Watch our webinar session on Managing Emotional Eating with CSIRO Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Naomi Kakoschke where she explains what emotional eating is and how you can manage it. She includes a short mindfulness session that you can use to help manage your emotions around food.
Dr. Naomi Kakoschke is a Senior Research Scientist in the Human Health Program (Health & Biosecurity) at CSIRO, Adelaide. She leads human clinical trials aimed at substantiating the effects of nutritional products on brain health, including cognitive function, psychological wellbeing, and neurophysiology, in collaboration with industry partners.
In addition to her work in clinical trials, Dr. Kakoschke has a track record in cognitive function applied to the study of health behaviour change, with a particular focus on eating behaviour. In this area, she has led clinical studies examining the effectiveness of digital cognitive training techniques aimed at promoting healthier eating behaviour.
She has also conducted experimental research into the influence of nutritional status on cognitive function. In 2017, Dr. Kakoschke completed her PhD in Psychology at Flinders University (Adelaide) in which she focused on understanding and modifying the psychological and cognitive processes driving unhealthy eating behaviour.