Dr Rachael Taylor is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and an early career researcher at the University of Newcastle. After completing a BHS(N&D) at the University of Newcastle (2008-2011), Rachael worked in healthcare clinics providing dietary education and counselling to clients, before embarking on her research career. Rachael completed a PhD titled‘Early-life nutrition and child behavioural and cognitive outcomes’(2014-2018, University of Newcastle) at the Mothers and Babies Research Centre (MBRC), Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). In 2018, Rachael continued her research at the Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition (PRCPAN), focusing on maternal dietary intake and child cognitive development, as well as managing a research project related to cardiovascular disease prevention in women with a history of pre-eclampsia.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Wolverhampton Polytechnic
Keywords
Behaviour
Child
Cognition
DNA Methylation
Epigenetics
Human development
Nutrition
Postnatal
Pregnancy
Languages
English (Mother)
Fields of Research
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Description
Percentage
111199
Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
100
Professional Experience
Professional appointment
Dates
Title
Organisation / Department
10/07/2018 -
Casual research assistant
PRC in Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle Australia
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (1 outputs)
Year
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2017
Taylor R, Smith R, Collins C, Hure AJ, 'Maternal Nutrition and Cognition', Diet, Nutrition, and Fetal Programming, Humana Press, Cham, Switzerland 29-42 (2017) [B1]
Taylor RM, Smith R, Collins CE, Mossman D, Wong-Brown MW, Chan EC, et al., 'Methyl-donor and cofactor nutrient intakes in the first 2¿3 years and global DNA methylation at age 4: A prospective cohort study', Nutrients, 10 (2018) [C1]
Fealy SM, Taylor RM, Foureur M, Attia J, Ebert L, Bisquera A, Hure AJ, 'Weighing as a stand-alone intervention does not reduce excessive gestational weight gain compared to routine antenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 17 (2017) [C1]
Taylor RM, Fealy SM, Bisquera A, Smith R, Collins CE, Evans T-J, Hure AJ, 'Effects of Nutritional Interventions during Pregnancy on Infant and Child Cognitive Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.', Nutrients, 9 (2017) [C1]
