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Engaging adolescents in changing behaviour (EACh-B): a programme of research to improve the diets and physical activity levels of teenagers

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Mary Barker PhD, C Psychol

Prof of Psychology & Behavioural Science
Research interests
  • Mary Barker is Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science. She has a joint appointment i…
Connect with Mary

Email: meb@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Emeritus Professor Mark Hanson

Research interests
  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Developmental nutrition and epigenetic mechanisms
Connect with Mark

Email: M.Hanson@soton.ac.uk

Professor Paul Little

Professor in Primary Care Research
Connect with Paul

Email: P.Little@soton.ac.uk

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology
Research interests
  • Key research contributions have been:
  • discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hi…
  • demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone miner…
Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Kath Woods-Townsend

Professor
Research interests
  • Adolescent Health
  • Scientific Literacy
  • Health Literacy
Connect with Kath

Email: K.Woods-Townsend@soton.ac.uk

Professor Keith Godfrey

Associate Dean Enterprise
Connect with Keith

Email: kmg@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor Marcus Grace

Research interests
  • The science and values underpinning education for biodiversity, sustainable development and c…
  • Adolescent decision-making, and teaching and learning about socio-scientific issues
  • Outdoor science education
Connect with Marcus

Email: M.M.Grace@soton.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor Hazel Inskip MSc, PhD, FFPH

Connect with Hazel

Email: hmi@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Janis Baird

Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology
Research interests
  • NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  Understanding the food choices of adolesce…
  • NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits …
  • NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)  Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of …
Connect with Janis

Email: jb@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Dr Leanne Morrison

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Health Psychology 
  • Person-based intervention development 
  • Digital technology 
Connect with Leanne

Email: L.Morrison@soton.ac.uk

Professor Joanne Lord

Director of SHTAC
Research interests
  • Joanne has research interests in health economic evaluation and decision modelling.
  • She has worked on a wide range of applied cost-effectiveness studies, including:
  • a review of newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism;trials of diagnosis, patient ed…
Connect with Joanne

Email: J.Lord@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

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