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Dr Hannah Ensaff

  • Position: Lecturer
  • Areas of expertise: Public health nutrition; Food choice; Nutrition interventions; Choice Architecture; Children and adolescents; Food preferences in older age; Mixed methods
  • Email: H.Ensaff@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 3418
  • Website: Googlescholar | ORCID | White Rose

Profile

I am a lecturer in Nutrition at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, and joined the University of Leeds, having previously worked at the University of Manchester, Leeds Beckett University and the University of Sheffield.

With a research focus on public health nutrition, food choice and nutrition interventions, my research encompasses quantitative and qualitative methodologies to assess populations' diets and food choice.

This includes analysis of national survey data, as well as routinely collected food choice datasets to examine dietary patterns;  qualitative data analysis to explore public perspectives on dietary intake and consumption (including plant-based diets, fruit and vegetable consumption and government dietary guidelines); and the devleopment and evaluation of nutrition interventions (with a specific interest in choice architecture and nudging food choice).

Responsibilities

  • Programme Lead Nutrition BSc & MSci programmes (inc. Industrial & International)
  • Postdoc Champion, Faculty of Environment

Research interests

Active research strands include:

  • Children and adolescents’ food choice parameters within school food environments
  • Older adults’ food choice and dietary intake, and changes in food preferences
  • Data analytics of voluminous datasets to understand children’s food choice behaviour
  • Food choice architecture and nudges in real world settings

GENIUS School Food Network  Opportunities for intervention and innovation in the UK School Food System: the GENIUS (Generating Excellent Nutrition In UK Schools) network. Lead Research Organisation: Queen's University of Belfast, Jayne Woodside (PI)

Addressing micronutrient deficiencies associated with the double burden of childhood malnutrition in China, a combined food system framework Lead Research Organisation: University of Leeds, Yun Yun Gong (PI)

Using Data Analytics to Understand Children's Food Choice Behaviour  (studentship CDT in Data Analytics & Society)

Inès François postgraduate researcher

Prospective postdoctoral fellows interested in applying for external funding to conduct research with us are encouraged. Please get in touch well in advance of any deadline for us to be able to discuss potential opportunities and research projects. We can discuss ideas to formulate research projects and also consider developed research proposals. Active research strands are outlined above, and please include a detailed outline of your research interests and a cv when you get in touch.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • MEng PhD MMedSci

Professional memberships

  • Nutrition Society
  • Association for Nutrition (RNutR)
  • American Society for Nutrition
  • Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • UK Society for Behavioural Medicine (Special Interests Group: Children’s lifestyle behaviours, wellbeing and health)

Research groups and institutes

  • Nutrition and Public Health
  • Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Human Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention
  • Food safety, food security and global health
  • Sustainable Food Systems

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>