Name: Dr Heather Hinkley

Position: Head of Research

Education: University of West of England, Bristol, PhD Cancer Research

Previous positions include: Research Fellow, Royal United Hospital, Bath; Lecturer, Physiology, BCOM; Research Co-ordinator, BCOM

Research Interests: Effect of diet and physical activity on bone health

Contact: hh@bcom.ac.uk

Some Recent Publications

2009

Hinkley HJ, Bird D, Drysdale IP.

Preliminary comparison of QUS and FRAX (excluding BMD) screening tool for estimating long-term fracture risk in women. Proceedings of American Society for Bone Mineral Research, 31st Annual Meeting 2009, USA.

Hinkley HJ, Bird D, Drysdale IP.

Accurate evaluation of long-term fracture predictability may be confounded by interim risk reduction interventions adopted in response to information obtained during the fracture risk assessment. Proceedings of American Society for Bone Mineral Research, 31st Annual Meeting 2009, USA.

Hinkley HJ, Dyall SC., Bird D, Drysdale.

Physical activities with ground impact may benefit the bone health of vegans. Proceedings of American Society for Bone Mineral Research, 31st Annual Meeting 2009, USA.

2008

Murray T.A. and Hinkley H.J.
An Investigation Into The Combination Of Foot Orthotics With Osteopathic Treatment In The Treatment Of Low Back Pain. International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Florida, September 2008

Ritchie M, Ramnarine S, Wong V, Breach R, Arbuthnott C, Smith J, Hinkley HJ
Assessment of Phyto-oestrogen Intake in Vegans Using a Newly Developed Food Frequency Questionnaire. 5th International Conference Soy and Health, 2-3rd June 2008, Ghent, Belgium.

Ritchie M, Wong V, Ramnarine S, Breach R, Arbuthnott C, Smith J, Hinkley HJ
Is Dietary Supplementation Implicated in Individuals Consuming a Vegan diet?  5th International Conference Soy and Health, 2-3rd June 2008, Ghent, Belgium

Hinkley H.J, and Drysdale I.P.
Bone Health of Vegans. Eighth European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, 9-12th April 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

2007

Hinkley H.J, and Drysdale I.P.
Bone Health of Vegans.  American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Conference, 16-19th September 2007.  The Hawaii Conference Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii USA.

Drysdale I.P., Collins, A.L., Walters H.J., Bird, D., Hinkley H.J.
Potential Benefits of Marathon Training on Bone Health as Assessed by Calcaneal Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation.  Journal of Clinical Densitometry (2007), 10, 2, 179-183