Katie Edwards

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Research interests

My research aims to better understand parent-
child feeding interactions to predict short- and long-term benefits to eating behaviour and develop recommendations
for intervention.

Biography

Dr Katie Edwards has a BSc and PhD in Psychology from Aston Univeristy, Birmingham. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Aston University on the APPETItE project which aimed to examine feeding and eating in preschoolers with avid eating behaviour, to understand children’s differential susceptibility to obesogenic environments and to inform future intervention efficacy.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Towards an understanding of the role of facial expressions in the modelling of eating behaviour, Aston University

Award Date: 6 Mar 2023

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Aston University

Award Date: 30 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • BF Psychology
  • Eating behaviour
  • Children's eating behaviour
  • Parental feeding practices

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