Rate My Professor Cathy Avila

In her career at Southern Cross University, Dr Avila has worked as a lecturer in exercise biochemistry in the School of Health and Human Sciences. Her research centers on complementary medicine, including the integration of complementary therapies with mainstream healthcare, N-of-1 trials in practice-based research, nutritional interventions, lymphoedema treatments, and bioactive compounds from marine molluscs. Key publications include 'How do patients integrate complementary medicine with mainstream healthcare? A survey of patients' perspectives' (Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2020, with Sandra Grace and Joanne Bradbury); 'Practice-based research in complementary medicine: could N-of-1 trials become the new gold standard?' (Healthcare, 2020); 'The effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage and low level laser therapy on lymphoedema' (Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, 2018); 'A Novel Nutrient Intervention of Probiotics, Glutamine, and Fish Oil in Psychological Distress' (2023); and 'Are the Traditional Medical Uses of Muricidae Molluscs Substantiated by Their Pharmacological Properties and Bioactive Compounds?' (Marine Drugs, 2015). She has coordinated clinical trials, such as a premenstrual syndrome study involving over 200 participants, mentored exercise science interns for high school students, and advised doctoral research on naturopathic management of chronic pain.