Experience

Food Choice at Work

• Ireland
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2015 - Present



University College Cork

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer Public Health Nutrition

  • Mar 2017 - Present



University College Cork

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Scientist, Safefood - Lifetime Costs of Childhood Overweight & Obesity Study

  • May 2015 - May 2016

  • Worked within a team to develop the core systematic review that synthesised the international literature on the direct and indirect costs of childhood overweight and obesity completed since the year 2000.• Worked within a team to conduct a review on the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland.• Assisted with the dissemination of findings in peer reviewed academic journals and oral /poster conference presentations.• Organised the steering committee meetings for the study group.• Assisted in the organisation of the symposium in collaboration with Safefood at which the report was launched and key findings presented. Show less

• Lead Investigator, Food Choice at Work Study/PhD student

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2015

  • Responsible for the development of the Food Choice at Work interventions and study design.• Accountable for the recruitment of the study workplaces, implementation and adherence to the interventions.• Created a good working relationship with the workplace stakeholders involved in the study.• Responsible for the day-to-day ethical, data and administrative management of the study.• Monitored data collection timelines and progress, data entry and data analysis plans. • Managed a team of 12 researchers during data collection for the Food Choice at Work Study. Delegated tasks among the research team.• Supervised and supported PhD students, Masters level interns and work placement students who worked on the study.• Provided and organised regular training for all researchers regarding recruitment, data collection and the use of specific technology programmes like WISP, Survey Monkey and Microsoft Excel.• Ensured that proposed study deliverables and outputs were achieved. Reported to an advisory committee. Prepared progress reports for our funding bodies (Health Research Board and Irish Heart Foundation) relating to the fieldwork progress, budget progress, study findings and dissemination.• Organised the funding structure for the study. Successfully received donations from the participating workplaces. Under the direction of the principal investigator (Prof Ivan Perry), was responsible for applying for suitable funding opportunities and co-wrote all funding applications.• Accountable for the financial management of the study. Liaised with colleagues from the office of research and innovation and the finance departments in UCC.• Responsible for the academic dissemination of the study findings (i.e. conference presentations and posters, scientific publications and delivered lectures to undergraduate and post-graduate students in UCC). Show less

• Lead Investigator: Food and Health Programme, Enterprise Ireland Innovation Project

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Accountable for the design and development of a 12 week healthy eating weight loss programme for a small wellness centre in Co. Cork.• Responsible for applying for two innovation vouchers from Enterprise Ireland.• Co-ordinated the implementation of this programme for up to 15 clients on two occasions.• Managed the research team and delegated tasks accordingly.• Accountable for the financial management of the project. Liaised with colleagues from the office of research and innovation and the finance departments in UCC.• Ensured that the study outputs were achieved. Prepared progress reports for the business owners. • Provided training for the business owners regarding the elements of our programme. Show less



Study conducted for the Department of Health, Ireland

• Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland

• Lead Investigator, National Study on the Evaluation of Calorie Labelling in Ireland

  • Apr 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Successfully awarded the tender from the Department of Health. Co-wrote the tender application with Professor Perry and Dr Mary McCarthy. • Developed the evaluation design under the direction of Professor Perry and Dr Mary McCarthy. • Managed a team of 4 researchers who have expertise in nutrition and dietetics. • Monitored data collection timelines and progress, data entry and data analysis plans. • Ensured that the evaluation outputs were achieved. Prepared progress reports for the Department of Health relating to data collection, costs, evaluation findings and dissemination. • Accountable for the financial management of the study. • Responsible for the academic dissemination of the evaluation findings (i.e. future conference presentations and scientific publications). Show less



Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork

• Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland

• Research Assistant, Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Assisted with the recruitment of study participants, data collection and data entry for the study. • Assisted with the recruitment of study participants, data collection and data entry for the study.