We are delighted to announce that Anne Coufopoulos has joined us as a Trustee of IHPE.
Dr Anne Coufopoulos is currently Associate Dean (Enterprise & Commercial) at Coventry University, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences. Prior to this Anne has been employed in a number of academic roles across the course of her career in Nutrition and Public Health. Anne is also a Registered Dieititian.
Anne’s research interests are within the area of nutrition and vulnerable groups, particularly homeless women and children and more recently the growth of Foodbanks in England. Over recent years Anne has also been focussing upon workplace health and has been working closely with the rail industry in the North-West of England to improve the nutrition related health of employees. This work has recently been recognised as an example of good practice in managing railway workers health by the independent regulator the Office of Rail And Road (ORR). Anne is also Associate Editor of the International Journal of Workplace Health Management.
Anne is very much committed to applied research which can be utilised to inform local and national policy and much of her work in nutrition and homelessness has been used to inform local policy. Anne’s 17 year academic career to date has enabled her to work on several nutrition and health research projects which align closely with the Institute of Health Promotion and Education.