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Associate Professor

Claire Louise Pettitt

Associate Professor
Academic Advisor
PhD Nutrition & Dietetics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Cluster:
Health and Social Sciences
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SIT Appointments

  • Academic Advisor
    – Present
  • Associate Professor
    Present

Education

  • PhD Nutrition & Dietetics
    Imperial College London , United Kingdom
  • Masters in Nutrition
    Kings College London , United Kingdom
  • BSc in Biology (Hons)
    Imperial College London , United Kingdom
  • PG Diploma in Dietetics
    Kings College London , United Kingdom

Professional Memberships

  • Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC)
    – Present
  • Singapore Nutrition and Dietetic Association
    – Present
  • British Dietetic Association
    – Present

Research Interests

  • Women's Health, PCOS and Fertility Nutrition
  • Intuitive Eating
  • Gut Health and the Gut Microbiome

Journal Papers

  • Deepak Kumar K, Huntriss R, Green E, Bora S, Pettitt C. Development of a nutrition screening tool to identify need for dietetic intervention in female infertility. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2022 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13055. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35762584.

  • McKenzie YA, Bowyer RK, Leach H, Gulia P, Horobin J, O'Sullivan NA, Pettitt C, Reeves LB, Seamark L, Williams M, Thompson J, Lomer MC; (IBS Dietetic Guideline Review Group on behalf of Gastroenterology Specialist Group of the British Dietetic Association). British Dietetic Association systematic review and evidence-based practice guidelines for the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome in adults (2016 update). J Hum Nutr Diet. 2016 Oct;29(5):549-75. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12385. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27272325.

  • Pettitt, C., Liu, J., Kwasnicki, R., Yang, G., Preston, T., & Frost, G. (2016). A pilot study to determine whether using a lightweight, wearable micro-camera improves dietary assessment accuracy and offers information on macronutrients and eating rate. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(1), 160-167. doi:10.1017/S0007114515004262

  • Bouarfa, Loubna; Atallah, Louis; Kwasnicki, Richard Mark; Pettitt, Claire; Frost, Gary; and Yang, Guang-Zhong. Predicting Free-Living Energy Expenditure Using a Miniaturized Ear-Worn Sensor: An Evaluation Against Doubly Labeled Water. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 61, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 2014.

  • Liu J, Johns E, Atallah L, Pettitt C, Lo B, Frost G, Yang G-Z, 2012, An intelligent food-intake monitoring system using wearable sensors, Proceedings - BSN 2012: 9th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, Pages: 154-160

  • Sobczyńska-Malefora, Agata; Harrington, Dominic J; Lomer, Miranda CE; Pettitt, Claire; Hamilton, Sophie; Rangarajan, Savita; Shearer, Martin J . Erythrocyte folate and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate levels decline during 6 months of oral anticoagulation with warfarin. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, June 2009, Volume 20, Issue 4, p297-302

Conferences

  • Antoniou, Sophia; Goddard, Lucy; Pettitt, Claire; Orchard, Timothy; Tyrrell-Price, Johnathan. Does Fibre Reduce the Risk of Clostridium Difficile Diarrhoea in Nasogastric Fed Patients? Gut 2013; 62:A208-A209

  • Pettitt C, Hamilton S, Sobczynska-Malefora A, Harrington DJ, Shearer MJ, and Lomer MCE. Do dietary changes associated with oral anticoagulation therapy affect vitamin K & folate intakes? Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Dec 2006, Vol 19, Issue 6, p472.

Teaching Modules

Dietetics and Nutrition, BSc (Hons)

  • DTN2001 - Nutrition Assessment
  • DTN3004 - Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
  • DTN3801 - Honours Thesis Preparation
  • DTN4801 - Honours Thesis
  • DTN4801 - Honours Thesis
  • DTN2005 - Nutrition, Health and Disease
  • DTN3001 - Medical Nutrition Therapy 1
  • DTN4001 - Dietetics Leadership and Management
  • DTN1007 - Human Nutrition
  • DTN1010 - Nutrition Throughout the Lifespan
  • DTN3005 - Communication Skills and Nutritional Counselling in Different Populations

Past

  • DTN3003 - Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes
  • DTN1005 - Nutrition throughout the Lifespan (16071)