Sara Alsilmi
- Email: fssal@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Children's Food Choice
- Supervisors: Dr Hannah Ensaff, Dr Charlotte Evans
Profile
I am a first-year postgraduate researcher at the School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds. I have teaching experience as a lecturer at the College of Applied Medical Sciences at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. My Ph.D. thesis will examine diets and food choice in primary school-age children using a mixed-method approach; the work will look to inform policy and practice.
Research interests
- Childhood obesity.
- School food programs.
- Nutrition policy.
- Food choice and eating behavior.
- Choice architecture and nudge theory
Qualifications
- MA- Educational Psychology
- BSc- Clinical Nutrition