Dr Jacki Walker
Senior Lecturer
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
+61 7 336 56116
Researcher biography
Dr Jacqueline Walker joined the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences in November 2015 and is working as a Senior Lecturer. She completed her doctoral degree in paediatric nutrition at The University of Queensland in March 2013, focusing on energy balance and body composition in children with cerebral palsy. Prior to this, she completed her undergraduate studies in exercise science and nutrition and dietetics at The University of Sydney. Jacqueline has worked as a dietitian for a number of years in acute hospital settings, community clinical settings and private practice, specialising in paediatric dietetics.
Book Chapter
Walker, Jacqueline L. and Bell, Kristie L. (2020). Assessment of nutritional state: dietetic, energy and macronutrients. Nutrition and neurodisability. (pp. 109-130) edited by Peter B. Sullivan, Guro L. Andersen and Morag J. Andrew. London: Mac Keith Press.
Journal Articles
Fathi, Leila I., Yang, Danyu, Walker, Jacqueline L., Robinson, Mark, Littlewood, Robyn A. and Truby, Helen (2024). Exploring the long‐term sustainability of school‐based nutrition and food programs: what works, where and why?. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. doi: 10.1002/hpja.847
Duncombe, Stephanie L., Stylianou, Michalis, Price, Lisa, Walker, Jacqueline L. and Barker, Alan R. (2024). Making a HIIT: Methods for quantifying intensity in high-intensity interval training in schools and validity of session rating of perceived exertion. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41 (18), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2291736
Fathi, Leila Isabella, Walker, Jacqueline, Dix, Clare Frances, Cartwright, Jessica Rose, Joubert, Suné, Carmichael, Kerri Amelia, Huang, Yu-Shan, Littlewood, Robyn and Truby, Helen (2023). Applying the Integrated Sustainability Framework to explore the long-term sustainability of nutrition education programs in schools: a systematic review – CORRIGENDUM. Public Health Nutrition, 26 (12), 3380-3380. doi: 10.1017/s1368980023002483
Walker, Jacqueline L. and Littlewood, Robyn (2023). Dietary strategies for obesity. Nutrients, 15 (19) 4275, 1-3. doi: 10.3390/nu15194275
Hardt, Jessica, Canfell, Oliver J., Walker, Jacqueline L., Webb, Kerri-Lyn, Brignano, Sebastien, Kira, Kirstine, Peu, Tevita, Santos, Daphne, Bernard, Anne and Littlewood, Robyn (2023). Healthier Together: Implementation and evaluation of a co-designed, culturally tailored childhood obesity community prevention program for Māori and Pacific Islander children and families. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/hpja.803
Fathi, Leila, Walker, Jacqueline, Dix, Clare, Cartwright, Jessica, Joubert, Suné, Carmichael, Kerri, Huang, Yu-Shan, Littlewood, Robyn and Truby, Helen (2023). Applying the Integrated Sustainability Framework to explore the long-term sustainability of nutrition education programs in schools: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 26 (10), 2165-2179. doi: 10.1017/s1368980023001647
Duncombe, Stephanie L., Barker, Alan R., Price, Lisa, Walker, Jacqueline L., Liu, Yong, Paris, Dewi and Stylianou, Michalis (2023). Making a HIIT: co-design of high-intensity interval training workouts with students & teachers within the curriculum. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 1795, 1795. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16613-8
Walker, Jacqueline L., Cartwright, Jessica R., Dutia, Iain M., Wheeler, Mikaela and Tweedy, Sean M. (2023). Dietary patterns of competitive swimmers with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy: A 3-year longitudinal evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7) 5331, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075331
Aridi, Yasmine S., Walker, Jacqueline L., Roura, Eugeni and Wright, Olivia R. L. (2022). Nutritional knowledge of the Mediterranean diet is associated with positive attitudes and adherence in a non-Mediterranean multi-ethnic society. Dietetics, 1 (2), 124-136. doi: 10.3390/dietetics1020013
Babaeer, Lena, Stylianou, Michalis, Walker, Jacqueline L. and Gomersall, Sjaan (2022). Dietary intake and educational outcomes among Australian university students: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (12), 3291-3305. doi: 10.1017/s1368980022001847
Duncombe, Stephanie L., Barker, Alan R., Price, Lisa, Walker, Jacqueline L., Dux, Paul E., Fox, Amaya, Matthews, Natasha and Stylianou, Michalis (2022). Making a HIIT: study protocol for assessing the feasibility and effects of co-designing high-intensity interval training workouts with students and teachers. BMC Pediatrics, 22 (1) 475, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03440-w
Walker, Jacqueline L., Dix, Clare, Hardt, Jessica, Farletti, Rebecca and Littlewood, Robyn (2022). What do health professionals and parents want as part of an online childhood obesity prevention program?. Childhood Obesity, 19 (2), 88-101. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0313
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2022). “We’d be really motivated to do something about it”: a qualitative study of parent and clinician attitudes towards predicting childhood obesity in practice. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34 (2), 398-409. doi: 10.1002/hpja.611
Duncombe, Stephanie L., Barker, Alan R., Bond, Bert, Earle, Renae, Varley-Campbell, Jo, Vlachopoulos, Dimitris, Walker, Jacqueline L., Weston, Kathryn L. and Stylianou, Michalis (2022). School-based high-intensity interval training programs in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 17 (5) e0266427, e0266427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266427
Earle, Renae, Littlewood, Robyn, Nalatu, Simone and Walker, Jacqueline (2022). Empowerment approaches in childhood weight management: A systematic review. Childhood Obesity, 18 (1), 2-30. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0049
Gallo, Linda A., Gallo, Tania F., Young, Sophia L., Fotheringham, Amelia K., Barclay, Johanna L., Walker, Jacqueline L., Moritz, Karen M. and Akison, Lisa K. (2021). Adherence to dietary and physical activity guidelines in Australian undergraduate biomedical students and associations with body composition and metabolic health: a cross-sectional study. Nutrients, 13 (10) 3500, 3500. doi: 10.3390/nu13103500
Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). Response to ‘Systematic reviews do not always capture context of real-world intervention programmes for childhood obesity’ by Wild et al., 2021 in BMC Public Health. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 500, 500. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10487-4
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). i‐PATHWAY
: Development and validation of a prediction model for childhood obesity in an Australian prospective birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57 (8), 1250-1258. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15436
Duncanson, K., Shrewsbury, V., Burrows, T., Chai, L. K., Ashton, L., Taylor, R., Gow, M., Ho, M., Ells, L., Stewart, L., Garnett, S., Jensen, M. E., Nowicka, P., Littlewood, R., Demaio, A., Coyle, D. H., Walker, J. L. and Collins, C. E. (2021). Impact of weight management nutrition interventions on dietary outcomes in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review with meta‐analysis. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 (1), 147-177. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12831
Hardt, Jessica, Canfell, Oliver J., Walker, Jacqueline L., Webb, Kerri-Lyn, Brignano, Sebastien, Peu, Tevita, Santos, Daphne and Littlewood, Robyn (2021). Healthier together: co-design of a culturally-tailored childhood obesity community prevention program for Māori and Pacific Islander children and families. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32 Suppl 1 (S1), 143-154. doi: 10.1002/hpja.438
Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2020). Interventions to prevent or treat childhood obesity in Māori & Pacific Islanders: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 725, 725. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08848-6
Aridi, Yasmine S., Walker, Jacqueline L., Roura, Eugeni and Wright, Olivia R. L. (2020). Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and chronic disease in Australia: national nutrition and physical activity survey analysis. Nutrients, 12 (5) 1251, 1251. doi: 10.3390/nu12051251
Henning Cruickshank, Andrea, McCambridge, Lara, Juffs, Philip and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2020). Consumer experiences of a healthier drinks initiative at a secure residential rehabilitation facility - a cross-sectional study. Australasian Psychiatry, 28 (3), 1039856220905297-327. doi: 10.1177/1039856220905297
Walker, Jacqueline L., Malley, Rebecca, Littlewood, Robyn and Capra, Sandra (2020). Specialist children's obesity management services: what makes a difference in outcomes?. Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12 (1), 10-20. doi: 10.3923/ajcn.2020.10.20
Walker, Jacqueline L., Littlewood, Robyn, Rogany, Ayala and Capra, Sandra (2020). Implementation of the ‘Healthier Drinks at Healthcare Facilities’ strategy at a major tertiary children's hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44 (4) 1753-6405.13013, 295-300. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13013
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2018). Response to 'Clinical relevance and validity of obesity risk prediction tools' by Redsell et al. Public Health Nutrition, 21 (17), 1-2. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018002471
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2018). Clinical relevance and validity of tools to predict infant, childhood and adulthood obesity: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 21 (17), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018001684
Shrewsbury, Vanessa A., Burrows, Tracy, Ho, Mandy, Jensen, Megan, Garnett, Sarah P., Stewart, Laura, Gow, Megan L., Ells, Louisa J., Chai, Li Kheng, Ashton, Lee, Walker, Jacqueline L., Littlewood, Robyn, Coyle, Daisy, Nowicka, Paulina, Ashman, Amy, Demaio, Alessandro, Duncanson, Kerith and Collins, Clare (2018). Update of the best practice dietetic management of overweight and obese children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16 (7), 1495-1502. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003603
Walker, Jacqueline L. and Littlewood, Robyn (2018). Pragmatic implementation studies to improve nutrition practices and policies: childcare during the first 1000 days as a contributor to long-term health. Public Health Nutrition, 21 (7), 1209-1211. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018000022
Walker, Jacqueline L., Ardouin, Stephen and Burrows, Tracy (2017). The validity of dietary assessment methods to accurately measure energy intake in children and adolescents who are overweight or obese: a systematic review. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72 (2), 185-197. doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0029-2
Stylianou, Michalis and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2017). An assessment of Australian school physical activity and nutrition policies. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42 (1), 16-21. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12751
Walker, Jacqueline L, Malley, Rebecca, Littlewood, Robyn and Capra, Sandra (2017). The Need for Early Referral: Characteristics of Children and Adolescents Who Are Overweight and Obese Attending a Multidisciplinary Weight Management Service. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 4 (11) 93, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/children4110093
Aridi, Yasmine S., Walker, Jacqueline L. and Wright, Olivia R. L. (2017). The association between the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and cognitive health: a systematic review. Nutrients, 9 (7) 674, 674. doi: 10.3390/nu9070674
Walker, Jacqueline L., Bell, Kristie L., Stevenson, Richard D., Weir, Kelly A., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Davies, Peter S. W. (2015). Differences in body composition according to functional ability in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy. Clinical Nutrition, 34 (1), 140-145. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.02.007
Bell, Kristie L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Walker, Jacqueline L., Stevenson, Richard D. and Davies, Peter S.W. (2013). The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate total body water in young children with cerebral palsy. Clinical Nutrition, 32 (4), 579-584. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.10.005
Walker, Jacqueline L., Bell, Kristie L., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Davies, Peter S. W. (2013). Validation of a modified three-day weighed food record for measuring energy intake in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy. Clinical Nutrition, 32 (3), 426-431. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.09.005
Walker, Jacqueline L., Bell, Kristie L., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Davies, Peter S. W. (2012). Energy requirements in preschool-age children with cerebral palsy. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96 (6), 1309-1315. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.043430
Walker, Jacqueline L., Bell, Kristie L., Stevenson, Richard D., Weir, Kelly A., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Davies, Peter S. W. (2012). Relationships between Dietary Intake and Body Composition according to Gross Motor Functional Ability in Preschool-Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 61 (4), 349-357. doi: 10.1159/000342557
Walker, Jaqueline L., Bell, Kristie L., Caristo, Fiona M., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Davies, Peter S.W. (2011). A review of energy intake measures used in young children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53 (6), 569-572. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03988.x
Conference Papers
Duncombe, S., Barker, A.R., Price, L., Walker, J.L. and Stylianou, M. (2022). Was it a HIIT? A process evaluation of a school-based high-intensity interval training intervention. 2022 SMA Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 November 2022. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.09.035
Duncombe, S.L., Stylianou, M., Price, L., Walker, J. and Barker, A. (2022). High intensity interval training in schools: methods for quantifying intensity and the validity of session rating of perceived exertion. European College of Sport Science 27th Annual Congress, Sevilla, Spain, 30 August - 2 September.
Duncombe, S. L., Barker, A. R., Price, L., Walker, J. and Stylianou, M. (2022). Making a HIIT: Co-design of high-intensity interval training workouts with students within the curriculum. 9th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 23-26 October 2022. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress.
Barker, A., Bond, B., Duncombe, S., Earle, R., Stylianou, M., Varley-Campbell, J., Vlachopoulos, D., Walker, J. and Weston, K. (2021). School-based high-intensity interval training programs in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 SMA e-Conference, Online, 6-9 October 2021. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.195
Littlewood, Robyn, Raethke, Lorissa, Freese, Jessica, Newcomb, Dana, Moss, Perrin, Walker, Jacqueline and Tracey, Frank (2019). Utilising the Project ECHO (R) model of education to empower health professional in the management of Childhood Overweight and Obesity. International Conference on Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Spain, 1-3 April 2019. London, United Kingdom: Ubiquity Press. doi: 10.5334/ijic.s3254
Littlelwood, Robyn, Walker, Jacqueline and Rogany, Ayala (2018). Childhood obesity: overarching, statewide governance as a successful enabler to an integrated approach for prevention and management. Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6-8 November 2017. London, United Kingdom: Ubiquity Press. doi: 10.5334/ijic.s1098
Walker, J., Bell, K., Weir, K., Ware, R. S., Stevenson, R., Boyd, R. and Davies, P. (2012). Day-to-day variability of energy intake in young children with cerebral palsy. 6th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Brisbane Australia, 30 May - 2 June 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Walker, J., Bell, K., Ware, R. S., Weir, K., Stevenson, R., Boyd, R. and Davies, P. (2012). Relationship between body composition and functional ability in preschool children with cerebral palsy. 6th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Brisbane Australia, 30 May - 2 June 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Forbes, L. A., Weir, K. A, Walker, J. L., Davies, P. S. W,, Stevenson, R., Boyd, R. N. and Bell, K. L. (2011). Energy intake and reported feeding dysfunction in pre-school children with cerebral palsy. 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability, Rome, Italy, 8-11 June 2011.
Thesis
Walker, Jacqueline Louise (2012). Energy balance and body composition in young children with cerebral palsy. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland.