Ms Naomi Hull

Contacts

Contact email:naomi.hull@anu.edu.au
RN, IBCLC, MPH (University of Queensland)
Research Assistant

Biography

Naomi has been a Research Assistant with Assoc Prof Julie Smith for since 2018 and is currently a PhD Candidate at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney working on advancing global food security for infants and young children. Naomi is the National Coordinator of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (founded in 2017 at ANU by Assoc Prof Julie Smith) – which brings together colleagues from all over the country. This team has now completed two assessments of Australia’s policies and programs in infant feeding - 2018 and 2023. Naomi feels strongly about finding a way to improve the breastfeeding experience for families by way of advocating for policy change in Australia and globally.

Research

Research interests

  • Infant Feeding Policy
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • First-food security
  • Food Security
  • Commercial and Social Determinants of Health (Infants and young children)
  • Breastfeeding

Publications

  • https://scholar.google.com.au/citations
  • https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-3990
  • Providing breastfeeding support during the COVID-19 pandemic: Concerns of mothers who contacted the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Breastfeeding Review 2020, 28(3), 25–35
  • Perspectives of Key Stakeholders and experts in infant feeding on the implementation of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015 , Breastfeeding Review 2017; 25(1): 25–34