Dr Marijka Batterham

BSc(Biochem) MSc(Nutr & Diet) MMedStat PhD AdvAPD

Position:

• Senior Lecturer

Teaching:

• Nutrition Research

Research Interests:

• energy expenditure assessment particularly modeling of resting energy expenditure data
• Statistical methods in nutrition research
• Statistical methods in clinical trials
• Bayesian methods
• Meta-analysis and evidence synthesis

Affiliations:

• Member Dietitians Association of Australia,
• Member Statistical Society of Australia (NSW Branch)
• Member International Society of Bayesian Analysis

Publications:

Searchable RIS publications from 2000 to date

Top 5 Publications:

• Batterham M, Cavanagh R, Jenkins B, Tapsell L, Plasqui G, Clifton P.  2008.  High protein meals may benefit fat oxidation and energy expenditure in individuals with higher body fat. Nutr & Diet (accepted for publication 3/3/8).
  
  
• Gold JG, Batterham MJ, Rekers H, Harms MK, Geurts TBP et al. Effects of nandrolone decanoate compared with placebo or testosterone on HIV associated wasting. HIV Medicine 2006;7(3):146-155.
  
  
• Batterham MJ. Investigating heterogeneity in studies of resting energy expenditure in people with HIV/AIDS: a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81(3):702-13.
  
  
• Tapsell LC, Gillen L, Patch CS, Batterham M, Owen A, Bare M, Kennedy M. Including walnuts in a low fat/modified fat diet improves HDL:Total-C ratios in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 2004;27(12):2777-2783.
  
  
• Batterham M, Garsia R, Greenop P. Dietary intake, serum lipids, insulin resistance and body composition in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2000;14:1839-43.

Interests:

• middle distance running
• drinking good coffee
• Science fiction (Star Trek, collecting Daleks)
• The history of statistics
• Road cycling