Dr Mikaela Wheeler

Dr Mikaela Wheeler is a lecturer in the School of Public Health and has clinical and research expertise as a dietitian-nutritionist in residential aged care and community settings. Using mixed methods and co-design methodology, her research focuses on improving the lives of older people through system design to tackle imminent problems, including poor nutrition, social isolation, loneliness, and specialist care for people living with dementia. In her teaching, Mikaela delivers undergraduate courses in chronic disease and nutrition across the lifespan and is part of the Advocacy and Public Health teaching team in the Medical Program.