Marina Reeves
Associate Professor
School of Public Health
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
Marina Reeves is an Associate Professor in Nutrition in the Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Public Health. She is also an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Heads the Nutrition Unit within the School. Her program of research is focused on the role of weight management, diet and physical activity in improving outcomes for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Her research has been funded by multiple grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). A/Prof Reeves is currenlty leading a pilot study evaluating an exercise and diet intervention for women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Marina has a particular interest in the use of broad-reach delivered interventions (e.g. delivered via telephone, SMS) to achieve and maintain weight loss and behaviour change in adults. A/Prof Reeves has over 70 peer-reviewed publications, has presented at a number of national and international conferences, and has secured over $4.8 million in competitive research funding as a chief investigator (>$2 million as CIA).
Research Interest
Disease prevention and control
Publications
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Lawler S, Maher G, Brennan M, Goode A, Reeves MM, et al. (2017) Get healthy after breast cancer - examining the feasibility, acceptability and outcomes of referring breast cancer survivors to a general population telephone-delivered program targeting physical activity, healthy diet and weight loss. Supportive Care in Cancer 6: 1953-1962.
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Marina R, Elisabeth W, Nicole M, Sheleigh L, Caroline T, et al. (2017) The Living Well after Breast Cancerâ„¢ Pilot Trial: a weight loss intervention for women following treatment for breast cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 3: 125-136.
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Nga NH, Nyssa HT, Melissa MM, Dori RE, Chris L, et al. (2017) A qualitative evaluation of breast cancer survivors’ acceptance of and preferences for consumer wearable technology activity trackers. Supportive Care in Cancer 11: 3375-3384.
