By Associate Professor Anita Stefoska-Needham

Journal articles

Pickles S; Charlton K; Rose N; McMahon AT; Stefoska-Needham A, 2026, 'Urbanisation, resilience, and farming futures: small-scale agriculture in the Illawarra–Shoalhaven region', Environmental Research Food Systems, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ae596a

Allogmanny S; Probst Y; Zoszak K; Stefoska-Needham A, 2026, 'Co-Developing User-Centred Nutrition Educational Resources to Integrate Nutrition Into Multiple Sclerosis Care: A Collaborative Approach With Healthcare Professionals and Healthcare Consumers', Health Expectations, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70656

Stefoska-Needham A, 2026, 'Fortifying public trust: Exploring social licence in dietetics and nutrition science', Nutrition and Dietetics, 83, pp. 281 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.70068

Pickles S; Stefoska-Needham A; Cullerton K; Kent K; Charlton K, 2026, 'Nutritionists and Dietitians as Key Actors in Local Food Systems: A Systems-Based Social Network Analysis', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70231

Thompson K; Parker EK; Kohn MR; Stefoska-Needham A, 2025, 'Changes in eGFR in adolescent and young adult inpatients receiving nutritional rehabilitation for a restrictive eating disorder: a five-year clinical audit', Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01405-9

Pickles S; Stefoska-Needham A; Charlton K, 2025, 'Factors influencing the economic sustainability and viability of soil-based urban and peri-urban agricultural enterprises in OECD countries: a scoping review', Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742170525100094

Stefoska-Needham A; Nealon J; Charlton K; Fildes K; Lambert K, 2025, 'Applying Design Thinking for Co-Designed Health Solutions: A Case Study on Chronic Kidney Disease in Regional Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101475

Fildes K; Nealon J; Charlton K; Lambert K; Lee A; Pugh D; Smyth M; Stefoska-Needham A, 2025, 'Collaborative Codesign: Unveiling Concerns and Crafting Solutions for Healthcare with Health Professionals, Carers and Consumers with Chronic Kidney Disease', Kidney and Dialysis, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial5020022

Stanford J; Stefoska-Needham A; Jiang X; Mcwhinney B; Hassan HIC; El-Omar E; Charlton K; Lambert K, 2025, 'High-Diversity Plant-Based Diet and Gut Microbiome, Plasma Metabolome, and Symptoms in Adults with CKD', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 20, pp. 619 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.0000000682

Allogmanny S; Stefoska-Needham A; Probst Y, 2025, 'Exploring the Perspectives of Healthcare Consumers Towards the Integration of Nutrition in Routine Multiple Sclerosis Care: A Qualitative Study', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70042

Stefoska-Needham A; Goldman AL, 2025, 'Perspectives of Australian healthcare professionals towards gamification in practice', Nutrition and Dietetics, 82, pp. 206 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12911

Pickles S; Stefoska-Needham A; McMahon AT; Charlton K, 2025, 'Cultivating resilient communities: The role of home/community gardening in the Illawarra–Shoalhaven region of Australia', Urban Agriculture and Regional Food Systems, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uar2.70022

Allogmanny S; Stefoska-Needham A; Probst Y, 2025, 'Healthcare professionals educational resources for multiple sclerosis-related health behaviour management: a scoping review', Disability and Rehabilitation, 47, pp. 1391 - 1402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2377821

Dion S; Walker G; Lambert K; Stefoska-Needham A; Craddock JC, 2025, 'The Diet Quality of Athletes as Measured by Diet Quality Indices: A Scoping Review', Nutrients, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu17010089

Clark K; Biesiekierski JR; Farrer O; Stefoska-Needham A; Beckett E; Lawlis T; Mantzioris E; Swanepoel L, 2025, 'Working in nutrition: interim analysis of a national survey exploring nutrition graduate employers' perceptions of graduate skillset and career readiness', PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665125000977

Stefoska-Needham A, 2024, 'Sorghum and health: An overview of potential protective health effects', Journal of Food Science, 89, pp. A30 - A41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16978

Stibbard A; Brown M; Pons R; Ward J; Page N; Stefoska-Needham A, 2024, 'Factors affecting dietary progression post cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)', Clinical Nutrition Espen, 63, pp. 520 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.06.057

Vaiciurgis VT; Clancy AK; Charlton KE; Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ, 2024, 'Supporting the nutrition-related health and well-being of people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage: Findings from a national survey', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 37, pp. 1349 - 1360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13340

Clark K; Biesiekierski JR; Farrer OD; Stefoska-Needham A; Beckett EL; Lawlis T; Mantzioris E; Swanepoel L, 2024, 'Nutrition employability and graduate readiness: The Australian Working in Nutrition study', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 37, pp. 685 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13295

Stanford J; Stefoska-Needham A; Lambert K; Batterham MJ; Charlton K, 2024, 'Association between plant-based diet quality and chronic kidney disease in Australian adults', Public Health Nutrition, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980024001095

Stefoska-Needham A; Weber CM; Beck EJ; Craddock JC; Houston LA, 2024, 'Recruitment, retention, and experiences of Australian male dietitians: A cross-sectional online survey', Nutrition and Dietetics, 81, pp. 160 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12858

Vaiciurgis VT; Clancy AK; Charlton KE; Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ, 2024, 'Food provision to support improved nutrition and well-being of people experiencing disadvantage - perspectives of service providers', Public Health Nutrition, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980024000132

Stanford J; McMahon S; Lambert K; Charlton KE; Stefoska-Needham A, 2023, 'Expansion of an Australian food composition database to estimate plant and animal intakes', British Journal of Nutrition, 130, pp. 1950 - 1960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523001101

Parker EK; Ashley MA; Harris DM; Stefoska-Needham A, 2023, 'Exploring the eating disorder curricula of accredited university dietetic programs in Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Eating Disorders, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00788-x

Clay N; Charlton K; Stefoska-Needham A; Heffernan E; Hassan HIC; Jiang X; Stanford J; Lambert K, 2023, 'What is the climate footprint of therapeutic diets for people with chronic kidney disease? Results from an Australian analysis', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36, pp. 2246 - 2255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13204

Stanford J; Stefoska-Needham A; Lambert K; Batterham M; Charlton K, 2023, 'Association between plant-based diet quality and chronic kidney disease in Australian adults', PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123002148

Clark K; Swanepoel L; Beckett E; Biesiekierski J; Farrer O; Stefoska-Needham A; Mantzioris E; Lawlis T, 2023, 'Working in nutrition: interim analysis of a national survey exploring career pathways and perspectives of nutrition graduates', PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123001064

Parker EK; Ashley MA; Moretti C; Harris DM; Stefoska-Needham A, 2022, 'Exploring perceived training and professional development needs of Australian dietetic students and practising dietitians in the area of eating disorders: a focus group study', Journal of Eating Disorders, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00567-0

Fildes K; Stefoska-Needham A; Atkinson J; Lambert K; Lee A; Pugh D; Smyth M; Turner R; Wallace S; Nealon J, 2022, 'Optimising health care for people living with chronic kidney disease: Health-professional perspectives', Journal of Renal Care, 48, pp. 168 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12409

Ducksbury C; Stefoska-Needham A, 2022, 'A Cross-Sectional Audit of Sorghum in Selected Cereal Food Products in Australian Supermarkets', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14091821

Stanford J; Zuck M; Stefoska-Needham A; Charlton K; Lambert K, 2022, 'Acceptability of Plant-Based Diets for People with Chronic Kidney Disease: Perspectives of Renal Dietitians', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14010216

Ducksbury C; Neale EP; Stefoska-Needham A, 2022, 'The effect of sorghum consumption on markers of chronic disease: A systematic review', Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63, pp. 159 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1944976

Denman E; Parker EK; Ashley MA; Harris DM; Halaki M; Flood V; Stefoska-Needham A, 2021, 'Understanding training needs in eating disorders of graduating and new graduate dietitians in Australia: an online survey', Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00380-1

Stanford J; Charlton K; Stefoska-Needham A; Zheng H; Bird L; Borst A; Fuller A; Lambert K, 2021, 'Associations Among Plant-Based Diet Quality, Uremic Toxins, and Gut Microbiota Profile in Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis Therapy', Journal of Renal Nutrition, 31, pp. 177 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2020.07.008

Fildes KJ; Beck E; Bur T; Burns P; Chisholm LA; Dillon CT; Kuit TA; McMahon AT; Neale EP; Paton-Walsh C; Powell S; Skropeta D; Stefoska-Needham A; Tomlin A; Treweek TM; Walton K; Kennedy J, 2021, 'The first steps on the journey towards curriculum reconciliation in science, medicine and health education', Higher Education Research and Development, 40, pp. 194 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1852393

Parker E; Maister T; Stefoska-Needham A; Wearne C; Anderson G; Gomes L; Clarke S; Kohn M, 2020, 'An audit of the changes in thiamine levels during higher caloric nutritional rehabilitation of adolescent patients hospitalised with a restrictive eating disorder', Journal of Eating Disorders, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00318-z

Stanford J; Charlton K; Stefoska-Needham A; Ibrahim R; Lambert K, 2020, 'The gut microbiota profile of adults with kidney disease and kidney stones: A systematic review of the literature', BMC Nephrology, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01805-w

Stefoska-Needham A; Tapsell L, 2020, 'Considerations for progressing a mainstream position for sorghum, a potentially sustainable cereal crop, for food product innovation pipelines', Trends in Food Science and Technology, 97, pp. 249 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.01.012

CHAN M; McDermott K; Stefoska-Needham A, 2019, 'SAT-217 DETERMINING WHAT NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES MATTER TO PATIENTS WITH NON-DIALYSIS DEPENDENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, SURVEY TO RENAL DIETITIANS AND PATIENTS – A PILOT STUDY', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S97 - S98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.252

Stefoska-Needham A; Fildes K; Atkinson J; Nealon J; Charton K; Gutker M; Lambert K; Anna L; Smyth M; Walton K, 2019, 'SUN-247 Experiencing chronic kidney disease: perspectives of individuals living with chronic kidney disease, their family members, carers and health professionals', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S262 - S262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.652

STANFORD J; Charlton K; Stefoska-Needham A; Lambert K, 2019, 'SUN-320 THE GUT MICROBIOTA PROFILE OF ADULTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE AND KIDNEY DISORDERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S293 - S293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.727

Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ; Johnson SK; Batterham MJ; Grant R; Ashton J; Tapsell LC, 2017, 'A Diet Enriched with Red Sorghum Flaked Biscuits, Compared to a Diet Containing White Wheat Flaked Biscuits, Does Not Enhance the Effectiveness of an Energy-Restricted Meal Plan in Overweight and Mildly Obese Adults', Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 36, pp. 184 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2016.1237314

Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ; Johnson SK; Chu J; Tapsell LC, 2016, 'Flaked sorghum biscuits increase postprandial GLP-1 and GIP levels and extend subjective satiety in healthy subjects', Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 60, pp. 1118 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201500672

Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ; Tapsell LC, 2016, 'Perspective: The path to confirming and exploiting potential satiety-enhancing effects of sorghum-based foods for human diets', Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods, 8, pp. 593 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/QAS2015.0695

Stefoska-Needham A; Beck EJ; Johnson SK; Tapsell LC, 2015, 'Sorghum: An Underutilized Cereal Whole Grain with the Potential to Assist in the Prevention of Chronic Disease', Food Reviews International, 31, pp. 401 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2015.1022832

Conference Papers

Allogmanny S; Stefoska-Needham A; Zoszak K; Probst Y, 2025, 'Co-developing nutrition educational resources for MS care with stakeholders', in MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, presented at MS Australia's 10th Progress in MS Research Conference, AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, 03 December 2025 - 05 December 2025

Allogmanny S; Probst Y; Stefoska-Needham A, 2023, 'Training programs and educational tools for healthcare professionals related to health behaviour management of multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review', in MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, AUSTRALIA, Perth, pp. 5 - 6, presented at Multiple Sclerosis Australia: Progress in MS Research Conference (MS), AUSTRALIA, Perth, 29 November 2023 - 01 December 2023

Parker E; Ashley M; Harris D; Denman E; Moretti C; Stefoska-Needham A, 2021, 'Exploring eating disorder-related content in accredited dietetic university programs in Australia and New Zealand', in JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS, BMC

Moretti C; Parker E; Ashley M; Harris D; Stefoska-Needham A, 2021, 'Exploring perceived training and professional development needs of Australian dietetics students and practising dietitians in the area of eating disorders: A focus group study', in JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS, BMC

Chan M; Mcdermott K; Stefoska-Needham A, 2021, 'SURVEY OF RENAL PATIENTS AND DIETITIANS TO DETERMINE WHAT NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES MATTER TO PATIENTS WITH NON-DIALYSIS DEPENDENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 22 - 22

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