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Dr Jack Dalla Via

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 863042015
Email: j.dallavia@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-0838

Jack is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute within the School of Medical and Health Sciences. His research focuses on developing and evaluating strategies to provide effective and accessible nutrition, exercise and lifestyle support for cancer survivors and those living with chronic disease.

Background

Jack received his PhD from Deakin University in 2020. His doctoral research investigated the role of exercise and nutrition in managing musculoskeletal adverse effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Awards and Recognition

  • 2019: Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research Rising Star Publication Award
  • 2018: Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research Award for the highest ranked abstract for clinical/translational research
  • 2018: Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research Conference Travel Award
  • 2015: Deakin University Vice-Chancellor's prize for the top Honours Thesis in the Faculty of Health

Research Areas and Interests

  • Exercise and nutrition for cancer survivors
  • Novel approaches to achieve lifestyle behaviour change
  • Musculoskeletal health in older adults and in chronic disease

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2020.
  • Bachelor of Excercise and Sport Science (Honours), Deakin University, 2015.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Smith, C., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Gebre, A., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Teh, R., Kiel, DP., Schousboe, JT., Levinger, I., Von Haehling , S., Woodman, R., Coats, AJ., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2024). Extent of abdominal aortic calcification is associated with incident rapid weight loss over five years: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 44(2), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320118.
  • Dent, E., Dalla Via, J., Bozanich, T., Hoogendijk, E., Gebre, A., Smith, C., Zhu, K., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Frailty increases the long-term risk for fall and fracture-related hospitalizations and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2024(Article in press), 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjad019.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Smith, C., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Levinger, I., Gustavo, D. (2023). The Interconnection Between Muscle and Bone: A Common Clinical Management Pathway. Calcified Tissue International, 113(5), 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-023-01146-4.
  • Webster, J., Dalla Via, J., Langley , C., Smith, C., Sale, C., Sim, M. (2023). Nutritional strategies to optimise musculoskeletal health for fall and fracture prevention: looking beyond calcium, vitamin D and protein. Bone Reports, 2023(Article in press), Article number 101684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2023.101684.
  • Dupuy, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Zhong, L., Dalla Via, J., Zhu, K., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Linneberg, A., Bellinge, J., Schultz, C., Courtney, W., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2023). Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in community-dwelling older Australian women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.12.007.
  • Dalla Via, J., Gebre, A., Smith, C., Gilani, Z., Suter, D., Sharif, N., Szulc, P., Schousboe, J., Kiel, D., Zhu, K., Leslie, W., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2023). Machine-Learning Assessed Abdominal Aortic Calcification is Associated with Long-Term Fall and Fracture Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Australian Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2023(Article in press), 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4921.
  • Jansons, P., Fyfe, JJ., Dalla Via, J., Daly, RM., Scott, D. (2023). Barriers And Enablers Associated With Participation In A Home-Based Pragmatic Exercise Snacking Program In Older Adults Delivered And Monitored By Amazon Alexa: A Qualitative Study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(3), 561-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02327-1.
  • Dalla Via, J., Stewart, N., Kennedy, M., Cehic, D., Purnell, P., Toohey, J., Morton, J., Ramchand, S., Lewis, J., Zissiadis, Y. (2023). Protocol: Can coronary artery calcium score identified on thoracic planning CT scans be used and actioned to identify cancer survivors at high risk of cardiac events: A feasibility study in cancer survivors undergoing radiotherapy in Australia. BMJ Open, 13(7), article number e072376. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072376.
  • Baguley, BJ., Dalla Via, J., Fraser, SF., Daly, RM., Kiss, N. (2023). Effectiveness of combined nutrition and exercise interventions on body weight, lean mass, and fat mass in adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 81(6), 625-646. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuac079.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Rodríguez, AJ., Zhu, K., Schousboe, JT., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2023). Cardiovascular disease, muscle function, and long-term falls risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 107(April 2023), Article number 104911. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104911.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Smith, C., Rodríguez , A., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Lim , W., Byrnes , E., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2023). Association between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and fall-related hospitalization in women aged over 70 years. Heart, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322861.
  • Sim, M., Smith, C., Bondonno, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Dalla Via, J., McCormick, R., Kun, Z., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2023). Higher Dietary Vitamin K Intake is Associated with Better Physical Function and Lower Long-Term Injurious Falls Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 27(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-022-1866-9.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Rodriguez, A., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Thompson, PL., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2023). Measures of carotid atherosclerosis and fall-related hospitalization risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 33(1), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2022.10.003.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Fyfe, JJ., Dalla Via, J., Jansons, P., Scott, D., Daly, RM. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of a remotely delivered, home-based, pragmatic resistance 'exercise snacking' intervention in community-dwelling older adults: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), Article Number 521. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03207-z.
  • Fraser, SF., Gardner, JR., Dalla Via, J., Daly, RM. (2022). The Effect of Exercise Training on Lean Body Mass in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 54(2), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002792.
  • Jansons, P., Fyfe, J., Dalla Via, J., Daly, R., Gvozdenko, E., Scott, D. (2022). Barriers and enablers for older adults participating in a home-based pragmatic exercise program delivered and monitored by Amazon Alexa: A qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), Article Number 248. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02963-2.
  • Jansons, P., Dalla Via, J., Daly, RM., Fyfe, JF., Gvozdenko, E., Scott, D. (2022). Delivery of Home-Based Exercise Interventions in Older Adults Facilitated by Amazon Alexa: A 12-week Feasibility Trial. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 26(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-021-1717-0.
  • Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Scott, D., Lim, W., Hodgson, J., Zhu, K., Daly, R., Duque, G., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2022). Creatinine to cystatin C ratio, a biomarker of sarcopenia measures and falls risk in community-dwelling older women. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 77(7), 1389-1397. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab369.
  • Mundell, NL., Owen, PJ., Dalla Via, J., Macpherson, H., Daly, RM., Livingston, PM., Rantalainen, T., Foulkes, S., Millar, J., Murphy, DG., Fraser, S. (2022). Effects of a multicomponent resistance based exercise program with protein, vitamin D and calcium supplementation on cognition in men with prostate cancer treated with ADT: secondary analysis of a 12-month randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(6), article number e060189. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060189.
  • Baguley, BJ., Dalla Via, J., Fraser, SF., Daly, RM., Kiss, N. (2022). The effectiveness of combined nutrition and exercise interventions on body weight, lean and fat mass in adults diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 2022(article in press), 23 pages. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuac079.
  • Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Schousboe, JT., Kiel, DP., Zhu, K., Hodgson, J., Gebre, A., Daly, RM., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2022). Association of abdominal aortic calcification with peripheral quantitative computed tomography bone measures in older women: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Calcified Tissue International, 111(5), 485–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-022-01016-5.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Cardoso, B., Tan, S., Daly, R., Dalla Via, J., Georgousopoulou, E., George, E. (2021). Intake of Nuts and Seeds Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in US Adults: Findings from 2005–2018 NHANES. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(11), 3507-3515. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab253.
  • Daly, R., Dalla Via, J., Fyfe, J., Nikander, R., Kukuljan, S. (2021). Effects of exercise frequency and training volume on bone changes following a multi-component exercise intervention in middle aged and older men: Secondary analysis of an 18-month randomized controlled trial. Bone, 148(July 2021), Article number 115944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2021.115944.
  • Mundell, NL., Owen, PJ., Dalla Via, J., Macpherson, H., Daly, RM., Fraser, SF. (2021). Does androgen deprivation impact associations between cognition and strength, fitness and function in community-dwelling men with prostate cancer? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 11(12), article number e058478. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058478.
  • Dalla Via, J., Owen, P., Daly, R., Mundell, N., Livingston, P., Rantalainen, T., Foulkes, S., Millar, J., Murphy, D., Fraser, S. (2021). Musculoskeletal Responses to Exercise Plus Nutrition in Men with Prostate Cancer on Androgen Deprivation: A 12-Month RCT. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53(10), 2054-2065. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002682.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Turcotte, A., Kukuljan, S., Dalla Via, J., Gagnon, C., Abbott, G., Daly, RM. (2020). Changes in spinal bone density, back muscle size, and visceral adipose tissue and their interaction following a multi-component exercise program in older men: secondary analysis of an 18-month randomized controlled trial. Osteoporosis International, 31(10), 2025-2035. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05484-z.
  • Kiss, N., Baguley, BJ., Dalla Via, J., Fraser, SF., Bolam, KA., Daly, RM. (2020). Exercise and Nutritional Approaches to Combat Cancer-Related Bone and Muscle Loss. Current Osteoporosis Reports, 18(3), 291-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-020-00589-0.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Dalla Via, J., Daly, RM., Owen, PJ., Mundell, NL., Rantalainen, T., Fraser, SF. (2019). Bone mineral density, structure, distribution and strength in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy. Bone, 127(October 2019), 367-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.06.005.
  • Daly, RM., Dalla Via, J., Duckham, RL., Fraser, SF., Helge, EW. (2019). Exercise for the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: an evidence-based guide to the optimal prescription. Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia, 23(2), 170-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.11.011.
  • Dalla Via, J., Duckham, RL., Peake, JM., Kukuljan, S., Nowson, CA., Daly, RM. (2019). Circulating Levels of Inflammation and the Effect on Exercise-Related Changes in Bone Mass, Structure and Strength in Middle-Aged and Older Men. Calcified Tissue International, 104(1), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-018-0475-4.
  • Owen, PJ., Daly, RM., Dalla Via, J., Mundell, NL., Livingston, PM., Rantalainen, T., Fraser, SF. (2019). Does Use of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) in Men with Prostate Cancer Increase the Risk of Sarcopenia?. Calcified Tissue International, 105(4), 403-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-019-00586-1.
  • Owen, PJ., Daly, RM., Dalla Via, J., Mundell, NL., Livingston, PM., Rantalainen, T., Fraser, SF. (2019). The clinical relevance of adiposity when assessing muscle health in men treated with androgen deprivation for prostate cancer. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 10(5), 1036-1044. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12446.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Dalla Via, J., Daly, RM., Fraser, SF. (2018). The effect of exercise on bone mineral density in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporosis International, 29(2), 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4237-3.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Owen, PJ., Daly, RM., Livingston, PM., Mundell, NL., Dalla Via, J., Millar, J., Fraser, SF. (2017). Efficacy of a multi-component exercise programme and nutritional supplementation on musculoskeletal health in men treated with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (IMPACT): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), Article Number 451. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2185-z.

Research Projects

  • Getting to the heart of healthy aging: a behaviour change program to promote dietary pattern changes, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission, 2022 ‑ 2025, $626,963.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Discerning an estimate of dietary vitamin K requirements to improve cardiovascular related health outcomes in Australia
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Nutritional factors influencing frailty in older adults
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Risk Factors for Injury in Western Australia Police Force Recruits

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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