Dr Jessica Ferguson is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy at the University of Newcastle, affiliated with HMRI’s Food & Nutrition Research Program.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours Class 1) in 2014 and is an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Accredited Nutritionist. Dr Ferguson obtained her PhD from The University of Newcastle in July 2019 through which she explored the cardiovascular health benefits of food bioactives in individuals with high cholesterol, focusing particular attention on phytosterols, curcumin and oat beta-glucan.

Since completion of her PhD, Dr Ferguson has continued her research in the area of nutrition and chronic disease prevention, exploring the dietary profile, nutritional status and health of plant-based dietary patterns in Australian adults, as well as investigating the nutritional metabolome through controlled human feeding studies.

Dr Ferguson also has over seven years consulting experience consulting in private practice delivering up-to-date evidence based nutrition counselling utilising a patient-centered tailored approach to achieve clinical outcomes.