Sept. 2004 - April 2008: Ph.D. in Public Health & Nutritional Epidemiology, School of Biological Sciences, DIT. Sept. 1998 - July 1999: M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. Sept. 1993 - Nov. 1997: B.Sc. (Hons.) in Human Nutrition & Dietetics, DIT & Trinity College Dublin – 1st Class Hons. Academic Research, Supervision and Mentorship: Two current M.Phil./Ph.D. Students 1. Irish Mothers’ Infant Feeding and Supplementation Practices and their Implications for Childhood Health 2. Dietary, Behavioural and Socio-economic Predictors of Maternal Weight Retention and Foetal Health 3. Academic supervisor on 21 final year undergraduate research projects (2004-2013) - the findings of six of these projects have achieved publication in peer-reviewed journals. 4. Reviewer for international journals including Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Irish Journal of Medical Science and Current Drug Metabolism. External Funding Recipient of the Fiosraigh Enterprise Scheme Award (2011) - €46K. Collaborative study with UCD Centre for Human Reproduction at the Coombe (2013) - €39K. Collaborator on HRB Clinical Fellowship - short-listed 2013. Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher (2013) - €5K Collaborative study with UCD Centre for Human Reproduction at the Coombe (2014) - €39K. Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher (2014) - €5K Recent Publications Daly NM, Coleman I, O Higgins AC, Farren M, McKeating A, Kennelly MM, McCartney D, MJ Turner (2013) Correlation between diet and body composition in early pregnancy. Journal of Obestetrics and Gynecology – Accepted Oral Communication – In Press. Daly NM, Coleman I, O Higgins AC, Farren M, McKeating A, Kennelly MM, McCartney D, MJ Turner (2013) Correlation between physical activity and body composition in early pregnancy. Journal of Obestetrics and Gynecology – Accepted Oral Communication – In Press. McCartney DMA, Younger KM, Walsh J, O Neill M, Sheridan C, Kearney JM (2013) Socio-economic Differences in Food Group and Nutrient Intakes among Young Women in Ireland. British Journal of Nutrition 2013 Dec;110(11):2084-97. O Higgins AC, Doolan A, Mullaney L, Daly N, McCartney D, Turner MJ (2013) The relationship between gestational weight gain and fetal growth: time to take stock ? Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Nov 21:1-7. Lane M, Barrett EM, O’Higgins A, Mullaney L, Turner MJ and McCartney DMA (2013) The relationship between socioeconomic status and nutritional knowledge in women during pregnancy. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society 01/2013; 72(OCE3). DOI:10.1017/S0029665113001857. Barrett EM, Lane M, O’Higgins A, Mullaney L, Turner MJ and McCartney DMA (2013) Difference in Body Mass Index between Socio-economically Deprived and Non-Deprived Mothers in the First Trimester of Pregnancy. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 01/2013; 72(OCE3). DOI:10.1017/S0029665113001791. Bennett AE, McCartney DMA and Kearney JM (2013) Obesity is an independent predictor of breastfeeding initiation when socioeconomic status is controlled for. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society OC - accepted oral communication Nov. 2013. Foetal Programming in Ireland – Maternal Diet and Long-term Health Consequences in Offspring. Nursing in the Community Winter/Spring 2013. McCartney D, Byrne D (2012) The Famished Foetus in the Land of Plenty. Irish Journal of Clinical Medicine 42(6): 25-27. McCartney, D (2012) Bigger Born, Better Built? The Importance of Foetal Nutrition to Health in Later Life. Irish Journal of Clinical Medicine 42(5): 8-10. McCartney, D (2012) Brewing Up a Storm – Diet and Cancer in Ireland. Irish Journal of Clinical Medicine 42(3): 38-40. McCartney D, Caulfield C (2011) Optimising the use of nutritional supplements. Modern Medicine 41(3), 15-17.

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