: a systematic scoping review. Globalization and Health, 20 (1) 48, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12992-024-01054-8

[The role of corruption in global food systems: a systematic scoping review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9a7bdab)

2024

Journal Article

##### Inside a corporate affairs conference: the race for a social license

Cullerton, Katherine and Patay, Dori (2024). Inside a corporate affairs conference: the race for a social license. Frontiers in Communication, 9 1419959, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2024.1419959

[Inside a corporate affairs conference: the race for a social license](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ffd4c7f)

2024

Journal Article

##### An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries

Delaine, Adam, Ferguson, Megan, Bacon, Rachel and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48 (2) 100133, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100133

[An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d1d5cad)

2024

Journal Article

##### Mapping the lobbying footprint of harmful industries: 23 years of data from OpenSecrets

Chung, Holly, Cullerton, Katherine and Lacy-Nichols, Jennifer (2024). Mapping the lobbying footprint of harmful industries: 23 years of data from OpenSecrets. The Milbank Quarterly, 102 (1), 212-232. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12686

[Mapping the lobbying footprint of harmful industries: 23 years of data from OpenSecrets](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:374bfc4)

2024

Journal Article

##### Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a scoping review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries

Heenan, Maddie, Hart, Ashleigh Chanel, Cullerton, Katherine, Jan, Stephen and Shanthosh, Janani (2024). Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a scoping review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries. BMC Public Health, 24 (1) 641, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18053-4

[Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a scoping review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:37e3615)

2024

Book Chapter

##### Food and farming

Gill, Kerri-Anne and Cullerton, Katherine (2024). Food and farming. Political determinants of health in Australia: a planetary perspective. (pp. 129-147) edited by Marguerite C. Sendall, Allyson Mutch and Lisa Fitzgerald. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003315490-11

[Food and farming](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7078b2d)

2024

Journal Article

##### Effect of message framing on support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia: a cross-sectional survey analysis

Cullerton, Katherine, Demeshko, Anastassia and Waller, Michael (2024). Effect of message framing on support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia: a cross-sectional survey analysis. Health Promotion International, 39 (1) daad193, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad193

[Effect of message framing on support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia: a cross-sectional survey analysis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203fa80)

2024

Journal Article

##### Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers

Cullerton, Katherine, Adams, Jean, Forouhi, Nita G, Francis, Oliver and White, Martin (2024). Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers. BMJ, 384 e077908, e077908. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-077908

[Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1007e70)

### Current funding

- 2026 - 2030

  Revolving door lobbyists: harmful industry & public interest policymaking (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Melbourne)

  University of Melbourne

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/72030)
- 2024 - 2027

  A co-designed framework to drive action to promote health and equity in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community stores

  NHMRC Targeted Research

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/65165)

### Past funding

- 2022 - 2023

  Investigating the Corporate Affairs Summit

  Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Administered by The Sax Institute

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56570)
- 2021 - 2025

  Understanding engagement to regulate the commercial determinants of health (ARC Linkage Project administered by The Australian National University)

  Australian National University

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/51055)
- 2021 - 2024

  Understanding message framing and public attitudes to nutrition policy action targeting children

  The Children's Hospital Foundation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/52909)
- 2020 - 2025

  Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life: improving healthy food affordability and food security in remote Australia

  NHMRC Targeted Research

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38876)
- 2019

  The consideration and development of a fit for purpose definition for Discretionary Foods and Drinks (NHMRC Commonwealth Contract - Services)

  NHMRC Other Strategic Funding Initiatives

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37896)

### Availability

Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Strategies of influence used by the meat industry to impact policy making decisions in Australia and the European Union

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Adam Hannah](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/33712)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Barriers and enablers of family farmers' contribution to Australian population nutrition

  Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Power imbalances in commissioned global public health research

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Michael Waller](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1842)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Commercial determinants of the arms Industry and implications for global public health

  Principal Advisor

#### Completed supervision

- 2026

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [COVID-19 Impacts on Alternative and Local Food Systems: Unpacking the Potential for Sustainable Food Production and Consumption](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7418ea0)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Kiah Smith](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/14632)
- 2023

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Exploring the food choices of young adults in the United States of America: an interdisciplinary investigation through the lens of decision-making, rewards, and context](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d15a3fb)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Sheleigh Lawler](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1627)

### Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton directly for media enquiries about:

- advocacy
- conflict of interest
- health policy
- influence of food industry
- nutrition policy

#### Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-6380)
- [ResearcherID](https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/D-3500-2018)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56829678400)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=eSjmQ10AAAAJ)

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