Let me introduce you to our wonderful, eclectic team of academic, policy and civil society partners as well as our Senior Project Manager and newly appointed team of research fellows.

Unit leads

Mary Brennan

Professor Mary Brennan

Principal Investigator, and Systems Thinking Unit Co-lead

Chair of Food Marketing and Society, The University of Edinburgh

Simon Pringle

Professor Simon Pringle

Systems Thinking Unit Co-lead

Honorary Professor of Sustainability, The University of Edinburgh

Lindsay Jaacks

Professor Lindsay Jaacks

Analytical Unit Co-lead

Personal Chair of Global Health and Nutrition, The University of Edinburgh

Peter Alexander

Professor Peter Alexander

Analytical Unit Co-lead

Personal Chair of Global Food Systems, The University of Edinburgh

Isabel Fletcher

Dr Isabel Fletcher

Policy Unit Lead

Senior Research Fellow in Food Policy and Systems Thinking, The University of Edinburgh

Niamh Moore

Dr Niamh Moore

Grassroots Unit Lead

Senior Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh

Academic partners

Name
Role/Institution
Dr Kirsteen Shields Senior Lecturer in International Law and Food Security, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Alexa Bellows Chancellor's Fellow, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Isabelle Darmon Lecturer in Sociology and Sustainable Development, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Valeria Skafida Senior Lecturer in Quantiative Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Sophia Woodman Senior Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Simone Lamont Black Senior Lecturer in International Trade Law, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Marisa Wilson Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, The University of Edinburgh
Professor David Marshall Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, The University of Edinburgh
Professor Angela Tregear Personal Chair in Marketing, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Kelly Parsons Research Associate at MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge

Lab staff

Louise Oliver

Louise Oliver

Research Project Coordinator

Beth Cloughton

Dr Beth Cloughton

Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Grassroots and Community)

Joe Kennedy

Dr Joe Kennedy

Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Analytical Support)

Megan Kutzer

Dr Megan Kutzer

Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Analytical Support)

Ndungu Nyokabi

Dr Ndungu Nyokabi

Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Systems Thinking & Practice)

Claire Perier

Claire Perier

Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Policy and Governance)

Tilly Robinson-Miles

Tilly Robinson-Miles

Partner and Stakeholder Relationship Fellow

Aoife Behan

Aoife Behan

Doctoral Researcher