Biography

Registered Dietitian, High Performance Sport & Exercise Nutrition registrant, Researcher and Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Nutrition, Dr Catherine Norton works at the University of Limerick, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences. Catherine has over 20 years' experience in food and health, across industry, healthcare, professional sport, and academia.Dr Norton is an active member of the Health Research Institute (HRI), Sport and Human Performance Research Centre (SHPRC), UL Cancer Network (ULCaN), and associate member of Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) and Ageing Research Centre (ARC) clusters. Catherine is past chair and current committee member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) Sport & Exercise Nutrition Interest Group (SENG) and currently sits on the directorate of the European Sports Nutrition Society (ESNS). She also holds associate membership in the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Sport & Exercise Nutrition Group (SEN).

Research Interests

Catherine's research broadly aims to optimise peoples' food knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours to support better health and performance. She works across different populations including patients, the aging, students and elite athletes. Catherine's varied research interests merge where we consider how environmental factors (built spaces) influence food choices and behaviours for all these different groups.In collaboration with colleagues at UL, Catherine has received programme funding from Food for Health Ireland (FHI, http://www.fhi.ie/) to investigate the efficacy of nutrient supplementation with proteins mined from milk to provide metabolic outcomes which support Healthy Ageing and Performance Nutrition (HAPN). Catherine has also received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/), Erasmus + (Home | Erasmus+ (europa.eu)), the Irish Research Council (http://research.ie/) and several industry partners including Sport Ireland Institute (http://www.instituteofsport.ie/).

Professional Activities

Education

  • 2018 University of Limerick - MA degree (First Class Honours) in Teaching, Learning & Scholarship
  • 2014 University of Limerick - PhD Nutrition in Musculoskeletal Health and Performance
  • 2001 Trinity College, Dublin - BSc (Honours - 2.1) Human Nutrition & Dietetics

Association

  • Member, Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute
  • Member, British Dietetic Association
  • Member, Nutrition Society
  • Member, Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (High Performance)
  • Member (past Chair), Sports Nutrition Interest Group (INDI)
  • Registrant, Dietitians Registration Board, CORU Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals
  • Director, European Sports Nutrition Society

Committee

  • Physical Education and Sport Sciences Management Committee ,
  • Physical Education and Sport Sciences Research Committee,
  • Education and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (vice-chair),
  • University of Limerick Healthy UL Steering Group (acting vice-chair),
  • University of Limerick Healthy Eating Sub-group (lead),
  • University of Limerick Catering Committee ,
  • Education and Health Sciences Quality Review 2022 Research Theme Lead,

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

2022

Effect of 24-Week, Late-Evening Ingestion of a Calcium-Fortified, Milk-Based Protein Matrix on Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism and Site-Specific Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia

Norton C.;Hettiarachchi M.;Cooke R.;Kozior M.;Kontro H.;Daniel R.;Jakeman P. (2022) Effect of 24-Week, Late-Evening Ingestion of a Calcium-Fortified, Milk-Based Protein Matrix on Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism and Site-Specific Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia. Nutrients

2021

Sarcopenia, Diet, Physical Activity and Obesity in European Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The LifeAge Study

Marcos-Pardo, PJ;Gonzalez-Galvez, N;Lopez-Vivancos, A;Espeso-Garcia, A;Martinez-Aranda, LM;Gea-Garcia, GM;Orquin-Castrillon, FJ;Carbonell-Baeza, A;Jimenez-Garcia, JD;Velazquez-Diaz, D;Cadenas-Sanchez, C;Isidori, E;Fossati, C;Pigozzi, F;Rum, L;Norton, C;Tierney, A;Abelkalns, I;Klempere-Sipjagina, A;Porozovs, J;Hannola, H;Niemisalo, N;Hokka, L;Jimenez-Pavon, D;Vaquero-Cristobal, R (2021) Sarcopenia, Diet, Physical Activity and Obesity in European Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The LifeAge Study. BASEL : MDPI Nutrients

2017

Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper leg lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women

Francis, P and Mc Cormack, W. and Toomey, C. and Norton, C. and Saunders, J. and Kerin, E. and Lyons, M. and Jakeman, P. (2017) Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper leg lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women. Biogerontology :881-891

2017

Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper leg lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women

Francis, P,Mc Cormack, W,Toomey, C,Norton, C,Saunders, J,Kerin, E,Lyons, M,Jakeman, P (2017) Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper leg lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women. Biogerontology :881-891

2016

Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper limb lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women

Francis, P., Mc Cormack, W.G., Toomey, C., Norton, C., Saunders, J., Kerin, E., Lyons M. and Jakeman, P. (2016) Twelve weeks' progressive resistance training combined with protein supplementation beyond habitual intakes increases upper limb lean tissue mass, muscle strength and extended gait speed in healthy older women. Biogerontology

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2015

BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting

Francis, P., Mc Cormack, W., Toomey, C., Norton, C., Saunders, J., Kerrins, E., Lyons M. & Jakeman, P. (2015) BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting.

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