Experience

UQ School of Public Health

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutor (Sessional Academic)

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Tutoring for public health and advocacy stream workshops (1st year) for MD program. Topics includes cultural safety, stigma and biases, social determinants of health, early childhood development and classism. Marking students’ assessments Tutoring for public health and advocacy stream workshops (1st year) for MD program. Topics includes cultural safety, stigma and biases, social determinants of health, early childhood development and classism. Marking students’ assessments



Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jul 2021 - Present

  Working on the recruitment planning for numerous child nutrition research projects, Mapping out all relevant community organisations and stakeholders in both Queensland and across Australia that provide family and child services, food relief programs or social support services. This includes Early Chilldhood Education and Care settings, schools, family services, local playgroups, charitable organisations, neightbourhood centres,, sport clubs. I coordinate the recruitment process by contacting and liaising with the external stakeholders, providing study information and reporting back to the research team.Completing interview and photovoice data transcription for the Feeding Families in Tough Times (F-FiTT) project.Setting up pre-post assessment and satisfaction surveys using Qualtrics for Pasifika Diabetes Wellness Program Show less

• • Nov 2020 - Present

  PhD project Title: Dads at Mealtimes: Exploring fathers' food parenting, feeding roles and experiences in tough times. This project aims to understand household food insecurity and family mealtime environment, and their relationships with paternal feeding practices, in families with infants and young toddlers. It will explore the perspectives of fathers and the factors that influence their feeding practices. Findings from this research will inform the development of early child feeding interventions that acknowledge the lived experience of fathers. Show less



Corporates & Community Setting

• Hong Kong SAR; Adelaide, South Australia

• Dietitian

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  Nutrition Consultation | Community Health | Corporate Wellness | Foodservice • Provided dietetics service to residents at aged care homes and liaised with nursing staff in providing appropriate nutrition regime/ oral nutrition supplements. Designed and reviewed aged care menu • Provided dietetics services to residents with disability. Provided dietary prescriptions and supplement regimens. • Reviewed 4-week menu at Magill Lodge to adhere to the regulations set by the Supported Residential Facilities Regulations 2009 • Conducted over 50 health seminars on children nutrition, pregnancy health and cancer prevention at different community organisations including schools, NGOs, corporate companies, and nutraceutical companies • Developed and taught nutrition courses for Hong Kong University SPACE & Open University • Led and coordinated corporate wellness projects, supporting employees health screening, consultations and body composition analysis • Contributed to content editing, translation and recipes nutrient analysis for the book titled “Beauty Inside Out” • Spoke on health topics on TV programs and wrote articles on diet & diseases management • Developed nutrition education resources & clients handouts Show less



My Future My Way

• Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

• Dietitian

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Provided nutrition consultations to NDIS participants, partnering with support coordinator, speech pathologist, and parents & carers; Served as a term therapist to deliver social skill group program for children and adolescents • Produced individual care plan with assessment results and recommended support for NDIS submission, in accordance to regulatory standards and service policies • Provided nutrition consultations to NDIS participants, partnering with support coordinator, speech pathologist, and parents & carers; Served as a term therapist to deliver social skill group program for children and adolescents • Produced individual care plan with assessment results and recommended support for NDIS submission, in accordance to regulatory standards and service policies



Self-employed

• Hong Kong SAR

• Private Tutor

  • 2018 - 2019

  Lesson planning and tutoring for primary and secondary school-age children, and children with special needs. Subjects covering Biology, English and Independent living skills Lesson planning and tutoring for primary and secondary school-age children, and children with special needs. Subjects covering Biology, English and Independent living skills



HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education | Dietetics, Food and Nutrition

• Hong Kong

• Teacher (Sessional)

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Developed and delivered 4-week courses on ‘Prenatal Nutrition' & 'Popular Dietary Supplements and Health’ to adult learners • Received positive feedback as shown in the Learning Experience Survey Report (e.g. 100% of students strongly agree or agree that the teacher was knowledgeable about the subject and effective in helping their learning.) • Developed and delivered 4-week courses on ‘Prenatal Nutrition' & 'Popular Dietary Supplements and Health’ to adult learners • Received positive feedback as shown in the Learning Experience Survey Report (e.g. 100% of students strongly agree or agree that the teacher was knowledgeable about the subject and effective in helping their learning.)



The Nesbitt Centre

• Sai Ying Pun, HK

• Dietitian / Special Need Facilitator

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Planned and evaluated program sessions, ensuring differentiation of tasks to meet individual needs and learning styles of all students • Facilitated a range of group sessions and activities, including taught sessions (sensory cooking, food education, well-being, art) and community outings to adults with learning disabilities • Provided one-to-one nutrition consultations and advice to clients (and/or parents) with ASD, down syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders. • Supported students to achieve person centred goals through self-directed learning and developed strategies to encourage social communication and manage behaviours Show less



Viseisei Sai Health Centre

• Viseisei, Fiji

• Dietitian

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

  Participated in the nutrition and diabetes program at Viseisei Sai Health Centre, He has been involved in dietetics consultation and numerous outreach nutrition promotion programs: • Facilitated nutrition talks and cooking demonstrations in kindergartens, schools and villages • Provided one-to-one nutrition consultations to clients in NCD clinic and during outreaches • Conducted training workshops on nutrition to community health workers and members of women’s clubs • Published articles on “iron-deficiency anemia” and “sugar” for local newspaper 'Fiji Sun' • Designed assessment forms and culturally appropriate education materials • Prepared activity reports on nutrition education for funding purposes His reflection piece and expereince at the centre can be found in: https://www.viseiseihealth.org/news/jeffrey-so-volunteer-dietitian Show less



The University of Queensland

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master of Dietetics Studies (Research Stream)

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

  Research Topic: Comparison of a novel, digital nutrition assessment tool (Pt-Global app) against the validated paper version of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) in patients with head and neck cancer Study Aim: To evaluate the agreement of the digital Pt-Global app against the paper version of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), in patients with HNC receiving radiation therapy (RT). Research Topic: Comparison of a novel, digital nutrition assessment tool (Pt-Global app) against the validated paper version of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) in patients with head and neck cancer Study Aim: To evaluate the agreement of the digital Pt-Global app against the paper version of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), in patients with HNC receiving radiation therapy (RT).



Bluecare Wirunya Aged Care Facility

• Student Dietitian

  • May 2015 - May 2015

  Professional Practice in Food and Nutrition Service Management • Examined foodservice menu in terms of safety, quality and variety • Compared the vitamised menu to the normal menu and observed the actual implementation of the menu • Applied strategic planning processes to identify quality issues within the system • Recommended changes to the written menu and service delivery to improve choices and palatability for residents on the vitamised menu Professional Practice in Food and Nutrition Service Management • Examined foodservice menu in terms of safety, quality and variety • Compared the vitamised menu to the normal menu and observed the actual implementation of the menu • Applied strategic planning processes to identify quality issues within the system • Recommended changes to the written menu and service delivery to improve choices and palatability for residents on the vitamised menu



Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

• Hong Kong
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Dietetics Intern

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

  • Assisted with the dietetic consultations in endocrine & diabetes centre, allergy centre and hospital Inpatient service • Analysed hospital standardised recipes using Nutritionist PRO • Prepared documents and data collection for dietetics research and media interviews • Assisted with the dietetic consultations in endocrine & diabetes centre, allergy centre and hospital Inpatient service • Analysed hospital standardised recipes using Nutritionist PRO • Prepared documents and data collection for dietetics research and media interviews



UQ Health Care

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Dietitian

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2014

  Professional Practice in Public Health and Community Nutrition • Planned, implemented and evaluated a diabetes program in residential facility • Communicated progress to clinical educator, groups and communities • Prepared nutrition handouts and group education materials • Documented healthcare records using Best Practice Software Professional Practice in Public Health and Community Nutrition • Planned, implemented and evaluated a diabetes program in residential facility • Communicated progress to clinical educator, groups and communities • Prepared nutrition handouts and group education materials • Documented healthcare records using Best Practice Software



Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation

• Brisbane, Australia

• Student Dietitian

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2014

  Professional Practice in Medical Nutrition Therapy - Undertakes nutrition screening, assessment of nutritional status and education for inpatients - Implements nutrition care plan in collaboration with client or other members of health care team. - Develops client-centred goals and strategies for achieving nutritional management - Monitor progress of individual's condition and care Professional Practice in Medical Nutrition Therapy - Undertakes nutrition screening, assessment of nutritional status and education for inpatients - Implements nutrition care plan in collaboration with client or other members of health care team. - Develops client-centred goals and strategies for achieving nutritional management - Monitor progress of individual's condition and care



Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

• University of Queensland

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

  - Participated in the research group meetings and developed research skills on presentation, data management and literature review. - Completed literature review and participated in research designs - Assisted with PhD students' experiment protocols and laboratory data collection (saliva collection and handling, food preparation. - Participated in the research group meetings and developed research skills on presentation, data management and literature review. - Completed literature review and participated in research designs - Assisted with PhD students' experiment protocols and laboratory data collection (saliva collection and handling, food preparation.



Tree of Life Nutrition

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nutrition Assistant

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

  Prepared and edited nutrition resources and handouts for clients Complied with a list of gyms/doctor offices in Brisbane areas for clinic engagement and collaboration. Prepared and edited nutrition resources and handouts for clients Complied with a list of gyms/doctor offices in Brisbane areas for clinic engagement and collaboration.