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Career Summary
Biography
Tracy Is lecturer in the School of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics).Tracy is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and was awarded her PhD in 2008. Tracy has expertise in the areas of the assessment of dietary intake and conducting high quality research trials. Tracy has > 20 peer reviewed journal publications, supervises 3 PhD students and is involved in research studies regarding dietary validation and obesity treatment and expertise in working with paediatric populations.
Qualifications
- PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics), University of Newcastle, 23/10/2008
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours), University of Newcastle, 23/12/2004
- Graduate Certificate Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle, 12/12/2008
Research
Research keywords
- Adult Obesity
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Child Obesity and Health
- Dietary Assesment
- Peer reivew of Teaching
Research expertise
Child obesity treatment and dietary assessment methodology
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 111100 | Nutrition And Dietetics | 40 |
| 111499 | Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified | 30 |
| 111700 | Public Health And Health Services | 30 |
Memberships
Other
- Member - Australain Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network
- Member - Nutrition Society of Australia
- Member - Dietitians Association of Australia
Collaboration
Tracy Collaborates on research with Colleagues from:
- University of Sydney
- University of Wollongong
- University of Canberra
- University of South Australia
- Monash University
- University of Queensland
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Food Science
- Honours
- Nutrition Education Programs
- Pediatrics
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.Feasibility of targeting parents with heart disease to improve the heart health of their children$15,000
Investigation of factors affecting the success of family based dietary interventions for parents experiencing CVD events$10,000
International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney Convention Centre, 5 - 8 September 2012$915
Does the ingestion of new age beverages create changes in brain metabolites?$9,675
The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids community program: Promoting family health through sustainable school and community partnerships$524,453
Development of a short food frequency questionnaire which is validated for both children and adults for use as an educational tool by practitioners.$171,522
Healthy Dads Healthy Kids for Indigenous populations$24,994
Preliminary work to revise the DAA Best Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults$9,091
PULSE Education Prize$4,000
International Congress of Obesity, Stockholm, Sweden, 11 - 15 July 2010$1,500
Does the HIKCUPS weight managment program for overweight children work in the parents' workplace or in sfter school care settings$68,181
Feeding healthly food to kids - the role of parents$5,000
Asia-Oceania Conference of Obesity, Mumbai India, 5-8 Feb 2009$1,700
Validation of child and parent reported dietary intake via The Australian Child and Adolescent Eating Survey$5,000
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $851,031 |
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.
2012 (3 grants)
Feasibility of targeting parents with heart disease to improve the heart health of their children$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows, Professor Clare Collins, Professor Robin Callister | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200172 | ||
Investigation of factors affecting the success of family based dietary interventions for parents experiencing CVD events$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Professor Robin Callister, Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Higher Degree Support Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200310 | ||
International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney Convention Centre, 5 - 8 September 2012$915
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $915 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200613 | ||
2011 (1 grants)
Does the ingestion of new age beverages create changes in brain metabolites?$9,675
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,675 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000935 | ||
2010 (6 grants)
The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids community program: Promoting family health through sustainable school and community partnerships$524,453
Funding Body: Coal & Allied Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Victoria Clay, Professor Clare Collins, Associate Professor David Lubans, Doctor Richard Fletcher, Professor Robin Callister, Doctor Tracy Burrows, Professor Ronald Plotnikoff, Professor Anthony Okely | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $524,453 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1000001 | ||
Development of a short food frequency questionnaire which is validated for both children and adults for use as an educational tool by practitioners.$171,522
Funding Body: Meat and Livestock Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Doctor Tracy Burrows, Doctor Maya Guest | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Human Nutrition Research Program | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $171,522 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000577 | ||
Healthy Dads Healthy Kids for Indigenous populations$24,994
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Richard Fletcher, Mr Craig Hammond, Professor John Lester, Professor Robin Callister, Professor Clare Collins, Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $24,994 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0900155 | ||
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 | ||
PULSE Education Prize$4,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| PULSE Education Prize | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0900247 | ||
International Congress of Obesity, Stockholm, Sweden, 11 - 15 July 2010$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000514 | ||
2009 (3 grants)
Does the HIKCUPS weight managment program for overweight children work in the parents' workplace or in sfter school care settings$68,181
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Clare Collins, Professor Philip Morgan, Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Newcastle Permanent Building Society | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $68,181 | 2009 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0189768 | ||
Feeding healthly food to kids - the role of parents$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kerith Duncanson, Doctor Tracy Burrows, Professor Clare Collins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189637 | ||
Asia-Oceania Conference of Obesity, Mumbai India, 5-8 Feb 2009$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189895 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
Validation of child and parent reported dietary intake via The Australian Child and Adolescent Eating Survey$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tracy Burrows, Professor Clare Collins, Professor Philip Morgan, Professor Robin Callister | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189394 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.25 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 1.13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | M Philosophy (Nutrition&Diet) | Co-Supervisor | An Adaptation of the Existing Design and Technology/Food Technology Syllabus to Encourage Healthy Eating in Adolescents |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) | Co-Supervisor | Evidence to Practice Gap in Dietary Intake Advice in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) | Co-Supervisor | The Neurobiology of Eating Behaviour: Is Food Addiction a Quantifiable Phenomenon? |
| 2011 | 2019 | PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) | Co-Supervisor | The Family Diet Study - Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Associated With Weight Status of Malay Primary School Children and Their Main Carers at Urban Areas of Klang Valley, Malaysia |
| 2011 | 2016 | PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) | Co-Supervisor | Feeding Healthy Food to Kids - the role of parents |
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Dr Tracy Burrows
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5514 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 7053 |
| Tracy.Burrows@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Lecturer School of Health Sciences Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Focus Area | Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Office | HC34, Hunter Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/tracy-burrows |
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