Karen Walton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6255413 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Walton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Walton |
| SIGNATURE | WALTON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2382-7855 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predictors and impacts of financial insecurity among university students
Financial insecurity is a significant challenge for university students, affecting both wellbeing and study participation. Guided by a socio-ecological perspective, this study examines financial insecurity among university students as a multi-level issue shaped by individual, institutional, and broader structural conditions. A cross-sectional survey examined the prevalence of financial insecurity among Australian university students and its assoc…
Affordability of Habitual (Unhealthy) and Recommended (Healthy) Diets in the Illawarra Using the Healthy Diets Asap Protocol
Amidst a period of sustained inflation and rising living costs, food insecurity is a growing concern in Australia and is correlated with poor diet quality and increased rates of non-communicable diseases. Currently there is a gap in knowledge of the impact of increasing cost-of-living pressures on the affordability of a healthy diet. As affordability plays a key role in food security, this cross-sectional study aimed to examine the costs, afforda…
A cross-sectional study to “unpack” 5- to 8- year-old children's packed lunches, lunch consumption and lunch waste in vacation care centres
Analysis of the nutritional adequacy of children's lunchboxes in school settings indicates suboptimal food provision. However, the quality and composition of packed lunches for children in alternative settings such as vacation care remains unexplored. This study investigated energy content, macronutrients and waste of 5- to 8-year-old children's lunches in vacation care centres. Participants (n = 130) were recruited from five vacation care centre…
The first steps on the journey towards curriculum reconciliation in science, medicine and health education
This article will describe an approach to curriculum reconciliation that aspires to be the first step towards recognising that Indigenous ways of knowing have equal value and status as the dominant institutional systems of knowledge. Specifically, curriculum reconciliation is considered in the context of building knowledge-based relationships between disciplinary knowledges and the relevant Indigenous knowledges in science, medicine and health. A…
Characteristics of successful primary school-based experiential nutrition programmes
Objective: Diet and nutrition in childhood has been associated with the risk of chronic disease later in life. The aim of this review was to identify key characteristics of successful experiential nutrition interventions aimed to change nutrition-related cognitive and behavioural outcomes in primary schoolchildren. Design: A systematic literature review was undertaken using search terms (‘food security’, ‘school’, ‘nutrition’ and ‘program’) appli…
Unwrapping nutrition
Easy to open? Exploring the ‘openability’ of hospital food and beverage packaging by older adults
The nutritional status and energy and protein intakes of MOW clients and the need for further targeted strategies to enhance intakes
Accessing packaged food and beverages in hospital. Exploring experiences of patients and staff
Observations of mealtimes in hospital aged care rehabilitation wards
Additional feeding assistance improves the energy and protein intakes of hospitalised elderly patients. A health services evaluation
Chamber Theatre
A child of a defendant is called to his defence. As the child begins to murmur his evidence the judge orders him to speak up. The child looks across at the defendant, his father, the man who is meant to be his protector. But now the father, speaking through words of his defence barrister, accuses the child. The child looks to see if he is saying the right script to exculpate his father, and thereby betrays his innocence to the theatre of the cour…
A volunteer feeding assistance program can improve dietary intakes of elderly patients – A Pilot Study
Accessing packaged food and beverages in hospital. Exploring experiences of patients and staff
A volunteer feeding assistance program can improve dietary intakes of elderly patients – A Pilot Study
Easy to open? Exploring the ‘openability’ of hospital food and beverage packaging by older adults
Observations of mealtimes in hospital aged care rehabilitation wards
Additional feeding assistance improves the energy and protein intakes of hospitalised elderly patients. A health services evaluation
A volunteer feeding assistance program can improve dietary intakes of elderly patients – A Pilot Study
Chamber Theatre
A child of a defendant is called to his defence. As the child begins to murmur his evidence the judge orders him to speak up. The child looks across at the defendant, his father, the man who is meant to be his protector. But now the father, speaking through words of his defence barrister, accuses the child. The child looks to see if he is saying the right script to exculpate his father, and thereby betrays his innocence to the theatre of the cour…
Additional feeding assistance improves the energy and protein intakes of hospitalised elderly patients. A health services evaluation
Accessing packaged food and beverages in hospital. Exploring experiences of patients and staff
Observations of mealtimes in hospital aged care rehabilitation wards
The nutritional status and energy and protein intakes of MOW clients and the need for further targeted strategies to enhance intakes
Easy to open? Exploring the ‘openability’ of hospital food and beverage packaging by older adults
Unwrapping nutrition
The first steps on the journey towards curriculum reconciliation in science, medicine and health education
This article will describe an approach to curriculum reconciliation that aspires to be the first step towards recognising that Indigenous ways of knowing have equal value and status as the dominant institutional systems of knowledge. Specifically, curriculum reconciliation is considered in the context of building knowledge-based relationships between disciplinary knowledges and the relevant Indigenous knowledges in science, medicine and health. A…
Characteristics of successful primary school-based experiential nutrition programmes
Objective: Diet and nutrition in childhood has been associated with the risk of chronic disease later in life. The aim of this review was to identify key characteristics of successful experiential nutrition interventions aimed to change nutrition-related cognitive and behavioural outcomes in primary schoolchildren. Design: A systematic literature review was undertaken using search terms (‘food security’, ‘school’, ‘nutrition’ and ‘program’) appli…
Affordability of Habitual (Unhealthy) and Recommended (Healthy) Diets in the Illawarra Using the Healthy Diets Asap Protocol
Amidst a period of sustained inflation and rising living costs, food insecurity is a growing concern in Australia and is correlated with poor diet quality and increased rates of non-communicable diseases. Currently there is a gap in knowledge of the impact of increasing cost-of-living pressures on the affordability of a healthy diet. As affordability plays a key role in food security, this cross-sectional study aimed to examine the costs, afforda…
A cross-sectional study to “unpack” 5- to 8- year-old children's packed lunches, lunch consumption and lunch waste in vacation care centres
Analysis of the nutritional adequacy of children's lunchboxes in school settings indicates suboptimal food provision. However, the quality and composition of packed lunches for children in alternative settings such as vacation care remains unexplored. This study investigated energy content, macronutrients and waste of 5- to 8-year-old children's lunches in vacation care centres. Participants (n = 130) were recruited from five vacation care centre…
Predictors and impacts of financial insecurity among university students
Financial insecurity is a significant challenge for university students, affecting both wellbeing and study participation. Guided by a socio-ecological perspective, this study examines financial insecurity among university students as a multi-level issue shaped by individual, institutional, and broader structural conditions. A cross-sectional survey examined the prevalence of financial insecurity among Australian university students and its assoc…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (7 works) · Malnutrition (5 works) · Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (3 works) · Dysphagia Assessment and Management (3 works) · Food Science (3 works)