Doctor Nasim Foroughi

RESEARCH OFFICER,
School of Medicine

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Biography

Dr Nasim Foroughi is a Researcher at Western Sydney University currently working on weight management trials involving patients with eating disorders and mental health problems. She is an Affiliate researcher in the Discipline of Exercise, Health & Performance and in the Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Breast Cancer Research Group at The University of Sydney. She is a researcher with over 7 years experience in age-related chronic diseases (e.g. Osteoarthritis, Dementia, & Breast cancer) and mental health research based on randomised controlled trials (RCT) and systematic reviews. During her postgraduate studies she developed a biomechanical gait model for patients suffering from osteoarthritis to improve quality of life and reduce the forces on the lower limb joints. She has been awarded a 4-year scholarship from Shiraz University of Iran in Clinical Biomechanics (2004), a 3-year competitive post doctorate research fellowship from the University of Sydney in Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences (2010). She has been an associate investigator on a NHMRC grant (Project ID: APP1021608) in Breast lymphedema (2012) and a RIG grant.

She has published 36 (or in press) scientific articles, which have received about 469 citations (overall H-index of 11 on Google Scholar). Her research in the area of biomechanics has lead to the publication of a book titled: Osteoarthritic Gait Characteristics Following Resistance Exercise (Foroughi et al, 2010). Her publications now receive many citations per year, and this number has been increasing consistently in the last 5 years. She serves as Editorial board member for 2 international journals including The Knee (UK). Dr Foroughi is currently co-supervising one PhD student, and has successfully co-supervised international and national PhD, Master, and Honours students to completion.

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Qualifications

PhD University of Sydney

Interests

• Clincal Biomechanics in Rehabilitation of chronic diseases

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

School of Medicine

Contact

Email:	N.Foroughi@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:	(02) 4634 4580
Mobile:
Location:	X7.2.20 Off Campus

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Publications

Journal Articles

Lam, A., Piya, M., Foroughi, N., Mohsin, M., Chimoriya , R., Kormas, N., Conti, J. and Hay, P. (2024), 'Predictors of mental health outcomes in a multidisciplinary weight management program for class 3 obesity', Nutrients, vol 16, no 7 .
Koreshe, E., Paxton, S., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Bryant, E., Le, A., Maloney, D., National Eating Disorder Research Consortium, .., Conti, J., Foroughi, N., Hay, P., Mitchison, D., Smith, E., Touyz, S. and Maguire, S. (2023), 'Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders : findings from a rapid review', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 11 .
Foroughi, N., Hay, P. and Mannan, H. (2023), 'Community women's lifestyle and eating disorders in the era of COVID-19 pandemic : a 15-year follow-up study', Nutrients, vol 15, no 7 .
Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Bryant, E., Ong, S., Vatter, S., Le, A., National Eating Disorder Research Consortium, .., Conti, J., Foroughi, N., Hay, P., Mitchison, D., Smith, E., Touyz, S. and Maguire, S. (2023), 'Eating disorder outcomes : findings from a rapid review of over a decade of research', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 11 .
Barakat, S., McLean, S., Bryant, E., Le, A., Marks, P., National Eating Disorder Research Consortium, .., Aouad, P., Barakat, S., Boakes, R., Brennan, L., Bryant, E., Byrne, S., Caldwell, B., Calvert, S., Carroll, B., Castle, D., Caterson, I., Chelius, B., Chiem, L., Clarke, S., Conti, J., Crouch, L., Dammery, G., Dzajkovski, N., Fardouly, J., Felicia, C., Feneley, J., Firriolo, A., Foroughi, N., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Fursland, A., Gonzalez-Arce, V., Gouldthorp, B., Griffin, K., Griffiths, S., Hambleton, A., Hannigan, A., Hart, M., Hart, S., Hay, P., Hickie, I., Kay-Lambkin, F., King, R., Kohn, M., Koreshe, E., Krug, I., Le, A., Linardon, J., Mitchison, D., Smith, E., Touyz, S., Maguire, S. and et al, .. (2023), 'Risk factors for eating disorders : findings from a rapid review', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 11, no 1 .
Russell, H., Aouad, P., Le, A., Marks, P., Maloney, D., Aouad, P., Barakat, S., Boakes, R., Brennan, L., Bryant, E., Byrne, S., Caldwell, B., Calvert, S., Carroll, B., Castle, D., Caterson, I., Chelius, B., Chiem, L., Clarke, S., Conti, J., Crouch, L., Dammery, G., Dzajkovski, N., Fardouly, J., Feneley, J., Foroughi, N., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Fursland, A., Gonzalez-Arce, V., Gouldthorp, B., Griffin, K., Griffiths, S., Hambleton, A., Hannigan, A., Hart, M., Hart, S., Hay, P., Hickie, I., Kay-Lambkin, F., King, R., Kohn, M., Koreshe, E., Krug, I., Linardon, J., Long, R., Long, A., Madden, S., Maguire, S., Maloney, D., Marks, P., McLean, S., Meddick, T., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Mitchison, D., O?Kearney, R., Ong, S., Paterson, R., Paxton, S., Pehlivan, M., Pepin, G., Phillipou, A., Piccone, J., Pinkus, R., Raykos, B., Rhodes, P., Rieger, E., Rockett, K., Rodan, S., Russell, J., Russell, H., Salter, F., Sawyer, S., Shelton, B., Singh, U., Smith, S., Smith, E., Spielman, K., Squire, S., Thomson, J., Tiggemann, M., Touyz, S., Utpala, R., Vartanian, L., Vatter, S., Wallis, A., Ward, W., Wells, S., Wertheim, E., Wilksch, S., Williams, M., Touyz, S. and Maguire, S. (2023), 'Psychotherapies for eating disorders : findings from a rapid review', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 11, no 1 .
Aouad, P., Bryant, E., Maloney, D., Marks, P., Le, A., Russell, H., National Eating Disorder Research Consortium Membe, .., Hay, P., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Touyz, S., Maguire, S., Barakat, S., Boakes, R., Brennan, L., Byrne, S., Caldwell, B., Calvert, S., Carroll, B., Castle, D., Caterson, I., Chelius, B., Chiem, L., Clarke, S., Conti, J., Crouch, L., Dammery, G., Dzajkovski, N., Fardouly, J., Feneley, J., Foroughi, N., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Gonzalez-Arce, V., Gouldthorp, B., Griffin, K., Hambleton, A., Hannigan, A., Hart, M., Hart, S., Hickie, I., Kay-Lambkin, F., King, R., Kohn, M., Koreshe, E., Krug, I., Linardon, J., Long, R., Long, A., Madde, S., McLean, S., Meddick, T., Mitchison, D., O?Kearney, R., Paterson, R., Paxton, S., Pehlivan, M., Pepin, G., Phillipou, A., Piccone, J., Pinkus, R., Raykos, B., Rhodes, P., Rieger, E., Rockett, K., Rodan, S., Russell, J., Salter, F., Sawyer, S., Shelton, B., Singh, U., Smith, S., Smith, E. and et al, .. (2022), 'Informing the development of Australia's national eating disorders research and translation strategy : a rapid review methodology', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 10, no 1 .
Bryant, E., Spielman, K., Le, A., National Eating Disorder Research Consortium, .., Conti, J., Foroughi, N., Hay, P., Mitchison, D., Smith, E., Touyz, S. and Maguire, S. (2022), 'Screening, assessment and diagnosis in the eating disorders : findings from a rapid review', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 10, no 1 .
Pehlivan, M., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Le, A., Maloney, D., National Eating Disorders Research Consortium, .., Conti, J., Foroughi, N., Hay, P., Mitchison, D., Smith, E., Touyz, S. and Maguire, S. (2022), 'Models of care for eating disorders : findings from a rapid review', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 10, no 1 .
Donnelly, B., Foroughi, N., Williams, M., Touyz, S., Madden, S., Kohn, M., Clark, S., Sachdev, P., Peduto, A., Caterson, I., Russell, J. and Hay, P. (2022), 'Neural response to low energy and high energy foods in Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder : a functional MRI Study', Frontiers in Psychology, vol 13 .
Griffiths, K., Martin Monzon, B., Madden, S., Kohn, M., Touyz, S., Sachdev, P., Clarke, S., Foroughi, N. and Hay, P. (2021), 'White matter microstructural differences in underweight adolescents with anorexia nervosa and a preliminary longitudinal investigation of change following short-term weight restoration', Eating and Weight Disorders, vol 26, no 6 , pp 1903 - 1914.
Aouad, P., Hay, P., Foroughi, N., Cosh, S. and Mannan, H. (2021), 'Associations between defence-style, eating disorder symptoms, and quality of life in community sample of women : a longitudinal exploratory study', Frontiers in Psychology, vol 12 .
Holtzhausen, N., Hay, P., Foroughi, N. and Mannan, H. (2021), 'Predictors of healthcare use in community women with eating disorder symptoms : a longitudinal study', Australasian Psychiatry, vol 29, no 5 , pp 504 - 507.
Foroughi, N., Donnelly, B., Williams, M., Madden, S., Kohn, M., Clarke, S., Sachdev, P., Touyz, S. and Hay, P. (2021), 'Neural response to high and low energy food images in anorexia nervosa', OBM Neurobiology, vol 5, no 3 .
Foroughi, N., Madden, S., Clarke, S., Kohn, M., Donnelly, B., Touyz, S. and Hay, P. (2020), 'Do emotional responses to food images differ within different types of eating disorders?', Australasian Psychiatry, vol 28, no 2 , pp 128 - 133.
Holtzhausen, N., Mannan, H., Foroughi, N. and Hay, P. (2020), 'Effects associated with the use of healthcare for eating disorders by women in the community : a longitudinal cohort study', BMJ Open, vol 10 .
Broadhouse, K., Singh, M., Suo, C., Gates, N., Wen, W., Brodaty, H., Jain, N., Wilson, G., Meiklejohn, J., Singh, N., Baune, B., Baker, M., Foroughi, N., Wang, Y., Kochan, N., Ashton, K., Brown, M., Li, Z., Mavros, Y., Sachdev, P. and J.Valenzuela, M. (2020), 'Hippocampal plasticity underpins long-term cognitive gains from resistance exercise in MCI', NeuroImage: Clinical, vol 25 .
Foroughi, N., Zhu, K., Smith, C. and Hay, P. (2019), 'The perceived therapeutic benefits of complementary medicine in eating disorders', Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol 43 , pp 176 - 180.
Bezzina, L., Touyz, S., Young, S., Foroughi, N., Clemes, S., Meyer, C., Arcelus, J., Madden, S., Attia, E., Pike, K. and Hay, P. (2019), 'Accuracy of self-reported physical activity in patients with anorexia nervosa : links with clinical features', Journal of Eating Disorders, vol 7 .
Radd-Vagenas, S., Singh, M., Inskip, M., Mavros, Y., Gates, N., Wilson, G., Jain, N., Meiklejohn, J., Brodaty, H., Wen, W., Singh, N., Baune, B., Suo, C., Baker, M., Foroughi, N., Sachdev, P., Valenzuela, M. and Flood, V. (2018), 'Reliability and validity of a Mediterranean diet and culinary index (MediCul) tool in an older population with mild cognitive impairment', British Journal of Nutrition, vol 120, no 10 , pp 1189 - 1200.
Martin Monzon, B., Henderson, L., Madden, S., Macefield, V., Touyz, S., Kohn, M., Clarke, S., Foroughi, N. and Hay, P. (2017), 'Grey matter volume in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and associated eating disorder symptoms', European Journal of Neuroscience, vol 46, no 7 , pp 2297 - 2307.
Mavros, Y., Gates, N., Wilson, G., Jain, N., Meiklejohn, J., Brodaty, H., Wen, W., Singh, N., Baune, B., Suo, C., Baker, M., Foroughi, N., Wang, Y., Sachdev, P., Valenzuela, M. and Singh-Fiatarone, M. (2017), 'Mediation of cognitive function improvements by strength gains after resistance training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment : outcomes of the study of mental and resistance training', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 65, no 3 , pp 550 - 559.
Suo, C., Gates, N., Singh, M., Saigal, N., Wilson, G., Meiklejohn, J., Sachdev, P., Brodaty, H., Wen, W., Singh, N., Baune, B., Baker, M., Foroughi, N., Wang, Y. and Valenzuela, M. (2017), 'Midlife managerial experience is linked to late life hippocampal morphology and function', Brain Imaging and Behavior, vol 11, no 2 , pp 333 - 345.
Martin Monzon, B., Hay, P., Foroughi, N. and Touyz, S. (2016), 'White matter alterations in anorexia nervosa : a systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies', World Journal of Psychiatry, vol 6, no 1 , pp 177 - 186.
Suo, C., Singh, M., Gates, N., Wen, W., Sachdev, P., Brodaty, H., Saigal, N., Wilson, G., Meiklejohn, J., Singh, N., Baune, B., Baker, M., Foroughi, N., Wang, Y., Mavros, Y., Lampit, A., Leung, I. and Valenzuela, M. (2016), 'Therapeutically relevant structural and functional mechanisms triggered by physical and cognitive exercise', Molecular Psychiatry, vol 21, no 11 , pp 1633 - 1642.
Guerrero, Y., Soomro, N., Wilson, G., Dam, Y., Meiklejohn, J., Simpson, K., Smith, R., Brand-Miller, J., Simic, M., Foroughi, N. and et al, .. (2015), 'Train High Eat Low for Osteoarthritis study (THE LO study) : protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, vol 61, no 4 , pp 217 - 217.