Abigail  McIntosh
Abigail McIntosh

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Lead supervisor:
Dr Hayley Young

Start date: October 2023

Award: Collaborative

Subject Pathway:
Health and Well-Being and Data Science

Thematic Cluster:
Society and Well-Being Cluster


In partnership with:

Sustainable Diet

My primary research area will be investigating the effects dietary patterns have on eating behaviour, cognition, nutrition and affordability.

I will be developing and validating a dietary affordance questionnaire measuring whether adherence to a sustainable healthy diet, as suggested by policy and guidelines, is affordable and accessible for the general population. I will also be exploring dietary patterns, eating behaviours (I.e., disordered eating psychopathology) and cognition across the lifespan, in my subsequent years.

Previously, I have conducted research on Anorexia Recovery in Autism, and have several years experience working with young people with autism, ADHD and epilepsy, and dementia residents.