Alice Coffey
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Contact details |
Email: Alice dot Coffey at warwick dot ac dot uk |
Twitter: @AliceCoffey19 |
Current PhD student
Biography
I am currently in my first year as a PhD student in Global Sustainable Development as part of the TRANSFORM programme, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. My research is focused on sustainable diets and child health, incorporating policy and how policy impacts health inequalities. I have recently graduated from my Master’s of Public Health at the University of Warwick and I have a first-class degree in Nutrition and Health from Coventry University. I have experience as a research assistant for the Warwick Obesity Network based at the University of Warwick, and as a research assistant at the University of Birmingham. Within these roles I have co-written a literature review on the effects of intermittent fasting on weight loss, metabolic health and insulin resistance and I have also undertaken qualitative research and analysis. I also have experience as a Project Coordinator for a community food project for the Active Wellbeing Society, a health-based charity in Birmingham.
Research overview
My research is on sustainable diets and their effect on child health. I will also be looking at policy recommendations following these findings, and how these policies impact health inequalities. My research will be on young children aged 2-12 in the UK, as children in the UK endure co-morbidities associated with diet. I have chosen the UK as my focus as it has a high carbon footprint, and a large portion of this derives from diet. This project will be supervised by Dr Oyinlola Oyebode and Dr Rob Lillywhite.
Academic background
- PhD Global Sustainable Development - University of Warwick
- MSc Public Health - University of Warwick
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Health - Coventry University
Supervisors
- Dr Oyinlola Oyebode - Warwick Medical School
- Dr Rob Lillywhite - School of Life Sciences
Research interests
- Nutrition and diet
- Sustainability
- Inequalities
- Health Protection
- Child Health
- Food Policy
Funding and awards
- 2021-2025: Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarship
Publications
- October 2021 - 'COVID-19 Outcomes in Minority Ethnic Groups: Do Obesity and Metabolic Risk Play a Role?'. Current Obesity Reports (2021): 1, 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-021-00459-5
Media
- Podcast (2021) - In this podcast myself and Petra Hanson discuss whether intermittent fasting actually works and whether it has a role in weight loss and diabetes management.