Area of research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Obstetrics and Gynecology
Research interest
Research interests include Birth, Development, and Health, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.
Long-term health outcomes in adolescents with obesity treated with faecal microbiota transplantation: 4-year follow-up
Assessment of mental health in Cook Island adolescents: a baseline survey.
Maternal Plasma miRNAs as Early Biomarkers of Moderate-to-Late-Preterm Birth.
Implementation and sustainability of student peer-led physical activity programs in a school community
Understanding DOHaD Concepts Among New Zealand Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration of Knowledge, Intervention Windows, and Information Accessibility.
Maternal high-fat diet during pregnancy and lactation affects factors that regulate cell proliferation and apoptosis in the testis of adult progeny.
Peer-to-peer leadership of physical activity in the New Zealand school-based setting: an exploration of student leader perspectives
Understanding the importance of the early-life period for adult health: a systematic review.
A nutritional supplement during preconception and pregnancy increases human milk vitamin D but not B-vitamin concentrations
A systematic review exploring evidence for adolescent understanding of concepts related to the developmental origins of health and disease.
Maternal Intake of Either Fructose or the Artificial Sweetener Acesulfame-K Results in Differential and Sex-Specific Alterations in Markers of Skin Inflammation and Wound Healing Responsiveness in Mouse Offspring: A Pilot Study.
Sustaining youth physical activity in times of challenge and change: lessons from COVID-19.
Circulatory miRNAs as Correlates of Elevated Intra-Pancreatic Fat Deposition in a Mixed Ethnic Female Cohort: The TOFI_Asia Study.
Circulatory miRNAs as Correlates of Elevated Pancreatic Fat in a Mixed Ethnic Female Cohort from the TOFI_Asia Study
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Adolescence as a Critical Lifecourse Period to Break the Transgenerational Cycle of NCDs-A Narrative Review.
Maternal intake of fructose or artificial sweetener during pregnancy and lactation has persistent effects on metabolic and reproductive health of dams post-weaning.
Utility of preclinical models of altered maternal nutrition to support the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis.
Exploring the Retail Food Environment Surrounding Two Secondary Schools with Predominantly Pacific Populations in Tonga and New Zealand to Enable the Development of Mapping Methods Appropriate for Testing in a Classroom.
Birth Weight and Adolescent Health Indicators in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
“Can I Eat That?”—New Zealand Mothers’ Views of Pregnancy and Early-Life Nutrition Information
<i>Myo</i>-Inositol, Probiotics, and Micronutrient Supplementation From Preconception for Glycemia in Pregnancy: NiPPeR International Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Epigenetics, microRNA and Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review.
Maternal and Infant Factors Influencing Human Milk Oligosaccharide Composition: Beyond Maternal Genetics.
The association of maternal gestational hyperglycemia with breastfeeding duration and markers of milk production.
Identifying the lungs as a susceptible site for allele-specific regulatory changes associated with type 1 diabetes risk.
First 1000 days: New Zealand Mothers' perceptions of early life nutrition resources.
Maternal exercise alters rat fetoplacental stress response: Minimal effects of maternal growth restriction and high-fat feeding.
Intake of the Artificial Sweetener Acesulfame-Potassium Alone and in Combination with a High-Fat Diet Leads to Differential and Sex-Specific Effects on Metabolic Function in Mice
Classical and microRNA Regulated Epigenetic Mechanisms as Potential Mediators of the Metabolic Syndrome
Sexually Dimorphic Associations between Maternal Factors and Human Milk Hormonal Concentrations