Previous work Experience

Nutrition/consultancy work  

 

• consultant and researcher on a health promotion programme to develop a lifeskills pack for health visitors to use in conjunction with families (specifically low-income)
• consultant and researcher on a health promotion programme looking at models of health promotion amongst homeless people

• consultant on a taskforce to investigate National Food Vouchers for homeless people, to involve research in this field
• designing and running lifeskills courses for people being re-housed or in resettlement groups, also training staff to run these courses
• lecturing on a variety of courses and different levels: BSc, BTech, postgraduate, NNEB.
• speaking engagements at local community groups

• training and presentations at various international conferences
• training for caring organisations on basic nutrition
• oversight of MSc projects into nutrition

• consultation and reports e.g. nutrition/health reports for Crisis~FareShare
• advisory panel to produce the Dorset Child and Maternal Nutrition Guidelines 2009
• Advisor and co-author for Incredible Edibles - a toolkit for health professionals advising on weaning
• Development of an Obesity Prevention Programme for preschoolers and families - FAB (Food Activity and Behaviour)

 

Organisations worked for include:

 

• Crisis
• Oasis
• Health Action for Homeless People
• National Day Centres Project
• Dorset Food and Health Trust
• Churches National Housing Coalition
• Salvation Army
• Healthy Living Wessex
• Bite Communications, London

 

• East Elmbridge and mid Surrey Primary Care Trust
• Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust
• Dorset Primary Care Trust
• Local schools in Dorset
• Sure Start - Children's Centres
• Horsham District Council

 

• Roehampton University