Mrs Kelly Squires
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
- Email:kelly.squires@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 49854012
Career Summary
Biography
Kelly is the UON Placement Coordinator and Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a solid clinical background and teaching and learning focus. Kelly worked as a diabetes dietitian for eight years before moving into general outpatient dietetics. Kelly is also currently the co-convenor of the Dietetic Educators Discussion group and a committee member with the Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH).
Research Expertise
Kelly is currently completing her PhD in integrating simulation into nutrition and dietetics medical nutrition therapy placements. Before this, she coordinated a study evaluating the impact of changes in service delivery impact on maternal and fetal health and nutrition outcomes for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Teaching Expertise
Kelly has experience teaching clinical dietetics, general nutrition, sports nutrition and childhood nutrition. She is keenly interested in all things related to teaching and learning, interprofessional collaboration and clinical nutrition.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Clinical Dietetics
- Diabetes
- Evidence Based Practice
- General Nutrition
- Interprofessional Education
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Professional Practice Placements
- Simulation
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
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321001 | Clinical nutrition | 50 |
321099 | Nutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified | 50 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
Title | Organisation / Department |
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Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Health Sciences Australia |
Membership
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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27/4/2021 - | Committee Member - Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare | Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare Australia |
1/1/2007 - | Accredited Practising Dietitian | Dietitians Association of Australia Australia |
Awards
Recipient
Year | Award |
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2013 |
DAA Small Grant Dietitians Association of Australia |
Teaching
Code | Course | Role | Duration |
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HLSC 2240 |
Nutrition in Childhood Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator | 22/7/2019 - 31/12/2021 |
NUDI 4270 |
Sports Nutrition Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 17/2/2014 - 31/12/2021 |
NUDI 3230 |
Clinical Nutrition 2 College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing - The University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator | 19/7/2021 - 31/12/2021 |
HLSC 1200 |
Nutrition 1 Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 1/1/2014 - 31/12/2017 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (1 outputs)
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2016 |
Fisher KA, Squires K, Woodley I, 'Community collaboration beyond the red tape: Complying without being constrained', Collaborating in Healthcare Reinterpreting Therapeutic Relationships, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 211-220 (2016) [B1]
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Journal article (8 outputs)
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2023 |
Squires K, Brighton A, Urquhart L, Kocanda L, Heaney S, 'Informing online professional dietetics practice: The development and pilot testing of the Social Media Evaluation Checklist', Nutrition and Dietetics, 80 351-361 (2023) [C1] Aim: To develop and pilot a tool to evaluate Australian dietitians' and student dietitians' ethical and professional practice using social media. Methods: A Social Media... [more] Aim: To develop and pilot a tool to evaluate Australian dietitians' and student dietitians' ethical and professional practice using social media. Methods: A Social Media Evaluation Checklist was developed based on checklist development literature with a four-staged process. Stage one included a literature review and input from an expert panel to ensure content validity. Stages two and three were to ensure face validity by categorising the checklist and pilot testing the tool. Instagram profiles and posts were audited by two authors using the checklist in the final stage to analyse ethical and professional use. An account purposely created for this study was used, and the first 25 dietitian and first 25 student dietitian profiles identified using the key words ¿dietitian¿, ¿student dietitian¿ and ¿dietitian student¿ and the hashtag ¿#australiandietitian¿ were reviewed. Results: A total of 50 Instagram profiles and 250 posts were audited based on seven categories; (1) financial disclosure, (2) cultural awareness, (3) evidence-based information, (4) transparency, (5) privacy/confidentiality, (6) professionalism and (7) justifiability. Areas for improvement included advertising transparency which was met in only 12% of dietitian posts, and the provision of evidence-based information, which was met in 56% of dietitian posts and 72% of student dietitian posts. Conclusions: This study provides insight into the ethical and professional use of social media by Australian dietitians and dietetics students. With the evolving nature of social media, guidance is required. This will ensure dietitians remain, now and in the future, the credible source of nutrition information for the public.
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2022 |
Squires K, Heaney S, MacDonald-Wicks L, Johnston C, Brown L, 'Mapping Simulated-Based Learning Experiences Incorporated Into Professional Placements in Allied Health Programs: A Scoping Review.', Simul Healthc, 17 403-415 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Schumacher TL, Alston L, Wakely L, Latter R, Squires K, Heaney S, Brown LJ, 'Characterizing the Health of Older Rural Australians Attending Rural Events: Implications for Future Health Promotion Opportunities', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19 (2022) [C1]
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2021 |
Brown LJ, Urquhart L, Squires K, Crowley E, Heaney S, Kocanda L, Schumacher T, 'Starting from scratch: Developing and sustaining a rural research team lessons from a nutrition and dietetics case study', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 29 729-741 (2021) [C1]
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2019 |
Croker A, Brown L, Little A, Squires K, Crowley E, 'Developing and maintaining collaborative practice: Exploring perspectives from dietetics and speech pathology about what works well ', Nutrition and Dietetics, 76 28-37 (2019) [C1] Aim: The aim was to support rich collaborative practice between two professions who frequently work together across both ordered and organic modes of collaboration. Methods: This ... [more] Aim: The aim was to support rich collaborative practice between two professions who frequently work together across both ordered and organic modes of collaboration. Methods: This study uses a qualitative research approach of collaborative dialogical inquiry to explore the question ¿From the perspective of dietitians and speech pathologists, ¿what works well¿ for developing and maintaining collaborative practice?¿ We deliberately chose a context where collaborative practice is evident, University Department of Rural Health (UONDRH). Participants in the research were academics and clinicians from dietetics and speech pathology. Data were sourced from our research reflections and focus group transcriptions. Analysis was dialogical and iterative. Results: Beyond shared purpose, knowledge of roles and good communication, the notions of curiosity, willingness and momentum were at the core of ¿what works well¿ for collaborative practice between dietitians and speech pathologists. Participant perspectives related to collaborative practice between these professions and beyond to other professions, and involved collaborative practice within and across healthcare organisations and a university setting. Conclusions: Our interpreted themes of curiosity, willingness and momentum for developing and maintaining collaborative practice highlight the importance of paying attention to the less visible and difficult to measure aspects of patient-centred care. Questions for reflection are suggested to inform the ongoing process of developing and maintaining our and others¿ collaborative practice.
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2018 |
Fisher KA, Smith A, Brown L, Little A, Wakely K, Hudson J, et al., 'Value-adding to health professional student placement experiences: Enhancing work readiness and employability through a rural community engagement program', Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 9 41-61 (2018) [C1]
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2015 |
Brown LJ, MacDonald-Wicks L, Squires K, Crowley E, Harris D, 'An innovative dietetic student placement model in rural New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Allied Health, 44 117-122 (2015) [C1] Over the past 10 years, the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, based in Tamworth, New South Wales, has supported increased opportunities for short- and longterm r... [more] Over the past 10 years, the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, based in Tamworth, New South Wales, has supported increased opportunities for short- and longterm rural dietetic placements through an ongoing collaboration between Hunter New England Local Health District dietitians and University of Newcastle academic staff, using an innovative student placement model. A recent strategy has been the implementation of year-long student attachments to a rural area in an attempt to improve long-term recruitment and retention of staff to rural and remote areas. This paper describes the dietetic student placement model and outcomes to date. There has been an increase in the number and diversity of student placements in Tamworth, from 2 student placements in 2002 to 33 in 2013 and a maximum increase of 317 student weeks. Students have rated the short- and long-term options highly. Intention to work rurally after graduation was reported at 49% for the 2011/2012 cohort of students. Seventy-three percent of all year-long students have obtained work in a rural setting after graduation. An increased exposure to a rural location has the potential to increase the recruitment of staff in rural areas.
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Conference (21 outputs)
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2022 |
Brown L, Heaney S, Crowley E, Squires K, Urquhart L, Burrows J, 'Nurturing dietetic students in a rural year-long immersion program to influence return to rural practice', Adelaide, SA (2022)
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2022 |
Brighton A, Squires K, Urquhart L, Kocanda L, Heaney S, 'Auditing Instagram to nurture ethical and professional use', Adelaide, SA (2022)
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2021 |
Heaney S, Urquhart L, Squires K, Maxwell S, Belavic B, Noble S, 'Better together making the impossible possible!', Nutrition and Dietetics (2021)
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2014 |
Wakely KML, Wakely L, Squires K, Little A, Crowley E, 'Hanging ten with the teachers - A model for collaborative learning in paediatrics between rural allied health clinicians and the education sector', Surf's Up: Ride the Wave's SARRAH National Conference for RUral and Remote Allied Health Professionals, Kingscliff NSW (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Wakely LT, Brown L, Little A, Squires K, Leys J, Harries-Jones H, 'Learning around the campfire: A weekend camp to promote teamwork and interprofessional interaction for rural allied health students', Surf's Up: Ride the Waves SARRAH National Conference for Rural and Remote Allied Health Professionals, Kingscliff NSW (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Fisher K, Wakely L, Squires K, Shipley L, Wakely K, Brown L, et al., 'A model for enhancing community engagement of undergraduate health professional students on rural placement', The 2014 Muster Global Community Engaged Medical Education, Uluru (2014) [E3]
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2014 | Squires KM, Henry L, 'Teaching the teachers type 1', Nutrition and Dietetics Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia Volume 71 Supplement 1 May 2014, Brisbane (2014) [E3] | |||||||
2014 |
Squires K, Brown L, 'Creating the future: Evaluating a restructure of gestational diabetes melltus (GDM) clinics', Nutrition and Dietetics Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia Volume 71 Supplement 1 May 2014, Brisbane (2014) [E3]
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2013 |
Brown L, Williams L, Squires K, 'Building the rural dietetics workforce: a bright future?', Proceedings of the 12th National Rural Health Conference, Adelaide (2013) [E1]
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2013 |
Squires K, Brown L, 'Innovative Community Engagement Building Tomorrows Dietitians', Nutrition & Dietetics, Canberra (2013) [E3]
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2012 | Norman K, Squires KM, Dewey S, Downs R, Hames N, 'Building diabetes networks: Assessing the education needs of clinical staff in regards to diabetes', Nutrition & Dietetics: Special Issue: Dietitians Association of Australia 16th International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney, NSW (2012) [E3] | |||||||
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Report (1 outputs)
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2021 |
Croker A, Fisher K, Wakely K, Cooper E, Grotowski M, Cone L, et al., 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for higher education students learning in rural areas', Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education (2021)
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 2 |
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Total funding | $11,294 |
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20141 grants / $1,294
Dietitians Association of Australia 31st National Conference, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia, 15 -17 May 2014$1,294
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine |
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Project Team | Mrs Kelly Squires |
Scheme | Travel Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2014 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | G1400458 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20131 grants / $10,000
Evaluating service delivery to improve health and nutrition outcomes for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).$10,000
Funding body: Dietitians Association of Australia
Funding body | Dietitians Association of Australia |
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Project Team | Kelly Squires |
Scheme | Small Grants Program |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2013 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
Category | 3AFG |
UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2022 | Honours | Fruit and vegetable intake-can we measure intake through spectrophotometry? | Nutrition & Dietetics, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing - The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2022 | Honours | What is clinical reasoning? Exploring the understanding of students, clinical educators and academics | Nutrition & Dietetics, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing - The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2021 | Honours | How dietetic practitioners and students are using social media in Australia. | Nutrition & Dietetics, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Mrs Kelly Squires
Positions
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Contact Details
kelly.squires@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | 02 49854012 |
Office
Room | ICT 318 |
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Building | ICT Building |
Location | ICT 318 Callaghan Campus University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |