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Reegan Knowles is a Research Fellow in Health Services Research within the Cancer Survivorship Program at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, and a PhD Candidate with Flinders Cancer Research in the College of Medicine and Public Health. She is also an Associate Member of the Caring Futures Institute and affiliated with the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute.
Her educational background includes a Bachelor (Honours) in Nutrition and Dietetics with Honours in Education from Flinders University, awarded December 28, 2012.
Dr. Knowles' research focuses on geriatric oncology, particularly examining the intersection of comorbidities and cancer, survivorship care, and supportive care models. Her current PhD research investigates cardiovascular disease risk management in older cancer patients. Her work spans clinical pathways development, chronic disease management in cancer, lifestyle interventions, and secondary prevention strategies, with growing interest in digital health applications for cancer care.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on healthcare system evaluation, particularly comparing comprehensive versus non-comprehensive cancer centers. Her work increasingly addresses financial toxicity in cancer care and develops supportive self-management models for specific cancer types. She frequently employs mixed-methods approaches including systematic reviews, qualitative studies, and national surveys to examine patient experiences and healthcare delivery models.
With an h-index of 5 and 64 citations, her research output shows consistent growth with 20 total publications including 6 in 2025 alone. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.
Dr. Knowles collaborates extensively across disciplines, working with healthcare personnel in acute care settings, focusing on nutritional care pathways for older adults with cancer, and investigating models to address financial toxicity in cancer survivorship. Her research fingerprint shows strong connections to malignant neoplasms (100%), patient referral systems (33%), systematic review methodology (27%), cardiovascular disease management (21%), financial toxicity (20%), qualitative study approaches (18%), acute care settings (15%), and healthcare personnel issues (15%).
