Research Fellow in Gastrointestinal Unit for Translational Studies (GUTS)
New Zealand Registered Dietitian
Catherine has an undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition and a postgraduate diploma in dietetics. Her PhD research focused on nutritional therapy for adults with active Crohn's disease. Thereafter, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in nutrition screening and dietary management of inflammatory bowel disease at King's College London, United Kingdom.
Catherine has specific research skills in nutrition focused assessment, including anthropometric, biochemical and dietary assessment methods, and human clinical intervention studies. Catherine conducts research, and supervises student research, in the fields of nutrition and gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, in particular inflammatory bowel disease.
Publications
Diep-Pham, H.-T., Donald, N., & Wall, C. L. (2023). Malnutrition screening tool use in a New Zealand hospital: Reliability and rates of malnutrition screening on admission. Nutrition & Dietetics, 80, 530-537. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12838
Journal - Research Article
Gearry, R., Wall, C., & Frizelle, F. (2023, August). You are what you eat: Your gut, nutrition and the bowel. Public Talk Series: Celebrating 50 years of University of Otago, Christchurch, Otautahi, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/christchurch50/youarewhatyoueat/Site/Register
Other Research Output
Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2023). The low FODMAP diet for Children with inflammatory bowel disease and overlapping functional gastrointestinal symptoms: A case series. Recent Progress in Nutrition, 3(2), 009. doi: 10.21926/rpn.2302009
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S. C., Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2023). Exclusive enteral nutrition for the treatment of pediatric Crohn’s disease: The patient perspective. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 26(3), 165-172. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.3.165
Journal - Research Article
McCarthy, N. E., Schultz, M., & Wall, C. L. (2023). Current state of dietetic services for inflammatory bowel disease patients in New Zealand: An observational study. Nutrition & Dietetics, 80, 538-545. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12811
Journal - Research Article
MacIntosh, A., Heenan, P. E., Wright-McNaughton, M., Frampton, C., Skidmore, P., Wall, C. L., … Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). The relationship between fermentable carbohydrates and post-prandial bowel symptoms in patients with functional bowel disorders. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1060928. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1060928
Journal - Research Article
Singh, A., Midha, V., Mahajan, R., Verma, S., Kakkar, C., Grover, J., … Wall, C., & Sood, A. (2023). Evaluation of nutritional characteristics reveals similar prevalence of malnutrition in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 68, 580-595. doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07652-z
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., Wilson, B., & Lomer, M. C. E. (2023). Development and validation of an inflammatory bowel disease nutrition self-screening tool (IBD-NST) for digital use. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1065592. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1065592
Journal - Research Article
Speedy, A. P., & Wall, C. L. (2023). Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to malnutrition in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [Invited editorial]. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 57(8), 907-908. doi: 10.1111/apt.17413
Journal - Research Other
Wall, C., Glyn, T., Rowbotham, D., Haines, M., Bissett, I., Eglinton, T., & Gearry, R. (2023). Randomised feasibility study of preoperative medical nutrition therapy in adults undergoing surgery for Crohn's disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. i899). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac190.0899
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Yap, J., Wall, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Iosua, E., Osborne, H., & Schultz, M. (2023). Inflammatory bowel disease exercise and diet habits (IBDeat) study: Chronic metabolic disease risk factors among IBD patients in New Zealand. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. i615-i616). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac190.0614
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bayer, S. B., Heenan, P., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Drummond, L. N., Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Two gold kiwifruit daily for effective treatment of constipation in adults: A randomized clinical trial. Nutrients, 14, 4146. doi: 10.3390/nu14194146
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S. C., Whelan, K., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Food-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28, 1838-1843. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac010
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Dietary nutrient intake and blood micronutrient status of children with Crohn's disease compared with their shared-home environment, healthy siblings. Nutrients, 14, 3425. doi: 10.3390/nu14163425
Journal - Research Article
O'Brien, L., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Chronic diarrhoea in older adults and the role of dietary interventions. Nutrition & Healthy Aging, 7, 39-50. doi: 10.3233/NHA-220152
Journal - Research Article
Gerasimidis, K., Godny, L., Sigall-Boneh, R., Svolos, V., Wall, C., & Halmos, E. (2022). Current recommendations on the role of diet in the aetiology and management of IBD. Frontline Gastroenterology, 13, 160-167. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101429
Journal - Research Other
Godny, L., Svolos, V., Williams, A. J., Czuber-Dochan, W., Aloi, M., Ibarra, A., … Wall, C. L. (2022). Multidisciplinary perinatal care in IBD. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac189
Journal - Research Other
Lomer, M. C. E., Wilson, B., & Wall, C. L. (2022). Consensus guidelines on the nutritional assessment and dietary management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13054
Journal - Research Other
Singh, A., Wall, C., Levine, A., Midha, V., Mahajan, R., & Sood, A. (2022). Nutritional screening and assessment in inflammatory bowel disease. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 41(1), 5-22. doi: 10.1007/s12664-021-01223-2
Journal - Research Other
Wall, C., Glyn, T., Bissett, I., Rowbotham, D., Haines, M., Gearry, R., & Eglinton, T. (2022). Perioperative nutrition optimisation in nourished Crohn's disease patients: A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Colorectal Disease, 24(Suppl. 1), (pp. 144). doi: 10.1111/codi.16048
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Yap, J., Wall, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Osborne, H., Iosua, E., & Schultz, M. (2022, September). New Zealand adults with inflammatory bowel disease exercise and diet (IBDeat) habits. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Researchers Committee (PERC) & Division of Health Sciences Early & Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Joint Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Brien, L., Wall, C. L., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2021). What are the pearls and pitfalls of the dietary management for chronic diarrhoea? Nutrients, 13, 1393. doi: 10.3390/nu13051393
Journal - Research Article
Diep Pham, H. T., Wall, C., Bayer, S., Blatchford, P., & Gearry, R. (2021). An increase in Mediterranean dietary score, through SunGold® Kiwifruit, potentially improves mental wellbeing. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Suppl. 2), (pp. 401). doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab038_013
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCarthy, N. E., Schultz, M., & Wall, C. L. (2021). Access to dietetic services for inflammatory bowel disease patients in New Zealand: A patient view. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), (pp. 106). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCarthy, N., Schultz, M., & Wall, C. (2021). Nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease: A nationwide survey of patients, gastroenterologists and dietitians. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 15(Suppl. 1), (pp. S532-S533). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab076.696
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ho, S. S., Wall, C., Gearry, R. B., Keenan, J., & Day, A. S. (2020). A pilot study evaluating novel urinary biomarkers for Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5(4), 212-220. doi: 10.1159/000510682
Journal - Research Article
O'Brien, L., Skidmore, P., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T., Muir, J., Frampton, C., & Gearry, R. (2020). A low FODMAP diet is nutritionally adequate and therapeutically efficacious in community dwelling older adults with chronic diarrhoea. Nutrients, 12(10), 3002. doi: 10.3390/nu12103002
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., McCombie, A., Mulder, R., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2020). Adherence to exclusive enteral nutrition by adults with active Crohn’s disease is associated with conscientiousness personality trait: A sub-study. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, 33(6), 752-757. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12787
Journal - Research Article
Adamina, M., Gerasimidis, K., Sigall-Boneh, R., Zmora, O., de Buck van Overstraeten, A., Campmans-Kuijpers, M., … Wall, C., … Lomer, M. (2020). Perioperative dietary therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 14(4), 431-444. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz160
Journal - Research Other
Sandall, A. M., Wall, C. L., & Lomer, M. C. E. (2020). Nutrition assessment in Crohn's disease using anthropometric, biochemical, and dietary indexes: A narrative review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 120(4), 624-640. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.04.013
Journal - Research Other
Heenan, P., Frampton, C., Young, W., Roy, N., Keenan, J., Wall, C., … Gearry, R. (2020). Gastrointestinal and mental health symptoms group participants in an irritable bowel syndrome cohort. Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 35, (pp. 173). doi: 10.1111/jgh.15273
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Roy, N., Heenan, P., Wall, C., Young, W., Carco, C., Keenan, J., … Gearry, R. (2020). Association of habitual dietary fiber intake and fecal microbiome gene abundance with gastrointestinal symptoms in an irritable bowel syndrome cohort. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(Suppl. 2), (pp. 1581). doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa062_038
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C., MacFarlane, K., Carr, A., Day, A., & Gearry, R. (2020). Inadequate vitamin C status and association with inflammatory biomarkers in adults with active Crohn's disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 14(Suppl. 1), (pp. S465-S466). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.675
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C., McCombie, A., Mulder, R., Day, A., & Gearry, R. (2020). Adherence to enteral nutrition therapy by adults with active Crohn's disease is associated with conscientiousness personality trait. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 14(Suppl. 1), (pp. S406-S407). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.584
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C. (2020, August). Medical nutrition therapy for Crohn's disease. UOC Research Seminar Series, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Martin, N. G., Rigterink, T., Adamji, M., Wall, C. L., & Day, A. S. (2019). Single high-dose oral vitamin D3 treatment in New Zealand children with inflammatory bowel disease. Translational Pediatrics, 8(1), 35-41. doi: 10.21037/tp.2018.11.01
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., McCombie, A. M., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2019). Newly diagnosed Crohn's disease treated with standard care or enteral nutrition: Psychological outcomes over 6 months. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 4(1), 7-13. doi: 10.1159/000497323
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., & Day, A. S. (2019). The reduction of faecal calprotectin during exclusive enteral nutrition is lost rapidly after food reintroduction [Invited]. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 50(7), 824-825. doi: 10.1111/apt.15475
Journal - Research Other
Andrews, A., Wang, C., Wall, C., Gearry, R., Day, A., Tannock, G., & Morgan, X. (2018). Modulation of the gut microbiome in adult Crohn's Disease patients during exclusive enteral nutrition. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) Joint Annual Conference: Microbes & Molecules. (pp. 50-51). Retrieved from https://www.nzmsconference.org.nz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2017). Treatment of active Crohn's disease with exclusive and partial enteral nutrition: A pilot study in adults. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 2(4), 219-227. doi: 10.1159/000489630
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2017). New Zealand gastroenterologists’ perceptions, knowledge and experience of exclusive enteral nutrition to treat Crohn’s disease. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1464), 77-79. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Wall, C., Gearry, R., & Day, A. (2017). Enteral nutrition in the treatment of young adults with active Crohn's disease. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 11(Suppl. 1), P635, (pp. S404-S405). doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx002.759
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lawley, B., Wall, C., Day, A. S., Gearry, R. B., Young, W., & Tannock, G. W. (2017, September). Urinary metabolome analysis of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and healthy controls (HC) undertaking short-term exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN). Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Lawrence, R. L., Wall, C. L., Bloomfield, F. H., & Crowther, C. A. (2016). Dietetic management of GDM in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Dietitians New Zealand National Meeting: Nourishing Our Knowledge. (pp. 27). Retrieved from http://dietitians.org.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2016). Enteral nutrition in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. Proceedings of the Dietitians New Zealand National Meeting: Nourishing Our Knowledge. (pp. 27-28). Retrieved from http://dietitians.org.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2016, November). Exclusive enteral nutrition in the treatment of Crohn's disease: New Zealand gastroenterologists' perspectives. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Gastroenterology Nurses Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2016, November). Enteral nutrition in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Gastroenterology Nurses Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2016, November). Faecal biomarkers of active Crohn's disease. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Gastroenterology Nurses Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wall, C. (2015, November). Exclusive enteral nutrition leads to a fall in faecal markers of inflammation in adults with active Crohn's disease. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & NZNO Gastroenterology Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2014). Polymeric formula is more palatable than elemental formula to adults with Crohn’s disease. e-SPEN Journal, 9(6), e200-e203. doi: 10.1016/j.clnme.2014.08.003
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., Pearson, J., Parnell, W., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2014). Dietary intake in midlife and associations with standard of living, education and nutrition literacy. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1397). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2014, November). Exclusive enteral nutrition is a treatment option for selected adults with active Crohn's disease. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation Gastroenterology Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Wall, C. L., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Otal, A., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2014, November). Exclusive enteral nutrition and reintroduction of solid food affect faecal microbiota composition: Results of a pilot study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation Gastroenterology Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Wall, C. L., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2013). Use of exclusive enteral nutrition in adults with Crohn's disease: A review. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 19(43), 7652-7660. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7652
Journal - Research Article
Wall, C., Skidmore, P., Gearry, R., Pearson, J., Parnell, W., & Joyce, P. (2011). Associations between psycho-social variables and dietary intake. Nutrition & Dietetics, 68(Suppl. 2), (pp. 6). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
BSc (Human Nutrition) PG Dip Diet MSc PhD (Otago)