PhD candidate
Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Libby Salmon is a PhD candidate at the Australian Research Centre for Health Equity, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University, Canberra, to research the regulation of women's food production for infants and young children through breastfeeding. Her research investigates the contribution of human milk sharing to infant food security and health policy in Australia. With qualifications and experience in agricultural systems and veterinary science policy and practice, Libby worked with Associate Professor Julie Smith from 2013 as a research associate at the Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health at ANU on a study of breastfeeding and childcare, and rapid evidence reviews for WHO on marketing of breast milk substitutes and complementary foods and the 2018 Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy. Libby is a breastfeeding counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association and a member of the core committee of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (Australia).
Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships
Monday, August 14, 2023
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT