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Dr Jennifer CohenPhD(Nutrition); Masters (Nutrition & Dietetics); BSc (Nutrition)
Oncology dietitian, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Sydney Children's Hospital Email: [email protected]
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Overview
Dr Jennifer Cohen works as a Senior Paediatric Dietitian at the Kids Cancer Centre at Sydney Children’s Hospital and is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer with the School of Women’s & Children’s Health, University of NSW. As a Clinical Dietitian and researcher, Jennifer works with parents and young children in both the hospital and private setting to help them to make the right choices to maximise their nutrition.
Jennifer has been working as a paediatric dietitian for well over a decade. Along with her clinical experience she has substantial research experience in children’s nutrition with over 15 peer-reviewed publications and was the School of Women’s & Children’s Health, Junior conjoint researcher of the year in 2016 at the University of NSW. Her current research interests include improving the dietary intake of children both during and after treatment. She is currently running an intervention to improve the dietary intake of young survivors of childhood cancer. She has also developed a world first decision aid for parents of children undergoing cancer therapy to help them to understand the nutrition choices available.
Jennifer holds a Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics from the University of Sydney and was awarded her PhD in 2016 from the University of Wollongong. She is currently the Project Officer on the obesity models of care project at Sydney Children’s Hospital. Jennifer regularly blogs about all aspects of children’s nutrition and her work can be found here.
For more information on Jennifer’s research publications see here.
Jennifer has been working as a paediatric dietitian for well over a decade. Along with her clinical experience she has substantial research experience in children’s nutrition with over 15 peer-reviewed publications and was the School of Women’s & Children’s Health, Junior conjoint researcher of the year in 2016 at the University of NSW. Her current research interests include improving the dietary intake of children both during and after treatment. She is currently running an intervention to improve the dietary intake of young survivors of childhood cancer. She has also developed a world first decision aid for parents of children undergoing cancer therapy to help them to understand the nutrition choices available.
Jennifer holds a Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics from the University of Sydney and was awarded her PhD in 2016 from the University of Wollongong. She is currently the Project Officer on the obesity models of care project at Sydney Children’s Hospital. Jennifer regularly blogs about all aspects of children’s nutrition and her work can be found here.
For more information on Jennifer’s research publications see here.
Selected publications
Cohen,
J., Laing, D.G., Wilkes, F.J. Taste and smell
function in pediatric blood and marrow transplant patients. Supportive Care in
Cancer, 2012. 20(11): 3019-3023
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C. E., Cohn, R. J., Bartle, J. Nutritional interventions in childhood cancer survivors. Cochrane Systematic Review (Protocol Published March 2012). Childhood Cancer Group.
Elena J Ladas, Terezie T Mosby, Alexia J Murphy, Jennifer Cohen, Ronald Barr and Paul Rogers. Meeting report: development of an international committee on nutrition and health for children with cancer, international society for pediatric oncology (SIOP). Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2012. 58 (6). pp1008-1009.
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Gawthorne, R., Tapsell, L., Cohn, R.J. Child cancer survivors: Dietary intake after treatment. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2012. 58(5): 752-757
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C. E., Fleming, C., Cohn, R. J. A qualitative study of parent attitudes to nutrition after completion of their child’s cancer treatment. 2010. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010; 6(3): 205.
J Cohen, K Rosen, K Russell, C E. Wakefield, B Goodenough. Paediatric oncology patient preference for oral nutritional supplements in a clinical setting, 2011 Supportive Care Cancer. 19(9). 1289-96
J Cohen & L Maurice. Adequacy of nutrition support in pediatric blood and marrow transplantation, 2010, Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 27(1): 40-47
J Cohen, B Goodenough, R Cohn. Parental attitudes to their child’s nutrition at completion of cancer treatment. 2009. Pediatric Blood and Cancer; 53 (5); 853
Rosen K & Cohen J. Patient preference for oral supplements during treatment for paediatric malignancies-Is taste the only influence 2008. Nutrition & Dietetics 65 (Suppl 2) A11
Perkins L & Cohen J. Meeting patients needs in the hospital setting-are written education resources too hard to understand. 2008. Nutrition & Dietetics; 65(3): 216-221
Conference presentations
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Dietary habits of child cancer survivors”. 2012. 16th International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney,
Australia
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Consequences of cancer treatment on the dietary intake and habits of childhood cancer srvivors.” 012. Australasian Society for Health and Behavioural Medicine ASM, Melbourne, Australia
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ.“Parent attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment.” 2010. Australia
& New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Long-term follow-up symposium, Sydney, Australia.
Cohen J & Liang D. “Taste and smell changes in Paediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant patients”. 2009, Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia
Cohen J, Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K.“Taste & behavioral influences in patient preferences for oral nutrition supplements in a cohort of
Paediatric oncology patients” May 2008 Dietitian’s Association of Australia Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia
Cohen J Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K. “Taste& behavioral influences in patient preferences for oral nutrition supplements in a cohort of
Paediatric oncology patients” 2008. Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia
Perkins L & Cohen J. “Meeting patients needs in the hospital setting-are written education resources too hard to understand” 2004 National
Allied Health Conference
Poster presentations
Cohen J, Liang, D. Wilkes, F, Cohn, R. “Taste and smell function in childhood cancer survivors”. 2012. 44th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, London, England.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Enteral nutrition in a clinical setting: misconceptions and views”.2012. 16th International Congress of Dietetics
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Cohn, R.J. Parent reported food preferences of childhood cancer survivors. 43rd Annual meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Cohn, R.J. Parental attitudes toward nutrition during and after childhood cancer treatment. 43rd
Annual meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn R. A qualitative study of parent attitudes to nutrition after completion of their child’s cancer
treatment. 37th Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ.“Parent attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment.” 2010. Clinical
Oncology Society of Australia ASM.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Gawthorne R, Cohn RJ. “Dietary intake of childhood cancer survivors less than 13 years of age”. 2010. Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group ASM.- Winner Best Poster
Cohen J & Cohn R. “Parental attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment” 2009 International Society of Pediatric Oncology-Brazil
Cohen J & Maurice “Adequacy of nutritional support of paediatric patients undergoing a blood and marrow transplant” 2009. European
Bone Marrow Transplant Congress
Cohen J & Maurice“Challenge of meeting the nutritional needs of patients undergoing a Bone Marrow Transplant” 2007 Australia
& New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference
Cohen J Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K“Nutritional supplement preference for paediatric oncology patients”2007 Clinical
Society Of Australia Annual Conference
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C. E., Cohn, R. J., Bartle, J. Nutritional interventions in childhood cancer survivors. Cochrane Systematic Review (Protocol Published March 2012). Childhood Cancer Group.
Elena J Ladas, Terezie T Mosby, Alexia J Murphy, Jennifer Cohen, Ronald Barr and Paul Rogers. Meeting report: development of an international committee on nutrition and health for children with cancer, international society for pediatric oncology (SIOP). Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2012. 58 (6). pp1008-1009.
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Gawthorne, R., Tapsell, L., Cohn, R.J. Child cancer survivors: Dietary intake after treatment. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2012. 58(5): 752-757
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C. E., Fleming, C., Cohn, R. J. A qualitative study of parent attitudes to nutrition after completion of their child’s cancer treatment. 2010. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010; 6(3): 205.
J Cohen, K Rosen, K Russell, C E. Wakefield, B Goodenough. Paediatric oncology patient preference for oral nutritional supplements in a clinical setting, 2011 Supportive Care Cancer. 19(9). 1289-96
J Cohen & L Maurice. Adequacy of nutrition support in pediatric blood and marrow transplantation, 2010, Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 27(1): 40-47
J Cohen, B Goodenough, R Cohn. Parental attitudes to their child’s nutrition at completion of cancer treatment. 2009. Pediatric Blood and Cancer; 53 (5); 853
Rosen K & Cohen J. Patient preference for oral supplements during treatment for paediatric malignancies-Is taste the only influence 2008. Nutrition & Dietetics 65 (Suppl 2) A11
Perkins L & Cohen J. Meeting patients needs in the hospital setting-are written education resources too hard to understand. 2008. Nutrition & Dietetics; 65(3): 216-221
Conference presentations
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Dietary habits of child cancer survivors”. 2012. 16th International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney,
Australia
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Consequences of cancer treatment on the dietary intake and habits of childhood cancer srvivors.” 012. Australasian Society for Health and Behavioural Medicine ASM, Melbourne, Australia
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ.“Parent attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment.” 2010. Australia
& New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Long-term follow-up symposium, Sydney, Australia.
Cohen J & Liang D. “Taste and smell changes in Paediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant patients”. 2009, Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia
Cohen J, Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K.“Taste & behavioral influences in patient preferences for oral nutrition supplements in a cohort of
Paediatric oncology patients” May 2008 Dietitian’s Association of Australia Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia
Cohen J Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K. “Taste& behavioral influences in patient preferences for oral nutrition supplements in a cohort of
Paediatric oncology patients” 2008. Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia
Perkins L & Cohen J. “Meeting patients needs in the hospital setting-are written education resources too hard to understand” 2004 National
Allied Health Conference
Poster presentations
Cohen J, Liang, D. Wilkes, F, Cohn, R. “Taste and smell function in childhood cancer survivors”. 2012. 44th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, London, England.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ. “Enteral nutrition in a clinical setting: misconceptions and views”.2012. 16th International Congress of Dietetics
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Cohn, R.J. Parent reported food preferences of childhood cancer survivors. 43rd Annual meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
Cohen, J., Wakefield, C.E., Fleming, C.A.K., Cohn, R.J. Parental attitudes toward nutrition during and after childhood cancer treatment. 43rd
Annual meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn R. A qualitative study of parent attitudes to nutrition after completion of their child’s cancer
treatment. 37th Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Cohn RJ.“Parent attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment.” 2010. Clinical
Oncology Society of Australia ASM.
Cohen J, Wakefield CE, Fleming C, Gawthorne R, Cohn RJ. “Dietary intake of childhood cancer survivors less than 13 years of age”. 2010. Australia & New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group ASM.- Winner Best Poster
Cohen J & Cohn R. “Parental attitudes to nutrition at completion of their child’s cancer treatment” 2009 International Society of Pediatric Oncology-Brazil
Cohen J & Maurice “Adequacy of nutritional support of paediatric patients undergoing a blood and marrow transplant” 2009. European
Bone Marrow Transplant Congress
Cohen J & Maurice“Challenge of meeting the nutritional needs of patients undergoing a Bone Marrow Transplant” 2007 Australia
& New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group Annual Conference
Cohen J Rosen K, Goodenough B, Russel K“Nutritional supplement preference for paediatric oncology patients”2007 Clinical
Society Of Australia Annual Conference