TEACHING & SUPERVISION SUMMARy

Teaching includes an undergraduate focus on The Science and Practice of Wellbeing (PSYC214) and honours level instruction on the interface between food and mental health (PSYC477).
Prof Rucklidge has also developed a free MOOC on the EdX platform: https://www.edx.org/learn/nutrition/university-of-canterbury-mental-health-and-nutrition.
She has three microcredentials available through UC online focused on Wellbeing (nutrition and Wellbeing, Psychology and Wellbeing, Lifestyle and Wellbeing): https://uconline.ac.nz/online-courses?type=microcredential&interest=psychology

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Relationship Between Stigma, Dyadic Coping, and Loneliness in Individuals Living with Chronic Gynaecological Conditions.
    1 Mar 2026
    THURLOW’OGILVY, Imogen
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    self-esteem and eating behaviours
    1 Mar 2026
    Coad, Jessica
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Mindkiwi and Micronutrients
    1 Sep 2025
    Harding, Alix
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Open Label Extension Taiora Trial
    1 Sep 2025
    Chand, Adarsh
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    - Examine the relationship between mind-body connection, wellbeing interventions, and psychological wellbeing
    1 Apr 2025
    Clark, Pia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluating wellbeing interventions
    1 Jul 2024
    Garbett, Isabella
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of diet on OCD
    1 Jun 2023
    Dawson, Sophia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of micronutrients on emotional dysregulation: An RCT
    1 May 2023
    Theobald, Parris
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    5 year follow up of the NUTRIMUM trial
    1 Mar 2023
    Ray, Amanda
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of a wellbeing course on wellbeing of Canterbury students
    1 Mar 2023 - 1 Jun 2024
    Garbett, Isabella
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of micronutrients on Stillface
    1 Mar 2022
    Richter, Klara
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Longterm Followup of NOMAD trial
    1 Mar 2022
    Coet, Amy
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Postnatal Depression in NUTRIMUM trial
    1 Mar 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
    Mitchell, Maddie
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An RCT to look at the impact of zinc and B6 on pyroluria
    1 Apr 2021
    Sherwin, Angela
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Pharmacokinetics and micronutrients
    1 Mar 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
    Kew, Bess
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Birth outcomes of women exposed or not exposed to micronutrients
    1 Mar 2020 - 1 May 2023
    Heaton, Jessica
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Stress and nutrients
    1 Mar 2020
    Katta, Nurina
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Trauma and micronutrients
    31 Mar 2019
    Hale, Taryn
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Case studies investigating feasibility of micronutrients for children with traumatic brain injury
    28 Feb 2019
    Waretini, Sophie
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Birth outcomes of women exposed or not exposed to micronutrients
    1 Feb 2019
    Heaton, Jessica
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the feasibility of an app for tracking mood states
    1 Feb 2019
    Schankar, Kiwa
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Prescriptions in children in NZ
    28 Feb 2018 - 30 Nov 2018
    Barczyk, Zoe
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Impact of nutrients on infant development
    1 Mar 2017
    Campbell, Siobhan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Long terms safety of micronutrients
    28 Feb 2017 - 30 Nov 2017
    Ealam, Bre
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An investigation into pyroluria: A randomized controlled trial
    1 Aug 2016
    Warren, Benjamin