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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Huggins is a nutrition scientist with skills highly relevant to lead research translation in the field of nutrition. After obtaining a PhD in nutritional physiology from The University of Melbourne she transitioned to post-doctoral training in applied nutrition research. She now holds an NHMRC Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) fellowship that seeks to change the way nutrition care is delivered to people with upper gastrointestinal cancer.
Kate is a past scholar from the National Institute of Health (NIH) Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health (2018), and from the Monash-Havard Macy Institute for leadership in Innovation in Healthcare (2016). These unique skills place her at the interface of experimental and translational research. Kate applies her fundamental training in systems physiology to address complex problems in healthcare. Strong collaborations with leading researchers and healthcare provider partnerships has led to successful project funding from the Victorian Cancer Agency, the Heart Foundation and the NHMRC.
Kate is the course leader for the Bachelor of Nutrition (Honours) and unit coordinator for NUT3004 Nutrition Controversies.
Research interests
Nutrition and cardiovascular health.
Identifying if chrono nutrition is an effective tool for rescuing metabolic health.
Optimising nutrition service delivery in healthcare to reduce malnutrition in cancer and in ageing.
Consulting
Available
- skills in rapid reviews/ evidence checks
- research skills workshops
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Nutrition
- Nutritional Physiology
- Cardiovascular Health
- Meal timing
- Implementation
- metabolism
- chrononutrition
- Health services research
Network
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SWIFt Study: Shifting Weight using Intermittent Fasting (the SWIFt study): A novel weight loss intervention in overweight shift workers
Bonham, M., Banks, S., Huggins, C., Coates, A., Dorrian, J., Kellow, N. & Sletten, T.
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Better quality of life for cancer patients through early e-health program
Haines, T., Truby, H., Huggins, C., Bauer, J., Silvers, M., Savva, J., Barnett, J., Cashin, P. & Low, L.
15/04/16 → 14/04/23
Project: Research
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Exposing non-traditional risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes to ehnace prevention strategies
Huggins, C., Kellow, N., Choi, T. & Lee, S.
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Implementation of earlier nutrition care for people with upper gastrointestinal cancer.
1/02/19 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Study protocol for the Shifting Weight using Intermittent Fasting in night shift workers (SWIFt) study: a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing three weight loss strategies in night shift workers with obesity
Rogers, M., Coates, A., Huggins, C. E., Dorrian, J., Clark, A. B., Davis, C., Leung, G. K., Davis, R., Phoi, Y. Y., Kellow, N. J., Iacovou, M., Yates, C. L., Banks, S., Sletten, T. L. & Bonham, M. P., Apr 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, 15 p., e060520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Assessment of dietary acculturation in east asian populations: A scoping review
Lee, S. D., Kellow, N. J., Choi, T. S. T. & Huggins, C. E., May 2021, In: Advances in Nutrition. 12, 3, p. 865-886 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Attitudes of australian patients undergoing treatment for upper gastrointestinal cancers to different models of nutrition care delivery: Qualitative investigation
Furness, K., Huggins, C. E., Truby, H., Croagh, D. & Haines, T. P., Mar 2021, In: JMIR Formative Research. 5, 3, 13 p., e23979.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diurnal variation in gene expression of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells after eating a standard meal compared with a high protein meal: A cross-over study
Davis, R., Murgia, C., Dordevic, A. L., Bonham, M. P. & Huggins, C. E., Jun 2021, In: Clinical Nutrition. 40, 6, p. 4349-4359 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Does rearranging meal times at night improve cardiovascular risk factors? An Australian pilot randomised trial in night shift workers
Leung, G. K. W., Davis, R., Huggins, C. E., Ware, R. S. & Bonham, M. P., 7 Jun 2021, In: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 31, 6, p. 1890-1902 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)