The science behind the method

Every coaching session, consulting engagement, and resource is grounded in a decade of peer-reviewed research. This isn't wellness opinion — it's evidence.

25+
Peer-Reviewed Publications
$850K+
Research Funding
10+
Years of Research
3,000+
Women in Studies

Key Publications

BJSM
Effect of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue scores and mood states in iron-deficient recreationally active females: the IRONWOMAN Trial
2025 • British Journal of Sports Medicine
A double-blind randomised controlled trial investigating intravenous iron therapy in iron-deficient active women of reproductive age. Lead author.
The RCT I designed and led — it directly informs the iron protocols used in coaching.
CONSENSUS
Iron optimisation in pregnancy: a haematology in obstetric and women's health collaborative consensus statement
2025 • Internal Medicine Journal
Co-authored the ANZ collaborative consensus statement establishing evidence-based guidelines for iron management in pregnancy.
These clinical guidelines now inform how doctors manage iron in pregnancy across ANZ.
ANAESTHESIA
The misogyny of iron deficiency
2021 • Anaesthesia · Wiley Top Downloaded · Altmetric top 5%
Highlighted systemic gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency in women. Wiley Top Downloaded Article Award. Altmetric score of 158 — top 5% of all research output globally.
This paper exposed how women's iron deficiency is systematically overlooked in healthcare.
JCSM
Systematic review and meta-analysis of intravenous iron therapy for adults with non-anaemic iron deficiency
2022 • Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle · Cited by WHO
An abridged Cochrane review synthesising the global evidence for IV iron in non-anaemic iron deficiency. Cited in 2025 WHO guidance on patient blood management.
The World Health Organization cited this review in their global patient blood management guidelines.
JAMA NETWORK
Intravenous iron-induced hypophosphatemia in surgical patients
2025 • JAMA Network Open
Investigated the clinical implications of IV iron therapy on phosphate metabolism in surgical patients, contributing to safer iron treatment protocols.
Helping make iron treatment safer by identifying and quantifying a known but underappreciated side effect.
BJSM
Iron and women's health: a multidimensional exploration of iron deficiency, management and treatment in active women (PhD Academy Award)
2024 • British Journal of Sports Medicine · PhD Academy Award
Awarded the BJSM PhD Academy Award for doctoral research exploring iron deficiency, management, and treatment across multiple dimensions in active women.
The BJSM recognised this body of work as among the best doctoral research in sports medicine.

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In the Media & Public Engagement

Research that reaches real people, not just journals

ABC Radio Perth
Live on-air iron screening and public health discussion
Sydney Morning Herald / The Age
Iron deficiency gender divide and pregnancy coverage
Healio
Exercise at higher elevation linked to glucose changes in T1D
Medpage Today
High altitude and type 1 diabetes research coverage
US Pharmacist
Hypoglycemia in T1D exercise at high altitudes
PowerfulHER Podcast
Invited interview on iron deficiency in women's health
Medical News Today
High altitude and blood sugar control coverage

Cited in Global Policy

Research that shapes how governments and international bodies approach health

WHO
World Health Organization — Guidance on implementing patient blood management
2025 • World Health Organization
The WHO cited my systematic review of IV iron therapy in their global patient blood management guidelines.
OSHA
Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
2024 • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
OSHA used our mining simulation research to inform workplace heat safety regulations.

Research to Coaching Pipeline

The unique pathway that separates evidence-based coaching from wellness opinion

Research Question
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Clinical Trial
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Peer-Reviewed Publication
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Protocol Design
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Applied in Coaching

Most health coaches learn from other coaches. My coaching protocols are derived directly from clinical research—including randomised controlled trials I designed and led. When I recommend an iron protocol, it's because I ran the RCT that tested it. Every recommendation in your coaching is traceable back to peer-reviewed evidence.

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