Sara Alsilmi

Email: fssal@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: Children's Food Choice
Supervisors: Dr Hannah Ensaff, Dr Charlotte Evans

Profile

I am a third-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 PhD thesis examines the dietary resemblance between parents and their 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