Research Interests
Child and Adolescent Health Nutrition and Metabolic Health Oral Health Translational Health Outcomes Community Child Health Dentistry Epidemiology Food Nutritional Balance Health Policy Health Promotion Medical and Health Sciences Nutrition and Dietetics Nutritional Physiology Paediatrics Pediatrics Population Health Preventive Medicine Public Health Public Health and Health Services Public Nutrition Intervention Public PolicyDr Carly Moores
School of Dentistry
College of Health
Dr Carly Moores is an early career Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Adelaide Dental School, working under the leadership of Professor Paula Moynihan (Director, Food and Health).Carly is a Registered Nutritionist who is passionate about healthy eating for non-communicable disease prevention, including dental caries. She has previously been involved in several research projects which aim to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle among children, adolescents, and their families. Along with her passion for public health nutrition and nutritional epidemiology, some of Carly’s other research interests include food environments and advertising influencing food choices, emerging food and diet trends and contemporary food behaviours, effective approaches to dietary behaviour change, program evaluation, research translation, and implementation science.Carly welcomes invitations to collaborate from local and international researchers and is currently inviting expressions of interest from prospective honours, masters and PhD students who share her research interests.
Dr Carly Moores has previously been involved in several research projects which aim to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle among children, adolescents, and their families. These projects have been funded by The National Heart Foundation of Australia (Health Online for Teens), Queensland Health (PEACH™ Queensland), and the Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation (PEACH™ Lifestyle). From these and other projects, Carly has authored more than 15 peer reviewed journal articles and more than 10 reports. She has also received more than $300,000 in research awards and funding.
Carly is a Registered Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society of Australia, where she has been a Council Member since 2015. Along with her passion for public health nutrition and nutritional epidemiology, some of Carly’s other research interests include food environments and advertising influencing food choices, emerging food and diet trends and contemporary food behaviours, effective approaches to dietary behaviour change, program evaluation, research translation, and implementation science.
Carly performs peer review for a number of journals, and acts as Associate Editor for the open access journal BMC Public Health (Section: Health behavior, health promotion and society). She has supervised and examined honours students from The University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Queensland University of Technology, and Central Queensland University. Carly welcomes invitations to collaborate from local and international researchers and is currently inviting expressions of interest from prospective honours, masters and PhD students who share her research interests.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2019 | Associate Lecturer | Flinders University |
| 2013 - 2016 | Research Assistant | Flinders University |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Flinders University and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2012 | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | Graduate Certificate Research Commercialisation |
| 2009 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider) | Mental Health First Aid Australia | - |
| 2014 | Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) | The Nutrition Society of Australia | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Moores, C. J., Taylor, A. M., Cowap, S., Roberts, R., Gunasinghe, K. A. M. M., & Moynihan, P. J. (2025). Behavior Change Techniques to Reduce Sugars Intake by Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Jdr Clinical and Translational Research, 10(3), 227-245. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Chu, M., Ibrahim, A. M. B. R., Moores, C. J., & Moynihan, P. (2024). The impact of wearing complete denture in one or both arches, on eating-related quality of life and patients' perceived need for advice to support eating well: Results from a qualitative study.. Journal of oral rehabilitation, 51(10), 1956-1965. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Moores, C., Kelly, S., & Moynihan, P. (2022). Systematic review of the effect on caries of sugars intake: ten-year update. Journal of Dental Research, 101(9), 1034-1045. Scopus61 WoS55 Europe PMC44 |
| 2022 | Bell, L., Mortimer, S., Matwiejczyk, L., Moores, C. J., Prichard, I., Mehta, K., & Miller, M. (2022). Primary caregiving grandmothers’ perspectives of grandchildren's healthy lifestyle behaviours: a qualitative study. Journal of Family Studies, 28(1), 19-36. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2021 | Beatton, T., Moores, C. J., Sarkar, D., Sarkar, J., Silva Goncalves, J., & Vidgen, H. A. (2021). Do parental preferences predict engagement in child health programs?. Health economics, 30(11), 2686-2700. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2021 | Moores, C. J., Bell, L. K., Buckingham, M. J., & Dickinson, K. M. (2021). Are meal kits health promoting? Nutritional analysis of meals from an Australian meal kit service.. Health promotion international, 36(3), 660-668. Scopus33 WoS26 Europe PMC18 |
| 2020 | Dienelt, K., Moores, C. J., Miller, J., & Mehta, K. (2020). An investigation into the use of infant feeding tracker apps by breastfeeding mothers.. Health informatics journal, 26(3), 1672-1683. Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC14 |
| 2019 | Rawlings, D., Tieman, J., & Moores, C. (2019). E-learning: who uses it and what difference does it make?. International journal of palliative nursing, 25(10), 482-493. Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC5 |
| 2019 | Morgan, D. D., Rawlings, D., Moores, C. J., Button, L., & Tieman, J. J. (2019). The Changing Nature of Palliative Care: Implications for Allied Health Professionals' Educational and Training Needs.. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 7(4), 9 pages. Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC11 |
| 2019 | Bell, L. K., Golley, R., Moores, C. J., Perry, R., Hartley, J., Miller, M., . . . Magarey, A. M. (2019). Feasibility of a Group-Based, Facilitator-Directed Online Family Lifestyle Program.. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 51(10), 1194-1201. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Esdaile, E., Hernandez, E., Moores, C. J., & Vidgen, H. A. (2019). Enrolment of families with overweight children into a program aimed at reducing childhood obesity with and without a weight criterion: A natural experiment. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 756. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Moores, C. J., Woodman, R. J., Miller, J., Vidgen, H. A., & Magarey, A. M. (2019). Don't lose sight of the forest for the trees: Recognising the benefits as well as the limitations of implementation research. British Journal of Nutrition, 121(1), 63-64. WoS1 |
| 2019 | Moores, C. J., Ke, L., Mason, R. S., Gill, T. P., Mpofu, E., Ho, J., . . . Brock, K. E. (2019). Body Mass Index Increases With Ageing and Risk Factors for Overweight/Obesity in a Representative Macau Population. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 31(2), 167-172. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Pankhurst, M., Mehta, K., Matwiejczyk, L., Moores, C. J., Prichard, I., Mortimer, S., & Bell, L. (2019). Treats are a tool of the trade: An exploration of food treats among grandparents who provide informal childcare. Public Health Nutrition, 22(14), 2643-2652. Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC12 |
| 2019 | Moores, C. J., Maeder, A., Miller, J., Prichard, I., Lewis, L. K., Bell, L. K., . . . Miller, M. D. (2019). A Digital Intervention for Australian Adolescents Above a Healthy Weight (Health Online for Teens): Protocol for an Implementation and User Experience Study.. JMIR research protocols, 8(10), e13340. Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC2 |
| 2019 | Brown, P., Tan, A. -C., El-Esawi, M. A., Liehr, T., Blanck, O., Gladue, D. P., . . . Zhou, Y. (2019). Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search. Database: the journal of biological databases and curation, 2019(baz085), baz085-1-baz085-66. Scopus30 WoS36 Europe PMC13 |
| 2018 | Moores, C. J., Miller, J., Daniels, L. A., Vidgen, H. A., & Magarey, A. M. (2018). Pre-post evaluation of a weight management service for families with overweight and obese children, translated from the efficacious lifestyle intervention Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health (PEACH). British Journal of Nutrition, 119(12), 1434-1455. Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC12 |
| 2018 | Moores, C. J., Bell, L. K., Miller, J., Damarell, R. A., Matwiejczyk, L., & Miller, M. D. (2018). A systematic review of community-based interventions for the treatment of adolescents with overweight and obesity. Obesity Reviews, 19(5), 698-715. Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC22 |
| 2018 | Croyden, D. L., Vidgen, H. A., Esdaile, E., Hernandez, E., Magarey, A., Moores, C. J., & Daniels, L. (2018). A narrative account of implementation lessons learnt from the dissemination of an up-scaled state-wide child obesity management program in Australia: PEACH™ (Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health) Queensland. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 347. Scopus16 WoS16 Europe PMC15 |
| 2018 | Dickinson, K. M., Chan, L., Moores, C. J., Miller, J., Thomas, J., Yaxley, A., . . . Miller, M. (2018). Eating occasions and the contribution of foods to sodium and potassium intakes in adults. Public Health Nutrition, 21(2), 317-324. Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC8 |
| 2017 | Williams, S. L., Van Lippevelde, W., Magarey, A., Moores, C. J., Croyden, D., Esdaile, E., & Daniels, L. (2017). Parent engagement and attendance in PEACH™ QLD - An up-scaled parent-led childhood obesity program. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 10 pages. Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC16 |
| 2017 | Moores, C. J., Miller, J., Perry, R. A., Chan, L. L. H., Daniels, L. A., Vidgen, H. A., & Magarey, A. M. (2017). CONSORT to community: Translation of an RCT to a large-scale community intervention and learnings from evaluation of the upscaled program. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 918. Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC11 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Maeder, A. J., Champion, S., Moores, C., & Golley, R. (Eds.) (2020). Information Technology Based Methods for Health Behaviours Selected Papers from Global Telehealth 2019. IOS Press. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Maeder, A., Champion, S., Moores, C., & Golley, R. (2020). Preface. In A. Maeder, S. Champion, C. Moores, & R. Golley (Eds.), Information Technology Based Methods for Health Behaviours (Vol. 268, pp. V-VI). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Moores, C. J., Fenech, M., & O'Callaghan, N. J. (2011). Telomere dynamics: The influence of folate and DNA methylation. In Y. J. Surh, Y. S. Song, J. Y. Han, T. W. Jun, & H. K. Na (Eds.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1229 (pp. 76-88). Gyeongju, SOUTH KOREA: BLACKWELL SCIENCE PUBL. DOI Scopus51 WoS44 Europe PMC35 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dyer, S., van den Berg, M., Barnett, K., Brown, A., Johnstone, G., Laver, K., . . . Crotty, M. (2020). Review of Innovative Models of Aged Care. |
Dr Moores is currently Honours Coordinator in the Adelaide Dental School.
Carly has previous teaching experience as a casual and teaching specialist academic at Flinders University (2007 – 2019). Her teaching spans areas including biology, statistics, nutrition and dietetics, food systems, and research. Carly is passionate about student wellbeing and student engagement in university life.
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Health and Medical Sciences | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences | Honours | Full Time | Sara Prostran |
| 2020 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | Psychology | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Sarah Cowap |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - ongoing | Council | Nutrition Society of Australia Council | Nutrition Society of Australia Inc. | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | International Association for Dental Research | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | The Alliance for a Cavity Free Future | United Kingdom |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | The Australasian Epidemiological Association | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | International Epidemiological Association | United States |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society | Australia |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | South Australian Nutrition Network | Australia |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | South Australian Cardiovascular Health Research Network | Australia |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Public Health Association of Australia | Australia |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Nutrition Society of Australia | Australia |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | Healthy Development Adelaide | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Board Member | BMC Public Health | Springer Nature | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Ideas Grants | Grant Assessment | National Health and Medical Research Council | - |
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