Communication connoisseur :
Dr Tim Crowe
After making his way up the university ranks over almost two decades , Dr Tim Crowe decided to take a leap towards a new nutrition niche – and now , he ’ s one of the most prolific media dietitians in Australia . Here ’ s Tim ’ s inspiring story of wearing many different hats : dietitian , nutritionist , nutrition scientist , nutrition researcher , science communicator … and more !
Images courtesy of Dr Tim Crowe
Can you give us an overview of your career path ?
I began as a scientist . I did a Bachelor of Science , went onto Honours and then did a PhD in molecular biology . After my PhD , I wasn ’ t excited by the work I was doing , but I found myself becoming more interested in reading papers about nutrition , sports performance and disease . So , I was looking into career options and this word ‘ dietetics ’ kept coming up . I ended up wandering across the road to the hospital and knocked on the door of the dietetics department to find out a bit more – and I got a phone call the next day being offered a spot in the Masters course at Sydney Uni . I haven ' t looked back , it ' s been wonderful . I worked as a clinical dietitian for a year , but I was drawn back to research . I ended up at Deakin University and I was there for 16 years .
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