I am the Director for the BSc Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health UCC. I graduated with a BSc (Nutritional Science) in 1996, an MA (Health Promotion) in 1997 a PhD (Nutrition Epidemiology) in 2012 and a PG Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2013. Between 2012 and 2015 I held the post of Health Promotion Pathway Co-ordinator on the Master of Public Health, UCC. Between 2015-2016 I was the Director of the online Master of Public Health, UCC. I lead the Food Policy Research team in the Centre for Health and Diet Research, School of Public Health, UCC. Since completing my PhD in the School of Public Health UCC in 2012 my research has focussed on the determinants of dietary patterns and the links between these dietary patterns and disease outcome, in particular in relation to obesity and cardiovascular risk. Initially, my focus was on the individual level and determinants of individual behaviours. In recent years recognising the importance of the upstream determinants of dietary behaviours my focus has shifted to taking a wider systems approach, specifically at the food policy level. Funding from the EU Joint Programme Initiative Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life funding, as part of the European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN https://www.jpi-pen.eu/) afforded me the opportunity to collaborate with the INFORMAS network to lead the development of Ireland’s first Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food EPI) benchmarking the Irish food environments against international best practice. This work has been a springboard for further national and international collaborations and including Horizon Europe funding on " Food Systems that support transitions to healhty and sustainable diets (FEAST)" https://feas

I lead the Food Policy Research team in the Centre for Health and Diet Research, School of Public Health, UCC. Since completing my PhD in the School of Public Health UCC in 2012 my research has focussed on the determinants of dietary patterns and the links between these dietary patterns and disease outcome, in particular in relation to obesity and cardiovascular risk. Initially, my focus was on the individual level and determinants of individual behaviours. In recent years recognising the importance of the upstream determinants of dietary behaviours my focus has shifted to taking a wider systems approach, specifically at the food policy level. Funding from the EU Joint Programme Initiative Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life funding, as part of the European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN https://www.jpi-pen.eu/) afforded me the opportunity to collaborate with the INFORMAS network to lead the development of Ireland’s first Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food EPI) benchmarking the Irish food environments against international best practice. This work has been a springboard for further national and international collaborations and including Horizon Europe funding on " Food Systems that support transitions to healhty and sustainable diets (FEAST)" https://feast2030.eu/ and safefood funding to focus on food policy and incorporating sustainability into food based dietary guidelines in Ireland. I have been involved in some of the largest epidemiological studies in Ireland including the 1st National Health and Lifestyle Study (SLAN 1998) and the General Healthcare Study of the Prisoner Population of Ireland (2000), National Health and Lifestyle Survey (SLÁN 2007), Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study Re-Screen (2008) and the Mitchelstown Cohort Study (2

Leadership in Teaching and Learning Since January 2017, I have been Director of the BSc Public Health Sciences, the flagship 4-year undergraduate programme in the School of Public Health. In this role, working collaboratively with the Head of School, the Chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee and the Senior Programme Administrator, I have overall responsibility for: Programme development and reviewStudent recruitment and admissionStudent support including pastoral support, academic support and examination support I coordinate and teach 20 credits of modules on the BSc Programme including: EH1006: Perspective in Public Health EH1009: Determinants of Health EH1010: Introduction to Public Health EH3016: Public Health in Practice In addition to the above modules, I oversee the Yr3 Work placement experience (EH3004) and coordinate the study year abroad for students choosing this option in Yr 3. Student Supervision Annually I supervise 3-4 final year BSc Public Health Science students for their final year projectsAnnually I supervise up to 5 postgraduate Master of Public Health (MPH) students for their Masters Dissertation.

Current PhD supervision I am currently supervising four PhD Students Clarissa Leydon. Registration date: October 2020. Due for submission October 2024. Role: Primary supervisorDeclan Sullivan (part-time). Registration date: September 2019. Role: Co-supervisorAoife Burke: Registration Date October 2020. Due for submission October 2024. Role: Co-supervisorOlivia Wall (part-time). Registration date: April 2024. Role: primary supervisor

Student	PhD Title
Olivia Wall
Declan O Sullivan
Aoife Burke