Dr Stefania Velardo

Senior Lecturer

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

place Education
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Stefania is a social scientist whose work explores the social dimensions of food and food-related inequities. Stefania's research largely draws on oral and visual qualitative methods, with a particular interest in child-centred methodologies. Central to her work is a commitment to social justice and amplifying marginalised voices to inform understanding of lived experience perspectives on the social determinants of health.

Qualifications
  • BHSc (University of South Australia)
  • BEd (Hons) (Flinders University)
  • PhD (Flinders University)
Honours, awards and grants

2021

  • Australian Health Promotion Association - Glen Paley Memorial Award
  • Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant
  • Flinders University Re-Entry Research Fellowship

2019

  • Flinders University Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
  • Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation Grant

2018

  • ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Research Mentoring Scheme (University of Melbourne)
  • Flinders University Vice Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers
  • Flinders University College of EPSW Teaching Award
  • Healthy Development Adelaide International Travel Grant
  • Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior High Impact Award

2017

  • Flinders University Building Research Leaders Program

2016

  • Healthy Development Adelaide International Travel Grant

2015

  • Elected representative - Global Young Scientists Summit, Singapore

2013

  • Healthy Development Adelaide International Travel Grant
  • Healthy Development Adelaide/Channel 7 Research Foundation Top Up Scholarship
Interests
  • Children and food
  • Social dimensions of food