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Career Summary
Qualifications
- PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics), University of Newcastle, 24/06/2009
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours), University of Newcastle, 13/12/2004
Research
Research keywords
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity
- Pregnancy & Early Childhood Growth and Nutrion
Research expertise
- Fetal growth
- Breastfeeding
- Child nutrition
- Nutrition during pregnancy
- Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity
- Developmental origins of health and disease
- Methyl metabolism and epigenetic programming
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 110399 | Clinical Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | 50 |
| 111199 | Nutrition And Dietetics Not Elsewhere Classified | 50 |
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.A life course perspective on the identification of risk factors for low birth weight$23,994
Validation of the food frequency questionnaire used in the Hunter Community Study using carotenoids and fatty acids$25,000
Cognitive and behavioural testing of the 4 year old offspring from a prospective cohort of pregnancy and childhood$25,000
DNA methylation in a cohort study of nutrition during pregnancy and childhood$10,000
PULSE Education Prize$4,000
7th World COngress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel, 18 - 21 September 2011$1,500
Preliminary work to revise the DAA Best Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults$9,091
The contribution of nutrition to achieving healthy pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies $68,181
Validation of energy intake and expenditure in young children using Food Frequency Questionnaires, doubly-labelled water and accelerometers.$24,940
Development of evidence-based best-practice guidelines for nutrient supplementation in pregnancy$5,000
Research excursion to Pune, India$2,250
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $198,956 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (1 grants)
A life course perspective on the identification of risk factors for low birth weight$23,994
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure, Associate Professor Deb Loxton, Doctor Catherine Chojenta, Ms Amy Anderson, Ms Melissa Harris | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $23,994 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300904 | ||
2012 (1 grants)
Validation of the food frequency questionnaire used in the Hunter Community Study using carotenoids and fatty acids$25,000
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure, Professor John Attia, Mr Mark McEvoy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200266 | ||
2011 (4 grants)
Cognitive and behavioural testing of the 4 year old offspring from a prospective cohort of pregnancy and childhood$25,000
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure, Doctor Rebecca Glover, Professor Clare Collins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100242 | ||
DNA methylation in a cohort study of nutrition during pregnancy and childhood$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure, Mr David Mossman, Professor Clare Collins, Professor Roger Smith | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1101167 | ||
PULSE Education Prize$4,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| PULSE Education Prize | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,000 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200174 | ||
7th World COngress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel, 18 - 21 September 2011$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100813 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
Preliminary work to revise the DAA Best Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults$9,091
Funding Body: Dietitians Association of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Conjoint Professor Lauren Williams, Associate Professor Surinder Baines, Doctor Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Doctor Tracy Burrows, Doctor Alexis Hure, Doctor Melinda Hutchesson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Consultancy | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,091 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1001022 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
The contribution of nutrition to achieving healthy pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies $68,181
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Doctor Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Professor Roger Smith, Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Newcastle Permanent Building Society | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $68,181 | 2009 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0189769 | ||
Validation of energy intake and expenditure in young children using Food Frequency Questionnaires, doubly-labelled water and accelerometers.$24,940
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Mr Ian Wright, Professor Robin Callister, Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $24,940 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190405 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
Development of evidence-based best-practice guidelines for nutrient supplementation in pregnancy$5,000
Funding Body: Dietitians Association of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grants Program | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189639 | ||
2006 (1 grants)
Research excursion to Pune, India$2,250
Funding Body: Dairy Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alexis Hure | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research and Development Grants | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,250 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186210 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.95 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) | Co-Supervisor | The Association of Dietary Patterns, the Related Nutritional Factors and Depression Among Older Australians |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Gender & Health) | Co-Supervisor | Women's Reproductive Health and Nutrition |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Gender & Health) | Co-Supervisor | Assessing Alcohol Use in Pregnant Women Using Data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | M Philosophy (Nutrition&Diet) | Co-Supervisor | Weight Retention in the Postpartum Period |
| 2013 | PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) | Co-Supervisor | Nutrition During Pregnancy: An Evaluation of Maternal Dietary Intake and the Development of Foetal Adiposity |
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Dr Alexis Hure
| Work Phone | (02) 40420683 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 40420044 |
| Alexis.Hure@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Post Doctoral Research Fellow Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Office | W4-121, HMRI, W4-121, HMRI |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/alexis-hure |
