Population Health and Clinical Nutrition – Key objective
To investigate the role of lifestyle behaviours in health and disease through clinical, intervention, epidemiological and public health studies, leading to improved health and wellbeing for all.
Meet the Team
Director:
Prof. Suresh Pillai pillai.suresh@nullitsligo.ie
Research Interests: Nano Material and Technologies
Principal Investigator:
Laura Keaver keaver.laura@nullitsligo.ie
Research Interests: Cancer survivorship, Nutrition in the prevention and management of chronic disease, Lifestyle interventions
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Maria Dermiki dermiki.maria@nullitsligo.ie
Research Interests: exploring the connection between wellbeing and food of healthy older adults, older hospital patients, cancer patients and cancer survivors
Principal Investigator:
Margaret Mccloone mcloone.margaret@nullitsligo.ie
Research Interests: Health Promotion, Wellbeing Mental Health Promotion, Infant Feeding, Healthy Campus
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Brian Power power.brian@nullitsligo.ie
Research Interests: Behavioural Sciences, Evidence Synthesis, Bariatric Surgery, Coeliac Disease, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Nutrition
PHD Student:
Niamh O’ Calllaghan
Project Title: The Nutrition Related Life of Adult Cancer Survivors Living on the Island of Ireland
PHD Student:
Mahrokh Jamshidvand
Project Title: Use of Protein Hydrolysates to Generate High Protein Foods Acceptable by Older Adults
PHD Student:
Shelly Fox
Project Title: Circular eating: Revalorisation of food waste for the production of healthy, nutritionally-dense and sensory-acceptable food products
PHD Student:
Leocardia Ranga
Project Title: Exploring ways to incorporate insects into the food supply chain: a study from farm-to-fork
PHD Student:
Machailla McCabe
Project Title: Exploring definitions of Mental Health & Establishing Validated Assessment Tools amongst Student Populations within the 3rd Level Setting
Masters Student:
Louise Gallagher
Project Title:
Post Doc Researcher:
Dr.Juliet Mubaiwa juliet.mubaiwa@nullatu.ie
Research Interests: food product design, nutrition, marketing, and policy to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)