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Professor Emeritus, '''Elaine Rush''', [[MNZM]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen's Birthday Honours 2014|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/queens-birthday-honours-2014|accessdate=28 July 2017|publisher=[[Otago Daily Times]]}}</ref> Professor of Nutrition at [[Auckland University of Technology]], PhD has been involved in health and education for all her working career. In 2014 she was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health and in 2019 was appointed Professor Emeritus in recognition of long and distinguished service to the University through outstanding research and teaching.
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Professor Emeritus '''Elaine Carolyn Rush''', {{Post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}}, is a Professor of Nutrition at [[Auckland University of Technology]]. In 2014 she was appointed as a Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] for her services to health<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen's Birthday Honours 2014 |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/queens-birthday-honours-2014 |accessdate=28 July 2017 |publisher=[[Otago Daily Times]]}}</ref> and in 2019 she was appointed Professor Emeritus in recognition of her long and distinguished service to the University.


== Research ==
== Research ==
Her diverse research expertise in the measurement of body composition, energy expenditure, physical activity, nutrition and risk factors for disease, an interest in ethnic differences in health and involvement in programmes and actions that will make a difference to health has across the lifecycle has led to over 170 publications.
Her research in the measurement of body composition, energy expenditure, physical activity, nutrition and risk factors for disease, as well as her interest in ethnic differences in health have produced over 270 publications.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elaine-Rush ResearchGate website, ''Elaine Rush'', retrieved 2024-06-06]</ref>


She is involved with projects to improve health outcomes in children, including those whose mothers had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. She is also involved in the longitudinal Pacific Island Family study, which is tracking over 1,000 Pacific Island children from birth.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rush |first=E. |last2=Oliver |first2=M. |last3=Plank |first3=L. D. |last4=Taylor |first4=S. |last5=Iusitini |first5=L. |last6=Jalili-Moghaddam |first6=S. |last7=Savila |first7=F. |last8=Paterson |first8=J. |last9=Tautolo |first9=E. |date=2016-11-01 |title=Cohort profile: Pacific Islands Families (PIF) growth study, Auckland, New Zealand |url=https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/11/e013407 |journal=BMJ Open |language=en |volume=6 |issue=11 |pages=e013407 |doi=10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013407 |issn=2044-6055 |pmid=27807091|hdl=2292/32797 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
The projects she is involved in include Energize in preschools and primary schools reaching more than 60000 children, the health and growth of children whose mothers’ had gestational diabetes and the longitudinal Pacific Island Family study which is tracking over 1000 Pacific children from birth.


== Positions ==
She is the scientific director of the [[New Zealand Nutrition Foundation]]. Elaine also serves on the Councils of a number of nutrition and obesity organisations and is the New Zealand representative for the [[World Obesity Federation]]. She has been an expert consultant for the [[World Health Organization]] and the [[International Atomic Energy Agency in Nutrition and Health]]. She is a deputy editor for the [[British Journal of Nutrition]] and Adjunct Professor at the [[Cork Institute of Technology]].
Rush was the scientific director of the [[New Zealand Nutrition Foundation]] from 2006 to 2013.<ref>[https://nutritionfoundation.org.nz/farewells/ New Zealand Nutrition Foundation, ''Farewells'', article dated September 10th, 2023]</ref> She also serves on the Councils of a number of nutrition and obesity organisations and is the New Zealand representative for the [[World Obesity Federation]].<ref>[https://www.truehealthinitiative.org/council_member/elaine-rush/ True Health Initiative website, ''Elaine Rush'']</ref> She has been an expert consultant for the [[World Health Organization]] and the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] as well as adjunct professor at the [[Cork Institute of Technology]].<ref>[https://academics.aut.ac.nz/elaine.rush Australian University of Technology website, ''Elaine Rush'']</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7003908763 Author details (Rush, Elaine)] on [[Scopus]]
* [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7003908763 Author details (Rush, Elaine)] on [[Scopus]]
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Latest revision as of 04:40, 2 August 2024

Elaine Rush
MNZM
Rush following her investiture in 2014
OccupationNutritionist
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Academic work
InstitutionsAuckland University of Technology

Professor Emeritus Elaine Carolyn Rush, MNZM, is a Professor of Nutrition at Auckland University of Technology. In 2014 she was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to health[1] and in 2019 she was appointed Professor Emeritus in recognition of her long and distinguished service to the University.

Research

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Her research in the measurement of body composition, energy expenditure, physical activity, nutrition and risk factors for disease, as well as her interest in ethnic differences in health have produced over 270 publications.[2]

She is involved with projects to improve health outcomes in children, including those whose mothers had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. She is also involved in the longitudinal Pacific Island Family study, which is tracking over 1,000 Pacific Island children from birth.[3]

Positions

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Rush was the scientific director of the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation from 2006 to 2013.[4] She also serves on the Councils of a number of nutrition and obesity organisations and is the New Zealand representative for the World Obesity Federation.[5] She has been an expert consultant for the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency as well as adjunct professor at the Cork Institute of Technology.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2014". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ ResearchGate website, Elaine Rush, retrieved 2024-06-06
  3. ^ Rush, E.; Oliver, M.; Plank, L. D.; Taylor, S.; Iusitini, L.; Jalili-Moghaddam, S.; Savila, F.; Paterson, J.; Tautolo, E. (1 November 2016). "Cohort profile: Pacific Islands Families (PIF) growth study, Auckland, New Zealand". BMJ Open. 6 (11): e013407. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013407. hdl:2292/32797. ISSN 2044-6055. PMID 27807091.
  4. ^ New Zealand Nutrition Foundation, Farewells, article dated September 10th, 2023
  5. ^ True Health Initiative website, Elaine Rush
  6. ^ Australian University of Technology website, Elaine Rush
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