Dr Courtney Davis

Research Associate UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

City East Campus (P1-31)
tel +61 8 830 21417

email Courtney.Davis@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research focus

Nutrition and Dietetics
Food Sciences
Animal Production
Medical and Health Sciences
Biomedical Engineering

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Bracci, EL, Davis, CR & Murphy, KJ 2023, 'Developing a Mediterranean healthy food basket and an updated Australian healthy food basket modelled on the Australian guide to healthy eating', Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1-24. Open access
2023	Choo, JM, Murphy, KJ, Wade, AT, Wang, Y, Bracci, EL, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Woodman, RJ, Hodgson, JM & Rogers, GB 2023, 'Interactions between Mediterranean diet supplemented with dairy foods and the gut microbiota influence cardiovascular health in an Australian population', Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 16, article no. 3645, pp. 1-16. Open access
2023	Clark, JS, Dyer, KA, Davis, CR, Shivappa, N, Hébert, JR, Woodman, R, Hodgson, JM & Murphy, KJ 2023, 'Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet for 6 Months improves the dietary inflammatory index in a Western Population: results from the MedLey Study', Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1-14. Open access 3 39
2023	Sobiecki, JG, Imamura, F, Davis, CR, Sharp, SJ & Forouhi, NG and 29 other authors 2023, 'A nutritional biomarker score of the Mediterranean diet and incident type 2 diabetes: Integrated analysis of data from the MedLey randomised controlled trial and the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study', PLoS Medicine, vol. 20, no. 4, article no. 1004221. Open access
2022	Murphy, KJ, Dyer, KA, Hyde, B, Davis, CR, Bracci, EL, Woodman, RJ & Hodgson, JM 2022, 'Long-term adherence to a Mediterranean Diet 1-year after completion of the MedLey study', Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 15, article no. 3098. Open access 6 1
2021	Davis, C, Ruediger, C, Dyer, K, Lester, S, Graf, S, Kroon, F, Whittle, S & Hill, C 2021, 'Colchicine is not effective for reducing osteoarthritic hand pain compared to placebo: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (COLAH)', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 208-214. 16 9 15
2020	Davis, CR, Murphy, KJ, Curtis, RG & Maher, CA 2020, 'A process evaluation examining the performance, adherence, and acceptability of a physical activity and diet artificial intelligence virtual health assistant', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 23, article no. 9137, pp. 1-14. Open access 14 6 1
2020	Maher, CA, Davis, CR, Curtis, RG, Short, CE & Murphy, KJ 2020, 'A physical activity and diet program delivered by artificially intelligent virtual health coach: proof-of-concept study', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 8, no. 7, article no. e17558. Open access 41 22 3
2020	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ, Keage, HA & Murphy, KJ 2020, 'A Mediterranean diet supplemented with dairy foods improves mood and processing speed in an Australian sample: results from the MedDairy randomized controlled trial', Nutritional Neuroscience, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 646-658. 37 33 11
2019	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ & Murphy, KJ 2019, 'Effects of Mediterranean diet supplemented with lean pork on blood pressure and markers of cardiovascular risk: findings from the MedPork trial', The British Journal of Nutrition: An International Journal of Nutritional Science, vol. 122. no. 8, pp. 873-883. Open access 17 15 1
2019	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ, Keage, HA & Murphy, KJ 2019, 'A Mediterranean diet with fresh, lean pork improves processing speed and mood: cognitive findings from the MedPork randomised controlled trial', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1-16. Open access 38 31 83
2018	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ & Murphy, KJ 2018, 'A Mediterranean diet supplemented with dairy foods improves markers of cardiovascular risk: results from the MedDairy randomized controlled trial', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1166-1182. Open access 36 29 186
2017	Davis, C, Hodgson, J, Bryan, J, Garg, M, Woodman, R & Murphy, K 2017, 'Older Australians can achieve high adherence to the Mediterranean diet during a 6 month randomised intervention; results from the Medley study', Nutrients, vol. 9, no. 6, article no. 534, pp. 1-20. Open access 31 28
2017	Davis, CR, Bryan, J, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ & Murphy, KJ 2017, 'A Mediterranean diet reduces F₂-Isoprostanes and triglycerides among older Australian men and women after 6 months', Journal of Nutrition, vol. 147, no. 7, pp. 1348-1355. Open access 34 30 4
2017	Davis, CR, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, R, Bryan, J, Wilson, C & Murphy, KJ 2017, 'A Mediterranean diet lowers blood pressure and improves endothelial function: Results from the MedLey randomized intervention trial', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 105, no. 6, pp. 1305-1313. Open access 116 98 62
2017	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ, Keage, HA & Murphy, KJ 2017, 'A Mediterranean diet to improve cardiovascular and cognitive health: protocol for a randomised controlled intervention study', Nutrients, vol. 9, no. 2, article no. 145, pp. 1-29. Open access 20 18 91
2017	Wade, AT, Davis, CR, Dyer, KA, Hodgson, JM, Woodman, RJ, Keage, HA & Murphy, KJ 2017, 'Including pork in the Mediterranean diet for an Australian population: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing cardiovascular risk and cognitive function', Nutrition Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 84, pp. 1-19. Open access 7 7 2
2016	Knight, A, Bryan, J, Wilson, C, Hodgson, J, Davis, C & Murphy, KJ 2016, 'The Mediterranean diet and cognitive function among healthy older adults in a 6-month randomised controlled trial: the MedLey study', Nutrients, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 2-17. Open access 79 67 7
2015	Davis, C, Bryan, J, Hodgson, J & Murphy, K 2015, 'Definition of the Mediterranean diet: a literature review', Nutrients, vol. 7, no. 11, pp. 9139-9153. Open access 541 458 145
2015	Davis, CR, Bryan, J, Hodgson, J, Wilson, C & Murphy, KJ 2015, 'Older Australians can adhere to a traditional Mediterranean style diet over two weeks: a pilot dietary intervention study', BMC nutrition, vol. 1, article no. 28, pp. 1-10. Open access 18
2015	Davis, CR, Bryan, J, Hodgson, JM, Wilson, C, Dhillon, V & Murphy, KJ 2015, 'A randomised controlled intervention trial evaluating the efficacy of an Australianised Mediterranean diet compared to the habitual Australian diet on cognitive function, psychological wellbeing and cardiovascular health in healthy older adults (MedLey study): protocol paper', BMC nutrition, vol. 1, article no. 35, pp. 1-12. Open access 10
2014	Murphy, KJ, Parker, B, Dyer, KA, Davis, CR, Coates, AM, Buckley, JD & Howe, PR 2014, 'A comparison of regular consumption of fresh lean pork, beef and chicken on body composition : a randomized cross-over trial', Nutrients, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 682-696. Open access 6 21 29

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Edith Cowan University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Leiden University	NETHERLANDS
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Cambridge	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University Of South Carolina - Columbia	UNITED STATES
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Wakefield Rheumatology	AUSTRALIA

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Mediterranean Diet and physical activity-mediated changes in the gut microbiome, inflammation, and cognitive decline in older Australians	Current
MedWalk / ACTIVate Trial	Current

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Dr Courtney Davis

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