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Dr Leone Craig

Dr Leone Craig
Dr Leone Craig
Dr Leone Craig

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

About
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 Nutrition 
    2005 - The Robert Gordon University 
  • MSc Human Nutrition and Metabolism 
    1998 - University of Aberdeen 
  • BSc Health Sciences with Nutrition Honours 
    1997 - University of Aberdeen 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

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

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 Group
 
Previous member of the National Child Healthy Weight Evaluation Advisory Group
 
Faculty of Public Health Associate member
 
Nutrition Society member
Research

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.

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Applied Health Sciences

Supervising
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Nutrition and Health

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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

  1. A positive deviance approach to determine strategies for improving diet quality.
  2. Measurement and communication of healthy sustainable diets.
  3. Comparison of methods for global assessment of diets.
  4. Development and testing of nutritional resources for adolescents from a low socio-economic background.
  5. The Study of Eczema and Asthma To Observe the influence of Nutrition (SEATON) longitudinal study.
  6. 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

Programmes

Courses

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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  • The effect of dietary and exercise interventions on body weight in men diagnosed with prostate cancer: A systematic review

    Mohamad, H., Haseen, F., Craig, L. C. A., Heys, S. D., N'Dow, J. M. O., McNeill, G.
    Obesity Facts, vol. 6, no. Suppl.1, pp. 118-119
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Main final report of a research study commissioned to inform a preschool child weight management programme within Grampian: Parents' and health visitors' prespectives

    Douglas, F. C. G., Craig, L. C. A., Clark, J., Gilmartin, A. E., Dick, S., McNeill, G.
    Commissioned by GRAMPIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST. NHS Grampian. 85 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Growing up before growing out: secular trends in height, weight and obesity in 5–6-year-old children born between 1970 and 2006

    Smith, S. M., Craig, L. C. A., Raja, E. A., McNeill, G., Turner, S. W.
    Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 98, no. 4, pp. 269-273
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The associations between personality, diet and body mass index in older people

    Mõttus, R., McNeill, G., Jia, X., Craig, L. C. A., Starr, J. M., Deary, I. J.
    Health Psychology, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 353-360
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children: a systematic review of the literature

    Friend, A., Craig, L., Turner, S.
    Metabolic syndrome and related disorders, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 71-80
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Children’s Food and Drink Purchasing Behaviour “Beyond the School Gate”: The Development of a Survey Module

    Wills, W., Macdiarmid, J. I., Masson, L. F., Bromley, C., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G.
    ISRN Nutrition, vol. 2013, 501450
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cognitive function in childhood and lifetime cognitive change in relation to mental wellbeing in four cohorts of older people

    Gale, C. R., Cooper, R., Craig, L., Elliott, J., Kuh, D., Richards, M., Starr, J. M., Whalley, L. J., Deary, I. J., HALCyon Study Team
    PloS ONE, vol. 7, no. 9, e44860
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Depressive symptoms and diet: their effects on prospective inflammation levels in the elderly

    Luciano, M., Mõttus, R., Starr, J. M., McNeill, G., Jia, X., Craig, L. C. A., Deary, I. J.
    Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 717-720
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Pathways from childhood intelligence and socio-economic status to late-life cardiovascular disease risk

    Hagger-Johnson, G., Mõttus, R., Craig, L. C. A., Starr, J. M., Deary, I. J.
    Health Psychology, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 403-412
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: idealism meets realism

    Hoddinott, P., Craig, L. C. A., Britten, J., McInnes, R. M.
    BMJ Open, vol. 2, no. 2, e000504
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A Novel Dietary Intervention to Optimize Vitamin E Intake of Pregnant Women to 15 mg/Day

    Clark, J., Craig, L., McNeill, G., Smith, N., Norrie, J., Devereux, G.
    Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 112, no. 2, pp. 297-301
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A multi-cohort study of polymorphisms in the GH/IGF axis and physical capability: the HALCyon programme

    Alfred, T., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Cooper, R., Hardy, R., Cooper, C., Deary, I. J., Gaunt, T. R., Gunnell, D., Harris, S. E., Kumari, M., Martin, R. M., Sayer, A. A., Starr, J. M., Kuh, D., Day, I. N. M., HALCyon Study Team, Craig, L.
    PloS ONE, vol. 7, no. 1, e29883
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Focus group discussions to inform the design of a weight loss programme suitable for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer

    Newlands, R., Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, E3
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • A survey to inform the design of a weight loss programme for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer

    Newlands, R., Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Hoddinott, P., Heys, S.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, pp. E4
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Process evaluation for the FEeding Support Team (FEST) randomised controlled feasibility trial of proactive and reactive telephone support for breastfeeding women living in disadvantaged areas

    Hoddinott, P., Craig, L., Maclennan, G., Boyers, D., Vale, L., On behalf of the NHS Grampian and the University of Aberdeen FEST project team
    BMJ Open, vol. 2, no. 2, e001039
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Provision of a healthy weight maintenance programme for men treated for prostate cancer: a study of patients’ preferences

    Mohamad, H., Craig, L. C. A., Heys, S. D., McNeill, G., N'Dow, J., Clark, J.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, pp. E2
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • The FEeding Support Team (FEST) randomised, controlled feasibility trial of proactive and reactive telephone support for breastfeeding women living in disadvantaged areas

    Hoddinott, P., Craig, L., Maclennan, G., Boyers, D., Vale, L., On behalf of the NHS Grampian and the University of Aberdeen FEST project team
    BMJ Open, vol. 2, no. 2, e000652
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Age and gender differences in physical capability levels from mid-life onwards: the harmonisation and meta-analysis of data from eight UK cohort studies

    Cooper, R., Hardy, R., Aihie Sayer, A., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Birnie, K., Cooper, C., Craig, L., Deary, I. J., Demakakos, P., Gallacher, J., McNeill, G., Martin, R. M., Starr, J. M., Steptoe, A., Kuh, D., HALCyon Study Team
    PloS ONE, vol. 6, no. 11, e27899
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Factors associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in five cohorts of community-based older people: the HALCyon (Healthy Ageing across the Life Course) Programme

    Gale, C. R., Sayer, A. A., Cooper, C., Dennison, E. M., Starr, J. M., Whalley, L. J., Gallacher, J. E., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Kuh, D., Hardy, R., Craig, L. C., Deary, I. J., The HALCyon Study Team
    Psychological Medicine, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 2057-2073
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • First- and second-trimester fetal size and asthma outcomes at age 10 years

    Turner, S., Prabhu, N., Danielian, P., McNeill, G., Craig, L., Allan, K., Cutts, R., Helms, P., Seaton, A., Devereux, G.
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 184, no. 4, pp. 407-413
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Qualitative evaluation of HEAT 3 child healthy weight programmes in Grampian

    Douglas, F. C. G., Craig, L. C. A., Clark, J., Griffin, T. L.
    NHS Grampian. 67 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Childhood socioeconomic position and objectively measured physical capability levels in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Birnie, K., Cooper, R., Martin, R. M., Kuh, D., Sayer, A. A., Alvarado, B. E., Bayer, A., Christensen, K., Cho, S., Cooper, C., Corley, J., Craig, L., Deary, I. J., Demakakos, P., Ebrahim, S., Gallacher, J., Gow, A. J., Gunnell, D., Haas, S., Hemmingsson, T., Inskip, H., Jang, S., Noronha, K., Osler, M., Palloni, A., Rasmussen, F., Santos-Eggimann, B., Spagnoli, J., Starr, J., Steptoe, A., Syddall, H., Tynelius, P., Weir, D., Whalley, L. J., Zunzunegui, M. V., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Hardy, R., HALCyon Study Team
    PloS ONE, vol. 6, no. 1, e15564
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: a systematic review

    Cooper, R., Kuh, D., Cooper, C., Gale, C. R., Lawlor, D. A., Matthews, F., Hardy, R., FALCon and HALCyon Study Teams, Craig, L.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 14-23
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • How useful are the SF-36 sub-scales in older people?: Mokken scaling of data from the HALCyon programme

    Mishra, G. D., Gale, C. R., Sayer, A. A., Cooper, C., Dennison, E. M., Whalley, L. J., Craig, L. C. A., Kuh, D., Deary, I. J., The HALCyon Study Team
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 1005-1010
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sugar intake and dental decay: results from a national survey of children in Scotland

    Masson, L. F., Blackburn, A., Sheehy, C., Craig, L. C. A., Macdiarmid, J. I., Holmes, B. A., McNeill, G.
    British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 104, no. 10, pp. 1555-1564
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • 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?

    Hoddinott, P., Craig, L. C. A., Britten, J., McInnes, R.
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom: NHS Health Scotland. 103 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Sugar and fat intake among children in Scotland: what is needed to reach the dietary targets?

    McNeill, G., Masson, L. F., Craig, L. C., Macdiarmid, J. I., Holmes, B. A., Nelson, M., Sheehy, C.
    Public Health Nutrition, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1286–1294
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Associations between fetal size, maternal α-tocopherol and childhood asthma

    Turner, S. W., Campbell, D., Smith, N., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Forbes, S. H., Harbour, P. J., Seaton, A., Helms, P. J., Devereux, G. S.
    Thorax, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 391-397
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • First trimester maternal tobacco smoking habits and fetal growth

    Prabhu, N., Smith, N., Campbell, D., Craig, L. C., Seaton, A., Helms, P. J., Devereux, G., Turner, S. W.
    Thorax, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 235-240
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Dietary patterns of school-age children in Scotland: association with socio-economic indicators, physical activity and obesity

    Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Macdiarmid, J. I., Masson, L. F., Holmes, B. A.
    British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 319-334
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Can optimisation of dietary vitamin E intake by pregnant women reduce the risk of asthma in their children?: A feasibility study

    Clark, J., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Devereux, G.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 69, no. OCE6, pp. E486
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Views of parents on routine measurements of children’s growth in schools

    Craig, L. C. A., Clark, J., McNeill, G.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 69, no. OCE6, pp. E444
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Meal and snacking patterns of school-aged children in Scotland

    Macdiarmid, J. I., Loe, J. E., Craig, L. C. A., Masson, L. F., Holmes, B., McNeill, G.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1297-1304
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Food frequency questionnaires vs diet diaries

    McNeill, G., Masson, L. F., MacDonald, H. M., Haggarty, P., Macdiarmid, J. I., Craig, L. C. A., Kyle, J.
    International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 884
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Sugar and fat intake among children in Scotland: what is needed to reach the dietary targets?

    McNeill, G., Macdiarmid, J. I., Craig, L. C. A., Masson, L. F.
    Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, vol. 55, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 521-521
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Repeatability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire in free-living older people in relation to cognitive function

    Jia, X., Craig, L. C. A., Aucott, L. S., Milne, A. C., McNeill, G.
    Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 735-741
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Overweight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in 4- to 18-Year-Olds

    Craig, L. C. A., Love, J., Ratcliffe, B., McNeill, G.
    Obesity Facts, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 237-242
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Are young children presenting with cough in the absence of wheeze at increased risk for asthma in later childhood?

    Turner, S., Craig, L. C. A., Harbour, P. J., Forbes, S. H., McNeill, G., Devereux, G., Helms, P. J. B., Seaton, A.
    Thorax, vol. 62, pp. 44
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy and early childhood wheezing

    Devereux, G., Litonjua, A. A., Turner, S. W., Craig, L. C., McNeill, G., Martindale, S., Helms, P. J., Seaton, A., Weiss, S. T.
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 853-859
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Maternal and neonatal plasma selenium and risk of early childhood wheeze

    Craig, L. C. A., Devereux, G., McNeill, G., Newman, G., Turner, S., Martindale, S., Helms, P. J. B., Seaton, A.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 66, no. Supplement OCA-B, pp. 94A-94A
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Parents can distinguish between different characteristics of wheeze at two years of age and this has implications for asthma outcome at five years of age

    Turner, S., Craig, L. C. A., Harbour, P. J., Forbes, S. H., McNeill, G., Seaton, A., Devereux, G., Helms, P. J. B.
    Thorax, vol. 61, no. Suppl. 2, pp. II26-II27
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Low maternal vitamin E intake during pregnancy is associated with asthma in 5-year-old children

    Devereux, G. S., Turner, S. W., Craig, L. C. A., McNeill, G., Martindale, S., Harbour, P. J., Helms, P. J. B., Seaton, A.
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 174, no. 5, pp. 499-507
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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