Felice Nellie JackaOAM is an Australian academic, founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. She is a professor of Nutritional Psychiatry and the director of the Food & Mood Centre at
Deakin University.[1]
Jacka focused her research work in the field of
nutritional psychiatry, establishing diet as a risk factor and treatment target for common mental disorders. In 2017, she led a trial showing that an improved diet could treat major depression,[2] finding that healthier eating habits can result in a 30% reduced risk of depression.[3]
The results of the studies led by Jacka have been featured across Australia in The Guardian[4], The Sydney Morning Herald[5] and
ABC News[6]. With over 260 publications, she is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher for all years between 2020 and 2023,[7] ranking her in the top 0.1% of publishing scientists worldwide.[8]
Challenges and priorities for researching the gut microbiota in individuals living with anorexia nervosa, 2023.[10]
Nutrition and bipolar disorder: a systematic review, 2022.[11]
Assessing the feasibility of an m-Health intervention for changing diet quality and mood in individuals with depression: the My Food & Mood program, 2021.[12]
Nutrition-based interventions for mood disorders, 2020.[13]
Fermented foods, the gut and mental health: a mechanistic overview with implications for depression and anxiety, 2020[14]
A modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for adults with major depression: Dietary protocol and feasibility data from the SMILES trial, 2018.[15]
Dietary recommendations for the prevention of depression, 2015.[16]
Felice Nellie JackaOAM is an Australian academic, founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. She is a professor of Nutritional Psychiatry and the director of the Food & Mood Centre at
Deakin University.[1]
Jacka focused her research work in the field of
nutritional psychiatry, establishing diet as a risk factor and treatment target for common mental disorders. In 2017, she led a trial showing that an improved diet could treat major depression,[2] finding that healthier eating habits can result in a 30% reduced risk of depression.[3]
The results of the studies led by Jacka have been featured across Australia in The Guardian[4], The Sydney Morning Herald[5] and
ABC News[6]. With over 260 publications, she is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher for all years between 2020 and 2023,[7] ranking her in the top 0.1% of publishing scientists worldwide.[8]
Challenges and priorities for researching the gut microbiota in individuals living with anorexia nervosa, 2023.[10]
Nutrition and bipolar disorder: a systematic review, 2022.[11]
Assessing the feasibility of an m-Health intervention for changing diet quality and mood in individuals with depression: the My Food & Mood program, 2021.[12]
Nutrition-based interventions for mood disorders, 2020.[13]
Fermented foods, the gut and mental health: a mechanistic overview with implications for depression and anxiety, 2020[14]
A modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for adults with major depression: Dietary protocol and feasibility data from the SMILES trial, 2018.[15]
Dietary recommendations for the prevention of depression, 2015.[16]