Dr Jennifer Nicol
Research Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Researcher biography
After completing degrees at The University of Queensland in Biochemistry and Statistics, Jennifer has worked in renal health and cancer research, in addition to assisting with clinical trials in haemato-oncology. She is now combining her experience to undertake a PhD which will investigate the impact of an exercise intervention on the health and well-being of people with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells. New pharmaceutical therapies are increasing survival but symptoms continue to adversely affect the quality of life for those diagnosed. Her current research is examining the effect on functional, biological and quality of life outcomes of an individualised, multi-modal exercise intervention in people with multiple myeloma.
Haemato-oncological diseases are Jennifer’s main research interest, with a particular focus on how exercise can improve physical function, quality of life and blood biomarkers in these populations. She is also interested in the prescription of exercise by health professionals and the incorporation of exercise as a standard of care for all oncology patients.
Research interests
Exercise interventions for haematological cancers
Project title
The Effect of Exercise on Functional, Biological and Quality of Life Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma
Advisors
Associate Professor Michelle Hill
Book Chapter
Hoy, Wendy E., Mott, Susan A. and Nicol, Jennifer L. (2017). Prematurity, low-birth weight and CKD. Chronic kidney disease in disadvantaged populations. (pp. 229-249) edited by Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Lawrence Agodoa and Keith Norris. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804311-0.00023-6
Journal Articles
Nicol, Jennifer L., Cunningham, Brent, Woodrow, Carmel, Adlard, Kirsten, Papinczak, Zoe, Spence, Rosalind R., Boytar, Alex N., Mollee, Peter, Weber, Nicholas, Nicol, Andrew J., Hill, Michelle M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2023). Safety, feasibility, and acceptability of a multi-site individualized exercise intervention for people with multiple myeloma. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55 (12), 2214-2227. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003267
Nicol, Jennifer L., Chong, Jamie E., McQuilten, Zoe K., Mollee, Peter, Hill, Michelle M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2023). Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of exercise interventions for people with multiple myeloma: a systematic review. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia, 23 (2), 86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.10.003
Nicol, Jennifer L., Woodrow, Carmel, Cunningham, Brent J., Mollee, Peter, Weber, Nicholas, Smith, Michelle D., Nicol, Andrew J., Gordon, Louisa G., Hill, Michelle M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2022). An individualized exercise intervention for people with multiple Myeloma—study protocol of a randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Current Oncology, 29 (2), 901-923. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29020077
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hill, Michelle M., Burton, Nicola W. and Skinner, Tina L. (2021). Promoting exercise for patients with multiple myeloma: attitudes and practices of clinical haematologists. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16 (3), 688-695. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01062-2
Nicol, Jennifer L., Woodrow, Carmel, Burton, Nicola W., Mollee, Peter, Nicol, Andrew J., Hill, Michelle M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2020). Physical activity in people with multiple myeloma: associated factors and exercise program preferences. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (10) 3277, 3277-11. doi: 10.3390/jcm9103277
Hoy, Wendy E. and Nicol, Jennifer (2019). The Barker hypothesis confirmed: Association of low birthweight and all-cause natural deaths in young adult life in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 10 (1), 55-62. doi: 10.1017/S2040174417000903
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hoy, Wendy E., Su, Qing, Atkins, Robert C. and Polkinghorne, Kevan R. (2011). Reproducibility of urinary albumin assays by immunonephelometry after long-term storage at -70 degrees C. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 58 (4), 685-687. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.06.013
Walker, Nicole M., Stuart, Katherine A., Ryan, Rebecca J., Desai, Shireena, Saab, Sammy, Nicol, Jennifer A., Fletcher, Linda M. and Crawford, Darrell H. G. (2010). Serum ferritin concentration predicts mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation. Hepatology, 51 (5), 1683-1691. doi: 10.1002/hep.23537
Hoy, Wendy E. and Nicol, Jennifer L. (2010). Birthweight and natural deaths in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Medical Journal of Australia, 192 (1), 14-19. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03394.x
Wang, Zaimin, Hoy, Wendy E., Nicol, Jennifer L., Wang, Zhiqiang, Su, Qing, Atkins, Robert C. and Polkinghorne, Kevan R. (2008). Predictive value of nephelometric and high-performance liquid chromatography assays of urine albumin for mortality in a high-risk Aboriginal population. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 52 (4), 672-682. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.007
Pat, Betty, Hughson, Michael D., Nicol, Jennifer L., Hoy, Wendy E and Gobe, Glenda C. (2007). A comparison of pathomolecular markers of fibrosis and morphology in kidney from autopsies of African Americans and whites. Virchows Archiv, 450 (1), 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s00428-006-0335-x
Hoy, Wendy E., Samuel, Terence, Nicol, Jennifer L. and Bertram, John F. (2006). How many glomerular profiles must be measured to obtain reliable estimates of mean glomerular areas in human renal biopsies?. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology, 17 (2), 556-563. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005070772
Hoy, W. E., Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, S. and Nicol, J. (2005). Clinical Outcomes Associated with Changes in a Chronic Disease Treatment Program in an Australian Aboriginal Community. Medical Journal of Australia, 183 (6), 305-309. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07060.x
Conference Papers
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hill, Michelle M., Cunningham, Brent, Woodrow, Carmel, Adlard, Kirsten, Mollee, Peter, Weber, Nicholas, Nicol, Andrew J. and Skinner, Tina L. (2022). An individualized exercise intervention improves quality of life for people with multiple myeloma: The MyeEx randomized waitlist-controlled trial. COSA's 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Equitable Cancer Care for All: Gender, Identity, Culture, Geography, and Disease Should Not Matter, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2–4 November 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13868
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hill, Michelle M., Cunningham, Brent, Nunan, Elizabeth, Woodrow, Carmel, Keating, Eliza, Adlard, Kirsten, Smith, Michelle, Mollee, Peter, Weber, Nicholas, Nicol, Andrew J. and Skinner, Tina L. (2020). An individualised, supervised exercise program is safe and feasible for patients with multiple myeloma: The MyeEx Study. COSA's 47th Annual Scientific Meeting, Quality and Safety, Implementation Science, Cardio-Oncology, Virtual, 11–13 November 2020. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13499
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hill, Michelle M., Smith, Mary, Shevill, Molly, Pickersgill, Deb, Larsen, Dane, Donaghue, Amanda, Pashley, Alice, Pollard, Caroline, Skarparis, Maryanne, Leis, Michele and Skinner, Tina L. (2020). Improved physical function and quality of life in people with blood cancer after an exercise intervention. American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM) Virtual Conference, Electr Network, 2020. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Nicol, Jennifer, Woodrow, Carmel, Burton, Nicola, Hill, Michelle, Skinner, Tina, Mollee, Peter and Nicol, Andrew (2019). Development of an individualized, supervised exercise intervention as standard care for patients with multiple Myeloma. 17th International Myeloma Workshop, Boston, MA United States, 12-15 September 2019. New York, NY United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.09.355
Nicol, Jennifer, Woodrow, Carmel, Burton, Nicola, Hill, Michelle, Skinner, Tina, Mollee, Peter and Nicol, Andrew (2019). Development of an individualized, supervised exercise intervention as standard care for patients with Multiple Myeloma. 17th International Myeloma Workshop, Boston, MA, United States, 12-15 September 2019. New York, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.09.355
Nicol, Jennifer L., Hill, Michelle M., Smith, M., Shevill, M., Pickersgill, D., Larsen, D., Donaghue, A., Pashley, A., Pollard, C., Skarparis, M., Leis, M. and Skinner, Tina L. (2019). Participation in a specialised exercise intervention improved physical function and health-related quality of life in people with haematological cancers. 24th European Haematology Association Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13-16 June 2019.
Nicol, Jennifer L., Burton, Nicola W., Woodrow, Carmel, Mollee, Peter, Hill, Michelle M., Nicol, Andrew J. and Skinner, Tina L. (2018). Perspectives on physical activity of clinical haematologists and their patients with multiple myeloma. COSA's 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Mesothelioma and Gastro‐Intestinal Cancers: Technology and Genomics, Perth, Western Australia, 13–15 November 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Hoy, W. E., Scott, J. A. and Nicol, J. L. (2015). Further Demonstration of Associations of Low Birthweight with Adult Death and Renal Failure in a Remote Aboriginal Community. 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Canberra, ACT Australia, 7-9 September 2015. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/nep.12543
Hoy, W. E., Nicol, J. L. and Coles, K. (2014). Accentuated Risk for Renal and All-Cause Mortality Associated with Serologic Evidence of H. Pylori Infection. 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 25 - 27 August 2014. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/nep.12301
Nicol, Andrew, Nieda, Mie, Hagi, Tomomi, Nicol, Jennifer and Choudhury, Aniruddha (2011). Addition of alpha-Galactosylceramide to tumor pulsed dendritic cell vaccines enhances tumor antigen-specific T cell responses and leads to clinical responses in patients with metastatic melanoma. 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, North Bethesda, MD, United States, 4-6 November 2011. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0b013e318234180b
Nicol, Andrew, Nieda, Mie, Hagi, Tomomi, Nicol, Jennifer and Choudhury, Aniruddha (2011). Combined therapy with V 9V2 T cells and Zoledronate in patients with advanced solid tumours. 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, North Bethesda, MD, United States, 4-6 November, 2011. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0b013e318234180b
Walker, N. M., Stuart, K. A., Ryan, R. J., Desai, S., Saab, S., Nicol, J. A., Fletcher, L. M. and Crawford, D. H. G. (2010). Serum ferritin: An independent predictor of mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation in a cohort and validation study of patients from Australia and North America. 45th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver, Vienna, Austria, April 14-18 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(10)60465-5
Walker, N. M., Ryan, R. J., Fletcher, L. M., Nicol, J., Stuart, K. A. and Crawford, D. H. (2008). Serum ferritin concentration predicts mortality and adverse liver events in patients with cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation. Australian Gastroenterology Week, Brisbane, Australia, 22–25 October 2008. MALDEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC.
Wang, Z., Hoy, W., Nicol, J., Wang, Z., Su, Q., Atkins, R. and Polkinghorne, K. (2008). Comparison of clinical profiles and of predictive value for mortality of nephelometric and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) measures of urine albumin in a high risk Aboriginal population. ANZSN 2008 Annual Conference: 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Newcastle, Australia, 6–10 September 2008. Carlton, Vic., Australia: Blackwell Science. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.001013.x
Crawford, D. H., Walkerl, N. M., Stuart, K. A., Fletcher, L. M., Ryon, R. J. and Nicol, J. (2008). Serum ferritin concentration predicts mortality and adverse liver-related clinical events in patients with cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation. 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, San Francisco, CA, United States, 31 October-4 November 2008. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC.
Nicol, J., Hoy, W., Su, Q., Atkins, R. and Polkinghorne, K. (2008). Albuminuria in a high risk Aboriginal group: Investigating the effect of storage on assays of urinary albumin by immunonephelometry. 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Newcastle, Australia, 6–10 September, 2008. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.001013.x
Hoy, W. E. and Nicol, J. L. (2006). Albuminuria marks inflammation: findings in an Australian Aboriginal community. 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN 2006), Melbourne, Australia, 14-18 August 2006. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Hoy, W. E., Nicol, J. L. and Coles, K. (2006). Infection and renal disease: helicobacter pylori seropositivity and renal failure in an Australian Aboriginal population. 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN 2006), Melbourne, Australia, 14-18 August 2006. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Gobe, G. C., Hoy , W.E., Hughson, M. D., Nicol, J. L. and Pat, B. (2005). Molecular markers of renal fibrosis: a comparison of autopsies from African Americans and Caucasians. 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 September, 2005.
Thesis
Nicol, Jennifer (2021). Exercise and multiple myeloma: perspectives, efficacy and effectiveness. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/c78a066