Practitioner Profile - Stephanie Gaskell

Steph is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Accredited Sports Dietitian (Advanced), sports dietetic researcher and member of our Nutrition & Exercise Clinic team. Steph completed her Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics at Flinders University in South Australia, and has over a decade of experience working with athletes from recreational to Olympians in private practice, professional teams and at the South Australian Sports Insitute (SASI). Steph has recently come on board at Monash University where she is combining her consulting in the clinic with research into gastrointestinal issues in endurance athletes.

Qualifications:

• International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Nutrition 
• Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours) - Flinders University 
• ISAK accredited Level One Anthropometrist 

Previous roles and activities in sports nutrition:

• Private practice - working with athletes including Olympians (swimming, hockey, paralympics), elite level ultra trail runners, triathletes from sprint distance to Ironman (age group and professionals), professional boxers, V8 and Formula 4 motor racing, adventure racers and footballers (soccer).

• Consultant Dietitian for South Australia Cricket Association, men's and women's teams (2013-2014) 

• External Service Provider for South Australia Sports Institute (2014-2017) 

• Co-author of the chapter on gastrointestinal issues for Clinical Sports Nutrition, a premier sports nutrition textbook in Australia and internationally 

• Author of numerous articles for Runner's World, Men's Fitness, Australian Triathlete Magazine, and Trail Run magazine, both as an expert in endurnace sports nutrition and from her perspective as a distance runner 

• Invited speaker on gastrointestinal issues at the Australian Institute of Sport and High Performance Sport New Zealand 

• Developed a low FODMAP cookbook for individuals with gastrointestinal symptoms/food intolerance 

• Developed portion plates to help educate on healthy eating practices 

Steph is an accomplished distance runner in her own right, with top results in several single and multi-stage events. She loves the outdoors, and if you can't find Steph in the clinic then she's probably out running in the Dandenongs (possibly getting lost!).