Catherine graduated from the University of Wollongong NSW in 1999 after completing a Bachelor of Science (Hon) and a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. She worked in teaching hospitals in NSW, Tasmania and South Australia, across specialities including critical care, gastroenterology, neurology and neurosurgery, before moving the WA’s remote Pilbara region. During her 7 years living in the Pilbara she provided dietetic services within the local regional hospital, community centres, RFDS outreach clinics and Aboriginal health services.

Since moving to Perth she has worked in tertiary-based services providing in-home clinical dietetic care. She was one of the founding members of staff in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics program at Edith Cowan University where she is a lecturer and researcher. Catherine has also recently completed her PhD thesis where researched the role of diets in treating fatty liver disease.

Catherine aims to helps people to manage their medical conditions and improve their health and quality of life through realistic dietary approaches.

Catherine has special interests in fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome and functional gastrointestinal conditions.