My research explores the relationship between diet, lifestyle and mental health, with a particular focus on translating evidence from nutritional psychiatry into practical approaches that can support clinical practice, public health and community wellbeing. My work combines behavioural science, psychology and nutrition to understand how dietary behaviours influence mental health and how nutrition can be effectively integrated into mental health care.

Current research includes exploring mental health professionals' perspectives on diet in practice, investigating how dietary habits, diet quality and psychological factors influence mental health outcomes in young adults, and understanding public perceptions of diet–mental health relationships. Alongside this, I collaborate on interdisciplinary research investigating the biological, behavioural and psychosocial mechanisms linking nutrition to health outcomes, with a particular interest in identifying pathways that can inform prevention and intervention strategies. I am also involved in evaluating nutrition-focused education programmes for healthcare professionals and developing public engagement initiatives that translate research into practice through partnerships with charities and community organisations. Internationally, I am part of the Horizon Europe BEETHOVEN consortium, an interdisciplinary collaboration examining diet and mental health across Europe.

I lead our Diet, Lifestyle and Mental Health Research Group under our Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing (CREW). Our group includes researchers from both School of Psychology and School of Life and Health Sciences to advance interdisciplinary research, collaboration and knowledge exchange in nutritional psychiatry and public mental health. See our activities here: Research in diet, lifestyle and mental health