• Our Role at the AIS
• AIS Dietitians
• Consultant Dietitians

PhD, BSc, Grad Dip Diet, FSMA, FACSM
louise.burke@ausport.gov.au

Education

• PhD – Deakin University
• BSc (Nutr) – Deakin University
• Grad Dip Diet – Deakin University
• Accredited Practicing Dietitian
• Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine, Sports Dietitians Australia, Sports Medicine Australia
  

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manager of AIS Sports Nutrition team of 6 sports dietitians, 3 Fellows in Sports Nutrition, 5 consultant sports dietitians, 2 administrators
• Provide nutrition services for AIS Road Cycling and Track & Field programs
• Coordinator of AIS Sports Supplement Program
• Team dietitian for the Australian Olympic team (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012)
• Director of IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition distance education program
  

Professional interests

• Research
• • Nutritional periodisation – fat adaptation, “train low, compete high”
  • Fluid needs for optimal performance
  • Carbohydrate metabolism and performance of exercise
  • Protein needs for adaptation and recovery
  • Nutritional ergogenic aids
  • Pre-cooling strategies for exercise in hot conditions
  • Post-exercise recovery
  
  
• Education
• • New technologies for monitoring and educating athletes

Educational material

• 2 textbooks (“Practical Sports Nutrition” and “Clinical Sports Nutrition”)
• Several lay books including “Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance”
• 4 cookbooks
• >150 peer reviewed papers and book chapters