Ms Gizelle Wilson
BSc, BNutDiet, APD
Telephone: +61 8 8204 5186
Fax: +61 8 8204 6406
gizelle.stillwell@flinders.edu.au
Biography
After completing a Bachelor of Science at Flinders University, Gizelle carried on to study Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders, graduating with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2000. Her first position was within West Wimmera Health Service in rural Victoria which incorporated visiting numerous sites for clinical work, health promotion and 1:1 consultations. After returning to Adelaide Gizelle worked at Noarlunga Hospital in a clinical position, followed by work as a nutritionals representative for Nutricia, then 18 months at Wakefield Hospital as a senior clinical dietitian before taking a part-time position as a Research Associate at Flinders University . She has been working in the field of childhood overweight and obesity since May 2004. More recently doing some part-time teaching and coordinating a second year food & nutrition topic. Gizelle has also worked casually for the past 6 years consulting in her private practice.
Teaching Interests
General food & nutrition.
Communication & counselling.
Food service.
Professional Experience
March – July 2001: Community/Clinical Dietitian at West Wimmera Health Service, Vic.
July 2001 – Sept 2002: Clinical Dietitian, Noarlunga Health Service.
Sept 2002 – May 2004: Territory Manager, Nutricia Australia .
July 2004 – Dec 2005: Ramsay Healthcare ( Wakefield Private Hospital ).
Dec 2001 – present: Consulting in private practice (Aldinga/McLaren Vale/Aged care facilities).
May 2004 – present: Research Associate/Dietitian, Flinders University .
Community Activity
DAA-SA Executive Member (Sponsorship Coordinator)
Member of DAA and APD
DAA Mentoring Program
Flinders University Workplace Mentoring Program
Research Interests
Family management of childhood overweight and obesity
Promotion of healthy feeding practices in infants
Aged care
Conference Papers, Abstracts and Presentations
Man Ka Ho, Perry R, Wilson G, Magarey A, Daniels L. Nutrient intakes of 6-10 month old infants assessed against Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand : The effect of using two different methods to calculate breast milk consumption. DAA SA branch scientific meeting Adelaide October 2006.
Magarey A, Wilson G, Perry R, Daniels L. ICO Lifestyle Changes at 6 months of Subjects Enrolled in the PEACH RCT a Family Focussed Weight Management Program for 5 to 9-year-olds ICO Sydney, Sept 2006 Obesity Reviews 2006;7(suppl 2):PO0758 pg325.
Wilson G, Magarey A, Haigh R. Baseline lifestyle variables in children enrolled in the PEACH weight management program. Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity 14th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide SA, October 2005.