Education Lead, Rowett Institute  - Coordinator for various under- and post graduate courses for human nutrtion, physiology and medicine programmes.

External examining:

PhD:

14 PhD examined since 2011, from Universtity of Southampton, Queen University Belfast, University of reading, Queen Margaret University, Heriott Watt University, Ulster University, Aston University, University Claude Bernard (Lyon, france), University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain), University of Turku (Findland)

Academic programmes:

External Examiner for undergraduate and post graduate programmes at Glasgow Caledonian University (2008-2012), Queen’s Margaret University (2009-2013).,  Northumbria University (2012-2016) and Ulster University (2017-2021)

Research Interests:

Focus on the influence of various dietary components on cardiovascular function and cardiovascular risk, using Human intervention studies in healthy individuals and patients, complemented with community studies in collaboration with social scientists and health psychologists,  to design, evaluate and test strategies to reduce health inequalities.   

 Activities-markers of esteem:

Learned societies/scientific advisory bodies;

• Trustee, Nutrition Society       (2015-2020, 2025-2028)                            
• Panel on Nutrition, Novel foods and  food Allergens (NDA), European Food safety Agency (EFSA), member  [2018-2029]   
• Working group on health claims, EFSA, member   [2018-2024]
• Treasurer and Trustee, European Federation of Nutrition Societies (FENS) [2019-2027]     
• Trustee, Academy of Nutrition Sciences [2019-2022]

Chair/member of Scientific committees of national/international conferences ( Nutrition Society Spring meeting, Edinburgh (2016); Nutrition Society Summer meeting, UCD Dublin (2016);  Nutrition Society Summer meeting, NSLive 2020; Summer metting of the nutrition Society 2020; Nutrion society Congress, Leeds 2026; Panel judge for STEM 2021, Bioscience sectio.

PhD Supervision (since 2016)

1. Modulation of Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) as a Therapeutic Target in Neurodegenerative Disorders” by Sara Tommasi (Co-supervisor), awarded July 2016.
2. ”Influence of short chain fatty acids on blood pressure regulation”, by Karolin Musz, awarded April 2017.
3.  “Investigating the effects of dietary-derived and sunlight-derived vitamin D3 on markers of immune function” by Wakuny Ambo Maboshe, awarded May 2018.
4. Marine-derived n-3 fatty acids: a potential therapeutic target for stroke? by Celia Alvarez-Campano, awarded 25 May 2020
5. Study and impact of zinc in haemostasis by Sumya Um-May, awarded 28^th September 2020 
6. Effects of wholegrain consumption on risk factors for cardiovascular disease by Ihuoma Gift Amadi, awarded 15 December 2021
7. Abigail Stephen, Intervention Development of an engaging toolkit to promote and sustain healthy eating behaviours in food-insecure populations (2022-2026). Viva scheduled Nov 2026
8.  Hebah ben Salamah, "The effect of ketogenic diets on lipid metabolism in lean healthy subjects"  (viva scheduled Jan 2027)

External examining:

PhD:

13 PhD examined since 2011, from Universtity of Southampton, Queen University Belfast, University of reading, Queen Margaret University, Heriott Watt University, Ulster University, Aston University, University Claude Bernard (Lyon, france), University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain).