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Academic Biography
Dr Amelia A Lake is a dietitian and public health nutritionist. Amelia works as a Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Teesside University and is an Associate Director of Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. Her current work is to explore the Obesogenic Environment. Amelia has a particular interest in the food environment, the environments of young people, energy drinks, the workplace environment, science communication and knowledge exchange. Her research involves transdisciplinary collaborations to examine how the environment interacts with individual behaviours.
Amelia received her first degree from Glasgow Caledonian University and worked in the National Health Service before taking up a research post with Newcastle University, where she completed a PhD and held a prestigious NIHR Post-doctoral Fellowship on the topic of Obesogenic Environments. One of the outcomes from this fellowship was the publication of a collected volume on Obesogenic Environments. Other roles have included, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at Northumbria University, where in June 2010 she was awarded the Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) Young Achiever Award for her Obesity research. Amelia's last post was at Durham University where she was an Associate Professor in Knowledge Exchange.
External Roles and Professional Activities
In February 2020 Amelia was identified as one of Timewise Power 50 winners for her achievements in a senior leadership role while working part-time.
Amelia is on the editorial board of BMC Public Health, Cities & Health and the British Nutrition Foundation's Nutrition Bulletin.
Amelia gave oral and written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee on Energy Drinks (June 2018). Amelia represented the British Dietetic Association on the Public Health Responsibility Deal's Food Network High Level Steering Committee (2014-15). Amelia is a member of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) Scientific Advisory Panel (Sept 2010). Amelia was a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Task Group on 'Takeaways & Obesity' (Sept 2010) and was a member of the Food Standards Agency Register of Specialists for Social Science (April 2009). Amelia has been an ASO Trustee (2006-2010), a member of Nutrition Society Council (2007-2010) and also a Research Committee member for the British Dietetic Association (BDA) (2000 - 2005). Amelia was a co-founder of the North East Obesogenic Environment Network (NEOeN) www.neoen.org.uk and was the chair of the North East Obesity Forum (ASO regional group). Amelia was a Beacon for Public Engagement Fellow as well as being a regular contributor to her profession's publications. Amelia is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has extensive experience of working with non-specialist audiences as well as academics, has produced various training programmes and related material.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Longitudinal Dietary Change from Adolescence to Adulthood, Newcastle University
Award Date: 1 Dec 2004
Bachelor, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Glasgow Caledonian University
Award Date: 30 Jun 1999
External positions
Associate Director , Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health
30 Nov 2017 → …
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FUSE Sustainability Renewal April 22 - Mar 27
FUSE - Funded by 5 NE Universities
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Mental Health in the North: A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England
Smith, J., Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Eskandari, F., Scott, S., Whittaker, V. & Lake, A.
27/09/21 → 26/03/23
Project: Research
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A scoping review of food poverty in adults with severe mental illness
Giles, E., Stevens, H., Lake, A. & Smith, J.
10/11/20 → …
Project: Research
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A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis of the influences of food environments and food insecurity on obesity in high-income countries
Eskandari, F., Lake, A., Rose, K., Butler, M. & O'Malley, C., 5 Aug 2022, In: Food Science and Nutrition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An analysis of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of Northern England
Finlay, A., Lloyd, S., Lake, A., Armstrong, T., Fishpool, M., Green, M., Moore, H., O'Malley, C. & Boyland, E., 3 Jan 2022, In: Public Health Nutrition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in household food and drink purchases following restrictions on the advertisement of high fat, salt and sugar products across the Transport for London network: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Yau, A., Berger, N., Law, C., Cornelsen, L., Greener, R., Adams, J. M., Boyland, E. J., Devocht, F., Egan, M., Er, V., Lake, A., Lock, K., Mytton, O., Petticrew, M., Thompson, C., White, M. & Cummins, S., 17 Feb 2022, In: PLoS Medicine. 19, 2, e1003915.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Food Poverty Conversations: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data
Eskandari, F., Lake, A. & Butler, M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Nutrition Bulletin. 47, 1, p. 93-105 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental drivers of obesity: Individual willpower versus societal responsibility
Lake, A. A., O'Malley, C. & Moore, H. J., 15 Jul 2022, In: Nutrition Bulletin. 47, 3, p. 277-281 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access
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Additional file 1: Box 1. of Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers
Smith, S. (Creator), Visram, S. (Creator), O'Malley, C. (Contributor), Summerbell, C. (Creator), Araujo-Soares, V. (Contributor), Hillier-Brown, F. (Creator) & Lake, A. (Contributor), figshare, 16 Oct 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3905995_d1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3905995_d1
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Additional file 1: Box 1. of Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers
Smith, S. (Creator), Visram, S. (Creator), OâMalley, C. (Contributor), Summerbell, C. (Creator), Araujo-Soares, V. (Contributor), Hillier-Brown, F. (Creator) & Lake, A. (Contributor), figshare, 16 Oct 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3905995_d1.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_Box_1_of_Designing_equitable_workplace_dietary_interventions_perceptions_of_intervention_deliverers/5504710/1
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Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers
Smith, S. A. (Creator), Visram, S. (Contributor), O'Malley, C. (Contributor), Summerbell, C. (Creator), Araujo-Soares, V. (Creator), Hillier-Brown, F. (Creator) & Lake, A. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3905995.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Designing_equitable_workplace_dietary_interventions_perceptions_of_intervention_deliverers/3905995/1
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Additional file 1: of A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis
Hillier-Brown, F. C. (Creator), Summerbell, C. D. (Creator), Moore, H. (Creator), Wrieden, W. L. (Creator), Adams, J. (Creator), Abraham, C. (Creator), Adamson, A. (Creator), Araújo-Soares, V. (Contributor), White, M. (Creator) & Lake, A. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3669898_d6.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3669898_d6.v1
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A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis
Hillier-Brown, F. C. (Creator), Summerbell, C. D. (Creator), Moore, H. J. (Creator), Wrieden, W. L. (Creator), Adams, J. (Creator), Abraham, C. (Creator), Adamson, A. (Creator), Araújo-Soares, V. (Contributor), White, M. (Creator) & Lake, A. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3669898, https://figshare.com/collections/A_description_of_interventions_promoting_healthier_ready-to-eat_meals_to_eat_in_to_take_away_or_to_be_delivered_sold_by_specific_food_outlets_in_England_a_systematic_mapping_and_evidence_synthesis/3669898
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Press/Media
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Exploring the public health impact of COVID-19 on the food takeaway landscape
23/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Why takeaway hygiene is harder to keep track of after covid-19 lockdown
15/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Why takeaway hygiene is harder to keep track of after covid-19 lockdown
15/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Public health expert calls for action on junk food
8/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Boris Johnson is splitting the check with millions of Britons who dare to dine out
21/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media