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Dietitians

Jessica Rothwell

Jessica Rothwell

BHuman Nutr, MDiet

M T

BIO

Jessica Rothwell is an Advanced Sports Dietitian with nearly 10 years of experiencing working in private practice and with elite athletes through her work with the Victorian Insitute of Sport, Athletics Australia and most recently, The Australian Ballet.

SPECIALIST AREAS

Endurance athletes(elite and recreational, with a particular interest in running)

Adolescent nutrition (team sports and individual)

REDs, disordered eating, exercise induced gastrointestinal syndrome (EIGS), nutrition for rehabilitation, iron and bone health management

2025 – Present

Consultant Sports Dietitian

Australian Ballet Company

Australia

2020 – Present

National High Performance Nutrition Lead

Australians Athletics including World Athletics Championships(2019,2023) and Tokyo Olympics (2021)

Australia

2019 – 2020

Sports Dietitian

AFWL Richmond

Australia

2018 – Present

Advanced Sports Dietitian

Victorian Institute of Sport

Australia

2018 – 2021

In-house Sports Dietitian

Sports Dietitians Australia

Australia

2018 – 2021

Consultant Sports Dietitian

Sports Medicine Australia

Australia

2017 – 2019

Causal Dietitian

Echuca Regional Health/ Northern Hospitals

Australia

2018

Level 1 ISAK Anthropometrist

Melbourne, Australia

2016

Sports Nutrition Course

Sports Dietitians Australia

Melbourne, Australia

2015

Master of Dietetic Practice (MDiet)

La Trobe University

Melbourne, Australia

2013

Bachelor of Human Nutrition (BHumanNutr)

University of Canberra

Melbourne, Australia

2013

Bachelor of Human Nutrition (BHumanNutr)

University of Canberra

Melbourne, Australia

SDA Masterclass: Nutrition for Endurance Athletes (SDA, Alan McCubbin & Greg Cox)

FBT for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (CEED)

CBT-GHS (CEED)

SDA Gut Health in Endurance Athletes Workshop (SDA, Ricardo Da Costa & Sonja Kukuljan)

SDA Eating Disorders in Sport Workshop (Fiona Sutherland)

PUBLICATIONS

“Competing in Hot Conditions at the Tokyo Olympic Games: Preparation Strategies Used by Australian Race Walkers. ”

Carr, A. J., Vallance, B. S., Rothwell, J., Rea, A. E., Burke, L. M., & Guy, J. H. (2022).

Frontiers in physiology, 13, 836858

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"Athlete perceptions of flavored, menthol-enhanced energy gels ingested prior to endurance exercise in the heat”

Vogel, R. M., Ross, M. L., Swann, C., Rothwell, J. E., & Stevens, C. J. (2022).

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 19(1), 580–592.

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AWARDS

Nestle / AIS Scholarship

2012

Australian Athletics emerging athlete of the year

2010

Australian Athletics Junior athlete of the year

2009

VCE Premiers Award Health and Human Development

2007

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Alex Bell

Alex Bell APD, RD, CEDC-D

Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian

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BIO

Alex Bell has always had a passion for sport and exercise. Competing to a national level in Tennis as a juniorbefore going to America to play in the NCAA Collegiate system. Her participation in sport fuelled her interest in nutrition, not just for performance, but also to the challengestraining schedules and pressure to achieve can have on one’s ability to fuel adequately and recover well.

Alex’s philosophy is one that focuses on the athlete’s overall health. She aims to support athletes with theirnutrition goals to support not just performance, but their overall health and relationship with food. Alex continues to uphold an active lifestyle. Her main sports of competition and participation are tennis andlong distance running, however, loves to watch and try any sports. She has completed many half and fullmarathons over the years including the original marathon from Marathon to Athens. Past sports Alex has competed in include AFL, netball and swimming. This included playing for Australia'sspirit team in the ANZAC day AFL game in Villers Bretonneux, France.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Sport nutrition

High intensity intermittent sports

Young athletes

Disordered eating, eating disorders, LEA and REDS

2024 – Present

Senior Dietitian

Austin Hospital

Australia

2024 – Present

Senior Dietitian

Another Private Practice for sport nutrition

Australia

2022 – 2024

Sport Dietitian

Enfi eld Town Ladies Football First Team

London, UK

2019 – 2024

Senior Specialist Dietitian

CAMHS Community Eating Disorders Service

London, UK

2023 – 2024

Specialist Freelance Dietitian

TCN clinic

London, UK

2018 – 2021

Paediatric Dietitian and mental health Dietitian

London, UK

2017 – 2018

Nutrition and Behaviour Change Lead

Weight Management Service

London, UK

2012 – 2014

Sport Nutrition Intern

Collegiate Sports

USA

Athlete playing tennis to Division 1 NCAA Collegiate level

Additional personal experience

USA

2022 – 2026

ISAK Level 1

Anthropometric Accreditation

2023

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)

Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford

2022

Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN)

Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders

2019

Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding (SOS)

2016

MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition

University of Westminster

2014

BSc Food and Nutrition

Drexel University

PUBLICATIONS

Mental health and nutrition considerations for active kids

Author | SDA Fuel blog | 2021

Spotlight food article

Author | SDA Re-Fuel magazine Spring Edition | 2022

Nutrition to improve cognitive function

Author | Australian Women’s Golf Magazine Spring Edition | 2023

Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practise (CEPiP) journal focus edition on eating disorders

Co-Author

Eating disorders in young athletes

Presenter | UK Sport Exercise Nutrition (SENr BDA) annual Conference

Creator of eating content for the Body Image and Eating module

Website content and blog editor

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Emily McNeil

Emily McNeil

BSc. ExSci, MDiet, CEDC

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BIO

Emily has always been passionate about health and all sports, with a particular interest in cycling (criterium and road racing), triathlon, running, team sports (AFL, basketball, netball), low energy availability / REDs,eating disorders and disordered eating. Emily’s love for supporting athletes stems from growing up playing representative basketball, supporting Carlton Football Club and her ongoing participation in local criterium and road races across Melbourne.

Emily enjoys working with all people to achieve their health and performance goals, no matter what age or level of competition. Emily is known for her nurturing personality, individualised and weight inclusive approach to providing nutrition support. She thrives supporting people to make sustainable changes to their nutrition and develop a positive relationship with food to achieve optimal health and performance outcomes. Emily’s areas of interest include working with junior and elite athletes to adequately fuel their training and competition, people experiencing an eating disorder (18 years and older), disordered eating, or those wanting to improve their relationship with food. Outside of this role you will find Emily road cycling, competing in local criterium races or out exploring on her gravel bike. Please note that in the event of needing to cancel or reschedule an appointment, this must be done 48 hours prior to your appointment to avoid a cancellation fee.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Sports Nutrition (both individual and team sports)

Eating disorders and disordered eating

Adolescent Nutrition

2022 – Present

Olympic Park Sports Medicine

Melbourne

2022 – 2024

Clinical Dietitian

St Vincent’s Hospital

Melbourne

2021 – 2022

Private Practice Dietitian

Get Going Health and Fitness

Australia

2021 – 2023

Cancer Research Fellow

Deakin University

Australia

2020 – 2022

Sports Dietitian

Hawthorn Football Club VFLW

Australia

2021 – 2022

Sports Dietitian, Junior and Senior Rowing Program

Carey Baptist Grammar

Australia

2020 – 2021

Private Practice Dietitian

Pace Health Management

Australia

2024

Adolescent Natinal Workshop with Sports Dietitians Australia

Australia

2023

Certified Eating Disorder Credential

National Eating Disorder Credential

Australia

2021

Sports Nutrition Course

Sports Dietitians

Australia

2018-2022

Masters of Dietetics

Deakin University

Melbourne, Australia

2018

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science

Major in Nutrition,Deakin University

Victoria, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

A Systematic Review: Nut Consumption for Cognitive Performance: A Systematic Review, published with Advances in Nutrition

October 2020

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