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My research is focused on the psychology of eating and the biological mechanisms that underpin the decisions about what and how much we eat. I am particularly interested in the cognitive processes involved in appetite and how social context influences food choice and food intake.
Prof. Suzanne Higgs has a degree in Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology from The University of Oxford, UK and a PhD in Psychology from Durham University (UK). She worked as a Post-Doctoral researcher at The University of Oxford before moving to the University of Birmingham, UK in 1999. Suzanne leads a research group interested in cognitive processes involved in food intake and food choice. Work in this area has focused on the role of learning and memory processes in appetite. Suzanne has current research support from the Economic and Social Research Council and Biology and Biotechnology Research Council in the UK. She is Editor in Chief of the journal Appetite and Past President of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior.
BA, MA PhD
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):
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
1/11/23 → 31/10/24
Project: Research Councils
1/11/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Other Government Departments
Economic & Social Research Council
5/03/18 → 4/03/21
Project: Research Councils
3/10/16 → 1/10/20
Project: Research Councils