Rate My Professor Emily Calton

Dr. Emily Calton is a Senior Lecturer in the Curtin School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, at Curtin University. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Accredited Sports Dietitian, and Nutritionist with over 15 years of clinical experience. Calton earned her PhD in Public Health from Curtin University in 2017, investigating the impact of vitamin D status on metabolism, resting energy expenditure, inflammation, and insulin sensitivity. Her earlier qualifications include a Postgraduate Diploma of Dietetics (Distinction), Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (Distinction), and Bachelor of Science (Honours Nutrition) (First Class). Since completing her doctorate, she has held a teaching and research position at Curtin University, lecturing in the Master of Dietetics, Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Food Science), and as an invited lecturer in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery curriculum.

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.