Amelia L.
Nutrition Expert
Professional Value
Amelia is a nutrition expert who helps local public health teams develop community programmes that counter obesogenic environments. She delivers research‑backed training and public lectures, drawing on a post‑doctoral fellowship that produced actionable strategies for improving diet among 16‑18‑year‑olds, and has earned multiple nutrition society travel fellowships, including a Nutrition Society Travel Fellowship and a BDA Elizabeth Washington Award.
Executive Profile
Amelia trained and worked as a dietitian before becoming a researcher. She is currently a National Institute for Health Research Post-doctoral Fellow. Amelia's work explores Obesogenic Environments; the concept that obesity is related to the environment.
Educating the public about healthy eating has become increasingly important, Amelia has done this through forums which include the media, public lectures and training sessions for professionals.
Amelia has extensive experience of working with non-specialist audiences as well as specialist audiences, and has produced various training programmes and related material. As well as academic writing, Amelia writes regularly for the professional press.
Current work includes 'Combating the Obesogenic Environment'. A Department of Health funded fellowship to explore the concept of obesogenic environments in 16-18 year olds.
Amelia is a co-organiser of an ESRC seminar series 'Time-Space and Life-Course' in collaboration with colleagues from Newcastle, Durham and Lancaster universities.
Recent awards include:
- Nutrition Society Travel Fellowship (2006) & School Clinical Medical Sciences Travel Fellowship (2006)
- Department of Health Post-doc Fellow (2006-2008)
- Runner-up BA Charles Darwin Award Lecture February 2005
- Winner Poster Prize Clinical Medical Sciences Research Day January 2005
- Runner-up BNF Young Scientist Award December 2003
- Selected to attend the European Nutrition Leadership Programme March 2003
- Winner of Van den Bergh Foods Travel Fellowship 2000
- Winner of BDA Elizabeth Washington Award 1998
Core Competencies
Diet, Nutrition
Amelia consults on Diet, Nutrition, focusing on obesogenic environments and their impact on food choice and dietary change.
She delivers speeches and counsels on behaviour change, utilizing motivational interviewing techniques.
Amelia's expertise extends to measuring food environments and promoting healthy eating habits.