Louise Burke PHD, BSC, GRAD DIP DIET, FSMA, FACSM, OAM, APD

Louise has been the Head of the Department of Sports Nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport since 1990 and has nearly 35 years of experience in counselling and educating athletes. She holds a Chair in Sports Nutrition within the Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research at the Australian Catholic University, and is a Director of the International Olympic Committee’s Diploma in Sports Nutrition. Her research interests include dietary periodisation for training and competition performance, post-exercise recovery, nutritional ergogenic aids, carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise, and fluid needs in sport.

Louise has produced a number of education resources for athletes, coaches, students and practitioners, including best selling books. She was appointed as the Dietitian to the Australia Olympic Team for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games, and is a Fellow of Sports Dietitians Australia, Sports Medicine Australia and the American College of Sports Medicine. In 2009 she received a Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) from the Australian Government in recognition of her work in sports nutrition.

Vicki Deakin MSC (RESEARCH), BSC, DIP T, GRAD DIP NUTR DIET, APD

Vicki, now semi-retired, is an Adjunct Associate Professor and was former Head of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Canberra, where she initiated the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Nutrition and Dietetics and in Sports Nutrition. Her involvement with elite athletes dates back to her initiation of the nutrition services at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1985 and her ongoing role as Nutrition Performance Manager at the ACT Academy of Sport.

Vicki continues to mentor students and young professionals and provide input into not-for-profit organisations that advocate for increasing physical activity in the community. Her research interests include iron deficiency, dietary survey methods, and determining barriers and facilitators that affect food choice and physical activity behaviours in different population groups.