Nutrition, Diet, Body Composition, Energy Expenditure, Doubly Labelled Water, Deuterium Dilution Technique, Clinical Trials, Chronic diseases, Indirect Calorimetry, Appetite and Satiety, Gastrointestinal Appetite Hormones

Kay is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food at Monash University. Kay began her professional career as a clinical dietitian in a major tertiary hospital before transitioning into research and academia.  

Kay's PhD entailed a series of clinical postprandial studies in children and adults investigating the effects of macronutrients on appetite responses and meal induced thermogenesis in obesity. Her main areas of interest are energy metabolism, body composition, gastrointestinal appetite hormones, appetite and satiety and the nutritional management of chronic diseases including obesity. Some of her research skills include clinical trials management, DXA, indirect calorimetry, bioelectrical impedance and sample analysis using analytical laboratory instruments. Kay also has skills and professional networks in the use of stable isotopes for the measurement of body composition (using deuterium dilution) and energy expenditure (using the doubly labelled water) in humans.