Nutrition and Dietetics Lecturer and Research Fellow.
Research Dietitian at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane working with the Metabolic Research Collaborative. Projects involve clinical research studies in chronic disease prevention and treatment. Role includes implementation of the Mediterranean diet in practice. Collaborating on project ‘the Role of Potassium in Sodium Handling and Blood Pressure’ with team of hypertension specialists.
Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne for the Australian Mediterranan diet (AUSMED) Heart Trial. Completed PhD on this trial investigating effect of Medtiterranean diet intervention for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Key outcome investigated include, diet pattern adherence, adiposity, inflammation and dietary inflammatory index.
Reserch Fellow for Project GRIT (Growth, Resilience, Insights, Thrive): a pilot single-arm intervention study to prevent childhood obesity; a collaboration between Weight Loss Solutions Australia and Bond University.
Coordinator of Bond Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics (BUND) Practice research project internships and chair of BUND Research team meetings.
English, Carolyn J., Lohning, Anna E., Mayr, Hannah L., Jones, Mark, MacLaughlin, Helen and Reidlinger, Dianne P. (2023). The association between dietary quality scores with C-reactive protein and novel biomarkers of inflammation platelet-activating factor and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2: a cross-sectional study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 20 (1) 38. doi: 10.1186/s12986-023-00756-x
Journal Article: Acceptability, adherence, safety and experiences of low energy diets in people with obesity and chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study
Conley, Marguerite, Mayr, Hannah L., Hoch, Mikeeley, Johnson, David W., Viecelli, Andrea K. and MacLaughlin, Helen (2023). Acceptability, adherence, safety and experiences of low energy diets in people with obesity and chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of Renal Nutrition. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.09.004
Journal Article: Characterising the Effect of a Two-Armed Diet Intervention on Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Thomas, C., Chahine, D., Kingsley, M., Mayr, H., Wilcox, J. and Itsiopoulos, C. (2023). Characterising the Effect of a Two-Armed Diet Intervention on Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S273. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.354
The clinical utility of measuring sarcopenia and frailty in the nutrition assessment of potential liver transplant recipients.
Doctor Philosophy
English, Carolyn J., Lohning, Anna E., Mayr, Hannah L., Jones, Mark, MacLaughlin, Helen and Reidlinger, Dianne P. (2023). The association between dietary quality scores with C-reactive protein and novel biomarkers of inflammation platelet-activating factor and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2: a cross-sectional study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 20 (1) 38. doi: 10.1186/s12986-023-00756-x
Conley, Marguerite, Mayr, Hannah L., Hoch, Mikeeley, Johnson, David W., Viecelli, Andrea K. and MacLaughlin, Helen (2023). Acceptability, adherence, safety and experiences of low energy diets in people with obesity and chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of Renal Nutrition. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.09.004
Thomas, C., Chahine, D., Kingsley, M., Mayr, H., Wilcox, J. and Itsiopoulos, C. (2023). Characterising the Effect of a Two-Armed Diet Intervention on Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S273. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.354
Barnett, Amandine, Wright, Charlene, Stone, Christine, Ho, Nikki Nok Yin, Adhyaru, Pooja, Kostjasyn, Sarah, Hickman, Ingrid J., Campbell, Katrina L., Mayr, Hannah L. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Effectiveness of dietary interventions delivered by digital health to adults with chronic conditions: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36 (3), 632-656. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13125
Wu, Aihua, Wolley, Martin J., Mayr, Hannah L, Cheng, Lei, Cowley, Diane, Li, Bo, Campbell, Katrina L., Terker, Andrew S., Ellison, David H., Welling, Paul A., Fenton, Robert A. and Stowasser, Michael (2023). Randomized trial on the effect of oral potassium chloride supplementation on the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter in healthy adults. Kidney International Reports, 8 (6), 1201-1212. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.03.011
Kelly, Jaimon T., Law, Lynette, De Guzman, Keshia R., Hickman, Ingrid J., Mayr, Hannah L., Campbell, Katrina L., Snoswell, Centaine L. and Erku, Daniel (2023). Cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered nutrition interventions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Nutrition reviews. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuad032
English, Carolyn J., Lohning, Anna E., Mayr, Hannah L., Jones, Mark and Reidlinger, Dianne P. (2023). Interrelationships among platelet‐activating factor and lipoprotein‐associated phospholipase A2 activity and traditional cardiovascular risk factors. BioFactors, 49 (2), 457-471. doi: 10.1002/biof.1928
Sarapis, Katerina, George, Elena S., Marx, Wolfgang, Mayr, Hannah L., Willcox, Jane, Powell, Katie L., Folasire, Oladayo S., Lohning, Anna E., Prendergast, Luke A., Itsiopoulos, Catherine, Thomas, Colleen J. and Moschonis, George (2023). Extra-virgin olive oil improves HDL lipid fraction but not HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity: a double-blind, randomized, controlled, cross-over study (OLIVAUS). British Journal of Nutrition, 130 (4), 641-650. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522003634
English, C.J., Mayr, H.L., Lohning, A.E. and Reidlinger, D.P. (2023). Is adherence to Mediterranean and vegetarian dietary patterns associated with traditional and novel markers of inflammation?. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE2) E134. doi: 10.1017/s002966512300143x
Wu, Aihua, Wolley, Martin, Mayr, Hannah, Cowley, Diane, Li, Bo, Welling, Paul, Campbell, Katrina, Fenton, Robert and Stowasser, Michael (2023). PS-BPC10-7: Effect of oral potassium chloride supplementation on the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC) in healthy humans: a randomised crossover trial. Journal of Hypertension, 41 (Suppl 1), e319-e320. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000916000.37053.fa
Mayr, Hannah L., Savill, Holly, Law, Lynette, Campbell, Katrina L., Hill, Jan, Palmer, Michelle, Hickman, Ingrid J. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2022). ‘We work in silos’: Exploring clinicians' perspectives on the dietary management of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes in an Australian public hospital and community health service. Nutrition and Dietetics, 80 (3), 307-319. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12789
The anti-inflammatory effects of a Mediterranean diet: a review
Itsiopoulos, Catherine, Mayr, Hannah L. and Thomas, Colleen J. (2022). The anti-inflammatory effects of a Mediterranean diet: a review. Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care, 25 (6), 415-422. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000872
Johnston, Heidi E., Takefala, Tahnie G., Kelly, Jaimon T., Keating, Shelley E., Coombes, Jeff S., Macdonald, Graeme A., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Mayr, Hannah L. (2022). The effect of diet and exercise interventions on body composition in liver cirrhosis: a systematic review. Nutrients, 14 (16) 3365, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/nu14163365
Mayr, Hannah L., Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A., Russell, Anthony W. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2022). Clinician perspectives of barriers and enablers to implementing the Mediterranean dietary pattern in routine care for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a qualitative interview study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 122 (7), 1263-1282. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.01.012
Blumfield, Michelle, Mayr, Hannah, De Vlieger, Nienke, Abbott, Kylie, Starck, Carlene, Fayet-Moore, Flavia and Marshall, Skye (2022). Should we ‘Eat a Rainbow’? An umbrella review of the health effects of colorful bioactive pigments in fruits and vegetables. Molecules, 27 (13) 4061, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/molecules27134061
Mellor, Rebecca, Saunders-Dow, Elise and Mayr, Hannah L. (2022). Scope of use and effectiveness of dietary interventions for improving health-related outcomes in veterans: a systematic review. Nutrients, 14 (10) 2094. doi: 10.3390/nu14102094
English, Carolyn J, Mayr, Hannah L, Lohning, Anna E and Reidlinger, Dianne P (2022). The association between dietary patterns and the novel inflammatory markers platelet-activating factor and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2: a systematic review. Nutrition Reviews, 80 (6), 1371-1391. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuab051
Brown, Riley C. C., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Conley, Marguerite M, Mayr, Hannah M, Kelly, Jaimon T, Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Staudacher, Heidi M., Burton, Nicola W., Isbel, Nicole M., Macdonald, Graeme A., Campbell, Katrina L., Coombes, Jeff S., Keating, Shelley E. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2022). U-DECIDE: Utilising Technology for Diet & Exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (7) e37556, e37556. doi: 10.2196/37556
Cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered diet and exercise interventions: a systematic review
Law, Lynette, Kelly, Jaimon T., Savill, Holly, Wallen, Matthew P., Hickman, Ingrid J., Erku, Daniel and Mayr, Hannah L. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered diet and exercise interventions: a systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X2110707. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211070721
McLaren-Hedwards, Taya, Hickman, Ingrid J., Campbell, Katrina L., Macdonald, Graeme A. and Mayr, Hannah L. (2021). A qualitative study of clinician barriers and enablers to implementing the mediterranean dietary pattern with kidney and liver transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 31 (4), 152692482110460-344. doi: 10.1177/15269248211046001
Sarapis, Katerina, George, Elena S., Marx, Wolfgang, Mayr, Hannah L., Willcox, Jane, Esmaili, Tammy, Powell, Katie L., Folasire, Oladayo S., Lohning, Anna E., Garg, Manohar, Thomas, Colleen J., Itsiopoulos, Catherine and Moschonis, George (2021). Extra virgin olive oil high in polyphenols improves antioxidant status in adults: a double-blind, randomized, controlled, cross-over study (OLIVAUS). European Journal of Nutrition, 61 (2), 1073-1086. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02712-y
Mayr, Hannah L., Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2021). ‘Focus on diet quality’: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives of use of the Mediterranean dietary pattern for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. British Journal of Nutrition, 128 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0007114521001100
Hickman, Ingrid J., Hannigan, Amy K., Johnston, Heidi E., Elvin-Walsh, Louise, Mayr, Hannah L., Staudacher, Heidi M., Barnett, Amandine, Stoney, Rachel, Salisbury, Chloe, Jarrett, Maree, Reeves, Marina M., Coombes, Jeff S., Campbell, Katrina L., Keating, Shelley E. and Macdonald, Graeme A. (2021). Telehealth-delivered, cardioprotective diet and exercise program for liver transplant recipients: a randomized feasibility study. Transplantation Direct, 7 (3) e667, e667. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001118
Johnston, Heidi E., de Crom, Tosca, Hargrave, Cathy, Adhyaru, Pooja, Woodward, Aidan J., Pang, Siong, Ali, Azmat, Coombes, Jeff S., Keating, Shelley E., McLean, Kate, Mayr, Hannah L., Macdonald, Graeme A. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2020). The inter‐ and intrarater reliability and feasibility of dietetic assessment of sarcopenia and frailty in potential liver transplant recipients: A mixed‐methods study. Clinical Transplantation, 35 (2) e14185, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14185
Mayr, Hannah L., Kostjasyn, Sarah P., Campbell, Katrina L., Palmer, Michelle and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2020). Investigating whether the mediterranean dietary pattern is integrated in routine dietetic practice for management of chronic conditions: a national survey of dietitians. Nutrients, 12 (11) 3395, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/nu12113395
Sarapis, Katerina, Thomas, Colleen J., Hoskin, Johanna, George, Elena S., Marx, Wolfgang, Mayr, Hannah L., Kennedy, Greg, Pipingas, Andrew, Willcox, Jane C., Prendergast, Luke A., Itsiopoulos, Catherine and Moschonis, George (2020). The Effect of High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Australian Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Cross-Over Study. Nutrients, 12 (8) 2272, 2272-17. doi: 10.3390/nu12082272
Mayr, Hannah L., Cohen, Felicity, Isenring, Elizabeth, Soenen, Stijn and Marshall, Skye (2020). Multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention in children and adolescents - Results of the project GRIT (Growth, Resilience, Insights, Thrive) pilot study. BMC Pediatrics, 20 (1) 174. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02069-x
Barnett, Amandine, Campbell, Katrina L, Mayr, Hannah L, Keating, Shelley E, Macdonald, Graeme A and Hickman, Ingrid J (2020). Liver transplant recipients’ experiences and perspectives of a telehealth-delivered lifestyle programme: a qualitative study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (9), 1357633X19900459-598. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19900459
Mayr, Hannah L., Itsiopoulos, Catherine, Tierney, Audrey C., Kucianski, Teagan, Radcliffe, Jessica, Garg, Manohar, Willcox, Jane and Thomas, Colleen J. (2019). Ad libitum Mediterranean diet reduces subcutaneous but not visceral fat in patients with coronary heart disease: a randomised controlled pilot study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 32, 61-69. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.05.001
Marx, Wolfgang, George, Elena S., Mayr, Hannah L., Thomas, Colleen J., Sarapis, Katerina, Moschonis, George, Kennedy, Greg, Pipingas, Andrew, Willcox, Jane C., Prendergast, Luke A. and Itsiopoulos, Catherine (2019). Effect of high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil on markers of cardiovascular disease risk in healthy Australian adults (OLIVAUS): A protocol for a double‐blind randomised, controlled, cross‐over study. Nutrition and Dietetics, 77 (5) 1747-0080.12531, 523-528. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12531
Itsiopoulos, C., Marx, W., Mayr, H. L., Tatucu-Babet, O. A., Dash, S. R., George, E. S., Trakman, G. L., Kelly, J. T., Thomas, C. J. and Brazionis, L. (2018). The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A narrative review. Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism, 14, 42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jnim.2018.02.002
Mayr, Hannah L., Tierney, Audrey C., Kucianski, Teagan, Thomas, Colleen J. and Itsiopoulos, Catherine (2018). Australian patients with coronary heart disease achieve high adherence to 6-month Mediterranean diet intervention: preliminary results of the AUSMED Heart Trial. Nutrition, 61, 21-31. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.10.027
Itsiopoulos, Catherine, Kucianski, Teagan, Mayr, Hannah L., van Gaal, William J., Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel Angel, Vally, Hassan, Kingsley, Michael, Kouris-Blazos, Antigone, Radcliffe, Jessica, Segal, Leonie, Brazionis, Laima, Salim, Agus, Tierney, Audrey C., O'Dea, Kerin, Wilson, Andrew and Thomas, Colleen J. (2018). The AUStralian MEDiterranean Diet Heart Trial (AUSMED Heart Trial): A randomized clinical trial in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in a multiethnic Australian population: Study protocol. American Heart Journal, 203, 4-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.010
Mayr, Hannah L., Itsiopoulos, Catherine, Tierney, Audrey C., Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Hebert, James R., Shivappa, Nitin and Thomas, Colleen J. (2018). Improvement in dietary inflammatory index score after 6-month dietary intervention is associated with reduction in interleukin-6 in patients with coronary heart disease: the AUSMED heart trial. Nutrition Research, 55, 108-121. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.04.007
Mayr, Hannah L., Thomas, Colleen J., Tierney, Audrey C., Kucianski, Teagan, George, Elena S., Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Hebert, James R., Shivappa, Nitin and Itsiopoulos, Catherine (2018). Randomization to 6-month Mediterranean diet compared with a low-fat diet leads to improvement in Dietary Inflammatory Index scores in patients with coronary heart disease: the AUSMED Heart Trial. Nutrition Research, 55, 94-107. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.04.006
George, Elena S., Marshall, Skye, Mayr, Hannah L., Trakman, Gina L., Tatucu-Babet, Oana A., Lassemillante, Annie-Claude M., Bramley, Andrea, Reddy, Anjana J., Forsyth, Adrienne, Tierney, Audrey C., Thomas, Colleen J., Itsiopoulos, Catherine and Marx, Wolfgang (2018). The effect of high-polyphenol extra virgin olive oil on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 59 (17), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1470491
George, Elena S., Kucianski, Teagan, Mayr, Hannah L., Moschonis, George, Tierney, Audrey C. and Itsiopoulos, Catherine (2018). A Mediterranean Diet model in Australia: strategies for translating the traditional Mediterranean Diet into a multicultural setting. Nutrients, 10 (4) 465. doi: 10.3390/nu10040465
Mayr, Hannah L., Tierney, Audrey C., Thomas, Colleen J., Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Radcliffe, Jessica and Itsiopoulos, Catherine (2018). Mediterranean-type diets and inflammatory markers in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Research, 50, 10-24. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2017.10.014
Central obesity and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review of intervention trials
Bendall, C. L., Mayr, H. L., Opie, R. S., Bes-Rastrollo, M., Itsiopoulos, C. and Thomas, C. J. (2017). Central obesity and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review of intervention trials. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 58 (18), 3070-3084. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1351917
Nevin, Amy, Mayr, Hannah, Atresh, Sridhar, Kemp, Irene, Simmons, Joshua, Vivanti, Angela and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2016). Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Indirect Calorimetry Into Routine Clinical Care of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 22 (4), 269-276. doi: 10.1310/sci2016-00001
Mayr, Hannah, Savill, Holly, Law, Lynette, Campbell, Katrina, Hill, Jan, Palmer, Michelle, Hickman, Ingrid and Jaimon Kelly (2022). ‘We work in silos’: Clinicians' perspectives of dietary service provision for diabetes and heart disease. Dietitians Australian 2022 Conference Be Bold, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14–16 August 2022. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Wu, Aihua, Wolley, Martin, Mayr, Hannah, Cowley, Diane, Li, Bo, Welling, Paul, Campbell, Katrina, Fenton, Robert and Stowasser, Michael (2022). Reduced NACL cotransporter abundance and phosphorylation in urinary extracellular vesicles in response to kcl supplements in healthy adults maintained on a high-Na+ low-K+ diet: A. ESH 2022, 31st European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection, 17-20 June 2022. Philadelphia, PA USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000835336.87224.dd
Mayr, H., Itsiopoulos, C., Tierney, A., Ruiz-Canela, M., Hebert, J., Shivappa, N. and Thomas, C. (2018). Improvement in Dietary Inflammatory Index Score After Six-Month Dietary Intervention is Associated with Reduction in Interleukin-6 in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: The AUSMED Heart Trial. 66th Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting and the 12th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2 - 5 August 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.619
The clinical utility of measuring sarcopenia and frailty in the nutrition assessment of potential liver transplant recipients.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor