Experience

Nutricia AMN UK

• Medical Affairs Research Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

• Medical Affairs Research Advisor

  • Nov 2016 - Oct 2019

  Working within the Medical Affairs department in the Advanced Medical Nutrition Division of Nutricia/Danone as a Research Advisor. In this role, I provide commercial and scientific support to the business to help bring credible, compliant and well-evidenced products to market. In this position, my main responsibility is to lead multi-center clinical research trials on new and existing medical nutrition products to enable their use under prescription in the UK and Irish healthcare systems. This includes managing external relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals as well as with patient groups, authorities and beyond.



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

  Working on an industry funded project examining the associated health benefits of milk consumption for children aged 5 – 11 years. This project involved the generation of nutrition and health-related dossiers following a large scale literature review. The post involved regular board meetings with the external funding company, and a final presentation/pitch detailing findings and avenues for future research. Working on an industry funded project examining the associated health benefits of milk consumption for children aged 5 – 11 years. This project involved the generation of nutrition and health-related dossiers following a large scale literature review. The post involved regular board meetings with the external funding company, and a final presentation/pitch detailing findings and avenues for future research.

• Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research lead on two industry funded research projects examining the impact of yogurt and milk based products on recovery following exercise, appetite regulation and metabolism.

• PhD Researcher

  • May 2012 - May 2015

  PhD – Paediatric Nutrition & Metabolism Research title: ‘Appetite and Metabolic Responses to Acute and Moderate-Term Dairy Snack Consumption in Adolescent Males’Supervisors: Dr. Penny RumboldProf. Emma Stevenson



Castleford Tigers RLFC

• Performance Nutritionist

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  - Deliver presentations focusing on nutritional aspects of performance, and how players can help optimise their performance - Work on an individual basis with players needing guidance with fat loss and muscle mass gain - Analysis of food diaries on nutrition computer software, followed by feedback sessions to players - Communicate effectively to a variety of different populations with the club (Staff, Players, Children, Deliveries) - Help formulate, prepare and develop meal plans for team meals, whilst being able to take people(s) food allergies and aversions into close consideration - Ability to follow specific guidelines when drawing urine sample from players for the analysis of urine osmolality - Ability to answer nutritional questions players ask on a daily basis - Willingness to continue nutritional research within a rugby context