Dr Claire Smith, Our people, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, New Zealand

BSc (Human Nutrition) BA (History) MSc (Human Nutrition) PhD (Human Nutrition)

I have a background in Human Nutrition and my research has focused on issues relating to food insecurity and food poverty in New Zealand. I have also worked on National Nutrition Surveys and have been interested in trends relating to food intake and nutritional status for many years.

I work within the Kidzz Sleep Health research group and am particularly interested in the link between diet and sleep.

I am leading a large study of pre-bedtime behaviours in adolescents. While my research interests started in the nutrition field, I have developed an interest and expertise in the rapidly expanding field of sleep and how it relates to diet and lifestyle. Automated wearable cameras have potential to enhance traditional dietary assessment techniques but also measure screen use. The SNAP IT project (Measurement of Sleep, Screen use, Nutrition, and Activity using Photo Image in Teens) aims to use novel technologies to better capture diet and screen use in NZ adolescents, with the aim of increasing our understanding of how recreational screen time, physical activity, and diet impact on sleep in adolescents.

One further focus of my current research is to develop new methods of measuring diet and behaviour to improve on traditional techniques in respect to both respondent burden and increased accuracy.

Additional details

My role is funded through a Lotteries Health Grant and University of Otago Research Grant.

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Publications

Stuthridge, L., Alexander, D., Stubbe, M., Eme, P., & Smith, C. (2022). A qualitative study of New Zealand consumer perceptions: Use and understandings of nutrition content and health claims. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 47. doi: 10.3390/msf2022009047

Stuthridge, L., Alexander, D., Stubbe, M., Eme, P., & Smith, C. (2022). “It’s all just marketing”: A qualitative analysis of consumer perceptions and understandings of nutrition content and health claims in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 3510. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063510

Idris, G., Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Robertson, C. J., & Farella, M. (2021). Home-based monitoring of eating in adolescents: A pilot study. Nutrients, 13(12), 4354. doi: 10.3390/nu13124354

Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Reynolds, A. N., Lucas, A. W., McIntosh, D. R., Richards, R., Camp, J., Galland, B. C., Smith, C., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0-5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101498

Rose, S., Boucher, S. E., Galland, B. C., Wiltshire, E. J., Stanley, J., Smith, C., de Bock, M. I., … MacKenzie, K. E., & Wheeler, B. J. (2021). Impact of high-risk glycemic control on habitual sleep patterns and sleep quality among youth (13-20 years) with type 1 diabetes mellitus compared to controls without diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13215

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Haszard, J. J., Scott, T., Smith, C., & Peddie, M. C. (2021). Shuteye time compared with bedtime: Misclassification of sleep in adolescent females. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2020-0042

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Idris, G., Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Robertson, C. J., Bennani, H., & Farella, M. (2021). Relationship between chewing features and body mass index in young adolescents. Pediatric Obesity, 16, e12743. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12743

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Ward, A. L., Jospe, M., Morrison, S., Reynolds, A. N., Kuroko, S., Fangupo, L. J., Smith, C., Galland, B. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Bidirectional associations between sleep quality or quantity, and dietary intakes or eating behaviors in children 6-12 years old: A systematic review with evidence mapping. Nutrition Reviews, 79(10), 1079-1099. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa125

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Galland, B. C., de Wilde, T., Taylor, R. W., & Smith, C. (2020). Sleep and pre-bedtime activities in New Zealand adolescents: Differences by ethnicity. Sleep Health, 6, 23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.09.002

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Macaulay, G. C., Galland, B. C., Boucher, S. E., Wiltshire, E. J., Haszard, J. J., Campbell, A. J., Black, S. M., Smith, C., Elder, D., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Impact of type 1 diabetes mellitus, glucose levels, and glycaemic control on sleep in children and adolescents: A case-control study. Sleep, 43(2), 1-11. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz226

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Parackal, S., Smith, C., & Skidmore, P. (2020). Diet quality, nutrient intakes and biochemical status of New Zealand women of childbearing age according to alcohol consumption patterns. Public Health Nutrition, 23(16), 2952-2962. doi: 10.1017/s1368980019003781

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Smith, C., de Wilde, T., Taylor, R. W., & Galland, B. C. (2020). Prebedtime screen use in adolescents: A survey of habits, barriers, and perceived acceptability of potential interventions. Journal of Adolescent Health, 66, 725-732. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.007

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Smith, C., Galland, B. C., de Bruin, W. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). Feasibility of automated cameras to measure screen use in adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 57(3), 417-424. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.04.012

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Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., & Meredith-Jones, K. (2019). ActiGraph GT3X+ and Actical wrist and hip worn accelerometers for sleep and wake indices in young children using an automated algorithm: Validation with polysomnography. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 958. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00958

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Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Penno, J., Smith, C., Lobb, C., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Gender differences in sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality in New Zealand adolescents aged 15 to 17 years. Sleep Health, 3(2), 77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.02.001

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Brown, R. C., Tey, S. L., Gray, A. R., Chisholm, A., Smith, C., Fleming, E., & Parnell, W. (2016). Nut consumption is associated with better nutrient intakes: Results from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(1), 105-112. doi: 10.1017/S0007114515004122

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Miller, J. C., Smith, C., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Brown, R. C., Parnell, W. R., & Skeaff, C. M. (2016). Trends in serum total cholesterol and dietary fat intakes in New Zealand between 1989 and 2009. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(3), 263-269. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12504

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Prentice, C. A., Smith, C., & McLean, R. M. (2016). Sodium in commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand: A public health opportunity. Public Health Nutrition, 19(6), 958-966. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015001731

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Brown, R. C., Tey, S. L., Gray, A. R., Chisholm, A., Smith, C., Fleming, E., & Parnell, W. (2015). Association of nut consumption with cardiometabolic risk factors in the 2008/2009 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Nutrients, 7(9), 7523-7542. doi: 10.3390/nu7095351

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Parackal, S. M., Smith, C., & Parnell, W. R. (2015). A profile of New Zealand 'Asian' participants of the 2008/09 Adult National Nutrition Survey: Focus on dietary habits, nutrient intakes and health outcomes. Public Health Nutrition, 18(5), 893-904. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014001049

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Smith, C., Gray, A. R., Mainvil, L. A., Fleming, E. A., & Parnell, W. R. (2015). Secular changes in intakes of foods among New Zealand adults from 1997 to 2008/09. Public Health Nutrition, 18(18), 3249-3259. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015000890

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Brown, R. C., Tey, S. L., Gray, A. R., Chisholm, A., Smith, C., Fleming, E., Blakey, C., & Parnell, W. (2014). Patterns and predictors of nut consumption: Results from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition, 112(12), 2028-2040. doi: 10.1017/s0007114514003158

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Smith, C., Gray, A. R., Fleming, E. A., & Parnell, W. R. (2014). Characteristics of fast-food/takeaway-food and restaurant/café-food consumers among New Zealand adults. Public Health Nutrition, 17(10), 2368-2377. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002681

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Smith, C., Parnell, W. R., Brown, R. C., & Gray, A. R. (2013). Balancing the diet and the budget: Food purchasing practices of food-insecure families in New Zealand. Nutrition & Dietetics, 70(4), 278-285. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12043

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Smith, C., Parnell, W. R., Brown, R. C., & Gray, A. R. (2013). Providing additional money to food-insecure households and its effect on food expenditure: A randomized controlled trial. Public Health Nutrition, 16(8), 1507-1515. doi: 10.1017/s1368980012003680

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Parnell, W. R., Wilson, N. C., & Smith, C. (2006). Dietary supplements: Prevalence of use in the New Zealand population. Nutrition & Dietetics, 63, 199-205.

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Smith, C., Wilson, N. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2005). Dietary supplements: Characteristics of supplement users in New Zealand. Nutrition & Dietetics, 62(4), 123-129. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2005.00020.x

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Ward, A. L., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Morrison, S., McIntosh, D. R., Jackson, R., … Fangupo, L., Richards, R., Te Morenga, L., Smith, C., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). The effect of mild sleep deprivation on diet and eating behaviour in children: Protocol for the Daily Rest, Eating, and Activity Monitoring (DREAM) randomized cross-over trial. BMC Public Health, 19, 1347. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7628-x

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Parnell, W. R., & Smith, C. (2008). Food security: Current research initiatives, globally and in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, 33, (pp. 4-13). [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper