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Associate Professor, University of Southampton

Dr Christina Vogel, is a registered nutritionist and has worked in public health nutrition for 18 years in Australia and Europe. She leads a programme of research dedicated to improving population health and reducing inequalities through food and nutrition-based initiatives. Christina’s research group investigates the psychological and socio-economic pathways between the food environment and diets of women and children, and tests interventions to improve poor diet. Christina has attracted more than £2.5million in research funding, including leading a product placement trial with Iceland Foods and evaluation of the UK NHS Healthy Start programme. Christina gave evidence to the House of Lord’s Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment, and Southampton City Council’s scrutiny inquiry on childhood obesity; she authored Chapter 2 of WHO European Region’s report on obesity. Her work has received national and international press coverage and she is Deputy Editor of the journal Public Health Nutrition.

Experience

  • 2019–2022
    Associate professor, University of Southampton
  • 2015–2019
    Senior research fellow, University of Southampton
  • 2009–2014
    Research fellow, University of Southampton

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
  • 2014 
    Deakin University, Australia, Graduate Diploma in Politics and Policy
  • 2014 
    University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Doctor in Philosophy
  • 2003 
    University of Newcastle, Australia, Bachelor of Science (Psychology major)
  • 2002 
    University of Newcastle, Australia , Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition & Dietetics - honours)

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Nutritionist (Public Health) - Association for Nutrition (UKVRN No. 11961)