Biography
Associate Professor Nicole Kiss is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 20 years’ experience in nutrition and cancer within clinical, research and health service management positions. Nicole's research interests include interventions to optimise nutritional and functional outcomes during and after cancer therapy with a particular focus on body composition. She is joint coordinator of the Preventing and Managing Chronic Conditions domain and co-lead of the Exercise and Nutrition for Cancer research group within the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition.
Read more on Nicole's profileResearch interests
She is a member of the Institute for Physical Acitvity and Nutrition (IPAN). Her research investigates interventions to optimise nutritional and functional outcomes during cancer treatment, improving the recognition and management of cancer malnutrition, sarcopenia and body composition in cancer, and the evaluation of novel models of health care delivery.
Affiliations
Dietitians Association of Australia (1995 - present); Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (2007 - present)
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2014 - present)
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (2021 - present)
Australian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2020 - present)
Allied Health Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Cancer (2017)
Teaching interests
Supervises research students at both the PhD, Masters and Honours level.
Professional activities
Current:
Chair, Head and Neck Cancer Nutrition Support Guideline Committee, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2020 - present)
Member, Nursing and Allied Health Committee, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (2021 - present)
Nutrition Group Executive, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (2021 - present)
Member, Cancer Allied Health and Psychosocial Oncology research committee, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2016 - present)
Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member, Nutrition & Dietetics (2017 - present)
Past:
Chair, Nutrition Group, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (2015 - 2020)
Council Member, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (2015 - 2020)
Member, Lung Cancer Scientific Advisory Committee, Cancer Council NSW Pathways Research Program (2017 - 2018)
Chair, Malnutrition Community of Practice, Malnutrition in Victorian Cancer Services Program (2016)
Member, Research Council, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2016)
Member, Human Research Ethics Committee, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2014 - 2016)
Member, Governance Group, Malnutrition in Victorian Cancer Services Program (2013 - 2016)
Dietitians Association of Australia representative, Clinical Expert Advisory Committee, Cancer Institute NSW (2011 - 2014)
Scientific Program Committee 2010 annual conference, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (2010)
Awards
2022 Victorian Young Tall Poppy, Australian Institute of Policy and Science
2017 Outstanding Contribution Award, Dietitians Association of Australia
2016 Inaugural recipient of the Steve Grunberg award, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. For excellent scientific achievement to supportive care in cancer by an individual MASCC member.
2016 Best of the best oral presentation (health services category), Clinical Oncology Society of Australia conference.
2016 Best of the best oral presentation (education and supportive care), Clinical Oncology Society of Australia conference.
2014 Chancellors award (nominee), University of Melbourne, School of health Sciences.
2013 Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Picchi award for excellence in cancer research.
2012 Melbourne Abroad Travel Scholarship, University of Melbourne.
2012 Clinical Oncology Society of Australia travel grant.
Publications
J Loeliger, S Dewar, N Kiss, J Dumbrell, A Elliott, K Kaegi, A Kelaart, R McIntosh, W Swan, J Stewart
(2023), Vol. 31, Supportive Care in Cancer, Germany, C1
Dylan Brown, Jenelle Loeliger, Jane Stewart, Kate Graham, Sunita Goradia, Chantal Gerges, Shania Lyons, Molly Connor, Sam Stewart, Adrian Di Giovanni, Sarah D'Angelo, Nicole Kiss
(2023), Vol. 42, pp. 255-268, Clinical Nutrition, England, C1
N Kiss, C Prado, R Daly, L Denehy, L Edbrooke, B Baguley, S Fraser, A Khosravi, G Abbott
(2023), Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Germany, C1
Can sarcopenia predict survival in locally advanced rectal cancer patients?
R Gartrell, J Qiao, N Kiss, I Faragher, S Chan, P Baird, J Yeung
(2023), pp. 1-6, ANZ Journal of Surgery, London, Eng., C1
Nicole Kiss, Belinda Steer, Marian de van der Schueren, Jenelle Loeliger, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Lara Edbrooke, Irene Deftereos, Erin Laing, Abbas Khosravi
(2023), pp. 1-9, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, London, Eng., C1
Nutrition services during prostate cancer androgen deprivation therapy
Brenton Baguley, Caity Smith-Gillis, Judi Porter, Nicole Kiss, Anna Ugalde
(2023), pp. 1-8, BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, London, Eng., C1
A Curtis, K Livingstone, R Daly, B Brayner, G Abbott, N Kiss
(2023), Journal of Cancer Survivorship, C1
Optimizing clinical nutrition research: the role of adaptive and pragmatic trials
Camila Orsso, Katherine Ford, Nicole Kiss, Elaine Trujillo, Colleen Spees, Jill Hamilton-Reeves, Carla Prado
(2023), pp. 1-13, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Berlin, Germany, C1
Early postoperative feeding following surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer: A systematic review
L Carmichael, R Rocca, E Laing, P Ashford, J Collins, L Jackson, L McPherson, B Pendergast, N Kiss
(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 33-48, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, England, C1
Annie Curtis, Katherine Livingstone, Robin Daly, Laura Marchese, Nicole Kiss
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Irene Defteros, Danielle Hitch, Sally Butzkueven, Vanessa Carter, Kate Fetterplace, Kate Fox, Aurora Ottaway, Kathryn Pierce, Belinda Steer, Jessie Varghese, Nicole Kiss, Justin Yeung
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-15, BMC Health Services Research, London, Eng., C1
I Deftereos, J Yeung, J Arslan, V Carter, E Isenring, N Kiss, A Cardamis, A Dorey, A Ottaway, B Maguire, B Cleeve, C Davis, C Zoanetti, C Gray, C Choong, C Douglas, C Nixon, D Platt, E Quinn, E Simpson, E Hamdorf, E McNamara, E Whelan, G Jegendran, G Moore, G Lockwood, J McNamara, J Corrigan, K Haaksma, K Fox, K Furness, K Cochrane, K Huynh, K Lee, N Hames, N Hendricks, N Page, N Brooks, L Nevin, L Parfrey, E Putrus, R Pons, R Hoevenaars, S Singh, S McCoy, S Wallin, S Mexias, S Daniells, T Storr, T Robertson, T Brown
(2022), Vol. 47, pp. 391-398, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Djordjevic, I Deftereos, V Carter, S Morris, R Shannon, N Kiss, J Yeung
(2022), pp. 1-11, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, London, Eng., C1
J Loeliger, L Edbrooke, R Daly, J Stewart, L Bucci, C Puskas, M Fitzgerald, B Baguley, N Kiss
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-20, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Irene Deftereos, Justin Yeung, Janan Arslan, Vanessa Carter, Elizabeth Isenring, Nicole Kiss
(2022), pp. 1-11, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1
N Kiss, B Steer, M de van der Schueren, J Loeliger, R Alizadehsani, L Edbrooke, I Deftereos, E Laing, A Khosravi
(2022), Vol. 41, pp. 1102-1111, Clinical Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Laing, N Kiss, M Krishnasamy, K Gough, M Michael
(2022), Vol. 49, pp. 466-473, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Erin Laing, Karla Gough, Meinir Krishnasamy, Michael Michael, Nicole Kiss
(2022), pp. 1-12, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, London, Eng., C1
Irene Deftereos, Danielle Hitch, Sally Butzkueven, Vanessa Carter, Janan Arslan, Kate Fetterplace, Kate Fox, Aurora Ottaway, Kathryn Pierce, Belinda Steer, Jessie Varghese, Nicole Kiss, Justin Yeung
(2022), pp. 1-14, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1
Energy Metabolism in Gynecological Cancers: A Scoping Review
A Pagano, K Ford, K Starr, N Kiss, H Steed, J Kung, R Elango, C Prado
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
N Kiss, A Curtis
(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 2420-2432, Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), United States, C1
J Kuypers, N Simmance, H Quach, K Hastie, N Kiss
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 9341-9350, Supportive Care in Cancer, Germany, C1
Brenton Baguley, Jack Dalla Via, Steve Fraser, Robin Daly, Nicole Kiss
(2022), Vol. nuac079, pp. 1-22, Nutrition Reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1
Dietary choices after a cancer diagnosis: A narrative review
K Ford, C Orsso, N Kiss, S Johnson, S Purcell, A Gagnon, A Laviano, C Prado
(2022), Vol. 103-104, pp. 1-8, Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Frowen, R Hughes, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 23, pp. 441-451, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, England, C1
N Kiss, K Symons, J Hewitt, H Davis, C Ting, A Lee, A Boltong, R Tucker, S Tan
(2021), Vol. 121, pp. 278-304, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Desneves, M Panisset, M Galea, N Kiss, R Daly, L Ward
(2021), Vol. 59, pp. 730-737, Spinal Cord, England, C1
E Den, B Steer, P Quinn, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 73, pp. 2546-2553, Nutrition and Cancer, United States, C1
J Harrowfield, E Isenring, N Kiss, E Laing, R Lipson-Smith, B Britton
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
Patient and carer experiences of nutrition in cancer care: a mixed-methods study
J Loeliger, S Dewar, N Kiss, A Drosdowsky, J Stewart
(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 5475-5485, Supportive Care in Cancer, Germany, C1
A Deep Learning Model to Automate Skeletal Muscle Area Measurement on Computed Tomography Images
K Amarasinghe, J Lopes, J Beraldo, N Kiss, N Bucknell, S Everitt, P Jackson, C Litchfield, L Denehy, B Blyth, S Siva, M MacManus, D Ball, J Li, N Hardcastle
(2021), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Oncology, Switzerland, C1
S Poulter, B Steer, B Baguley, L Edbrooke, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 13, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
Malnutrition screening tools in gastrointestinal cancer: A systematic review of concurrent validity
I Deftereos, A Djordjevic, V Carter, J McNamara, J Yeung, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 38, Surgical Oncology, Netherlands, C1
J Frowen, K Gough, R Hughes, A Drosdowsky, M Duffy, N Kiss, J Phipps-Nelson, S Siva, B Solomon, D Ball
(2021), Vol. 65, pp. 786-795, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Murnane, N Kiss, S Fraser, J Lewin
(2021), Vol. 68, Pediatric Blood and Cancer, United States, C1
I Deftereos, J Yeung, J Arslan, V Carter, E Isenring, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 13, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
Assessment of nutritional status and nutrition impact symptoms in patients undergoing resection for upper gastrointestinal cancer: Results from the multi-centre nourish point prevalence study
I Deftereos, J Yeung, J Arslan, V Carter, E Isenring, N Kiss
(2021), Vol. 13, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
N Kiss, L Denehy, L Edbrooke, C Prado, D Ball, S Siva, G Abbott, A Ugalde, S Fraser, S Everitt, N Hardcastle, A Wirth, R Daly
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
I Deftereos, N Kiss, T Brown, S Carey, V Carter, V Usatoff, S Ananda, J Yeung
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 343-349, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, England, C1
N Kiss, B Steer, M de van der Schueren, J Loeliger, R Alizadehsani, L Edbrooke, I Deftereos, E Laing, A Khosravi
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. S554-S555, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Kiss, B Steer, M de van der Schueren, J Loeliger, R Alizadehsani, L Edbrooke, I Deftereos, E Laing, A Khosravi
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. S566-S567, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Nicole Kiss, Judy Bauer, Anna Boltong, Teresa Brown, Liz Isenring, Jenelle Loeliger, Belinda Steer, Merran Findlay
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 5263-5270, Supportive Care in Cancer, Berlin, Germany, C1
E Laing, N Kiss, M Michael, M Krishnasamy
(2020), Vol. 110, pp. 430-441, Neuroendocrinology, Switzerland, C1
Exercise and Nutritional Approaches to Combat Cancer-Related Bone and Muscle Loss
N Kiss, B Baguley, J Dalla Via, S Fraser, K Bolam, R Daly
(2020), Vol. 18, pp. 291-300, Current Osteoporosis Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
I Deftereos, N Kiss, E Isenring, V Carter, J Yeung
(2020), Vol. 46, pp. 1423-1434, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, England, C1
K Narendra, N Kiss, C Margerison, B Johnston, B Chapman
(2020), Vol. 33, pp. 587-597, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1
I Deftereos, J Yeung, V Carter, E Isenring, N Kiss
(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1
H Ray, A Beaumont, J Loeliger, A Martin, C Marston, K Gough, S Bordia, M Ftanou, N Kiss
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-14, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1
N Kiss, J Loeliger, M Findlay, E Isenring, B Baguley, A Boltong, A Butler, I Deftereos, M Eisenhuth, S Fraser, R Fichera, H Griffin, S Hayes, E Jeffery, C Johnson, C Lomma, B van der Meij, C McIntyre, T Nicholls, L Pugliano, T Skinner, J Stewart, J Bauer
(2020), Vol. 77, pp. 416-425, Nutrition and Dietetics, Australia, C1
B Steer, J Loeliger, L Edbrooke, I Deftereos, E Laing, N Kiss
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
K Marshall, J Loeliger, L Nolte, A Kelaart, N Kiss
(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 644-651, Clinical Nutrition, England, C1
L Atkins, B Steer, H Ray, N Kiss
(2019), Vol. 27, pp. 951-958, Supportive Care in Cancer, Germany, C1
Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition assistant role in a head and neck cancer clinic
N Kiss, S Gilliland, P Quinn, L Atkins, J Black, J Frowen
(2019), Vol. 76, pp. 21-27, Nutrition and Dietetics, Australia, C1
N Kiss, J Beraldo, S Everitt
(2019), Vol. 27, pp. 2657-2664, Supportive Care in Cancer, Germany, C1
N Kiss, B Baguley, K Ball, R Daly, S Fraser, C Granger, A Ugalde
(2019), Vol. 7, JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Canada, C1
Towards a framework for reporting self-guided interventions for people with cancer
Anna Ugalde, Nicole Kiss, Patricia Livingston, Sanchia Aranda
(2018), Vol. 12, pp. 293-298, Current opinion in supportive and palliative care, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
E Laing, N Kiss, M Michael, K Gough, M Krishnasamy
(2018), Vol. 7, JMIR Research Protocols, Canada, C1
W Marx, N Kiss, D McKavanagh, E Isenring
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 87-91, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, England, C1-1
Nutrition support and dietary interventions for patients with lung cancer: current insights
N Kiss
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, Lung cancer: targets and therapy, Macclesfield, Eng., C1
N Kiss, E Isenring, K Gough, G Wheeler, A Wirth, B Campbell, M Krishnasamy
(2016), Vol. 68, pp. 958-967, Nutrition and Cancer, United States, C1-1
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a narrative review to inform dietetics practice
W Marx, N Kiss, A McCarthy, D McKavanagh, L Isenring
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 819-827, Journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Is ginger beneficial for nausea and vomiting? An update of the literature.
W Marx, N Kiss, L Isenring
(2015), Vol. 9, pp. 189-195, Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
N Kiss, J Seymour, H Prince, G Dutu
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. e334-e339, Current Oncology, Milton, Ont., C1-1
Dosimetric factors associated with weight loss during (chemo)radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer
N Kiss, M Krishnasamy, S Everitt, K Gough, M Duffy, E Isenring
(2014), Vol. 68, pp. 1309-1314, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, England, C1-1
N Kiss, E Isenring, K Gough, M Krishnasamy
(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 1074-1080, Clinical Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
N Kiss, M Krishnasamy, E Isenring
(2014), Vol. 66, pp. 47-56, Nutrition and Cancer, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
E Isenring, R Zabel, M Bannister, T Brown, M Findlay, N Kiss, J Loeliger, C Johnstone, B Camilleri, W Davidson, J Hill, J Bauer
(2013), Vol. 70, pp. 312-324, Nutrition and Dietetics, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
T Brown, M Findlay, J von Dincklage, W Davidson, J Hill, E Isenring, B Talwar, K Bell, N Kiss, R Kurmis, J Loeliger, A Sandison, K Taylor, J Bauer
(2013), Vol. 26, pp. 182-190, Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
A dietitian-led clinic for patients receiving (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
N Kiss, M Krishnasamy, J Loeliger, A Granados, G Dutu, J Corry
(2012), Vol. 20, pp. 2111-2120, Supportive Care in Cancer, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
A Hill, N Kiss, B Hodgson, T Crowe, A Walsh
(2011), Vol. 30, pp. 92-98, Clinical nutrition, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Elena George, Surbhi Sood, Nicole Kiss, Robin Daly, Amanda Nicoll, Stuart Roberts, Brenton Baguley
(), Vol. 30, pp. 48-74, Current Oncology, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
iCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial
Prof Trish Livingston, Prof Vicki White, Prof Liliana Orellana, Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Dr Michael Jefford, Prof John Zalcberg, A/Prof Neil Orford, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Prof Andrew Barbour, A/Prof Anna Ugalde, A/Prof Nicole Kiss, Dr Natalie Winter, Prof Bernard Smithers, Prof David Watson, Dr Nikki McCaffrey
MRFF (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Activity Grant
- 2023: $265,441
Other Public Sector Funding
Predicting muscle loss during lung cancer treatment: the PREDICT study
A/Prof Nicole Kiss
VCA Victorian Cancer Agency Clinical Research Fellowships
- 2022: $169,935
- 2021: $127,068
- 2019: $261,981
Industry and Other Funding
A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants as a Telehealth Self-Management Tool for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
A/Prof David Scott, Prof Robin Daly, Prof Peter Ebeling, A/Prof Nicole Kiss, Dr Paul Jansons
Amgen-Osteoporosis Australia-ANZBMS Clinical Grant Program
- 2023: $9,996
- 2021: $9,996
- 2020: $19,992
An intelligent online platform to predict adverse outcomes from cancer-related malnutrition using the GLIM criteria
A/Prof Nicole Kiss, A/Prof Abbas Khosravi, Dr Roohallah Alizadehsani, Ms Belinda Steer, Prof Marian de van der Schueren, Ms Jenelle Loeliger, Dr Lara Edbrooke, Ms Irene Deftereos, Dr Erin Laing
MNI Project Grant - Medical Nutrition International Industry
- 2021: $47,566
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report