Rate My Professor Emily Calton

Calton's research interests center on nutrition, energy metabolism, metabolic health, nutritional genomics, and interventions for chronic diseases, including the roles of vitamin D, calcium, and leucine supplementation in energy balance, bioenergetics, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome components. Her recent studies address body composition changes and phase angle in motor neuron disease patients from diagnosis to gastrostomy, metabolic biomarkers of appetite control in Parkinson’s disease, and leucine supplementation effects on metabolic flexibility during caloric restriction. Key publications include 'Calcium and Vitamin D in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Where Do We Stand?' (2014), 'Vitamin D status and insulin sensitivity are novel predictors of resting metabolic rate' (2015), 'The Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components on Resting Energy Expenditure' (2022), 'Clinical prognostic factors predicting survival of motor neuron disease patients with gastrostomy: A retrospective analysis' (2024), and 'Changes in body composition and phase angle from diagnosis to gastrostomy in motor neuron disease patients: a longitudinal study' (2026). With 37 peer-reviewed publications garnering 1,279 citations, her work advances understanding of nutritional influences on metabolic health and neurodegenerative conditions. Additionally, as Dietetics Research Coordinator, she supervises over 30 hospital research projects, facilitates clinician-university collaborations across Western Australian hospitals, and contributes to research training for students and professionals.