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Dr Anne Turner

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Senior Lecturer

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Exer & Nutr Sciences

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University, 2009
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 1999
Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 1994

Biography

Dr Anne Turner is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and a stress physiologist in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN). She has expertise in psychological stress, its impact on human health and the role of lifestyle behaviours in reducing the impact of psychological stress on health.


She has over 20 years’ experience in stress physiology research and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers. She completed her PhD at Monash University in 1999 and subsequently held competitive fellowships from the Lalor Foundation (USA) and the Monash University Research Fund before being appointed a Research Fellow on NHMRC project funding (Monash University). She joined Deakin University in 2008.


Dr Turner leads Stress and Resilience research in IPAN. She leads a program of research focused on strengthening the evidence-base investigating the impact of psychological stress on human health and lifestyle behaviours and interventions to increase resilience and reduce the impact of psychological stress on health and wellbeing. Her work involves the application of objective methods for measuring and interpreting the impact of psychological stress on physical and mental health and wellbeing, understanding the role of psychological stress in health and disease outcomes, determining the toll of long-term or repeated exposure to life stress on the body manifesting as cumulative wear and tear on the physiological systems (allostatic load) and determining lifestyle behaviours to inform interventions to assist people to adopt healthy, sustainable and disease-free lives. She also has an interest in how climate and biodiversity action can improve physical and mental health and wellbeing through reducing psychological stress and cumulative physiological load.

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Research interests

Dr Turner leads several projects in the physiology and endocrinology of psychological stress:

The response of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis and sympatho-adrenal medullary system to psychological stress in women with high and low levels of physical fitness.
The response of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis and sympatho-adrenal medullary system to psychological stress in men who are lean and overweight/obese.

Affiliations

International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology

Endocrine Society of Australia

Australian Physiological Society

Teaching interests

Dr Turner supervises PhD, Honours, Masters and undergraduate research students.

Dr Turner is a leader of undergraduate Teaching and Learning in Human Physiology and in Research Methods. She has a particular interest in the sustainability of Teaching and Learning practices for both students and teaching teams.

Conferences

Invited presentations

2019: Deakin Lab for Meta-Analysis of Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, “The bidirectional multi-system reactivity hypothesis and the importance of Goldilocks stress responses: a synthesis of prospective evidence”

2018: 48th International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference, Irvine, CA, USA.  Symposium speaker, “How strong is the evidence linking stress reactivity with future health and disease outcomes? - A systematic review of prospective evidence”

2017: Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, “Stress and chronic disease: How important is the magnitude of our acute stress response?”

2017: School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, “Stress and chronic disease: How important is the magnitude of our acute stress response?”

2017: Department of Product Development, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, “Stress and chronic disease: How important is the magnitude of my stress response?”

2014:  School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, “Stress and chronic disease: How important is the magnitude of our stress response?”

2008:  School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University

Professional activities

Dr Turner reviews papers for international peer-reviewed journals, including:

• Psychoneuroendocrinology
• Psychosomatic Medicine
• Stress and Health
• International Journal of Stress Management
• Physiology and Behavior
• European Journal of Applied Physiology
• Journal of Endocrinology
• Journal of Neuroendocrinology
• PLOS ONE
• Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• Molecular Psychiatry
• Pediatric Research
• Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
• European Journal of Sport Science
• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

 

Dr Turner also reviews grant and/or fellowship applications, including:

• National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
• Diabetes Australia Research Trust
• Alzheimer’s Australia
• Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia
• National Research Agency, France (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France)
• Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

Publications

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2024

Is high salt intake inducing obesity via production of cortisol? A novel working hypothesis and pilot study

Anthony Nowell, Susan Torres, Sarah Hall, Michelle Keske, David Torpy, Lewan Parker, Andrew Betik, Anne Turner

(2024), European Journal of Nutrition, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2023

The role of combined modifiable lifestyle behaviors in the longitudinal association between stressful life events and allostatic load in Australian adults

R Siew, S Bowe, A Turner, Z Sarnyai, C Nilsson, J Shaw, D Magliano, S Torres

(2023), Vol. 149, pp. 106021-106021, Psychoneuroendocrinology, England, C1

journal article
2022

Stress system dysfunction revealed by integrating reactivity of stress pathways to psychological stress in lean and overweight/obese men

S Jayasinghe, S Hall, S Torres, A Turner

(2022), Vol. 322, pp. R144-R151, American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Rockville, Md., C1

journal article

The role of combined modifiable lifestyle behaviors in the association between exposure to stressors and allostatic load: A systematic review of observational studies.

R Siew, K Nabe-Nielsen, A Turner, M Bujtor, S Torres

(2022), Vol. 138, pp. 1-9, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

People with the least positive attitudes to green exercise derive most anxiolytic benefit from walking in green space

E Flowers, A Turner, G Abbott, A Timperio, J Salmon, J Veitch

(2022), Vol. 72, pp. 1-6, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Examination of the acute heart rate and salivary cortisol response to a single bout of walking in urban and green environments: A pilot study

J Veitch, A Timperio, J Salmon, S Hall, G Abbott, E Flowers, A Turner

(2022), Vol. 74, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, C1

journal article
2021

Associations of dietary intake on biological markers of inflammation in children and adolescents: A systematic review

M Bujtor, A Turner, S Torres, L Esteban-Gonzalo, C Pariante, A Borsini

(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-29, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2020

Psychological stress reactivity and future health and disease outcomes: A systematic review of prospective evidence

A Turner, N Smyth, S Hall, S Torres, M Hussein, S Jayasinghe, K Ball, A Clow

(2020), Vol. 114, Psychoneuroendocrinology, England, C1

journal article
2019

Diet quality and well-being in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN longitudinal study

L Esteban-Gonzalo, A Turner, S Torres, I Esteban-Cornejo, J Castro-Piñero, Á Delgado-Alfonso, A Marcos, S Gómez-Martínez, Ó Veiga

(2019), Vol. 121, pp. 221-231, British Journal of Nutrition, England, C1

journal article

Urinary sodium is positively associated with urinary free cortisol and total cortisol metabolites in a cross-sectional sample of Australian schoolchildren aged 5-12 years and their mothers

S Torres, C Grimes, C Nowson, S Jayasinghe, C Bruce, S Mason, F He, A Turner

(2019), Vol. 121, pp. 164-171, British Journal of Nutrition, England, C1

journal article

Salivary cortisol profiles of on-call from home fire and emergency service personnel

S Hall, A Turner, S Robertson, S Ferguson, B Aisbett

(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 436-445, Stress, England, C1

journal article

The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: A systematic review

M Teychenne, L Stephens, S Costigan, D Olstad, B Stubbs, A Turner

(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article
2018

Sedentary behaviour and hair cortisol amongst women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods: A cross-sectional study

M Teychenne, D Lee Olstad, A Turner, S Costigan, K Ball

(2018), Vol. 15, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Diet-induced weight loss has no effect on psychological stress in overweight and obese adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

A Booth, X Wang, A Turner, C Nowson, S Torres

(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2017

The effect of working on-call on stress physiology and sleep: a systematic review

S Hall, S Ferguson, A Turner, S Robertson, G Vincent, B Aisbett

(2017), Vol. 33, pp. 79-87, Sleep medicine reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Fitter women did not have attenuated hemodynamic responses to psychological stress compared with age-matched women with lower levels of fitness

S Jayasinghe, S Torres, M Hussein, S Fraser, G Lambert, A Turner

(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

journal article

Salivary alpha amylase in on-call from home fire and emergency service personnel

S Hall, B Aisbett, S Robertson, S Ferguson, A Turner

(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 637-646, Endocrine connections, Bradley Stok, Eng., C1

journal article
2016

Hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis and sympatho-adrenal medullary system responses to psychological stress were not attenuated in women with elevated physical fitness levels

S Jayasinghe, G Lambert, S Torres, S Fraser, N Eikelis, A Turner

(2016), Vol. 51, pp. 369-379, Endocrine, United States, C1

journal article

Hair cortisol levels, perceived stress and body mass index in women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods: The READI study

D Olstad, K Ball, C Wright, G Abbott, E Brown, A Turner

(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 158-167, Stress, England, C1

journal article

The acute physiological stress response to an emergency alarm and mobilization during the day and at night

S Hall, B Aisbett, J Tait, A Turner, S Ferguson, L Main

(2016), Vol. 18, pp. 150-156, Noise & health, Mumbai, India, C1

journal article
2015

Cortisol, blood pressure, and heart rate responses to food intake were independent of physical fitness levels in women

S Jayasinghe, S Torres, S Fraser, A Turner

(2015), Vol. 40, pp. 1186-1192, Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism, Ottawa, On., C1

journal article
2014

Does diet-induced weight change effect anxiety in overweight and obese adults?

S Eyres, A Turner, C Nowson, S Torres

(2014), Vol. 30, pp. 10-15, Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Embedded academic literacies curricula: the challenges of measuring success

L Thies, A Wallis, A Turner, L Wishart

(2014), Vol. 8, pp. 43-59, Journal of academic language & learning, Brisbane, Qld., C1

journal article

Physiological responses to psychological stress: importance of adiposity in men aged 50-70 years

S Jayasinghe, S Torres, C Nowson, A Tilbrook, A Turner

(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 110-119, Endocrine connections, Bristol, England, C1

journal article

Cortisol, alpha amylase, blood pressure and heart rate responses to food intake in men aged 50-70 years : importance of adiposity

Sisitha Jayasinghe, Susan Torres, Caryl Nowson, Alan Tilbrook, Anne Turner

(2014), Vol. 1, pp. 1-10, BMC obesity, London, England, C1

journal article

The effect of overweight/obesity on cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress in men aged 50-70 years

S Torres, A Turner, S Jayasinghe, J Nolds, C Nowson

(2014), Vol. 7, pp. 339-350, Obesity Facts, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2012

Sex differences and the role of sex steroids in sympatho-adrenal medullary system and hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis responses to stress

A Turner, C Keating, A Tilbrook

(2012), pp. 115-136, Sex steroids, Rijeka, Croatia, B1

book chapter

Energy deficiency, menstrual disturbances, and low bone mass : what do exercising Australian women know about the female athlete triad?

S Miller, S Kukuljan, A Turner, P van der Pligt, G Ducher

(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 131-138, International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, Champaign, Ill., C1

journal article

Energy deficiency, menstrual disturbances and low bone mass: What do Australian exercising females know about the female athlete triad?

S Miller, S Kukuljan, A Turner, P van der Pligt, G Ducher

(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 131-138, International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, Champaign, Ill., C1-1

journal article
2011

Obstacles in the optimization of bone health outcomes in the female athlete triad

G Ducher, A Turner, S Kukuljan, K Pantano, J Carlson, N Williams, M De Souza

(2011), Vol. 41, pp. 587-607, Sports medicine, Auckland, New Zealand, C1

journal article
2010

Does stress induce salt intake?

S Torres, A Turner, C Nowson

(2010), Vol. 103, pp. 1562-1568, British journal of nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1

journal article

Stressor specificty of sex differences in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity : cortisol responses to exercise, endotoxin, wetting and isolation/restraint stress in gonadectomized male and female sheep

A Turner, E Rivalland, I Clarke, A Tilbrook

(2010), Vol. 151, pp. 4324-4331, Endocrinology, Chevy Chase, Md., C1

journal article
2009

Cortisol disrupts the ability of estradiol-17β to induce the LH surge in ovariectomized ewes

B Pearce, I Clarke, A Turner, E Rivalland, A Tilbrook

(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 202-208, Domestic animal endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Cortisol interferes with the estradiol-induced surge of lutenizing hormone in the ewe

E Wagenmaker, K Breen, A Oakley, B Pierce, A Tilbrook, A Turner, F Karsch

(2009), Vol. 80, pp. 458-463, Biology of reproduction, Champaign, Ill., C1-1

journal article

Estradiol enables cortisol to act directly upon the pituitary to suppress pituitary responsiveness to GnRH in sheep

B Pierce, C Stackpole, K Breen, I Clarke, F Karsch, E Rivalland, A Turner, D Caddy, E Wagenmaker, A Oakley, A Tilbrook

(2009), Vol. 89, pp. 86-97, Neuroendocrinology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article
2008

Psychosocial stress suppresses attractivity, proceptivity and pulsatile LH secretion in the ewe

B Pierce, P Hemsworth, E Rivalland, E Wagenmaker, A Morrissey, M Papargiris, I Clarke, F Karsch, A Turner, A Tilbrook

(2008), Vol. 54, pp. 424-434, Hormones and behavior, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Responses of the hypothalamopituitary adrenal axis and the sympathoadrenal system to isolation/restraint stress in sheep of different adiposity

A Tilbrook, E Rivalland, A Turner, G Lambert, I Clarke

(2008), Vol. 87, pp. 193-205, Neuroendocrinology : international journal for basic and clinical studies on neuroendocrine relationships, Basel,Switzerland, C1-1

journal article
2007

Isolation and restraint stress results in differential activation of corticontrophin-releasing hormone and arginine vasopressin neurones in sheep

E Rivalland, I Clarke, A Turner, S Pompolo, A Tilbrook

(2007), Vol. 145, pp. 1048-1058, Neuroscience, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article
2006

Stress, cortisol and reproduction in female pigs

A Turner, A Tilbrook

(2006), pp. 191-203, Control of pig reproduction VII : proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Pig Reproduction, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, June 2005, Nottingham, Eng., B1-1

book chapter

A sex difference in the cortisol response to tail docking and ACTH develops between 1 and 8 weeks of age in lambs

A Turner, B Hosking, R Parr, A Tilbrook

(2006), Vol. 188, pp. 443-449, Journal of endocrinology, London, England, C1-1

journal article

Projections to the preoptic area from the paraventricular nucleus, acuate nucleus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis are unlikely to be involved in stress-induced suppression of GnRH secretion in sheep

E Rivalland, A Tilbrook, A Turner, S Pompelo, I Clarke, J Iqbal

(2006), Vol. 84, pp. 1-13, Neuroendocrinology : international journal for basic and clinical studies on neuroendocrine relationships, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article

Sex difference in the suppressive effect of cortisol on pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone in sheep

C Stackpole, I Clarke, K Breen, A Turner, F Karsch, A Tilbrook

(2006), Vol. 147, pp. 5921-5931, Endocrinology, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1

journal article

Activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis by isolation and restraint stress during lactation in ewes : effect of the presence of the lamb and suckling

A Tilbrook, A Turner, M Ibbott, I Clarke

(2006), Vol. 147, pp. 3501-3509, Endocrinology, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1

journal article
2005

Sex differences in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of the sheep : implications for our understanding of regulation and physiology

B Canny, J Broadbear, A Tilbrook, A Turner, I Clarke

(2005), Vol. 81, pp. 7-, Folia Endocrinologica Japonica, Kyōto, Japan, C1-1

journal article

Co-localization and distribution of corticotrophin-releasing hormone, arginine vasopressin and enkephalin in the paraventricular nucleus of sheep : a sex comparison

E Rivalland, J Iqbal, A Turner, I Clarke, A Tilbrook

(2005), Vol. 132, pp. 755-766, Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Susceptibility of reproduction in female pigs to impairment by stress or elevation of cortisol

A Turner, P Hemsworth, A Tilbrook

(2005), Vol. 29, pp. 398-410, Domestic animal endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Cortisol delays the estradiol-induced LH surge : is this dependent on prior ovarian steroid exposure?

E Wagenmaker, K Breen, I Clarke, A Oakley, A Tilbrook, A Turner, F Karsch

(2005), Vol. 72, Biology of reproduction, Champaign, Ill., C1-1

journal article
2004

Reconstruction of in vivo time-evolving neuroendocrine dose - response properties unveils admixed deterministic and stochastic elements

D Keenan, S Alexander, C Irvine, I Clarke, C Scott, A Turner, A Tilbrook, B Canny, J Veldhuis

(2004), Vol. 101, pp. 6740-6745, Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., C1-1

journal article

Does cortisol disrupt the positive feedback effects of estradiol on the preovulatory LH surge?

E Wagenmaker, K Breen, A Tilbrook, A Turner, I Clarke, F Karsch

(2004), Vol. 70, Biology of reproduction, Champaign, Ill., C1-1

journal article
2003

Seasonal differences in the effect of isolation and restraint stress on the luteinizing hormone response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone in hypothalamopituitary disconnected, gonadectomized rams and ewes

C Stackpole, A Turner, I Clarke, G Lambert, A Tilbrook

(2003), Vol. 69, pp. 1158-1164, Biology of reproduction, Society for the Study of Reproduction, C1-1

journal article
2002

Stress and reproduction: central mechanisms and sex differences in non-rodent species

A Tilbrook, A Turner, I Clarke

(2002), Vol. 5, pp. 83-100, Stress: the international journal on the biology of stress, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Susceptibility of reproduction in female pigs to impairment by stress and the role of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis

A Turner, P Hemsworth, A Tilbrooka

(2002), Vol. 14, pp. 377-391, Reproduction, fertility and development, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Noradrenaline, but not neuropeptide Y, is elevated in cerebrospinal fluid from the third cerebral ventricle following audiovisual stress in gonadectomised rams and ewes

A Turner, E Rivalland, I Clarke, G Lambert, M Morris, A Tilbrook

(2002), Vol. 76, pp. 373-380, Neuroendocrinology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article

Influence of sex and gonadal status of sheep on cortisol secretion in response to ACTH and on cortisol and LH secretion in response to stress: importance of different stressors

A Turner, B Canny, R Hobbs, J Bond, I Clarke, A Tilbrook

(2002), Vol. 173, pp. 113-122, Journal of endocrinology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2001

Progesterone and testosterone in combination act in the hypothalamus of castrated rams to regulate the secretion of LH

A Turner, A Tilbrook, I Clarke, C Scott

(2001), Vol. 169, pp. 291-298, Journal of endocrinology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Sex, fat and the tilt of the earth: effects of sex and season on the feeding response to centrally administered leptin in sheep

I Clarke, A Tilbrook, A Turner, B Doughton, J Goding

(2001), Vol. 142, pp. 2725-2728, Endocrinology, Bethesda, Md., C1-1

journal article
2000

Effects of stress on reproduction in non-rodent mammals : the role of glucocorticoids and sex differences

A Tilbrook, A Turner, I Clarke

(2000), Vol. 5, pp. 105-113, Reviews of reproduction, Colchester, Eng., C1-1

journal article
1999

Sustained but not repeated acute elevation of cortisol impaired the luteinizing hormone surge, estrus, and ovulation in gilts

A Turner, P Hemsworth, B Canny, A Tilbrook

(1999), Vol. 61, pp. 614-620, Biology of reproduction, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Inhibition of the secretion of LH in ovariectomised pigs by sustained but not repeated acute elevation of cortisol in the absence but not the presence of oestradiol

A Turner, P Hemsworth, B Canny, A Tilbrook

(1999), Vol. 163, pp. 477-486, Journal of endocrinology, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article
1998

Repeated acute activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis prior to and during estrus did not affect reproductive performance in gilts

A Turner, P Hemsworth, P Hughes, A Tilbrook

(1998), Vol. 58, pp. 1458-1462, Biology of reproduction, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

The effect of repeated boar exposure on cortisol secretion and reproduction in gilts

A Turner, P Hemsworth, P Hughes, B Canny, A Tilbrook

(1998), Vol. 51, pp. 143-154, Animal reproduction science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
1996

The sexual motivation of boars housed adjacent to ovariectomised gilts did not affect the efficiency of detecting hormonally induced oestrus using the back pressure test

A Turner, P Hemsworth, A Tilbrook

(1996), Vol. 49, pp. 343-351, Applied animal behaviour science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Other Funding Sources

The stress and sleep of on-call fire and emergency service workers - Sarah Hall

Prof Brad Aisbett, Dr Anne Turner, Prof Sally Ferguson, Dr Sam Robertson, Dr Sarah Hall

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC

  • 2016: $15,000

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2015

Sisitha Jayasinghe

Thesis entitled: Responsiveness to psychological stress and food intake: The influence of adiposity in men and physical activity in women

Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Co-supervisor
2024

Vooi Khong Siew

Thesis entitled: Stress, Lifestyle Behaviours and Allostatic Load

Doctor of Philosophy (Joint, Uni of Copenhagen), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2018

Sarah Janet Hall

Thesis entitled: Sleep and Stress in On-Call Fire and Emergency Service Workers

Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences