Seona Dunne
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Seóna came to the University of Chester and completed the MSc Public Health Nutrition. Following which, she worked in community public health and community nutrition working with local authorities, various stakeholders and communities here in the North West of England. Seóna has a keen interest in maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and early years and is working towards completing her PhD in the area of breastfeeding within the Chester Medical School. As a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health, Seóna teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses within the school. Seóna enjoys bringing her practical experience and knowledge into the classroom; and working with students to further marry their understanding of the practical application and theoretical understanding of nutrition and health. Seóna continues to work with local authorities and community organisations in supporting them with qualitative research service evaluations in the field of food poverty, weight management and infant feeding. In addition, Seóna works with the Association for Nutrition in assessing higher level education programmes looking to achieve or re-new AfN accreditation.
Teaching and Supervision
Seóna teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the School of Allied Health. Seóna's main areas of teaching and project supervision are on topics such as; Sociological Influences of Health Public Health Nutrition Qualitative Research Methods Lifecycle Nutrition Behavioural aspects of food choice Health Promotion Professional Perspectives Developing Healthier communities
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Seóna has a keen interest in qualitative research focusing on topics such as ; Breastfeeding and Infant nutrition Maternal nutrition and health Sociological influences on health and health behaviours Community nutrition and health promotion