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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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Exposing non-traditional risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes to ehnace prevention strategies
Huggins, C., Kellow, N., Choi, T. & Lee, S.
1/01/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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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 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Implementation of earlier nutrition care for people with upper gastrointestinal cancer.
1/02/19 → 31/01/23
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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Association between skeletal muscle mass, nutrition status and health-related quality of life at diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal cancer
Hanna, L., Nguo, K., Porter, J., Croagh, D. G. & Huggins, C., Nov 2022, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 18, S3, p. 89 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Association between skeletal muscle mass and quality of life in adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hanna, L., Nguo, K., Furness, K., Porter, J. & Huggins, C. E., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 13, 2, p. 839-857 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Attitudes of Australian patients undergoing treatment for upper gastrointestinal cancers to different models of nutrition care delivery: Qualitative investigation
Furness, K., Hanna, L., Haines, T. P., Croagh, D. G. & Huggins, C., Nov 2022, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 18, S3, p. 78-79 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Early and intensive nutrition delivered by telephone ormobile application on quality of life in people with uppergastrointestinal cancer
Furness, K., Hanna, L., Huggins, C., Croagh, D. G. & Haines, T. P., Nov 2022, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 18, S3, p. 103 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Effect of Early and Intensive Telephone or Electronic Nutrition Counselling Delivered to People with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer on Quality of Life: A Three-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial
Huggins, C. E., Hanna, L., Furness, K., Silvers, M. A., Savva, J., Frawley, H., Croagh, D., Cashin, P., Low, L., Bauer, J., Truby, H. & Haines, T. P., 1 Aug 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 15, 14 p., 3234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)