Dr Megan Jensen (PhD, 2013) is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Senior Research Fellow with the Breathing & Lung Health Program at Hunter Medical Research Institute and the University of Newcastle.

Dr Jensen has a track record in maternal and paediatric nutrition in respiratory disease, including the management of clinical asthma trials in Australia and Canada, and has contributed to healthcare professional and consumer resources, position statements and policies in the fields of nutrition and respiratory. Dr Jensen leads a Maternal & Paediatric Respiratory Nutrition research program, with a dedicated research stream on breastfeeding.

Dr Jensen is passionate about improving the diet quality of infants, children and adolescents to improve their overall health and is interested in its relationship with respiratory health. Dr Jensen has >90 publications and >$7 million in grant funding including three prestigious fellowships.