Professor Amirabdollahian is a Professor of Nutrition and Public Health. He is the Associate Dean, and Head of the School of Health and Society at the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, the University of Wolverhampton. He previously successfully served as the Head of the School of Public Health Studies at the University of Wolverhampton and the Deputy Head and Assistant Head of the School of Health Sciences and also as the Subject Head for Nutrition and Biosciences at Liverpool Hope University, achieving substantial success for the discipline and the School. He has a first-class BSc in Nutrition, a first-class postgraduate teaching qualification with distinction and a PhD in Public Health Nutrition. He has worked as a health promotion officer, nutritionist, and teacher in the private and public sectors. He has also previously worked as a research assistant and lecturer in several British universities and received an award for improving students' learning experiences. 
Professor Amirabdollahian has a wide range of teaching and research experiences, has published over 70 peer-reviewed research outputs, and led a Unit of Assessment to successful submission in REF2021. He is a member of the Nutrition Society and the World Public Health Nutrition Association. He was nominated as the Nutritionist of the Year 2020 by the Caroline Walker Trust as one of the four shortlisted UK role models of ‘Triumph during Adversity’ because of his outstanding work in enhancing health through maintaining and advancing standards of nutrition during the year of political and social uncertainty characterised by Brexit, industrial actions in universities, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In May 2022, he was a guest at the Buckingham Palace Royal Garden Party invited by the Department of Education in recognition of his ‘Service to Education’.
Professor Amirabdollahian was a trustee, director, and elected member of the Council, and the Chair of the Certification Committee of the professional accreditation body, the Association for Nutrition for several years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Institute of Food Sciences and Technology, a Chartered Scientist, and a Registered Nutritionist.

 Recent successful research projects include:

1. A large cross-sectional study named ‘Collaborative Investigation on Nutritional Status of Young Adults’ (project CINSYA) assessing nutrition and health of more than 600 young adults.
2. A major multidisciplinary Registered Clinical Trial NCT02912130 investigating the effect of exercise and whey isolate on the musculoskeletal, cardiometabolic and quality of life of older adults.
3. A recently completed LHU PhD scholarship on Physical demands and Nutritional status of Gaelic players in collaboration with Technological University Dublin and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
4. A post-doctoral research on comparison of new portable indirect calorimeter ECAL and conventional indirect calorimeter QUARK RMR in measuring resting metabolism in healthy individuals (which is a successful collaboration sponsored by Metabolic Health Solutions Ltd).
5. An extensive collaborative work with LJMU on Carbohydrates, Lipids and Biomarkers of Traditional and Emerging Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (project CALIBER).
6. A recently completed multicentral collaborative investigation on improving prediction equations for estimating height in adults from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
7. A recently completed interdisciplinary collaborative project investigating the health benefit of Tennis.

In addition to these, I have other ongoing research collaborations with Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital, LJMU, University of Hertfordshire, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and the University of Melbourne, Australia in different stages of the research conduct, some already producing research output and some in early development.

Date                                                                                                                                    Professional Body

2020-Present              Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Chartered Scientist (CSci).

2020-Present              Advanced HE, Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

2020-Present.             Association for Nutrition (AfN), Chair of the Certification Committee.

2017-Present              Association for Nutrition (AfN), Trustee, Director & Elected Council Member.

2017-Present              Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (FIFST).

2016-Present              World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), Cancer Prevention Champion.

2010-Present              Association for Nutrition (AfN), Registered Nutritionist (RNutr).

2010-2020                 Higher Education Academy (HEA), Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

2009-Present             Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH).

2004-Present             Nutrition Society (NS), Full Member.

2012-Present             World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA), Full Member.

2009-2012                 American Society for Nutrition (ASN).

2005-2007                 Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC).

1995-2003                 Iranian Nutrition Society.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.

(First Class with distinction) – 2010

• PhD in Public Health Nutrition, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.

Thesis: Zinc adequacy in the UK population – 2009

• BSc in Nutritional Sciences, Science and Research Campus, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

(First Class with distinction) – 1999

2023

1. Lioy B and Amirabdollahian F (2022) ‘The association between the atherogenic index of plasma and cardiometabolic risk factors: a review’. Healthcare (https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070966).

2022

2. McCullough D, Harrison T, Boddy LM, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt MA, Mazidi M, Lane KE, Stewart CE and Davies IG (2022) ‘The Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate and Fat manipulation on the metabolome and markers of Glucose and Insulin metabolism: A Randomised Parallel Trial’. Nutrients (doi: 10.3390/nu14183691).

2021

3. Kirk B, Mooney K, Vogrin S, Jackson M, Webb R, Duque G, Khaiyat O and Amirabdollahian F (2021) ‘Effects of 16 weeks of leucine-enriched whey protein supplementation alone and combined with resistance exercise on cardiometabolic health in older adults’. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12805).
4. O’Brien L, Doran D, Malone S, Amirabdolhian F and Collins K (2021) ‘The reliability of a Gaelic football simulation protocol developed to replicate the movement and physiological demands of elite Gaelic football match-play.’ Sport Sci Health (doi: 10.1007/s11332-021-00834-8).
5. Hassannejad R, Sharrouf H, Haghighatdoost F, Kirk B, and Amirabdollahian F (2021) ‘Diagnostic power of inflammatory biomarkers in detection of Metabolic Syndrome amongst older adults’. Nutrients (doi: 10.3390/nu13072275).
6. Trahearn M, Merryweather D, and Amirabdollahian F (2021) ‘Dietetic students’ drivers and barriers to healthy eating while studying to be a healthcare professional (a pilot study)’. Healthcare (doi:10.3390/healthcare9050579).
7. O’Brien L, Collins K, Webb R, Davies I, Doran D and Amirabdolhian F (2021) ‘The effects of pre-game carbohydrate intake on running performance and substrate utilization during simulated Gaelic football match play’. Nutrients (doi: 10.3390/nu13051392).
8. Koehn S and Amirabdollahian F (2021) ‘An investigation into the reliability, validity, and gender invariance of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale’. International J Envir Res Public Health (doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073516).
9. O’Brien L, Collins K and Amirabdolhian F (2021) ‘Exploring sports nutrition knowledge in Gaelic footballers’. Nutrients (doi: 10.3390/nu13041081).

2020

10. Roche DM, Jackson MJ, Amirabdollahian F, and Khaiyat OA (2020) ‘Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk and Arterial Stiffness in Recreational Adult Tennis Players’. J Sports Med Phys Fitness (doi:10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11674-8).
11. Jackson MJ, Roche DM, Amirabdollahian F, Koehn S, and Khaiyat OA (2020) The Musculoskeletal Health Benefits of Tennis. Sports Health (doi:10.1177/1941738119880862).
12. Kirk B, Mooney K., Cousins R., Angell P., Jackson M., Pugh JN, Amirabdollahian, F and Khaiyat OA (2020) ‘Effects of exercise and whey protein on muscle mass, fat mass, myoelectrical muscle fatigue and health-related quality of life in older adults: a secondary analysis of the Liverpool Hope University—Sarcopenia Ageing Trial (LHU-SAT)’. Eur J Appl Physiol (doi:10.1007/s00421-019-04293-5).
13. McCullough D, Harrison T, Lane K, Boddy L, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt M, Enright K, Stewart C and Davies, I. (2020) ‘The effect of a low carbohydrate high fat diet on emerging biochemical markers of cardiometabolic risk’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665120004796).
14. Wilson H, Amirabdollahian F, Farhat G and Macdonald-Clarke C (2020) ‘Association between mental health and nutritional status in university students aged 18–24 years’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665120005431).
15. McCullough D, Harrison T, Lane K, Boddy L, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt M, Enright K, Stewart C and Davies I (2020) ‘The effect of a low carbohydrate high fat diet on apolipoproteins and cardiovascular risk’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi: 10.1017/S0029665120006266).

2019

16. Madden AM, Mashanova A, Amirabdollahian F, Ghuman S, Makda M, Collinson A, Cowie R, Dean F, Hirsz M, Lennie S, Maynard M and Power B (2019) ‘Improved prediction equations for estimating height in adults from diverse backgrounds’. Clin Nutr (doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.06.007).
17. O’Brien L, Collins K, Doran D, Khaiyat, O and Amirabdollahian F (2019) ‘Energy and Macronutrient Intake, Energy Expenditure and External Training Load Assessed During a Pre-Season Period in an Elite Gaelic Football Squad. Sports (doi.org/10.3390/sports7030062).
18. Kirk B, Mooney K, Amirabdollahian F, Khaiyat O (2019) ‘Liverpool Hope University-Sarcopenia Ageing Trial (LHU-SAT): A randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of multimodal exercise intervention with or without protein supplementation on skeletal muscle functioning’. Frontiers in Physiology (doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00445).
19. McCullough D, Harrison T, Lane KE, Boddy LM, Stewart CE, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt MA and Davies IG (2019) ‘The effect of dietary carbohydrate manipulation on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and its associated cardiometabolic risk’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi.org/10.1017/S002966511900020X).
20. Mooney K, Kirk B, Khaiyat O and Amirabdollahian F (2019) ‘Effects of protein supplementation alone and in combination with exercise on cardiometabolic health markers in older adults’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665119000430).
21. Rashidi Pour-Fard N, Amirabdollahian F and Haghighatdoost F (2019) ‘A systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary patterns and frailty’. Nutr Reviews (doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuz007).
22. Farhat G, Lees E, Macdonald-Clarke C and Amirabdollahian F (2019) ‘Inadequacies of micronutrient intake in normal weight and overweight young adults (18-25 years): A cross-sectional study’. Public Health (doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.10.016).

2018

23. Harrison T, McCullough D, Lane KE, Boddy LM, Stewart CE, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt MA and Davies IG (2018) ‘Dietary carbohydrate intake, visceral adipose tissue and associated markers of cardiometabolic risk’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665118001751).
24. Harrison T, McCullough D, Lane KE, Boddy LM, Stewart CE, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt MA and Davies IG (2018) ‘The association between dietary macronutrient intake and fibrogen growth factor 21 in a sample of White UK adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk markers’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi: 10.1017/S0029665118002148).
25. Amirabdollahian F and Haghighatdoost F (2018) ‘Anthropometric Indicators of Adiposity related to Body Weight and Body Shape as Cardiometabolic Risk Predictors in British young adults: Superiority of Waist to Height Ratio’. Journal of Obesity (doi: 10.1155/2018/8370304).

2017

26. Mottaghi T, Amirabdollahian F and Haghighatdoost F (2017) ‘Fruit and vegetable intake and cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies’. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Eur J Clin Nutr. (doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0005-x).
27. Harrison T, Lane, KE, Boddy LM, Amirabdollahian F and Davies IG (2017) ‘Macronutrient intake and prevalence of markers of metabolic syndrome in white UK adult males in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme 2008 – 2014’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. (doi:10.1017/S0029665117003603).
28. Kirk B, Mitchell J, Jackson M, Amirabdollahian F, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Clifford T. (2017) ‘A2 milk enhances dynamic muscle function following repeated sprint exercise, a possible ergogenic aid for A1 protein intolerant athletes?’ Nutrients (doi:10.3390/nu9020094).
29. Amirabdollahian, F (2017) ‘Nutrition of University Students in the UK: A Case in Point to Demonstrate Nutritional Vulnerability in Emerging Adulthood’. EC Nutrition 6.6: 187-188.
30. Lees, EK., Clark, S., and Amirabdollahian, F (2017) ‘An investigation into eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and nutritional status of dance and non-dance students’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi: 10.1017/S002966511700012X).
31. Lees, EK., Clark, S., and Amirabdollahian, F (2017) ‘Differences between dance and non-dance students for eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and nutritional status’. International Journal of Sport Nutrition, 27. S5.

2016

32. O’Sullivan, N., and Amirabdollahian, F (2016) ‘Loyal tongue, liberal mind: International students’ experiences on dietary acculturation in England’. Journal of International Students (doi:10.32674/JIS.V6I1.484)
33. Makda M., Amirabdollahian F., and Madden A.M (2016) ‘An investigation in the estimation of body height using the length of ulna in healthy adults from Indian and Pakistani ethnic groups’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665116001713).
34. Amirabdollahian F., Buczkowski B., Mushtaq S and Davies I.G (2016) ‘Estimates of fibre intake and percentage of the population with intake below the dietary reference values (DRVs) in England (1991-2015)’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665116001506).
35. Amirabdollahian F., Macdonald-Clarke C.J., Lees E.K., Harrison T and Davies I.G (2016) ‘Traditional and novel correlates of adiposity and cardiometabolic risk among young healthy adults in the North West of England’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665116002457).
36. Harrison T., Amirabdollahian F and Davies I. G. (2016) ‘Nutritional status, dietary intake and adiposity of normal-weight individuals with clustered metabolic risk factors in the UK population’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665116002524).
37. Macdonald-Clarke C.J., O’Hagan, D and Amirabdollahian F (2016) ‘Measurement of resting energy expenditure using novel, portable indirect calorimetry device ECAL compared with conventional measurements by QUARK RMR and prediction equation formulae’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665116001166).

2015

38. Foster, H., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation in the quality of diet and adequacy of energy and macronutrient intake amongst male and female university students’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003675).
39. Lowry, S., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘Diet quality, usage and perceived benefits of nutritional supplements in young healthy adults’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S002966511500381X).
40. Webb, J., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation into the effects of dietary supplementation of coconut oil on blood lipids and anthropometric measurements in healthy adults.’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003560).
41. Treadwell, R.L., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘Breakfast skipping: impact on health parameters and quality of diet in young adults’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003754).
42. Ockenden-White, P., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation into the adequacy and perception of benefits and barriers of physical activity in relation to the nutritional status of university students.’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003894).
43. Wing, L., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation into the variation of nutritional status of university students in relation to the level of study’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003882).
44. O’Hagan, D., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation into the cardiometabolic risk amongst young adults from different ethnic backgrounds.’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi: 10.1017/S0029665115003742).
45. Glendenning, G., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘An investigation into gender variation in the nutritional status of young adults’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. (doi:10.1017/S0029665115003687).
46. Amirabdollahian, F and Alaunyte, I. (2015) ‘Characteristics of British young adults underreporting dietary intake in comparison with adequate reporting counterparts’. Ann Nutr Metab. 67 (Supple 1) 179.
47. Gray, S., Alaunyte, I and Amirabdollahian, F (2015) ‘Body composition and nutritional status of female Gaelic football players in comparison to soccer players’. Ann Nutr Metab. 67 (Supple 1) 194-5.
48. Alaunyte, I. and Amirabdollahian, F (2015) ‘Is the use of food labels associated with better diet and health outcomes?’ Ann Nutr Metab. 67 (Supple 1) 179.
49. Pendlebury M., Paramei G. V. and Amirabdollahian F (2015) ‘Relationship between employees’ psychological wellbeing, eating behaviour and nutritional status: A self-determination theory perspective’ Ann Nutr Metab. 67 (Supple 1) 196.

2014

50. Hindley, J., Mills, L., and Amirabdollahian, F (2014) ‘Energy and macronutrient intake of care assistants and nurses working alternating shift patterns in comparison to day workers’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115001135).
51. Mills, L., Hindley, J., and Amirabdollahian, F (2014) ‘Variation in physical measurements and macronutrient quality of diet of care assistants and nurses working alternating shift patterns in comparison to day workers.’ Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665115001597).

2013

52. Madden, A., Parker, LJF., and Amirabdollahian, F (2013) ‘Accuracy and preference of measuring resting energy expenditure using a handheld calorimeter in healthy adults’. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (doi:10.1111/jhn.12045).
53. Pendlebury, M., Lowe, N., Westaway, E., and Amirabdollahian, F (2013) ‘The relationships between parenting styles and motivation orientations, body mass index and nutrition behaviour of UK university students’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665113002978).

2012

54. Ellis, J., Costa, R., and Amirabdollahian, F (2012) ‘An investigation into energy balance and macronutrient intakes of university students’. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (doi:10.1017/S0029665112002200).
55. Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2012) ‘An innovative approach in supervising undergraduate projects within dietetics and human nutrition courses’. Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 1 (2), 1-8.

2011

56. Costa, R and Amirabdollahian, F (2011) ‘Fluid intake habits of undergraduate university students an observational study’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 257.
57. Limbachia, S., Gill, S., Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2011) ‘An investigation into the association between energy and macronutrient intake and the financial status of university students’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 249.
58. Waterman, J., Jones, M., Amirabdollahian, F. and Costa, R (2011) ‘Does caffeine ingestion influence dietary habits of undergraduate university students?’ Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 271.
59. Kis, L., Patel, S., Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2011) ‘Do dietary habits and anthropometric measurements differ according to residential settings amongst university students?’ Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 250.
60. Patel, S., Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2011) ‘Do anthropometrical measures and dietary-lifestyle habits amongst vegetarian and non-vegetarian undergraduate university students differ?’ Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 271.
61. Gill, S., Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2011) ‘The Dietary Habits of University Students in Accordance to Socio-Economic Status’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 269.
62. Matharu H., and Amirabdollahian, F (2011) ‘An estimate of intake of Eicosapentaenoic acid in the diet of the British Adults’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 416.
63. Amirabdollahian, F., and Matharu H (2011) ‘An estimate of intake n-3 long chain fatty acids in the diet of the British Adults’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 422.
64. Amirabdollahian, F., and Matharu H (2011) ‘An estimate of intake of Decosahexaenoic acid in the diet of the British Adults’. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 58 (suppl 3), 423.
65. Amirabdollahian, F (2011) ‘An innovative approach in teaching public health nutrition to the university students’. Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 1, 1-14.
66. Ward, G., and Amirabdollahian, F (2011) 'A study to investigate the knowledge of Coventry University students regarding the health risks associated with obesity'. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01175_40.x).
67. Shah, N., Amirabdollahian, F., and Costa, R (2011) 'The dietary and physical activity habits of university students on health and non-health related courses'. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01175_35.x).

2010

68. Amirabdollahian, F and Ash, R (2010) An estimate of phytate intake and molar ratio of phytate to zinc in the diet of the people in the United Kingdom. Public Health Nutrition (doi:10.1017/S1368980010000704).

2009

69. Amirabdollahian, F and Ash, R (2009) Physiologic zinc requirement estimated by IZiNCG appears to be too low. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 30, 273-4. (PMID: 19927608)
70. Amirabdollahian, F and Ash, R (2009) Is the zinc intake of young people in the UK adequate? Eur J Clin Nutr (doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2008.23).

2008

71. Amirabdollahian, F and Ash, R (2008) The effect of supplemental zinc on the zinc intake of British adults. Public Health Nutrition (doi: 10.1017/S1368980008001730).
72. Amirabdollahian, F and Ash, R (2008) Precision, Linearity, and Accuracy of the Assessment of Phytic Acid via Ion-Pair HPLC. American Laboratory, On-Line Edition, 1, 35-42.

• Associate Dean and Head of the School of Health and Society

2023 - Present

• Professor of Nutrition and Public Health

2022 - Present

• Associate Dean and Head of the School of Public Health Studies

2022 - 2023

• Director, Trustee, Elected Council Member, the Chair of the Certification Committee , The Association for Nutrition.

(One of the elected international Directors, Chair of one of the three main Committees)

(2017-2022)

• Reader in Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University.

(2016-2022)

• Assistant/Deputy Head of the School of Health Sciences , Liverpool Hope University.

(One of the two Line managers of all academic & support staff of the School of Health Sciences)

(2017-2020)

• Subject Head for Food and Nutrition (2012-2020), and for Human Biosciences (2017-2019), School of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University.

(2012-2020)

• Principal Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University.

(2014-2016)

• Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator , Project Nutrition@Hope in Nutrition & Enterprise. (Higher Education Innovation Fund – Framework 5 funded project, Line manager to several project assistants)  

 (Direct Line manager to several academic and support staff)

(2012-2014) 

• Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Department of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University.                                                                                                           (2011-2014)

• Lecturer in Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Department of Physiotherapy and Dietetics, Coventry University.

(2009-2011)

• Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences (hourly paid), School of Health and Emergency Professions, University of Hertfordshire.

(Leading large interdisciplinary Health & Nutrition modules, Undergraduate research coordinator)

(2008-2009)

• Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences (hourly paid), Department of Health and Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University.

(2003-2008)

• Research Assistant (part-time), Department of Health and Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University.

(Project: Comparison of resting energy expenditure measured by the handheld indirect calorimeter and a conventional portable indirect calorimeter)

(2004-2006)

• English language teacher , Iran Canada Institute, Tehran, Iran.

(2002-2003)

• Consultant Nutritionist , Food and Treatment Research institute of Nutrition, Iran.

(Member of the Board of Directors)

(2001-2002)

• Officer in Preventive Medicine, Logistic Command of Iran Air force (military service), Iran.

(1999-2001)

Quality Assurance Roles:

1. External Advisor for the Periodic Review of Public Health Studies, School of Social Sciences & Professions, London Metropolitan University, UK (2023).
2. External Examiner for BSc (Hons.) Human Nutrition, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, UK (2022 – present).
3. External Adviser for Validation BSc (Hons) Public Health (+ Foundation year), BSc (Hons) Public Health, MSc Public Health University of Wolverhampton, UK (2021).
4. External Examiner for Validation BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care (+ Foundation year) & BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care, London Metropolitan University (in collaboration with QA Higher Education), UK (2020).
5. External Examiner for BSc (Hons.) Public Health Nutrition, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin, the Republic of Ireland (2019-Present).
6. External Consultant for the Periodic Review of the Applied Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, UK (2018-19).
7. External Examiner for validation of MSc Food Science and Innovation, School of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (2018).
8. External Examiner for BSc (Hons.) Nutrition and MNutr (Nutrition), Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, UK (2018- 2022).
9. External Examiner for validation of MSc Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, School of Sport and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, UK (2018).
10. Review panel member for the Review of the Department of Education, Studies, Liverpool Hope University, UK (2017).
11. External Examiner for MSc Food Innovation, University of Greenwich, UK (2016-2020)      .
12. External Consultant for the Periodic Review of the School of Sports, Tourism and the Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, UK (2012).
13. External Examiner for validation of MSc Food Science and Nutrition, School of Sports, Tourism and the Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, UK (2012).

Esteem Indicators:

• Lead Guest Editor – Special Issue on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Age-Related Metabolic Syndrome, Journal of Obesity.

(2021)

• Invited Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) grant reviewer.

(2021)

• Shortlisted National Nominee, The Caroline Walker Trust Nutritionist of the Year.

(2020)

• Leading the Review of the Certification Scheme on behalf of the Association for Nutrition.

(2020-2021)

• Invited speaker at the Food Integrity 2021 Panel on ‘Nutrition, Health and the Obesity Crisis’ on behalf of the Institute of Food Science and Technology.

(2021)

• Chair of the Certification Committee, Association for Nutrition.

(2020 – present)

• Member of The International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) of The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP).

(2020 – present)

• Invited plenary speaker at the Westminster Higher Education Forum – London.

(2016)

• Invited European grant reviewer (Cooperation on Science & Technology – Brussels.

(2015)

• One of the 7 National conference reviewer of the Public Health Nutrition Theme for the Nutrition Society Conferences.

(2013 –2018)

• Nutrition Society’s Liaison Representative.

(2011 – 2022)

• Member of the Editorial Board Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences (2015 – present), EC Nutrition (2015 – present) and Sports (2021).

(2015 – present)

• BBC Interview to discuss the idea of Healthy Havens, BBC Sunday Politics Show.

(2015)

• Merit (£1000) for Exceptional performance in improving students learning experience, Coventry University.

(2010)

• Peer reviewer for the LANCET (Planetary Health)(Impact Factor: 19.173), Scientific Reports (Impact Factor (IF): 379), BMJ Open (IF: 2.496), Nutrition Reviews (IF:7.110), Nutrients (IF: 5.717), Metabolites (IF: 4.932), Appetite    (IF: 3.608), Maternal and Child Nutrition (IF:   3.092), European Journal of Nutrition     (IF: 4.664), British Journal of Nutrition    (IF:3.334), Public Health          (IF: 1.434), Public Health Nutrition (IF: 3.182), Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition (IF: 1.821), British Food Journal (2.518), Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (IF:6.297)

(2007 – present)