Clare is the Head of Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and Associate Dean Curriculum for the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. Clare has over 40 years of experience in practice and education. Clare has had a major role in the leadership and development of undergarduate and postgraduate programmes in Nutrition and Dietetics. She has also developed the nutrition curriculum within the Medical programme and teaches into a number of other clinical programmes including Nursing and Pharmacy. Clare is a NZ Registered Dietitian and a member of the Council of Deans of Nutrition and Dietetics, Australia and New Zealand. Clare's main research focus is the interrelationship between the determinants of nutritional status and health outcomes in early life.