Dr Sarah Gauci, PhD

Dr Sarah Gauci is a Research Fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation and the Food & Mood Centre. Her interdisciplinary research examines the intersections between cardiovascular health, mental health, cognition and lifestyle, with a focus on how sex and gender shape health risks, experiences and outcomes. Sarah completed her PhD in Health Science in 2022, investigating relationships between dietary patterns, cardiometabolic health and cognitive performance. Her program explores sex and gender inequities in coronary heart disease, women’s cardiovascular and brain health, mental health following cardiac events, and the role of diet in supporting psychological and cognitive wellbeing. She is committed to embedding lived experience and participatory methods throughout research design, implementation and translation.