Background

Over the past 15 years, I have spent working across multiple areas within Nutrition and Dietietics which includes hospital (mainly ICU and Eating Disorders) along with as a lecturer and sports dietitian.

More recently, I have held role in the Research office at Grampians Health and currently sit as the Manager – Nutrition and Dietetics. The ambition is to progress towards a PhD in the future.

Research Focus

I currently hold a vested interest in ICU research, where I am currently involved looking at consumer engagement within ICU research, where have commenced a scoping review into this topic. I have and currently working on guidelines for the use of Indirect Calorimetry.

Awards & Achievements

  • Co-author for the newly published Australia and New Zealand Refeeding guidelines

About me...

Pets:

 

 Dog – Border Collie
Footy team:

 

 St Kilda (September team = Geelong)
Signature dish:

 

 Butter Chicken or Chicken Tinga

Ice cream
Coffee order:

 

 Strong latte

Feature Publications

  • Matthews-Rensch K, Blackwood K, Lawlis D, et al. The Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Consensus statements on refeeding syndrome. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2025;82(2):128‐142. doi:10. 1111/1747-0080.70003
  • West, Madeline, McMaster, Caitlin M, Staudacher, Heidi M, Hart, Susan, Jacka, Felice N, Stewart, Tim, Loughman, Amy, Rocks, Tetyana, and Ruusunen, Anu (2021).Gastrointestinal symptoms following treatment for anorexia nervosa: a systematic literature review. The International journal of eating disorders 54 (6) 936-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23469

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