Rate My Professor Bradley Mcewen

Dr. Bradley McEwen is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney, completed between 2008 and 2013, with research on omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids' effects on platelet function, coagulation, and fibrin generation in healthy subjects and those with cardiovascular disease. He also earned an MHlthSc in Nutrition from Deakin University in 2008 and a BHlthSc. Additional qualifications include ND (Adv), DBM, DNutr, DSM, and M.ATMS, supporting his roles as a naturopath, nutritionist, educator, researcher, and mentor with over 21 years of clinical experience. McEwen has lectured in nutritional medicine and the health sciences for over 16 years, previously serving as a Lecturer at Endeavour College of Natural Health from July 2012 to May 2018. His PhD studies were conducted at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Kolling Institute of Medical Research. He presents seminars and lectures at national and international conferences.

McEwen's research specializations include the effects of diet and nutrition on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cardiometabolic syndrome, depression, polycystic ovary syndrome, cognition, and chronic disease, with specific interests in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and public health. His skills encompass human nutrition, nutrition assessment, nutritional education, malnutrition, nutritional and metabolic diseases, metabolism, insulin resistance, and glucose metabolism. Key publications comprise 'Nutritional Considerations in Major Depressive Disorder: Current Evidence and Functional Testing for Clinical Practice' (2023), 'Diet, Digestive Health, and Autoimmunity: The Foundations to an Autoimmune Disease Food Pyramid—Part 2' (2020), 'Diet, Digestive Health, and Autoimmunity: The Foundations to an Autoimmune Disease Food Pyramid—Part 1' (2020), 'The effect of hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) on blood pressure: A systematic review' (2019), 'Comment on “Investigation of Possible Herb-Drug Interactions for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases”' (2019), 'The Palaeolithic diet and cardiometabolic syndrome: Can an ancient diet be the way of the future?' (2018), 'Can omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improve metabolic profile in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?' (2017), 'The Influence of Diet and Nutrients on Platelet Function' (2014), and 'Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Platelet Function in Healthy Subjects and Subjects with Cardiovascular Disease' (2013). His 22 publications have accumulated 639 citations.