The Health and Wellbeing Steering Group takes a multidisciplinary approach to “Healthy Places, Healthy Behaviours,” with a particular emphasis on diet, physical activity, and obesity. Its work is underpinned by cross-cutting themes of place, health inequalities, and co-approaches such as coproduction.
Bringing together expertise from all nine Welsh universities, and observers from Public Health Wales, Health and Care Research Wales and Life Sciences Hub Wales, the group aims to strengthen collaboration and provide coordinated support for research and innovation in healthy places and healthy behaviours across Wales.
Our members
Dr Amanda Lloyd, Aberystwyth University (deputy chair)
Dr Kate Parsons, Aberystwyth University
Mayara Silveira Bianchim, Bangor University
Dr Kate Isherwood, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Professor James Lewis, Cardiff University (chair)
Dr Ayomide Oluseye, Open University in Wales
Dr Jane Dorrian, Open University in Wales
Dr Lucy Griffiths, Swansea University
Dr Teresa Filipponi, University of South Wales
Dr Nova Corcoran, University of South Wales
Ceri Phelps, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Dr Christopher White, Wrexham University
Dr Isabella Nyambayo, Wrexham University
Michael Bowdery, Health and Care Research Wales
Elen De Lacy, Public Health Wales
Claudine Anderson, Public Health Wales
Ilona Johnson, Public Health Wales
Paul Pilkington, Public Health Wales
Dr Olivia Howells, Life Sciences Hub Wales
Elizabeth Rees, Life Sciences Hub Wales
Gareth Healey, Life Sciences Hub Wales