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Dr Jenny Wilkinson


Associate Professor in Anatomy & Physiology
School of Biomedical Sciences,
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Australia

email: jwilkinson@csu.edu.au


Research projects/interests

  • Use, and attitudes towards, complementary therapies by various health professionals
  • Attitudes towards complementary therapies & their use in reproductive conditions
  • Biological activities of essential oils esp. those from Australian native plants
  • Wound healing properties of honey and essential oils
  • Developmental toxicology of herbs used in the treatment of morning sickness


Peer-reviewed publications (2005-2010):

Braun LA, Spitzer O, Tiralongo E, Wilkinson JM, Bailey M, Poole S & Dooley M (Accepted 6/3/10): Adverse reactions to complementary medicines - the Australian pharmacy experience International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.

Dooley M, Braun LA, Poole S, Bailey M, Spitzer O, Tiralongo E & Wilkinson J (2010) The Integration of Complementary Medicines in Community Pharmacy Practice, http://www.guild.org.au/uploadedfiles/Research_and_Development_Grants_Program/Funded_Projects/Fourth_Community_Pharamcy_Agreement/IIG017_%20Full%20Final%20Report.pdf

Hood JR, Burton D, Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HMA (Accepted 16/3/10): The effect of Leptospermum petersonii essential oil on Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus Medical Mycology.

Hood JR, Burton DL, Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HMA (2010): Antifungal activity of Leptospermum petersonii oil volatiles against Aspergillus spp in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 65, 285-288.

Mekseepralard C, Kamkaen N & Wilkinson JM (Accepted 10/2/10): Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of traditional Thai herbal remedies for aphthous ulcers. Phytotherapy Research.

 

Bates A & Wilkinson J (2009): Perceptions of patients with cancer attending a natural health retreat. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society 15, 153-161.

Dayhew M, Wilkinson JM & Simpson MD (2009): Complementary and alternative medicines and the search for knowledge by conventional health care practitioners. Contemporary Nurse 33, 41-49.

Kamkaen N & Wilkinson JM (2009): The antioxidant activity of flower petal extracts from Clitoria ternatea. Phytotherapy Research 23, 1624-1625.

Lim CED, Wilkinson JM, Wong WSF & Cheng NCL (2009): Effect of acupuncture on induction of labour. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 15, 1209-1214.

Maddocks-Jennings W, Wilkinson JM, Cavanagh HMA & Shillington D (2009): Evaluating the effects of the essential oils Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) and Kunzea ericoides (kanuka) on radiotherapy induced mucositis: A randomized, placebo controlled feasibility study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 13, 87-93.

Wilkinson JM (2009): Complementary or alternative - does it matter in your questionnaire? Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 6, http://www.bepress.com/jcim/vol6/iss1/33/.

Wilkinson JM (2009): Is problem based learning a suitable curriculum model for training complementary and alternative medicine practitioners? EXPLORE – The Journal of Science & Healing 5, 341-344.

Wilkinson JM (2009 ): Staff and student perceptions of plagarism. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 20, 98-105.

Wilkinson JM & Jelinek H (2009): Complementary medicine use among attendees at a rural health screening clinic. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 15, 80-84.

Wilkinson JM & Tinley P (2009): Knowledge, beliefs, and use of complementary and alternative medicine by Australian podiatric physicians. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 99, 121-128.

 Aylett RT & Wilkinson JM (2008): Is there a correlation between blood type and platelet aggregations in the peripheral blood? EXPLORE –  The Journal of Science & Healing 4, 196-197.

Kamkaen N, Wilkinson JM & Ruangrungsi N (2008): Chemical compositions and antibacterial activities of essentials oil from the family Rutaceae. International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics 2, 158-162.

Moon T, Cavanagh HMA & Wilkinson JM (2007): Antifungal activity of Australian grown lavenders. Journal of Essential Oil Research 19, 171-175.

Vargas G, Kewley RJ & Wilkinson JM (2007): Using homoeopathics to treat bites and stings. Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society 13, 9-13.

Cavanagh HMA & Wilkinson JM (2006) Bioactivity of Lavandula essential oils, hydrosols and plant extracts. RIRDC, Canberra.

Kamkaen N, Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HMA (2006): Effect of four edible Thai plants on mammalian cell proliferation. Thai Pharmaceutical and Health Science Journal 1, 189-195.

Lusby PE, Coombes A & Wilkinson JM (2006): A comparison of wound healing following treatment with Lavandula x allardii honey or essential oil. Phytotherapy Research 20, 755-757.

Moon T, Cavanagh HM & Wilkinson JM (2006): Which is better for disc diffusion assays of essential oils - IsoSensitest or nutrient agar? Journal of Essential Oil Research 18, 578-580.

Moon T, Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HM (2006): Antibacterial activity of essential oils, hydrosols and plant extracts from Australian grown Lavandula spp. International Journal of Aromatherapy 16, 9-14.

Moon T, Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HM (2006): Investigation of the activity of lavender essential oil against Giardia duodenalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Hexamita inflata. Parasitology Research 99, 722-728.

Cavanagh HM & Wilkinson JM (2005): Lavender essential oil – a review. Australian Infection Control 10, 35-37.

Cavanagh HMA, Hood JR & Wilkinson JM (2005): Rural high school students’ views of biotechnology. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 8, http://www.ejbiotechnology.info

D’Crus A & Wilkinson JM (2005): Reasons for choosing and complying with complementary health care: a South Australian study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 11, 1117-1112.

Dunn JM & Wilkinson JM (2005): Naturopathic management of rheumatoid arthritis. Modern Rheumatology 15, 87-90.

Kamkaen N, Thonnopnua N, Wilkinson J & Simpson M (2005): Comparison of traditional herbal medicine and standard western medicine in the management of dyslipidemia. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 680, 57-63.

Lusby PE, Coombes A & Wilkinson JM (2005): Activity of honeys against medically significant bacteria. Archives of Medical Research 36, 464-467.

Maddocks-Jennings W, Wilkinson JM, Cavanagh HMA & Shillington D (2005): A fresh look at manuka and kanuka essential oils from New Zealand. International Journal of Aromatherapy 15, 141-146.

Maddocks-Jennings W, Wilkinson JM & Shillington D (2005): Novel approaches to radiotherapy induced skin reactions: a literature review. Complementary Medicine in Clinical Practice 11, 224-231.

Naidu S, Wilkinson JM & Simpson MD (2005): Attitudes of Australian pharmacist towards complementary and alternative medicine. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 39, 1456-1461.

Simpson MD & Wilkinson JM (2005): Risk perception among pharmacy students at a rural university: A pilot study investigating direct and indirect risk health behaviours. Australian Pharmacist 24, 408-411.

Wilkinson JM (2005): Use of complementary and alternative medicine by health professionals – implications for prevention and treatment of infection. Australian Infection Control 10, 5-10.

Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HMA (2005): Activity of 13 honeys against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Medicinal Food 8, 100-103.

Wilkinson JM & Cavanagh HMA (2005): Antibacterial activity of essential oils from Australian native plants. Phytotherapy Research 19, 643-646.




Last updated 24 April 2010 | jwilkinson@csu.edu.au

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