Ashley Whitehorn

Research Interests

Health Promotion Medical and Health Sciences Child and Adolescent Health Pregnancy and Birth Translational Health Outcomes Fertility and Conception Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine Primary Health Care Models of care and place of birth Midwifery Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Obstetrics and Gynaecology Neonatal and child health Paediatrics Implementation science and evaluation

Dr Ashley Whitehorn

Grant-Funded Research Fellow

School of Public Health

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Ashley Whitehorn is an innovative researcher who is passionate about promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare around the world. Her passion extends to all areas of healthcare, but her specific focus is in reproductive health, pregancy and childbirth and paediatrics. Ashley has a keen interest in evidence synthesis, transfer and implementation methodologies and her role within the JBI Transfer Science team has enabled her to not only contribute to these methodologies but also to apply them within her areas of interest. she has also developed strong relationships with clinical experts, bringing together expert reference groups including national and international members in reproductive health, pregnancy and chldbirth, neonatal and paediatrics allowing for greater collaboration.

Dr Whitehorn completed her PhD at the University of South Australia, under the guidance of A/Prof Alison Coates, Dr Alison Hill, Prof Marie Willaims and Prof Peter Howe, completing her doctoral thesis in 2016. Her PhD in nutrional physiology focused on long chain omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil) supplementation in people with chronic respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

While undertaking her postdoctoral research Ashley became interested in evidence synthesis methodologies such as systematic reviews and the role of evidence in the delivery of healthcare. 

After completing her PhD she secured a position at JBI, University of Adelaide, in the Implementation Science team where she was able to explore her passion in evidence-based health care in the areas of cancer and burns.

Ashley later became part of the JBI Transfer Science team, where she continues to advance and utilise methodolgies in evidence synthesis, transfer and implementation. In moving to the Transfer Science team Ashley was also able to focus on evidence-based health care in reproductive health, pregnancy and childbirth and paediatrics.

Ashley is a member of key evidence-based health care groups including:

  • JBI Evidence Based Point-of-Care Methodology group (Convenor)
  • Guidelines International Network (GIN)
  • JBI Adelaide GRADE Centre
  • Research in Integrity and Predatory Publishing in Evidence Reviews (RIPPER)

Ashley's current research includes the development and dissemination of evidence-based point of care resources and a pilot study investigating the effectiveness and feasibility of using Really Simple Syndication (RSS) to survey literature in real time to enable point-of-care resources to be updated as new research is published.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2012 - 2016 University of South Australia Australia PhD

Year Citation
2025 Whitehorn, A., Lockwood, C., Hu, Y., Xing, W., Zhu, Z., & Porritt, K. (2025). Methodological components, structure, and quality assessment tools for evidence summaries: a scoping review. Jbi Evidence Synthesis, 23(3), 493-516.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Barker, T. H., McBride, G. M., Ross-White, A., Pollock, D., Stern, C., Hasanoff, S., . . . Munn, Z. (2024). Tools, techniques, methods, and processes for the detection and mitigation of fraudulent or erroneous data in evidence synthesis: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 23(3), 536-545.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2024 Pollock, D., Barker, T. H., Stone, J. C., Aromataris, E., Klugar, M., Scott, A. M., . . . Munn, Z. (2024). Predatory journals and their practices present a conundrum for systematic reviewers and evidence synthesisers of health research: A qualitative descriptive study.. Research Synthesis Methods, 15(2), 257-274.
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2024 Symeonides, C., Aromataris, E., Mulders, Y., Dizon, J., Stern, C., Barker, T. H., . . . Dunlop, S. (2024). An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses Evaluating Associations between Human Health and Exposure to Major Classes of Plastic-Associated Chemicals. Annals of Global Health, 90(1), 54 pages.
DOI Scopus44 WoS38 Europe PMC31
2021 Whitehorn, A., Fu, L., Porritt, K., Lizarondo, L., Stephenson, M., Marin, T., . . . Lockwood, C. (2021). Mapping Clinical Barriers and Evidence-Based Implementation Strategies in Low-to-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING, 18(3), 190-200.
DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC23
2020 Schneider, J., Ye, D., Hill, A. M., & Whitehorn, A. S. (2020). Continued post-retraction citation of a fraudulent clinical trial report, 11 years after it was retracted for falsifying data. Scientometrics, 125(3), 2877-2913.
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2019 Fulton, A. S., Baldock, K. L., Coates, A. M., Williams, M. T., Howe, P. R. C., Haren, M. T., . . . Hill, A. M. (2019). Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and lung function in a regional Australian population: A cross-sectional study with a nested case-control analysis. Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism, 18(100102), 1-8.
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2018 Fulton, A. S., Coates, A. M., Williams, M. T., Howe, P. R. C., & Hill, A. M. (2018). Persistent Citation of the Only Published Randomized Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Supplementation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Six Years after Its Retraction.. Publ., 6, 35.
2018 Fulton, A. S., Coates, A. M., Williams, M. T., Howe, P. R. C., & Hill, A. M. (2018). Correction: Persistent citation of the only published randomized controlled trial of omega-3 supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease six years after its retraction [Chin. J. Clin. Nutr., 19, (2011), (400-403)]doi 10.3390/publications3010017. Publications, 6(3), 1 page.
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2017 Tomkinson, G., Daniell, N., Fulton, A., & Furnell, A. (2017). Time changes in the body dimensions of male Australian Army personnel between 1977 and 2012. Applied Ergonomics, 58, 18-24.
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2017 Fulton, A., Coates, A., Williams, M., Howe, P., Garg, M., Wood, L., . . . Hill, A. (2017). Fish oil supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3(1, article no. 46), 66-1-66-9.
DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC5
2015 Whitehorn, A. S., Coates, A. M., Williams, M. T., Howe, P. R. C., & Hill, A. M. (2015). Persistent Citation of the Only Published Randomised Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Supplementation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Six Years after Its Retraction.. Publications, 3(1), 17-26.
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2015 Fulton, A., Hill, A., Williams, M., Howe, P., & Coates, A. (2015). Paucity of evidence for a relationship between long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intake and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review. Nutrition Reviews, 73(9), 612-623.
DOI Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC19
2013 Fulton, A. S., Hill, A. M., Williams, M. T., Howe, P. R. C., Frith, P. A., Wood, L. G., . . . Coates, A. M. (2013). Feasibility of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation as an adjunct therapy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(107), 1-12.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC6

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor Sentimag (magtrace and magseed localization) in the management of early breast cancer: A systematic review Master of Clinical Science Master Full Time Dr William Rumble
2025 Principal Supervisor Review of the use of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia Master of Philosophy (Clinical Science) Master Full Time Mr Yusuf Syaeful Nawawi
2025 Principal Supervisor Clinical Utility of Pre-Operative Computed Tomography Evaluation of the Tegmen in Patients Undergoing Middle Ear Surgery Master of Clinical Science Master Full Time Dr Matthew Min Xian Yii

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Effectiveness and safety of enhanced postoperative care units for non-cardiac, non-neurological surgery: a systematic review Master of Philosophy (Clinical Science) Master Full Time Dr Liem Tran
2022 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Effectiveness of suture button fixation versus screw fixation for the management of acute distal tibiofibular syndesmotic injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis Master of Clinical Science Master Full Time Mr Matthew Gaetano Cehic
2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Clinical Outcomes of Microvascular Clipping Compared to Endovascular Coiling for Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms Master of Clinical Science Master Full Time Dr Jake Nowicki
2019 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Accuracy of core needle biopsy compared to fine needle biopsy for the diagnosis of malignancy in patients with suspected head and neck cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy and comparison of adverse effects Master of Clinical Science Master Full Time Miss Soumya .

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