BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- l.craig@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438040
- Office Address
Postgraduate Education Group
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Room 1:071 Polwarth Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Applied Health Sciences, currently leading the MSc Applied Health Sciences programme.
I graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a BSc (Honours) in Health Sciences and an MSc in Human Nutrition & Metabolism. In 2005, I completed a PhD in Nutrition at The Robert Gordon University focussing on the area of childhood obesity.
I joined the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Aberdeen in October 2003 as a Research Assistant on the SEATON study. I was a Research Fellow in Public Health Nutrition from June 2005 to December 2017 when I moved to my previous post of Teaching Fellow in Applied Health Sciences.
From May to October 2007 I had a part-time secondment to the Food Standards Agency Scotland, Science Branch as a Scientific Advisor (Diet and Nutrition).
Qualifications
- PhD Nutrition2005 - The Robert Gordon University
- MSc Human Nutrition and Metabolism1998 - University of Aberdeen
- BSc Health Sciences with Nutrition Honours1997 - University of Aberdeen
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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School Ethics Review Board PGT chair
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition PGT Academic Integrity Committee member
Re-Imagining our campus: Education working group member
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Education Development and Recruitment Committee member
Online Education Forum member - School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition representative
Aberdeen Children of the Nineteen Fifties academic lead and steering group member
Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank steering committee member
Aberdeen Birth Cohorts 1921 & 1936 steering committee member
- External Memberships
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Current member of the Community Planning Aberdeen Resilient, Included and Supported Outcome Improvement Group
Current member of the Scottish Active Healthy Kids Report Card Team
Current member NHS Grampian Maternal & Infant Nutrition Clinical Group
Current member of the North East (Scotland) Place and Wellbeing Network
Previous member of the Nutrition Society Scottish Section Committee
Previous member of the NHS Grampian Maternal & Infant Nutrition/Child Healthy Weight Steering GroupPrevious member of the National Child Healthy Weight Evaluation Advisory GroupFaculty of Public Health Associate memberNutrition Society member
- Research
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Research Overview
Dietary assessment and cross-sectional and cohort studies of diet and health in children and adults. Early life nutrition including infant feeding and child healthy weight.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Health Sciences
- Nutrition
- Environmental and Public Health
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
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A positive deviance approach to determine strategies for improving diet quality.
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Measurement and communication of healthy sustainable diets.
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Comparison of methods for global assessment of diets.
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Development and testing of nutritional resources for adolescents from a low socio-economic background.
- The Study of Eczema and Asthma To Observe the influence of Nutrition (SEATON) longitudinal study.
- Aberdeen Birth Cohort (ABC) 1936 & 1921.
Funding and Grants
Secondary Analysis of the Survey of Sugar Intake among Children in Scotland (Food Standards Agency Scotland) 2007-2008. £69,040. McNeill G, Masson L, Craig L, Macdiarmid J, Holmes B.
A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference? (NHS Health Scotland) 2009-2010. £89,754. Hoddinott P, Craig L, McInnes R.
Survey of diet, influences on food choices and eating practices among children in Scotland in 2010 (Food Standards Agency Scotland) 2010-2011. £468,204. Masson L, McNeill G, Macdiarmid J, Craig L, Bromley C.
Feasibility study for a trial of proactive telephone support for breastfeeding women (NHS Grampian) 2010-2011. £46,007. Hoddinott P, Craig L, McNicol J, Chick C, Riach J.
Qualitative Evaluation of the Eat, Play and Grow Well Programme (NHS Grampian) 2010-2011. £29,991. Craig L, Douglas F.
Development and clinical piloting of a dietary soup intervention during pregnancy with the aim of reducing the likelihood of childhood asthma (Baxters, Knowledge Exchange Transfer Fund, UoA Development Trust) 2012-2013. £52,487. Devereux G, Clark J, McNeill G, Norrie J, Craig L, Danielian P, Turner S.
Research to inform the development of a child healthy weight intervention for pre-school children (NHS Grampian) 2012-2013. £29,500. Craig L, Douglas F, Clark J, Jackson D, McNeill G, Reid V.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, January start
Teaching Responsibilities
Programme Coordination
2020/2021-present Programme coordinator MSc Applied Health Sciences
2020/2021-present IAHS/Rowett On-Demand coordinator
2017/2018-2020/2021 Programme co-coordinator MSc Global Health & Management
Course Coordination
Current
2023/2024 Course coordinator PU5041 Public Health in Action
2022/2023-present Course coordinator PU5056/PU5062 Key Concepts in Global Health
2022/2023-present Course coordinator PU5552 Public Health in Action
2019/2020-present Course coordinator PU5547 Challenges in Global Nutrition
Past
2021/2022 Course co-coordinator PU5056 Key Concepts in Global Health
2020/2021-2022/2023 Course co-coordinator PU5041 Public Health in Action
2020/2021-2021/2022 Course co-coordinator PU5525 Health Needs Assessment
2018/2019-2020/21 Course co-coordinator PU5042 Introduction to Global Health
2018/2019-2019/2020 Course co-coordinator PU5505 Global Health (MSc Global Health & Management programme)
2016/2017-2018/2019 Course coordinator PU5534 Public Health Nutrition (MSc Human Nutrition programme)
2015/2016 Assistant course coordinator PU5504 Public Health Nutrition (MSc Human Nutrition programme)
Unit Lead
Unit lead on PU5505 Global Health (MSc Global Health & Management programme)
Unit lead on RN5504 Nutrition and Health Through the Life Stages (MSc Clinical Nutrition programme)
Additional teaching
Lecturer on MSc Human Nutrition programme (RN5008 Assessment of Nutritional Status, RN5507 Nutrition and Health, PU5534 Public Health Nutrition, RN5505 Clinical Nutrition)
Lecturer on MSc Clinical Nutrition programme (RN5002 Assessment of Nutritional Health, RN5504 Nutrition and Health Through the Life Stages)
Tutor on PU5027/PU5052 Fundamentals of Research Design
Supervision
Supervision of MSc Human Nutrition, MSc Clinical Nutrition, Masters in Public Health, MSc Global Health & Management research projects
PhD supervisor
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate Personal Tutor
PGT SUCCESS PLUS mentor
- Publications
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A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card
Journal of Public Health, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. e240-e247Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDevelopment of the VEGANScreener,: a Tool for a Quick Diet Quality Assessment among Vegans in Europe
Nutrients, vol. 16, no. 9, 1344Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConsumption of foods with the highest nutritional quality, and the lowest GHGE and price, differs between socioeconomic groups in the UK population
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 3370-3378Contributions to Journals: ArticlesResults from Scotland’s 2021 Report Card on Physical Activity and Health for Children and Youth: Grades, Secular Trends, and Socio-Economic Inequalities
Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 317-322Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFood-Level Analysis to Identify Dietary Choices With the Highest Nutritional Quality and Lowest Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Price
Frontiers in Nutrition, vol. 9, 851826Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMediterranean-type diet and brain structural change from 73 to 79 years in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, vol. 26, pp. 368–372Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNutritional Quality, Environmental Impact and Cost of Ultra-Processed Foods: A UK Food-Based Analysis
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 6, 3191Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat information do consumers want about the greenhouse gas emissions of their diets?
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665120007296
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
UK residents with low incomes and healthy diets: in search of exemplars
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665120007284
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
UK residents with low incomes and healthy diets: in search of exemplars
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsWhat features of a nutrition resource are important to adolescents of a low socioeconomic status?
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 1716-1725Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocio-Cultural Coaching to enhance Careers and Employability: Supporting Success.
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEstimating plate-based model food proportions in adults living in Scotland using short dietary assessment questionnaires
Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 76, no. 5, pp. 521-531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12441
A self-help diet and physical activity intervention with dietetic support for weight management in men treated for prostate cancer: pilot study of the Prostate Cancer Weight Management (PRO-MAN) randomised controlled trial
British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 122, no. 5, pp. 592-600Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519001090
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12434/2/selfhelp_diet_and_physical_activity_intervention_with_dietetic_support_for_weight_management_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0007114519001090/type/journal_article
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Greenhouse gas emissions of UK diets
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesPilot randomised controlled trial of Weight Watchers® referral with or without dietitian-led group support for weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: the BRIGHT (BReast cancer weIGHT loss) trial.
Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 5, 24Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0405-x
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11932/1/Pilot_randomised_controlled_trial_of_Weight_Watchers.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-019-0405-x
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Maternal vitamin D and E intakes in pregnancy and asthma to age 15 years: A cohort study
Pediatric Pulmonology, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 11-19Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24184
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13260/1/PPUL_Accepted_Manuscript.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Transitioning postgraduate students: Enhanced student support through socio-cultural coaching
Contributions to Conferences: PapersDietary patterns of households in Scotland: Differences by level of deprivation and associations with dietary goals
Nutrition and Health, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 29-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0260106017745389
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9531/1/PCA_healthy_diets_N_H.pdf
Parents and School Children Talking about Food and Drink Choices – A Focus Group Study
Health Behavior and Policy Review, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 28-39Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow important are the influencing factors to the decision on whether to provide seafood in infant and young child feeding?
Appetite, vol. 117, pp. 224-233Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocio-economic differences in diet, physical activity and leisure-time screen use among Scottish children in 2006 and 2010: are we closing the gap?
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 951-958Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing the relative validity of the Scottish Collaborative Group FFQ for measuring dietary intake in adults
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 449-455Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980016002421
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/3/Title_Page_22.7.16.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/6/FFQ_validation_paper_22.7.16_resubmission.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/2/Supplement_1.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/5/Supplement_2.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/7/Supplement_3.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/1/Supplement_4.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/9/Supplement_5.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7489/4/Figure_1_22.7.16.docx
Mediterranean-type diet and brain structural change from 73 to 76 years in a Scottish cohort
Neurology, vol. 88, no. 5, pp. 449-455Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFactors influencing mothers' decisions on whether to provide seafood during early years' feeding: A qualitative study
Appetite, vol. 108, pp. 277-287Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDevelopment and piloting of a food-based intervention to increase vitamin E intake in pregnant women in a randomised controlled trial
Food Science and Nutrition, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 848-851Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA comparison of preprepared commercial infant feeding meals with home-cooked recipes
Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 101, no. 11, pp. 1037-1042Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeafood inclusion in commercial main meal early years' food products
Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 860-868Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSomething fishy about homecooked infant feeding recipes
Community Practitioner, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 36-41Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEarly growth characteristics and the risk of reduced lung function and asthma: A meta-analysis of 25,000 children
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 1026-1035Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2015.08.050
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8426/1/Draft_ELF_JACI_R2.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Using food intake records to estimate compliance with the Eatwell plate dietary guidelines
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 262-268Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConsumers’ ability to match foods to the eatwell plate
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 75, no. OCE3, pp. E166Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665116001816
Food and drink purchasing habits out of school at lunchtime: a national survey of secondary school pupils in Scotland
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, 98Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0259-4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4793/1/s12966_015_0259_4.pdf
Maternal vitamin D and E intakes during pregnancy are associated with asthma in children
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 1027-1036Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00102214
Assessing compliance with healthy eating recommendations for food groups: comparison of a food frequency questionnaire and diet diary
Scottish Section Meeting, pp. E187Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002966511500213X
The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Interventions on Body Weight in Prostate Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
Nutrition and Cancer, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 43-60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2015.976313
Updates to nutrient composition databases can influence observed changes in nutrient intakes: results from national surveys of diet among children in Scotland in 2006 and 2010
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 74, no. OCE3, pp. E203-E203Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665115002293
An exploratory study of the associations between maternal iron status in pregnancy and childhood wheeze and atopy
British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 112, no. 12, pp. 2018-2027Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514003122
"It's a balance of just getting things right": mothers' views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland
BMC Public Health, vol. 14, 1009Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1009
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3746/1/1471_2458_14_1009.pdf
Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk: A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 133, no. 5, pp. 1317-1329Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFunctional gene group analysis indicates no role for heterotrimeric G proteins in cognitive ability
PloS ONE, vol. 9, no. 3, e91690Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPhysical capability and subsequent positive mental wellbeing in older people: findings from five HALCyon cohorts
Age, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 445-456Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHuman cognitive ability is influenced by genetic variation in components of postsynaptic signalling complexes assembled by NMDA receptors and MAGUK proteins
Translational Psychiatry, vol. 4, pp. 1-8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2013.114
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- [ONLINE] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24399044/?tool=EBI
Prevalence and year-on-year trends in childhood thinness in a whole population study
Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 58-61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2013-304423
A randomised feasibility trial with women treated for breast cancer comparing a commercial weight loss programme alone; with additional breast cancer focused dietitian-led groups and waiting- list control: The Breast Cancer Healthy Weight (BRIGHT) Trial
American Institute of Cancer Research Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and CancerContributions to Journals: AbstractsIntervention vignettes as a qualitative tool to refine complex intervention design
Trials, vol. 14, no. Suppl 1, pp. O55Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-S1-O55
Breastfeeding and introduction of complementary foods during infancy in relation to the risk of asthma and atopic diseases up to 10 years
Clinical & experimental allergy, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 1263-1273Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12180
Telomere Length and Physical Performance at Older Ages: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis
PloS ONE, vol. 8, no. 7, e69526Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069526
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11182/1/journal.pone.0069526.PDF
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Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 13, 114Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-114
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3946/1/Significant_others.pdf
Interventions to promote weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: a systematic review
Obesity Facts, vol. 6, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 85Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000170983