Dr. Fiona Willer is Australia’s first dual-qualified dietitian and bioethicist, an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, and the current President of Dietitians Australia.

 

Known nationally for her leadership in advocating weight-inclusive healthcare and fostering entrepreneurship, Dr. Willer is a long-standing lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She also holds a senior research role at the University of Queensland’s School of Business, focusing on optimising digital primary care services and exploring the role of AI and other emerging technologies to enhance human-centered healthcare.

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Dr. Willer’s career spans higher education, non-profit, and private sectors. Her research expertise includes weight stigma, health consciousness, body appreciation, and the application of inclusive, weight-neutral approaches—such as Health at Every Size®—in healthcare practice, health promotion and policy.

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Dr. Willer is also the founder of Health, Not Diets, a consultancy dedicated to inclusive, weight-neutral healthcare, which celebrated 10 years of advocacy in 2023. She produces the Unpacking Weight Science podcast, a unique professional development resource for healthcare providers.

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An experienced board director, Dr. Willer has served on the board of Dietitians Australia since 2019 and held previous board roles with Size Inclusive Health Australia (formerly HAES Australia) and the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) in the USA.