BSc (Human Nutrition) PG Dip Diet MSc PhD (Otago)
Email catherine.wall@otago.ac.nz
Catherine is a New Zealand registered dietitian, lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition, Master of Dietetics training programme and research fellow in the Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch.
Catherine has worked as a clinical dietitian in New Zealand and abroad for more than 15 years. Her PhD research was on nutritional therapy for active adult Crohn’s disease and she completed postdoctoral research on nutrition screening and dietary management of inflammatory bowel disease at King’s College London, United Kingdom.
Catherine has a particular research interest in the nutritional and dietary management of gastrointestinal disorders, in particular inflammatory bowel disease.
Paper Coordinator
HUND 471 Clinical Nutrition
Current postgraduate students
PhD
- Phoebe Heenan
The association between diet and acute gastrointestinal symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome - Stephanie Brown (NZRD)
Nutritional therapies for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease - Leigh O’Brien (NZRD)
Chronic diarrhoea in older adults: prevalence and dietary treatments
Master of Health Science
- Nicky McCarthy (NZRD)
Inflammatory bowel disease dietetic services in New Zealand
Publications
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
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac010
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12664-021-01223-2
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
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
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac010
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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., 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. (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., 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
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12664-021-01223-2
Journal - Research Other
Gerasimidis, K., Godny, L., Sigall-Boneh, R., Svolos, V., Wall, C., & Halmos, E. (2021). Current recommendations on the role of diet in the aetiology and management of IBD. Frontline Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101429
Journal - Research Other
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
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
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
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
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
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., 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
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., 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
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)
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. (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., 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., 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. (2017). Nutrition therapy for active Crohn's disease (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7177
Awarded Doctoral Degree
