Research interests
Dr Kristy Bolton is currently involved in a variety of obesity-related research projects. Her research focuses on the correlates of overweight and obesity in infants, children and adolescents. These correlates include dietary and physical activity-related behaviours, quality of life, ethnicity, anthropometry and genetics. Kristy has applied this knowledge to designing, implementing and evaluating community-based obesity prevention interventions. Kristy is also currently involved in assessing dietary salt intake in adults.
Affiliations
Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS)
Teaching interests
Kristy has been involved in teaching several units at both undergraduate and post-graduate level in the area of public health; including obesity prevention, population nutrition, epidemiology and biostatistics.
Units taught
HSN734 - Obesity Prevention
HSN705 - Public Health Nutrition
HSN302 - Population Nutrition
HSN101 - Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health
HSN103 - Food: the Environment and Consumers
Taught into HME101-HME401 Public Health Medicine stream.
Conferences
Kristy has presented her work at over 20 national and international conferences in her field.
Research groups
Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE)
Projects
Projects:
• Kristy is currently an implementation specialist involved in implementing and evaluating a complex community-based systems approach tackling childhood obesity across Great South Coast of Victoria (Whole of Systems Trial of Prevention Strategies for Childhood Obesity: WHO STOPS Childhood Obesity, funded by an NHMRC Partnerships Project grant)
• Kristy is currently evaluating a salt reduction program by assessing sodium consumption in adults via urine collection and dietary recall (funded by an NHMRC Partnerships Project grant)
• Kristy is also examining infant feeding practices (breastfeeding/formula feeding/introduction of solids) and infant growth trajectories in Chinese immigrants compared to non-immigrants living in Australia
Kristy has been involved in the following projects:
• Evaluating a community-based obesity prevention intervention: Health Promoting Communities: Being Active Eating Well initiative; a large-scale, multi-setting project spanning six communities across Victoria (>5,000 primary and secondary school students, 500 working adults)
• Investigating associations of adolescent health-related quality of life with weight status, age, gender, geographic location (i.e. rural vs. urban)
Publications
Carley Grimes, Kristy Bolton, Kathy Trieu, Jenny Reimers, Sian Armstrong, Bruce Bolam, Kelsey Beckford, Joseph Santos, Emalie Rosewarne, Elizabeth Dunford, Stephan Jan, Jacqui Webster, Bruce Neal, Caryl Nowson, Mark Woodward
(2023), pp. 1-28, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1-1
C Grimes, K Bolton, K Lim, D Khokhar, J Santos, K Trieu, C Margerison, J Reimers, S Armstrong, B Bolam, E Rosewarne, E Dunford, S Jan, M Woodward, B Neal, C Nowson, J Webster
(2023), Vol. 15, pp. 1-16, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Measuring Shifts in Mental Models in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Rural Australia
Tiana Felmingham, Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Steven Allender, Andrew Brown
(2023), pp. 1-9, Health Education & Behavior, London, Eng., C1
A Theory of Change for Community-Based Systems Interventions to Prevent Obesity
A Brown, J Whelan, K Bolton, P Nagorcka-Smith, J Hayward, P Fraser, C Strugnell, T Felmingham, M Nichols, C Bell, H Le, S Allender
(2022), Vol. 62, pp. 786-794, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Netherlands, C1
L Alston, M Green, M Nichols, S Partridge, A Buccheri, K Bolton, V Versace, M Field, A Launder, A Lily, S Allender, L Orellana
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-9, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
K Bolton, J Whelan, P Fraser, C Bell, S Allender, A Brown
(2022), Vol. 80, pp. 1-8, Archives of Public Health, London, Eng., C1
N Crooks, D Becker, C Gaskin, M Nichols, K Bolton, L Orellana, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, C Bell, J Bliss, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2022), pp. 1-13, Childhood Obesity, New Rochelle, New York, C1
V Worley, P Fraser, S Allender, K Bolton
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-17, BMC Health Services Research, London, Eng., C1
Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Janette Lowe, Marj Moodie, Colin Bell, Claudia Strugnell, Josh Hayward, Jaimie McGlashan, Lynne Millar, Jillian Whelan, Andrew Brown, Steven Allender
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-20, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
C Tulpule, M Zheng, K Campbell, K Bolton
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-11, BMC Public Health, London, Eng., C1
Jessica Kempler, Penelope Love, Kristy Bolton, Margaret Rozman, Alison Spence
(2022), Vol. 6, pp. 1-18, JMIR Formative Research, Toronto, Canada, C1
P Nagorcka-Smith, K Bolton, J Dam, M Nichols, L Alston, M Johnstone, S Allender
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
J Browne, D Becker, L Orellana, J Ryan, T Walker, J Whelan, L Alston, M Egan, B Johnson, A Rossignoli, N Crooks, A Brown, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, C Bell, J Hayward, A Sanigorski, K Backholer, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2022), pp. 1-9, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Claudia Strugnell, Nic Crooks, Cadeyrn Gaskin, Denise Becker, Liliana Orellana, Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Andrew Brown, Ha Le, Colin Bell, Steven Allender
(2022), Childhood Obesity, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
A Brown, K Bolton, B Clarke, P Fraser, J Lowe, J Kays, P Hovmand, S Allender
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
J Santos, K Bolton, E Rosewarne, K Trieu, G Di Tanna, M Woodward, J Webster, C Grimes
(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 1-9, Nutrition Journal, London, Eng., C1
A cross-sectional study of infant feeding practices in Vietnamese-born mothers living in Australia
L Zahra, P Kremer, K Bolton
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, England, C1
K Kuswara, T Knight, K Campbell, K Hesketh, M Zheng, K Bolton, R Laws
(2021), Vol. 34, pp. e292-e301, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1
C Grimes, K Bolton, A Booth, D Khokhar, C Service, F He, C Nowson
(2021), Vol. 126, pp. 409-427, British Journal of Nutrition, England, C1
L Alston, V Versace, E Brown, M Nichols, J Whelan, K Bolton, G Sacks, C Needham, L Orellana, S Allender
(2021), Vol. 45, pp. 65-70, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
K Bolton, P Kremer, R Laws, K Campbell, M Zheng
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
Steven Allender, Liliana Orellana, Nic Crooks, Kristy Bolton, Penny Fraser, Andrew Brown, Ha Le, Janette Lowe, Kayla de la Haye, Lynne Millar, Marjorie Moodie, Boyd Swinburn, Colin Bell, Claudia Strugnell
(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 1022-1035, Obesity, London, Eng., C1
N Crooks, L Alston, M Nichols, K Bolton, S Allender, P Fraser, H Le, J Bliss, C Rennie, L Orellana, C Strugnell
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
E Rosewarne, J Santos, A Hoek, C Grimes, C Nowson, J Webster, K Bolton
(2021), Vol. 20, Nutrition Journal, England, C1
J Jacobs, C Strugnell, S Allender, L Orellana, K Backholer, K Bolton, P Fraser, H Le, A Brown, M Nichols
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Public Health, England, C1
K Bolton, J Webster, E Dunford, S Jan, M Woodward, B Bolam, B Neal, K Trieu, J Reimers, S Armstrong, C Nowson, C Grimes
(2020), Vol. 123, pp. 1165-1175, British Journal of Nutrition, England, C1
E Jenkins, J Lowe, S Allender, K Bolton
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Public Health, England, C1
C Grimes, D Khokhar, K Bolton, K Trieu, J Potter, C Davidson, E Dunford, S Jan, M Woodward, B Bolam, B Neal, C Nowson, J Webster
(2020), Vol. 12, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
L Alston, M Green, V Versace, K Bolton, K Widdicombe, A Buccheri, D Imran, S Allender, L Orellana, M Nichols
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
S Osborne, L Alston, K Bolton, J Whelan, E Reeve, A Wong Shee, J Browne, T Walker, V Versace, S Allender, M Nichols, K Backholer, N Goodwin, S Lewis, H Dalton, G Prael, M Curtin, R Brooks, S Verdon, J Crockett, G Hodgins, S Walsh, D Lyle, S Thompson, L Browne, S Knight, S Pit, M Jones, M Gillam, M Leach, D Gonzalez-Chica, K Muyambi, T Eshetie, K Tran, E May, G Lieschke, V Parker, A Smith, C Hayes, A Dunlop, H Rajappa, R White, P Oakley, S Holliday
(2020), Vol. 213, pp. S3-S32.e1, Medical Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
Student satisfaction with feedback in a third year nutrition unit: A strategic approach
L Milne, J McCann, K Bolton, J Savage, A Spence
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, C1
Laura Alston, Kristy Bolton, Jill Whelan, Erica Reeve, Anna Shee, Jennifer Browne, Troy Walker, Vincent Versace, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols, Kathryn Backholer
(2020), Vol. 213, pp. S5-+, MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, C1
M Zheng, S Bowe, K Hesketh, K Bolton, R Laws, P Kremer, K Ong, S Lioret, E Denney-Wilson, K Campbell
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 172-180, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, England, C1
Translating systems thinking into practice for community action on childhood obesity
S Allender, A Brown, K Bolton, P Fraser, J Lowe, P Hovmand
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 179-184, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
Dietary intake and sources of potassium in a cross-sectional study of Australian adults
K Bolton, K Trieu, M Woodward, C Nowson, J Webster, E Dunford, B Bolam, C Grimes
(2019), Vol. 11, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
B Scott, K Bolton, C Strugnell, S Allender, J Marks
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Pediatrics, England, C1
M Zheng, K Lamb, C Grimes, R Laws, K Bolton, K Ong, K Campbell
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 321-332, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Sweeney, M Moodie, P Nguyen, P Fraser, K Bolton, A Brown, J Marks, N Crooks, C Strugnell, C Bell, L Millar, L Orellana, S Allender
(2018), Vol. 8, BMJ Open, England, C1
K Bolton, P Kremer, K Hesketh, R Laws, K Kuswara, K Campbell
(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Pediatrics, England, C1
K Bolton, P Kremer, L Gibbs, E Waters, B Swinburn, A De Silva
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 1080-1090, International Journal of Obesity, England, C1
A snapshot of the scope of obesity prevention practice in Australia
T Pettman, K Bolton, P Love, E Waters, T Gill, J Whelan, S Boylan, R Armstrong, J Coveney, S Booth, B Swinburn, S Allender
(2016), Vol. 31, pp. 582-594, Health Promotion International, England, C1
K Bolton, P Kremer, L Gibbs, B Swinburn, E Waters, A de Silva
(2016), Vol. 10, pp. 197-206, Obesity research and clinical practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Bolton, F Jacka, S Allender, P Kremer, L Gibbs, E Waters, A de Silva
(2016), Vol. 24, pp. 317-325, Australian journal of rural health, London, Eng., C1
T Pettman, R Armstrong, E Waters, S Allender, P Love, T Gill, J Coveney, S Boylan, S Booth, K Bolton, B Swinburn
(2016), Vol. 12, pp. 109-126, Evidence and policy, Bristol, Eng., C1
The Chinese-born immigrant infant feeding and growth hypothesis
K Bolton, P Kremer, K Hesketh, R Laws, K Campbell
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1071-, BMC public health, England, C1
J Whelan, P Love, A Romanus, T Pettman, K Bolton, E Smith, T Gill, J Coveney, E Waters, S Allender
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 168-171, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
K Bolton, P Kremer, N Rossthorn, M Moodie, L Gibbs, E Waters, B Swinburn, A de Silva
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-8, BMC public health, London, England, C1
K Bolton, D Segal, K Walder
(2012), Vol. 6, pp. 67-72, Biologics : targets and therapy, Auckland, New Zealand, C1
Government food service policies and guidelines do not create healthy school canteens
A de Silva-Sanigorski, T Breheny, L Jones, K Lacy, P Kremer, L Carpenter, K Bolton, L Prosser, L Gibbs, E Waters, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 117-121, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1
A De Silva-Sanigorski, K Bolton, M Haby, P Kremer, L Gibbs, E Waters, B Swinburn
(2010), Vol. 10, pp. 1-7, BMC public health, London, England, C1
Identification of secreted proteins associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in Psammomys obesus
K Bolton, D Segal, J McMillan, A Sanigorski, G Collier, K Walder
(2009), Vol. 33, pp. 1-13, International journal of obesity, Hampshire, England, C1
Decorin is a secreted protein associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes
K Bolton, D Segal, J McMillan, J Jowett, L Heilbronn, K Abberton, P Zimmet, D Chisholm, G Collier, K Walder
(2008), Vol. 32, pp. 1113-1121, International journal of obesity, London, England, C1-1
Chemerin is a novel adipokine associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome
K Bozaoglu, K Bolton, J McMillan, P Zimmet, J Jowett, G Collier, K Walder, D Segal
(2007), Vol. 148, pp. 4687-4694, Endocrinology, Los Angeles, Calif., C1
J Trevaskis, K Walder, V Foletta, L Kerr-Bayles, J McMillan, A Cooper
(2005), Vol. 146, pp. 3757-3764, Endocrinology, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
Y Gao, H Feng, K Walder, K Bolton, T Sunderland, N Bishara, M Quick, L Kantham, G Collier
(2004), Vol. 563, pp. 185-190, FEBS letters, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
MERP1: a mammalian ependymin-related protein gene differentially expressed in hematopoietic cells
C Gregorio-King, J McLeod, F Collier, G Collier, K Bolton, G Van Der Meer, J Apostolopoulos, M Kirkland
(2002), Vol. 286, pp. 249-257, Gene : an international journal on genes and genomes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Effect of oxysterols on hematopoietic progenitor cells
C Gregorio-King, F Collier, K Bolton, M Ferguson, J Hosking, G Collier, M Kirkland
(2002), Vol. 30, pp. 670-678, Experimental hematology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
NHMRC evidence review iodine-RFx5845 iodine (internal NHMRC number 2020-21RFQ009).
Prof Judi Porter, A/Prof Susan Torres, Prof Sarah McNaughton, Dr Ewa Szymlek-Gay, Dr Katherine Livingstone, Dr Claire Margerison, Dr Miaobing Zheng, Dr Kristy Bolton
National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2022: $67,165
- 2021: $17,018
NHMRC evidence review sodium - RFx5844 sodium (internal NHMRC number: 2020-21RFQ008).
A/Prof Susan Torres, Prof Judi Porter, Prof Sarah McNaughton, Dr Ewa Szymlek-Gay, Dr Katherine Livingstone, Dr Claire Margerison, Dr Miaobing Zheng, Dr Kristy Bolton
National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2022: $79,140
- 2021: $20,291
Review of, and update, the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Judi Porter, Prof Ralph Maddison, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Linda Sweet, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Anna Chapman, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Shaun Mason, Dr Vidanka Vasilevski
National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2023: $454,455
- 2022: $1,363,636
The City of Greater Geelong Developing a healthy food policy approach.
Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Rebecca Lindberg, Dr Penny Love
City of Greater Geelong
- 2022: $18,181
Southern Grampians and Glenelg Primary School Health Behaviours Monitoring Study 2023.
Dr Claudia Strugnell, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Michelle Jackson, Mrs Penny Fraser, Prof Steven Allender
Western District Health Service
- 2023: $25,000
- 2022: $42,241
Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Childhood Services and Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program review
A/Prof Serene Yoong, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Mrs Sally Schultz, Dr Alison Booth
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2023: $48,383
Industry and Other Funding
What is the relationship between diet quality and health-related quality of life in rural, Victorian adolescents (12-18 years old)?
Dr Kristy Bolton, Prof Steven Allender
Windermere Foundation Grant - Research
- 2014: $14,991
Preventing chronic diseases in rural populations for future generations: The role of rural health services in guiding community efforts to improve the food environment.
Dr Laura Alston, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Melanie Nichols, Dr Kristy Bolton
Western Alliance
- 2020: $20,595
- 2019: $41,359
Assistance in strengthening Ballarat Community Health's delivery and impact on healthy eating and active living in their community.
Dr Kristy Bolton, Prof Steven Allender
Ballarat Community Health
- 2020: $24,495
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report