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Dr Oana Petre

Dr Oana Petre

Oana Petre

Oana Petre

 +44(0)1224438581

  oana.petre@abdn.ac.uk

Rowett Institute

Foresterhill

Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

Biography

Oana is currently a research fellow at the Rowett Institute, working on a project in the 2022-27 SRP that is aiming to optimise approaches to changing food practices and eating behaviour in low-income populations via social prescribing to reduce health inequalities. She has extensive knowledge of behaviour change theories, intervention development, experience in developing assessment tools and research experience demonstrating cross-disciplinary integration. From 2012 to 2021, she worked on a series of research grants on health topics (e.g., prevention of child mental health problems and risk health-related behaviours, self-management of urinary incontinence, vaccination, organ donation and self-regulation of eating).

Leading Ideas

  • Communities and Wellbeing
  • Healthier Food Culture
  • Healthy diets and dietary choices
  • Health and Wellbeing

Area of Strategic Research Programme

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

  • Food culture and dietary choice
  • Importance of healthy diets

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