Claire has a degree in Nutrition and Health Science, and an MSc in Health Science (Public Health) from Teesside University, and a PhD from Durham University titled “Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption in pre-school children”. Claire has been involved in evaluating obesity and nutrition-related projects and initiatives and is frequently involved in systematic reviewing. Her main research interests lie within the field of childhood obesity and novel ways of measuring dietary intake in both adults and children. Claire currently holds an NIHR SPHR capacity building post which includes working on a number of projects that aim to explore the obesogenic environment. She is also involved in several obesity-related systematic reviews and collaborates with colleagues on various public health related projects