Rate My Professor Rhiannon Halse

Dr. Rhiannon Halse serves as a lecturer in the Curtin School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, at Curtin University, where she holds a dual academic and research associate position. She earned her BSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of Western Australia in 2013, with her doctoral research investigating the role of exercise in the management of maternal glycaemia during pregnancy. Halse possesses an established research background in exercise physiology for special populations and has experience teaching both the theoretical and practical aspects of exercise physiology. Her research interests focus on diet and physical activity interventions, exercise in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal physical activity and health, and post-exercise energy intake and appetite regulation. Previously, she worked as a senior research officer and coordinator for the Growing Up Healthy Study at the University of Western Australia School of Women's and Infants' Health, a prospective observational cohort study examining the long-term health outcomes of offspring conceived after assisted reproductive technologies.

Halse has authored several key publications in her field. Notable works include 'Image-Based Dietary Assessment and Tailored Feedback Using Mobile Technology Mediating Behavior Change in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial' published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth in 2019, the protocol for the 'Tailored Diet and Activity (ToDAy) Randomized Controlled Trial' in JMIR Research Protocols in 2020, and the 'Cohort profile: The Growing Up Healthy Study (GUHS)' in PLoS ONE in 2022. Additional publications encompass 'Home-based exercise training improves capillary glucose profile in women with gestational diabetes' in Metabolism in 2014, 'Home-based exercise improves fitness and exercise attitude and intention in women with GDM' in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism in 2014, 'Moderate-intensity exercise affects perceived hunger and fullness but not appetite-related hormones in late pregnancy' in Appetite in 2013, and 'Pregnant women exercise at a higher intensity during 30 min of self-paced cycling compared with walking during late gestation' in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 2013. Her contributions also extend to studies on postexercise water immersion and its effects on food intake. These publications demonstrate her influence in exercise physiology, maternal health, and public health interventions.