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Research Interests
Audrey is a well-established active researcher in the area of clinical nutrition and dietetics with her research recognised both nationally and internationally.
Audrey's doctoral and post-doctoral studies were based on EU funded (FP6 Euro12.5m) international clinical trials in the prevention and management of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) from the basic science to the molecular level. Building on this research, which focussed primarily on the effect of dietary fat, specifically monounsaturated fat, Audrey joined the Mediterranean Diet Research Group at La Trobe University in 2013 where a whole of diet approach based on the traditional Cretan Mediterranean Diet and its effects on metabolic health has primarily been the focus of her research.
Along with national and international collaborators, Audrey has explored the effect of the Mediterranean Diet in diseases with an underlying inflammatory pathogenesis. She was PI of funded trials in this area, including MEDINA - MEDIterranean diet in Non Alcoholic fatty liver disease (RCT) and MEDRA - Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Audrey is a member of the Mediterranean Lifestyle and Medicine Institute and lead of the Research Working Group.
Audrey's clinical expertise is in the areas of respiratory and intensive care medicine. She has been awarded grants in these areas with a focus on translational research to influence practice change.
Audrey is PI of the HRB funded study investigating dietary intake shifts in people living with Cystic Fibrosis and motivators and barriers to healthy eating, in a post CFTR modulator era.
Teaching Interests
Audrey is Discipline Lead of Nutrition and Dietetics in the School of Allied Health. Audrey set up the MSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics programme in the School in 2017/2018. Audrey teaches Nutrition Communication and Education, Food Service Theory and Practice and oversees the placement modules.
Audrey is currently undertaking the MA in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship in UL.
Biography
Audrey obtained a BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics in 2003 from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Dublin Institute of Technology and a PhD in Nutrition in 2008 (TCD) where she was the lead dietitian on an EU (FP6) funded dietary intervention trial (LIPGENE ) investigating the effects of dietary fat on insulin resistance in Metabolic Syndrome. After a post-doctoral position at University College Dublin in the Nutrigenomic Research group, looking at the impact of genetic predisposition and response to dietary changes, she moved to Australia where she resided for 10 years, working in both the clinical (Alfred Health) and academic fields (La Trobe University). Audrey joined the School of Allied Health in July 2017 and is Professor and Discipline Lead of Nutrition and Dietetics .
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Nutrition and Nutrigenomics, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 13 Nov 2008
Diploma, Honours Diploma, Dublin Institute of Technology
Award Date: 13 Nov 2003
Bachelor, BSc, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 13 Nov 2003
External positions
Chair, CF Special Interest Group, Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute
31 Aug 2022 → …
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Measured energy expenditure according to the phases of critical illness: A descriptive cohort study
Tatucu-Babet, O. A., King, S. J., Zhang, A. Y., Lambell, K. J., Tierney, A. C., Nyulasi, I. B., McGloughlin, S., Pilcher, D., Bailey, M., Paul, E., Udy, A. & Ridley, E. J., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 49, 3, p. 314-323 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-designing an interprofessional digital education resource on delirium: a student-led approach
Wilson, C. B., Anderson, T., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Mitchell, G., Tuohy, D., Barry, H. E., Boland, P., Birch, M., Tierney, A., Stark, P., McCurtin, A., Creighton, L., Henderson, E., Craig, S., McConnell, H., Guttridge, H., Cook, L., Cunningham, E. & Curran, G. M. & 1 others, , Dec 2024, In: BMC Medical Education. 24, 1, p. 1122 1122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining the Traditional Mediterranean Lifestyle: Joint International Consensus Statement
Sidossis, L. S., Lawson, R., Aprilakis, E., Barata, B. C., Baska, A., Beneka, A., Bird, R., Birrell, F., Chatzinikola, C., Chondronikola, M., Chrousos, G. P., Conduit, R., Constantinou, C., de Courten, B., Cvejic, J. H., Davis, A. M., Demetriou, C. A., Errington, L., Feehan, J. & Figueroa, C. & 31 others, , Oct 2024, In: Lifestyle Medicine. 5, 4, e115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Digital education about delirium for health care professional students: a mixed methods systematic review
Tuohy, D., Boland, P., Stark, P., Cook, L., Anderson, T., Barry, H. E., Birch, M., Brown-Wilson, C., Cunningham, E., McMahon, J., Graham, M., Curran, G. M., Mitchell, G., Murphy, J., Tierney, A. & Coffey, A., Dec 2024, In: BMC Medical Education. 24, 1, 762.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of a telehealth-delivered Mediterranean diet intervention in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (MEDRA): a randomised controlled trial
Raad, T., George, E., Griffin, A., Larkin, L., Fraser, A., Kennedy, N. & Tierney, A., Dec 2024, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 25, 1, 631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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CORU Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals (External organisation)
Tierney, A. (Board Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (External organisation)
Tierney, A. (Professional Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (External organisation)
Tierney, A. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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European Cystic Fibrosis Society (External organisation)
Tierney, A. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Dietitians Association of Australia (External organisation)
Tierney, A. (Professional Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council