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Christelle Schofield
Christelle Schofield
Co-lead, Exercise and Gynaecological Cancers Research Group.
Christelle is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow within the Exercise Medicine Research Institute and an Accredited Exercise Physiologist.
Professional Memberships:
- Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
Awards and Recognition:
- 2019-2021: Cancer Council Western Australia Ph.D. Top-up Scholarship
Research Areas and Interests:
- Development and implementation of targeted exercise medicine for women with gynaecological cancer
- Role of skeletal muscle in treatment and survival outcomes of cancer populations
- Exercise as neoadjuvant cancer therapy
Qualifications:
- 2022: PhD, Exercise Science (Exercise Oncology) - School of Medical and Health Sciences, Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Thesis Title: Muscle morphology and function in women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer: Relevance in care and response to exercise medicine
- 2017: MSc by research, Exercise Science (Exercise Oncology) - School of Medical and Health Sciences, Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Thesis Title: Activity behaviour and physiological profile of advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors
- 1993: BA (Hons), Human Movement Studies - University of the Free State, South Africa.
- 1992: BA, Human Movement Studies - University of the Free State, South Africa.
List of Publications:
2023 - Schofield C, Lopez P, Cohen PA, Taaffe DR, Newton RU, Galvão DA, Jeffery E, Meniawy TM, Peddle-McIntyre CJ. Skeletal muscle morphology in patients receiving primary versus interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2023 May 23:ijgc-2023-004425. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004425. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37220950.
2023 - Schofield C, Newton RU, Taaffe DR, Galvão DA, Cohen PA, Meniawy TM, Peddle-McIntyre CJ. Supervised resistance exercise for women with ovarian cancer who have completed first-line treatment: a pragmatic study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2023 Apr 26;31(5):304. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07754-y. PMID: 37101013; PMCID: PMC10132425.
2022 - Mavropalias G, Cormie P, Peddle-McIntyre CJ, Galvão DA, Taaffe DR, Schofield C, Ray S, Zissiadis Y, Newton RU. The effects of home-based exercise therapy for breast cancer-related fatigue induced by radical radiotherapy. Breast Cancer. 2023 Jan;30(1):139-150. doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01408-3. Epub 2022 Oct 14. PMID: 36239907; PMCID: PMC9813229.
2022 - Stelten S*, Schofield C* (co-first author publication), Hartman YAW, Lopez P, Kenter GG, Newton RU, Galvão DA, Hoedjes M, Taaffe DR, van Lonkhuijzen LRCW, McIntyre C, Buffart LM. Association between energy balance-related factors and clinical outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 20;14(19):4567. doi: 10.3390/cancers14194567. PMID: 36230490; PMCID: PMC9559499.
2018 - Schofield C, Newton RU, Cohen PA, Galvão DA, McVeigh JA, Mohan GR, Tan J, Salfinger SG, Straker LM, Peddle-McIntyre CJ. Health-related quality of life and pelvic floor dysfunction in advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors: associations with objective activity behaviors and physiological characteristics. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018 Jul;26(7):2239-2246. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4069-5. Epub 2018 Feb 1. PMID: 29392481.
2018 - Schofield C, Newton RU, Cohen PA, Galvão DA, McVeigh JA, Hart NH, Mohan GR, Tan J, Salfinger SG, Straker LM, Peddle-McIntyre CJ. Activity behaviors and physiological characteristics of women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer: A preliminary cross-sectional investigation. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2018 Mar;28(3):604-613. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000001197. PMID: 29369120.
2017 - Schofield C, Newton RU, Galvão DA, Cohen PA, Peddle-McIntyre CJ. A physiological profile of ovarian cancer survivors to inform tailored exercise interventions and the development of exercise oncology guidelines. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2017 Sep;27(7):1560-1567. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000001044. PMID: 29036032.