Trustees
Professor Emilie Combet Aspray
Position - President Elect
Emilie Combet is a professor of human nutrition at the University of Glasgow, where she leads a research team investigating the impact of diet on health and disease. Read more
Dr Ehtasham Ahmad
Position - Clinical Practice and Obesity Management Sub-Committee - Adult COMs
Dr Ehtasham Ahmad completed CCT in Diabetes and Endocrinology in June 2023. He trained in institutions like King's College London. He accomplished his PhD from University of Leicester in June 2024. The focus of his thesis was ... Read more
Dr Jordan Beaumont
Position - Research and Scientific Advisory Sub-Committee - UKCO Deputy Lead
Dr Jordan Beaumont is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) (Public Health) and lecturer in food and nutrition at Sheffield Hallam University, where he leads the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster. His research explores ... Read more
Dr Kath Roberts
Position - Communication, Partnerships and Networks Sub-Committee Chair
Emilie Combet is a professor of human nutrition at the University of Glasgow, where she leads a research team investigating the impact of diet on health and disease. Read more
Dr Lily Hawkins
Position - UKCO Support Officer
Lily is a Chartered Psychologist with a PhD in eating behaviour and a background in health psychology. She currently works at the University of Exeter (in conjunction with University of Plymouth) as a postdoctoral researcher on the ... Read more
Dr Shokraneh Moghadam
Position - ECR Team
Dr Shokraneh Moghadam has a PhD in Psychology and is a Chartered Psychologist, and an associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her interests and expertise are in health psychology, including the design, development and ... Read more
Professor Paul Gately
Position - Trustee
Paul Gately is Director of MoreLife a subsidiary company of Leeds Beckett University. He is the Co-Director of the Obesity Institute and a Professor of Exercise and Obesity at Leeds Beckett University. Read more
Dr Sandra Isibor
Position - Secretary
Dr Isibor is a certified lifestyle Medicine physician and also completed a post graduate diploma in Obesity and Weight Management. Read more
Jo Howe
Position - Operations Secretary
Dr Jo Howe is a chartered psychologist and academic researcher specialising in psychopharmacology. Her work focuses on the physical health impacts of psychotropic medications, particularly antipsychotics, and their association with ... Read more
Katharine Pidd
Position - ECR Team
Katharine Pidd is a health economist at the University of Sheffield involved in research that evaluates interventions for obesity and type 2 diabetes. This work utilises modelling techniques to simulate long run health outcomes and ... Read more
Kristina Vavura
Position - Research and Scientific Advisory Sub-Committee - UKCO Deputy Lead
Kristina Vavura is SCOPE-certified and HCPC-Registered Dietitian with a passion for clinical dietetics, weight management, and public health. She is part of the Advisory Board of Nutritank and the Association of the Study for ... Read more
Mr Patrick McGinley
Position - Treasurer
I joined the NHS in 1983 as a Trainee Accountant, and despite some evidence to the contrary, in my heart I remain a trainee, trying to learn a little more each day. Read more
Ms Aileen McGloin
Position - Trustee
Dr. Aileen McGloin was appointed as Director of Nutrition for Safefood in March, 2022 having acted as Marketing and Communications Director for the previous four years. Read more
Professor Alexander Miras
Position - Clinical Practice and Obesity Management Sub-Committee Chair
Alex Miras is Professor of Endocrinology at Ulster University. His clinical and research work focus solely on Obesity and type 2 diabetes. Read more
Ms Mary O’Kane
Position - Chair
Mary is an Honorary Consultant Dietitian in Adult Obesity, Leeds Teaching Hospitals and a Fellow of the British Dietetic Association. Read more
