Faculty

Jill Parnell, PhD

Academic Title: Professor

Education
PhD, University of Calgary
HBSc, Lakehead University
BEd, Lakehead University

Contact information
Office: U243H
Email: jparnell@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.8672

 

Dr. Parnell obtained her PhD in medical sciences at the University of Calgary researching novel nutritional therapies for obesity and associated co-morbidities. She is passionate about scholarly teaching and the promotion of undergraduate research. She maintains an active research portfolio in the field of performance nutrition and works with youth athletes, Paralympic athletes, and endurance runners. She aims to build a reciprocal relationship with the sports community ensuring that athletes directly benefit from the knowledge they help generate. 

Areas of Instruction

  • Nutrition and Health
  • Statistics and Research Methods
  • Aquatics

Areas of Scholarship

  • Performance nutrition for para-athletes and athletes
  • Dietary supplement use for health and performance
  • Pre-exercise nutrition and exercise-induced gastrointestinal symptoms

Selected Publications

Shaw, K., Lindstrom, B.*, Moss, A.*, Parnell, J.A. (2026) Whey protein intakes up to 0.4g/kg body mass are well tolerated before a 10km run at 85% of race pace: a clinical trial. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. doi https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2026.2615270

Shaw, K.A., Hertig-Godeschalk, A., Madden, R.F.*, Parnell, J.A. (2025). Navigating supplement use in para sport. In J.L. Flueck, K. Griggs, R. van der Slikke, U., Arnet. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Applied Sports Science and Exercise in Disability Sports. (pp. 537-565). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003397656  

Shaw, K.A., Tompkins, T.A., Abrahamson-Durant, B., MacNevin, G., Parnell, J.A., MacInnis, M.J., Reimer, R.A., Shearer, J. (2025) Exploring tolerance and side effects of an innovative yeast-bound iron supplement: a feasibility trial. Pilot Feasibility Studies. doi 10.1186/s40814-025-01690-w

Madden, R.F.*, Lalonde-Bester, S.*, Manocha, R., Martin, J., Flueck, J., Hertig-Godeschalk, A., Shearer, J., Parnell, J.A. (2022). Sports nutrition knowledge in athletes with a spinal cord injury and coaches of para-sports. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 47:1075-1084 https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2022-0251

Erdman K.A., Jones, K.W., Madden R.F.*, Gammack, N.*, Parnell, J.A. (2021). Dietary patterns in runners with gastrointestinal disorders. Nutrients 13(448). doi:10.3390/nu13020448.

Ruettimann, B., Perret C., Parnell, J.A., Flueck, J.L. (2021). Carbohydrate considerations for athletes with a spinal cord injury. Nutrients 13(2177). doi:10.3390/nu13072177.

Relevant community service

  • Performance nutrition presentations for the Calgary athletic community