Dr Erin Pitt

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Child Health Research Centre

e.pitt@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Dr Erin Pitt is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the area of Childhood Allergy and Epidemiology within the Child Health Research Centre (CHRC). Erin possesses a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition); a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Research Methods); and a PhD, which was conferred in March, 2020. Her doctoral research investigated the influence of local food environment and socio-ecological determinants on early childhood dietary intake using a mixed methods research approach, which had a strong focus on nutritional epidemiology in the context of public health nutrition.

Prior to pursuing an academic career, Erin worked as a Public Health Nutritionist with Queensland Health where she managed, designed, implemented, and evaluated community-based public health nutrition interventions in a range of settings and locations including rural/remote and metropolitan regions. Erin collaborated and engaged with a range of diverse government and non-government organisations and industry bodies to address priority areas including rural and remote food supply issues, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and nutrition, children's food literacy and local government nutrition-related policy and planning.

Erin is currently working on a diverse range of projects including determinants of developing cow's milk allergy in infancy; the role of migration in allergy prevalence; and the potential co-occurrence of allergy with neurodevelopmental conditions. She has a particular interest in the role of maternal and child dietary diversity as well as socio-economic determinants and their association with the development of allergy in children.

Publications

Book Chapter (1)

Journal Articles (11)

Research Report (1)

Book Chapter

Pitt, Erin, Kendall, Elizabeth, Hills, Andrew P. and Comans, Tracy (2015). Listening to the experts: Is there a place for food taxation in the fight against obesity in early childhood?. The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Why Are Our Children Obese-And What Can We Do About It?. (pp. 235-253) Oakville, Canada: Apple Academic Press.

Journal Articles

Phung, Thi Hanh, Pitt, Erin, Alexander, Kimberly and Bradford, Natalie (2024). Non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea and constipation management: a scoping review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 68 102485, 102485. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102485

Bradford, Natalie, Moore, Elizabeth, Taylor, Karen, Cook, Olivia, Gent, Lucy, Beane, Theresa, Williams, Natalie, Alexander, Kimberly, Pitt, Erin, Still, Jemma, Wellard, Cameron, McErlean, Gemma, Kirk, Deborah, Monterosso, Leanne, McCarthy, Alexandra, Lokmic-Tomkins, Zerina, Balson, Jessica and Gates, Priscilla (2023). The cancer nursing workforce in Australia: a national survey exploring determinants of job satisfaction. BMC Nursing, 22 (1) 461, 461. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01629-7

Pitt, Erin, Bradford, Natalie, Robertson, Eden, Sansom-Daly, Ursula M. and Alexander, Kimberly (2023). The effects of cancer clinical decision support systems on patient-reported outcomes: A systematic review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 66 102398, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102398

Pitt, Erin, Cashion, Christine, Rumble, Shelley and Bradford, Natalie (2023). Associations between Health Behaviors, Health Self-Efficacy, and Long-Term Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 39 (4) 151434, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151434

Bradford, Natalie, Pitt, Erin, Alexander, Kimberly and On behalf of theCancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA), Research Committee (2022). Research priorities of Australian cancer nurses: A national consensus survey. Collegian, 29 (5), 566-573. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2022.01.005

Bradford, Natalie, Pitt, Erin, Rumble, Shelley, Cashion, Christine, Lockwood, Liane and Alexander, Kimberly (2022). Persistent symptoms, quality of life, and correlates with health self-efficacy in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 11 (4), 410-418. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2021.0104

Bradford, Natalie, Condon, Paula, Pitt, Erin, Tyack, Zephanie and Alexander, Kimberly (2021). Optimising symptom management in children with cancer using a novel mobile phone application: protocol for a controlled hybrid effectiveness implementation trial (RESPONSE). BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) 942, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06943-x

Pitt, Erin, Cameron, Cate M., Thornton, Lukar, Gallegos, Danielle, Filus, Ania, Ng, Shu-Kay and Comans, Tracy (2018). Dietary patterns of Australian children at three and five years of age and their changes over time: a latent class and latent transition analysis. Appetite, 129, 207-216. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.07.008

Pitt, Erin, Gallegos, Danielle, Comans, Tracy, Cameron, Cate and Thornton, Lukar (2017). Exploring the influence of local food environments on food behaviours: a systematic review of qualitative literature. Public Health Nutrition, 20 (13), 2393-2405. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017001069

Patterson, Sarah A., Comans, Tracy A., Pitt, Erin L. and Currin, Michelle L. (2015). Streamlining clinical practice in an Australian community rehabilitation service using The Calderdale Framework. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 22 (9), 434-441. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.9.434

Pitt, Erin, Kendall, Elizabeth, Hills, Andrew P. and Comans, Tracy A. (2014). Listening to the experts: is there a place for food taxation in the fight against obesity in early childhood?. BMC Obesity, 1 (15) 15, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s40608-014-0015-3

Research Report

Moretto, N., Simons, A., Pitt, E., Whitty, J. A., Hills, A., Kendall, E., Turkstra, E., Gordon, L., Byrnes, J., Scuffham, P. and Comans, T. (2013). Engaging the public in prevention of childhood obesity: a citizens jury to address childhood obesity: Is taxation an appropriate strategy for reducing childhood obesity? Report: Verdicts and Recommendations. Nathan, QLD, Australia: Population & Social Health Research Program, Griffith Health Institute.