Dr Shannon Lin (PhD)

Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian & Credentialled Diabetes Educator

Phd, CDE/Advanced APD, speaks Mandarin

Shannon Lin is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator with almost 20 years of experience and fluent in Mandarin.

Shannon has extensive experience with all types of diabetes including Type 1, Type 1 on pumps, Type 2 and Gestational diabetes.

She strongly believes in a person-centred approach and is passionate about helping people from non-English speaking and Indigenous backgrounds. Shannon completed her PhD in diabetes education and health literacy to advocate for culturally appropriate diabetes education for those groups.

Shannon is the current NSW Branch Chair, Australian Diabetes Educators Association, and editor and reviewer for well-recognised journals including Australian Diabetes Educator. Meanwhile, she has very strong collaboration in the Asia Pacific region. In 2021, she was awarded the ‘most influential international diabetes educator’ and the ‘most popular diabetes column writer’ in China. 

Shannon is the Diabetes Course director and lecturer at University of Technology Sydney, while providing outreach clinical services in western and south NSW. She previously worked for Diabetes NSW and ACT and the diabetes clinic at the Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern.

AWARDS

• 2023 Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year 2023 & 2023 CDE of the Year NSW

• Health Dean’s Academic Excellence Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching 2022

• The University of Technology Sydney Citation for Teaching and Learning 2022

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