Dr Vasiliki Iatridi
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD | RD | RNutr | AFHEA
Lecturer in Nutrition
Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Applied Human Nutrition (MSc, PGDip, PGCert)
- Nutrition (BSc (Hons))
- Nutrition Science (Final Year Entry) (BSc (Hons))
Modules taught
- Introduction to Nutrition (UG - Y1) - module lead
- Lifespan Nutrition (UG - Y2) - module lead
- Functional Foods and Food Product Development (UG - Y3) - module lead
- Health Promotion and Professional Practice across the Lifespan (PG) - module lead
- Food Science (UG - Y2) - guest lecturer
- Energy Regulation and Metabolism (UG - Y3) - guest lecturer
I am also the course coordinator of the master's feed forward short course "Essentials of Human Nutrition". The Essentials of Human Nutrition course is a self-study/self-paced online short course designed to support graduates of non-science subjects who may need to achieve competency in the basic principles of human physiology and nutrition.
Supervision
I am currently supervising two PhD and three MSc students in their research projects.
Research Students
Name | Thesis title | Completed |
---|---|---|
Francesca Tabacchi | Nutritional support in cancer patients during treatment. | Active |
Research
My research centres on nutrition/dietary interventions, with a particular focus on the role of gustatory hedonics and eating behaviour including interoceptive-like eating patterns such as mindful and intuitive eating in ingestive decision-making and weight regulation. My most recent projects in collaboration with the Sussex Ingestive Behaviour Group aim to shed some light on the debate around sugar and food ‘addiction’. I have also a long interest in malnutrition including sarcopenic obesity and led and/or be contributing to relevant clinical projects.
As part of my research, I have developed and validated a 10-minute taste test to identify people with different hedonic responses to sweetness. The step-by-step protocol is available upon request for research use.
Research impact
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Association for Nutrition (AfN)
- Hellenic Dietetic Association (HDA)
- Nutrition Society (NS)
I am a registered Dietitian and registered Nutritionist in both the UK and Greece/Europe.
Conferences
I have been attending and/or presenting at national and international conferences in the areas of dietetics (e.g., Hellenic Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics), eating behaviour (e.g., British Feeding and Drinking Group Meeting), and sensory science (e.g., Pangborn Symposium, EuroSense Conference).
Consultancy
Since 2012, I am designing and delivering dietary programmes that aim at weight management and/or reversing or reducing the progression of various health conditions independently and/or following MDs’ referrals.