Sharon Carstairs
Research Assistant
Medicine
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
Biography
I obtained my BSc Hons in Physiology, Sports Science and Nutrition from the University of Glasgow in 2004. I went on to work within Dundee City Council as a Eating for Health Advisor in a local primary school whilst piloting a healthy eating initative in Dundee afterschools clubs. In 2006 I became a Teaching Fellow at the University of Abertay Dundee where I lectured and co-ordinated modules in the fields of Nutrition and Physiology to a wide variety of undergraduate students. I began my PhD at the University of Aberdeen in October 2012 and am currently writing my thesis. My reseach investigated the "Determinants of seafood inclusion in pre-school age children".
Research Interest
My primary research interest lies within the field of health, specifically within the fields of nutrition. I am extremely interested in understanding health-based lifestyle and food choices, and in dietary-based interventions for the improvement of health, with a particular emphasis on the diets of children.
Publications
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Carstairs, SA, Craig, LCA, Marais, D, Bora, OE & Kiezebrink, K 2016, 'A comparison of pre-prepared commercial infant feeding meals with home-cooked recipes' Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol 101, no. 11, pp. 1037-1042.
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Carstairs, SA, Craig, LCA, Marais, D & Kiezebrink, K 2017, 'Factors influencing mothers' decisions on whether to provide seafood during early years’ feeding: a qualitative study' Appetite, vol 108, pp. 277-287.
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Carstairs, SA, Marais, D, Craig, LCA & Kiezebrink, K 2017, 'How important are the influencing factors to the decision on whether to provide seafood in infant and young child feeding?' Appetite, vol 117, pp. 224-233.
