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Tim Green is a SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme Faculty member and a Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University.
Previously he was a Principal Nutritionist at SAHMRI Women and Kids (2016-2023) and prior to that a Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of British Columbia and a Scientist at BC’s Child & Family Research Institute. Within the past five years, Tim has had funding from the Women's and Children's Research Foundation, Australian Eggs, Nutrition International, the Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation, NHMRC and MRFF.
His research focuses on micronutrients in pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, lactation, and early life (first 1000 days) with studies conducted in Canada, NZ, Asia and Africa. His group seeks to: identify micronutrient deficiencies through nutrition surveys; better define micronutrient requirements and pregnancy outcomes in these groups through RCTs; and develop sustainable strategies to improve micronutrient status.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Guelph
1 Sept 1993 → 31 Aug 1997
Award Date: 16 Oct 1997
Masters, University of Saskatchewan
3 Sept 1991 → 30 Aug 1993
Award Date: 13 Oct 1993
Bachelor's Degree, Acadia University
9 Sept 1985 → 28 Apr 1989
Award Date: 6 May 1989
External positions
Professor, University of British Columbia
1 Jun 2014 → 31 Dec 2015
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
1 Jan 2008 → 1 Dec 2015
Senior Lecturer, University of Otago
1 Jan 2003 → 31 Dec 1997
Lecturer, University of Otago
1 Sept 1999 → 31 Dec 2002
Keywords
- Nutrition
- micronutrients
- Pregnancy
- early life
- lactation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Erratum to ‘Riboflavin deficiency is highly prevalent in women and children across high and low/middle income countries worldwide’ [J. Nutr. 2026; 156: 101277]
McAnena, L., Ward, M., McCann, A., Pentieva, K., Hoey, L., Barlow, R., Jarrett, H. R., Kerr, M. A., Strain, J. J., Hughes, C., Flynn, A., Walton, J., Lamers, Y., Bhatti, P., Karakochuk, C. D., Whitfield, K. C., Murphy, M., Cavallé-Busquets, P., Cox, L. J. & Prentice, A. & 7 others, , 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Nutrition. 101487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Higher Prevalence of Inadequate Vitamin D Intake in Toddlers Not Consuming a Vitamin D Supplement in Vancouver, Canada
Wiedeman, A. M., Lampkemeyer, V. M., Green, T. J., Panagiotopoulos, C., Elango, R. & Devlin, A. M., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Nutrition. 156, 4, 101382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Riboflavin Deficiency Is Highly Prevalent in Females and Children across High and Low/Middle Income Countries Worldwide
McAnena, L., Ward, M., McCann, A., Pentieva, K., Hoey, L., Barlow, R., Jarrett, H. R., Kerr, M. A., Strain, J. J., Hughes, C., Flynn, A., Walton, J., Lamers, Y., Bhatti, P., Karakochuk, C. D., Whitfield, K. C., Murphy, M., Cavallé-Busquets, P., Cox, L. J. & Prentice, A. & 7 others, , Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Nutrition. 156, 3, 101277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Choline During Pregnancy and Child Neurodevelopment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies
Gould, J. F., Hines, S., Best, K. P., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Jansen, O. & Green, T. J., Mar 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 5, 886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Feasibility of home-based urine collection in children under 5 years in the ORIGINS birth cohort study: mixed method protocol and sample completion results
Kidd, C. D. A., Moumin, N. A., MacRae, A., Green, T. J., Silva, D. T., Prescott, S. L. & D’Vaz, N., Dec 2025, In: BMC Nutrition. 11, 1, 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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