About
Dr Preeti Dhuria is a Senior Research Fellow in Human Development and Health within the Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on improving the access, availability, and visibility of healthier food options across a range of retail environments to support healthier dietary choices.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Public Health Nutrition
- Food Environment
- Food Policy
- Responsibility for healthy choices
- Health inequalities
Current research
Preeti's research evaluates the impact of HFSS (high fat, sugar, and salt) retail marketing regulations in different settings. She leads on patient and public involvement and engagement activities across various projects to ensure meaning full engagement and representation.
She led on an in-depth evaluation of the Food (Promotion and Placement) regulations before implementation and has contributed to the evidence base on the development, enforcement and evaluation of future retail food policies in England and devolved nations.
Previously she has managed a large NIHR funded study called WRAPPED evaluating the impact of creating an expanded fresh fruit and vegetable section near the store entrance on store sales and women’s purchasing and dietary patterns.
Research projects
Active projects
Publications
External roles and responsibilities
Biography
Since 2007, Preeti has been involved in a number of different projects at the University of Southampton. She worked on projects to develop a nutrition e-learning programme to enhance the competence of the public health workforce. She has also worked at NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre to develop and manage a community initiative to reduce vitamin D deficiency in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities locally.
She completed my Masters in Food and Nutrition from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University, India and has since worked in various roles in academia, food industry and community settings.
Prizes
- Presidential Scholarship (2019)
- Public Policy Southampton, New Things Fund (2022)
- Presidential Scholarship (2019)
- Public Policy Southampton, New Things Fund (2022)