The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Avril's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

About Avril

As Academic Lead and Programme Lead for the MDiet (Hons) Dietetics programme my role is to work with the dietetic and nutrition team to ensure we deliver high-quality academic and scholarly activity. I also have an active teaching role, leading on the dietetic theory module for Yr 3  and the MDiet modules (Malnutrition and Nutritional Support and Contemporary Issues in Clinical Nutrition). I supervise final year undergraduate students dissertations, masters and PhD students. 

Supervised Research Degrees

PhD students:

Zoe Simpson - Development and pilot testing of a parent reported quality of life measure for childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet therapy.  Started October 2024.

Xiatian Fan - Mining Routinely Collected Electronic Health Records to Identify Effective Dietetic Factors for Optimal Care in General Practice. Started October 2023.

Maria Ortiz - Developing a specific and adapted public health nutrition intervention for elderly adults to prevent or correct frailty. Started October 2023.

Jennifer Carroll - Development of a core outcome set for childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet. Awarded 2023. 

Nicola Szostek - Assessment of ocular accommodation in humans. Awarded 2017.

Eman Saad Alamri - Factors affecting food intake and the role of nutrition education in the understanding and implementation of healthy dietary habits in Saudi adolescent girls. Awarded 2016.

Desley White - Non-transferrin-bound iron and protein glycation in Type 2 Diabetes. Awarded 2012.

Teaching

Nutrition and Health
Dietetics

Contact Avril

( InterCity Place, Plymouth Railway Station, North Road East, Plymouth, PL4 6AB
+44 1752 588848
avril.collinson@plymouth.ac.uk