Kathryn Beck (dietitian)
Kathryn Beck | |
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 Beck in 2008 | |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Theses | |
| Doctoral advisor | Welma Stonehouse, Jane Coad, Cath Conlon, Rozanne Kruger |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Massey University |
Kathryn Louise Beck is a New Zealand academic, a registered dietitian, and is a full professor at Massey University, specialising in dietary assessment, sustainable nutrition, and iron deficiency in young women and sportspeople.
Academic career
[edit]After completing Bachelor of Physical Education and Bachelor of Science degrees at the University of Otago, Beck moved to Massey University to undertake a Master's degree on the effect of meat extract on iron absorption.[1] She continued her iron absorption research with a PhD titled Iron deficiency in young women: causes, consequences and solutions, completed in 2013.[2] Beck then joined the faculty of the university, rising to full professor in 2024.[3]
Beck has worked in clinical, community and academic settings. Beck's research covers dietary assessment, sustainable nutrition and especially iron deficiency. She is also interested on the health impacts of ultra-processed food, and iron status in sportspeople, for instance she has researched iron deficiency in adolescent ballet dancers.[4][3] She has received more than $4 million dollars of research funding, including grants from the Health Research Council and MBIE. She is a World Cancer Research Fund Academy Fellow.[3][5] Research funding from the New Zealand Heart Foundation will be used to investigate the effect of ultra-processed food on heart health in children.[6]
Beck is a registered dietitian, and leads the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at Massey.[3] Beck is on the editorial boards of the Nutrition Journal and the Journal of Sport and Exercise Science.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2020 Beck was awarded the Massey University Early Career research award.[3]
Selected works
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- Kathryn L Beck; Jasmine S Thomson; Richard J Swift; Pamela R von Hurst (2015). "Role of nutrition in performance enhancement and postexercise recovery". Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine. 6: 259-67, 259. doi:10.2147/OAJSM.S33605. ISSN 1179-1543. PMC 4540168. PMID 26316828. Wikidata Q26796400.
- Ziad El-Khatib; Bethany Hedt-Gauthier; Christine Mutaganzwa; et al. (11 February 2019). "Risk factors for stunting among children under five years: a cross-sectional population-based study in Rwanda using the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey". BMC Public Health. 19 (1): 175. doi:10.1186/S12889-019-6504-Z. ISSN 1471-2458. PMC 6371425. PMID 30744614. Wikidata Q63865680.
- Capling, Louise; Beck, Kathryn; Gifford, Janelle; Slater, Gary; Flood, Victoria; o'Connor, Helen (2017). "Validity of Dietary Assessment in Athletes: A Systematic Review". Nutrients. 9 (12): 1313. doi:10.3390/nu9121313. PMC 5748763. PMID 29207495.
- Kathryn Beck; Cathryn A Conlon; Rozanne Kruger; Jane Coad (19 September 2014). "Dietary determinants of and possible solutions to iron deficiency for young women living in industrialized countries: a review". Nutrients. 6 (9): 3747–3776. doi:10.3390/NU6093747. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 4179187. PMID 25244367. Wikidata Q34263556.
- Hajar Mazahery; Carlos A. Camargo; Cathryn Conlon; Kathryn Beck; Marlena C Kruger; Pamela R von Hurst (21 April 2016). "Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review". Nutrients. 8 (4): 236. doi:10.3390/NU8040236. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 4848704. PMID 27110819. Wikidata Q26750537.
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Kathryn Louise (2007). The effect of a meat extract on iron absorption in young women (MSc thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/12263.
- ^ Beck, Kathryn Louise (2013). Iron deficiency in young women : causes, consequences (PhD thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/4316.
- ^ a b c d e f "2023 Professorial promotions announced". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Information for Health Professionals". Iron Awareness Week. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Beck, Kathryn (28 January 2020). "Understanding dietary patterns and how people eat". WCRF International. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "New study will dive into the diets of school kids". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Iron awareness week symposium by Beck, 2014, for Beef + Lamb NZ
