Dr Rocks will provide an overview of nutritional psychiatry including emerging evidence on the relationships between diet and mental health (as well as other conditions and forms of hardship including AOD. Known for her engaging and entertaining speaking style, Dr Rocks is regularly invited to speak at academic, professional and community events in both Australia and overseas.

Dr Rocks is an accredited practising dietician, Senior Research Fellow at the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin and lead of the Food and Mood Academy. Tetyana’s work focuses on translating evidence into effective education and practice with a focus on transdiagnostic clinical practice. Her current research includes projects on online education in diet and mental health, gut health and gut microbiota in atypical anorexia nervosa, and dietary interventions in mental health.