We are interested in understanding the best ways to implement such dietary changes and importantly how best to support people to make such changes. Additionally, we want to study what changes are needed for particular conditions.
Current projects include:
Projects our undergraduate students are working on include:
Projects our postgraduate (masters and PhD) students are working on include:
- The impact of dietitians in the multi-disciplinary practice team within primary care.
- Ensuring the continuity of nutritional care in patients recovering from Covid-19 infection.
- A rapid review to collate information about covid-19 guidelines related to rehabilitation and nutrition.
- Core Outcomes for Refractory childhood Epilepsy treated with Ketogenic Diet Therapy: The CORE-KDT study.
- Survey of BDA members perceptions of communication skills for behaviour change.
Projects our undergraduate students are working on include:
- How effective is first line dietary advice for IBS?
- How do the public perceive dietitians?
- Understanding gender disparity in dietetics.
- Exploring impact of virtual training on anxiety and attitudes towards learning communication skills in dietetic students.
Projects our postgraduate (masters and PhD) students are working on include:
- A survey assessing UK registered dietitians’ experiences and management of blended diets for tube fed children.
- Nutritional adequacy of blended diets.
- Dietetic management of children aged 2-10 years with fussy or restrictive eating.
- Current practices in Paediatric refeeding syndrome in the UK.
- Investigating a novel home-based intervention to optimise long-term healthy living with ataxia telangiectasia (AT).
- Feasibility study for randomised controlled trial of remote access, group-based Functional Imagery Training (FIT) versus treatment as usual in weight management services.