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Research Grants and Contracts

$116,810

 

 

2023-2023

How Do They Eat? An Ethnographic Study of Student Eating Behaviour in a Chinese University

Funded by the Hebei Province Foreign Expert Grant, Hebei Province, China

 

Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

$4 million

2022-2024

An Aotearoa New Zealand Diet for Metabolic Health and Whanau Wellbeing: HE Rourou Whai Painga

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Funded by the High Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge

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Primary investigator: Dr Jeremy Krebs, University of Otago

Associate investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy, is bringing her research expertise in dietary behaviour change and e-health.

$400,839

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2020-2022

Pasture-raised Advantage: the role of NZ pasture-raised red meat on nutrition, health and wellness in humans.

 

Funded by High Value Nutrition (HVN); Industry Partner: Meat Industry Association (MIA).

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Primary investigators: Dr Andrea Braakhuis, The University of Auckland, and Dr Emma Bermingham, AgResearch Limited. 

Associate investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy, is supporting the nutrition intervention outlined in objective 4 of the research grant proposal, bringing her expertise as a dietitian researching digital population-based approaches to improve eating behaviours in young people.

$40, 000

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2021-2023

A Scoping Review Mapping the Effects of Social and Economic Factors on Chronic Diseases – A Comparative Analysis of New Zealand and Australia

 

Funded by Plant and Food Research New Zealand.

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Primary investigators: Dr Rajshri Roy, The University of Auckland, and Dr Joya Kemper, University of Canterbury

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$19,723

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2021-2022

Exploring the changes in sustainable and healthy food practices in response to COVID-19

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Funded by Worldwide Universities Network RDF

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Primary investigators: Dr Joya Kemper, University of Canterbury

Associate investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

$10,000

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2021-2021

Promoting healthier food portions with the application of Augmented Reality

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Funded by Food and Health Programme, University of Auckland

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Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

Associate Investigator(s): Dr Alex Shaw, University of Auckland and Dr Joya Kemper, University of Canterbury

$7,500

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2019-2019

Pilot testing short videos addressing barriers to cooking with vegetables in young adults

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Funded by Food and Health Programme, University of Auckland

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Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

Associate Investigator(s): Dr Joya Kemper, University of Canterbury

$10,000

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2018-2018

Does labelling of healthy foods on menus promote better choices at the point-of-purchase in university food outlets?

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Funded by Food and Health Programme, University of Auckland

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Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

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$30,000

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2017-2019

A Toolkit for Building a Healthier Place to Work

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Funded by Faculty Research and Development Fund, University of Auckland

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Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

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$10,000

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2016-2016

A new understanding of the university food environment and an assessment of on campus food
purchasing behaviours, preferences and opinions on food availability of university staff and students.

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Funded by Food and Health Programme, University of Auckland

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Primary investigator: Dr Rajshri Roy

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