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Dr Therese O’Sullivan

Snr Lecturer Nutrition & Dietetics

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 5055  
Mobile: 6304 5384  
Email: t.osullivan@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO19.129  

 

Staff Qualifications

  • PhD (Doctoral Degree), Queensland University of Technology, 2008 .
  • BAppSc (Bachelor of Applied Science), Queensland University of Technology, 2003 .
  • B (Bachelor Degree), Queensland University of Technology, 2003 .

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • O'Sullivan, T., (2012), Exploring B vitamins and their impact on cognitive function and mood from conception to early adulthood. Nutrition and Mental Performance: A Lifespan Perspective, 53-82, Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

Journal Articles

  • Li, J., O'Sullivan, T., Johnson, S., Stanley, F., Oddy, WH., (2012), Maternal work hours in early to middle childhood link to later adolescent diet quality. Public Health Nutrition, 15(10), 1861-1870, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003053.
  • Meyerkort , C., Oddy, WH., O'Sullivan, T., Henderson , J., Pennell , C., (2012), Early diet quality in a longitudinal study of Australian children: associations with nutrition and body mass index later in childhood and adolescence. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 3(1), 21-31, DOI: 10.1017/S2040174411000717.
  • Bobridge, K., Haines, G., Mori, TA., Beilin, LJ., Oddy, WH., Sherriff, J., O'Sullivan, T., (2012), Dietary fructose in relation to blood pressure and serum uric acid in adolescent boys and girls. Journal of Human Hypertension, advance online publication 13 September 2012(advance online publication 13 September 2012), 1-8, DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.36.
  • Herbison , C., Hickling , S., Allen , KL., O'Sullivan, T., Robinson, M., Bremner, AP., Huang, R., Beilin, LJ., Mori, TA., Oddy, WH., (2012), Low intake of B-vitamins is associated with poor adolescent mental health and behaviour. Preventive Medicine, 55(6), 634-638, United States.
  • Parker, C., Vivian, W., Oddy, WH., Beilin, LJ., Mori, TA., O'Sullivan, T., (2012), Changes in dairy food and nutrient intakes in Australian adolescents. Nutrients, 4(12), 1794-1811, DOI: 10.3390/nu4121794.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Ambrosini, GL., Beilin, LJ., Mori, TA., Oddy, WH., (2011), Dietary intake and food sources of fatty acids in Australian adolescents. Nutrition, 27(2), 153-159.
  • Ambrosini, GL., O'Sullivan, T., De Klerk, N., Mori, TA., Beilin, LJ., Oddy, WH., (2011), Relative validity of adolescent dietary patterns: a comparison of a FFQ and 3 d food record. British Journal of Nutrition, 105(n/a), 625-633.
  • Oddy, WH., Hickling, S., Smith, MA., O'Sullivan, T., Robinson, M., De Klerk, N., Beilin, LJ., Mori, TA., Syrette, J., Zubrick, SR., Silburn, SR., (2011), Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents. Depression and Anxiety, 28(7), 582-588.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Ambrosini, GL., Mori, TA., Beilin, LJ., Oddy, WH., (2011), Omega-3 index correlates with healthier food consumption in adolescents and with reduced cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescent boys. Lipids, 46(1), 59-67.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Bremner, AP., Beilin, LJ., Ambrosini, GL., Mori, T., Huang, R., Oddy, WH., (2011), Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and blood pressure in adolescents. Journal of Human Hypertension, 26(3), 178-187 , DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.7.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Billing, NA., Stokes, D., (2011), Just what the doctor ordered: Moving forward with electronic health records. Nutrition and Dietetics, 68(3), 179-184, DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01525.x.
  • Oddy, W., O'Sullivan, T., (2010), Energy drinks for children and adolescents. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 340(7737), 64, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b5268.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Lyons-Wall, P., Bremnert, A., Ambrosini, L., Huang, C., Beilin, L., Mori, T., Blair, E., Oddy, W., (2010), Dietary glycaemic carbohydrate in relation to the metabolic syndrome in adolescents: comparison of different metabolic syndrome definitions. Diabetic Medicine, 27(7), 770-778, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03021.x.
  • Ambrosini, GL., Huang, RC., Mori, TA., Hands, BP., O'Sullivan, T., De Klerk, NH., Beilin, LJ., Oddy, WH., (2010), Dietary patterns and markers for the metabolic syndrome in Australian adolescents. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 20(4), 274-283, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.024.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Bremner, AP., O'Neill, SM., Lyons-Wall, PM., (2010), Glycaemic load is associated with insulin resistance in older Australian women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64(1), 80-87, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.115.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Bremner, A., Cedaro, P., O'Neill, S., Lyons-Wall, P., (2009), Glycaemic index and glycaemic load intake patterns in older Australian women. Nutrition and Dietetics, 66(3), 138-144, Australia, DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2009.01357.x.
  • O'Sullivan, T., Robinson, M., Kendall, G., Miller, M., Jacoby, P., Silburn, S., Oddy, W., (2009), A good-quality breakfast is associated with better mental health in adolescence. Public Health Nutrition, 12(2), 249-258, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008003935.
  • Ambrosini, G., De Klerk, N., O'Sullivan, T., Beilin, L., Oddy, W., (2009), The reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for use among adolescents. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 63(10), 1251-1259, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.44.
  • Ambrosini, G., Oddy, W., Robinson, M., O'Sullivan, T., Hands, B., De Klerk, N., Silburn, S., Zubrick, S., Kendall, G., Stanley, F., Beilin, L., (2009), Adolescent dietary patterns are associated with lifestyle and family psycho-social factors. Public Health Nutrition, 12(10), 1807-1815, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004618.
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