Dr Jordan Beaumont RNutr (Public Health), FHEA
Lecturer in Food and Nutrition
Summary
I am a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) (Public Health) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I joined Sheffield Hallam in early 2021 as an Associate Lecturer, and was made full Lecturer within the Food and Nutrition group in August 2022. Within this role, I teach across a range of food and nutrition modules, particularly at postgraduate level, and supervise dissertation projects. I am also the Course Leader for the MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development and co-lead of the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster. My research focusses on eating behaviour and appetite control, disordered eating and drinking behaviour, obesity and weight management, and the physical environment and social determinants of health. I am also Visiting Lecturer at Leeds Trinity University, and have previously worked as a freelance nutritionist and in supporting/technical roles with teaching and research.
About
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Food, Leeds Trinity University (2010 to 2013)
MMedSci Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield (2013 to 2014)
PGCert Higher Education, Leeds Trinity University (2018 to 2019)
PhD Nutrition, Leeds Trinity University (2017 to 2022)
Member of Professional Body:
Registered Nutritionist (RNutr), Association for Nutrition
Fellow of the Higher Education Academic (FHEA)
Member of the Association for the Study of Obesity
Member of the Nutrition Society
Lecturer
Course Leader for MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development
Teaching
Department of Service Sector Management
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
I teach across the undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio within food and nutrition, with particular focus on modules relating to nutritional physiology and biochemistry, obesity and weight management, food perception and consumer behaviour and research methods. I hold module leadership and also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation projects.
MSc Food and Nutrition Sciences
MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development
MSc Nutrition with Obesity and Weight Management
MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management
MSc Nutrition for Sport and Exercise
BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition
BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition and Health
BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Diet and Wellbeing
Interventions for Weight Management (level 7)
Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry (level 7)
Research Methods (level 7)
Food and Nutrition Consultancy Challenge (level 6)
Food Perception and Consumer Behaviour (level 6)
Physical Activity and Health (level 5)
Academic and Professional Skills (level 4)
Research
My research explores the biopsychology of appetite, disordered eating and drinking behaviour, obesity and weight management, and the impact of physical environment and social determinants on health. I have a growing track record of securing internal and external funding to support collaborative projects, working with national and international research groups (e.g., Leeds Trinity University; Leeds Beckett University; University of Leeds; University of Exeter; University of the West of England; Christ University, India) as well as public health bodies (e.g., Office for Health Improvement and Disparities). Examples of current and recent projects aligned with my key research themes are listed below.
Biopsychology of appetite:
- Modulating eating behaviour through non-invasive brain stimulation.
- The link between cognitive control and eating behaviours.
- Satiety responsiveness, appetite control and body weight.
Disordered eating and drinking behaviour:
- Exploring predictors of food and alcohol disturbance (FAD).
- Understanding the perceptions of food addiction.
Obesity and weight management:
- Evaluating short-term funding in tier two weight management services.
- Perceptions of health, weight and obesity.
- The impact of food insecurity on childhood obesity.
Physical environment and social determinants on health:
- Natural green space and psychological wellbeing in South Asian populations.
- Exploring the scale and scope of "dark kitchens".
Exploring the scale and scope of "dark kitchens" in the North of England: https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR160326
Publications
Journal articles
Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Harish, K., Elewendu, N., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2024). "We're one small piece of the puzzle": Evaluating the impact of short-term funding for tier two weight management services. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1381079
Beaumont, J., Dalton, M., Davis, D., Finlayson, G., Nowicky, A., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2023). No effect of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward and subjective appetite in females displaying mild-to-moderate binge-type behaviour. Appetite, 189. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106997
Over, D., Arjomandkhah, N., Beaumont, J., Goodall, S., & Barwood, M. (2023). Skin Application of Menthol Enhances Maximal Isometric Lifting Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. http://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004305
Beaumont, J.D., Smith, N.C., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., ... Barwood, M.J. (2022). Effective Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Parameters for the Modulation of Eating Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosomatic medicine, 84 (6), 646-657. http://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001074
Beaumont, J., Smith, N.C., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., ... Barwood, M.J. (2022). Modulating eating behavior with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic literature review on the impact of eating behavior traits. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 23 (2). http://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13364
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., Russell, M., & Barwood, M.J. (2021). The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, reward and appetite in a healthy population. Appetite, 157. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105004
Beaumont, J. (n.d.). Eating Behaviour: From “Normal” to Disordered Eating". Nursing Standard.
Conference papers
Beaumont, J., Wyld, R., Reimann, T., & O'Hara, B. (2024). Exploring the perceptions of health, weight and obesity [Abstract only]. International Journal of Obesity, 48 (Supp 1). http://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01431-0
Beaumont, J.D., Goodwin, E., Smith, N., Dalton, M., Davis, D., & Barwood, M.J. (2023). Understanding the Perceptions of Brain Stimulation as a Tool for Weight Management. Appetite, 189, 106968. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106968
Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2023). An evaluation of tier 2 weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber region [abstract only]. Obesity Facts, 16 (Supp 1), 291. http://doi.org/10.1159/000530456
Beaumont, J., Dalton, M., Davis, D., Finlayson, G., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2023). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward, and subjective appetite in those with binge-type eating behaviour [abstract only]. International Journal Of Obesity, 47 (Supp1), 31. http://doi.org/10.1038/S41366-023-01306-4
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2019). Appeal biases for sweet and fatty foods are robust following a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a healthy weight population. Obesity Abstracts, 1. http://doi.org/10.1530/obabs.01.rfc1.1
Noorwali, E.A., Beaumont, J., Corfe, B.M., & Owen, L. (2017). The effects of probiotic supplementation on emotional memory and pain response. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76 (OCE1). http://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665117000064
Theses / Dissertations
Beaumont, J. (2022). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Towards effective study design, stimulation parameters and participant characteristics. (Doctoral thesis). https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/31638/
Internet Publications
Beaumont, J. (2022). Exploring Brain Stimulation: A Possible Intervention for Obesity? https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/blog/blog-posts/exploring-electrical-brain-stimulation-a-possible-intervention-for-obesity.php
Beaumont, J. (2021). Electric Currents and Eating Behaviour. https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/chefscluster/2021/09/30/electric-currents-and-eating-behaviour/
Presentations
Beaumont, J. (2023). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Presented at: CHEFS Paired Papers Seminar, Online, 2023
Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2023). An evaluation of tier 2 weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Presented at: Sheffield Business School PGR/ECR Conference, Sheffield Hallam University
Beaumont, J. (2023). Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a potential intervention for weight management. Presented at: Nutritional Epidemiology Group Seminar, Leeds, UK
Beaumont, J. (2023). Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a potential intervention for weight management. Presented at: Association for Nutrition (AfN) Yorkshire and Humber Regional Meeting
Beaumont, J. (2022). Using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to change eating behaviours. Presented at: Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) Yorkshire and Humber Regional Conference, University of Sheffield
Beaumont, J., & Smith, N. (2022). Understanding the Perceptions of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES). Presented at: School of Social and Health Sciences research seminar series, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., & Goodwin, E. (2022). “A fear of the unknown”: Understanding the perceptions of non-invasive brain stimulation. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2021). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Presented at: Faculty of Social and Health Sciences research seminar series, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2021). The impact of variation in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) parameters and participant characteristics on eating-related outcomes. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2020). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on eating behaviour. Presented at: Invited talk at the Human Appetite Research Unit (HARU) lab meeting, University of Leeds
Beaumont, J. (2019). Is there a role for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in appetite control? Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., & Barwood, M. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): A Demonstration.
Posters
Beaumont, J., Wyld, R., Reimann, T., & O'Hara, B. (2023). Exploring the perceptions of health, weight and obesity. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity 2023, Queens University, Belfast
Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2023). An evaluation of tier 2 weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Presented at: 30th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Dublin, 2023
Beaumont, J., Goodwin, E., Smith, N., Davis, D., Dalton, M., & Barwood, M. (2023). Understanding the perception of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a tool for weight management. Presented at: British Feeding and Drinking Groups (BFDG) 47th Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, 2023
Beaumont, J., Dalton, M., Davis, D., Finlayson, G., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2022). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward, and subjective appetite in those with binge-type eating behaviour. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2022, Lancaster University, 2022
Beaumont, J., Smith, N., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., ... Barwood, M. (2021). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic literature review on the impact of eating behaviour traits. Presented at: Brainbox Initiative Conference 2021, Online, 2021
Beaumont, J. (2021). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward, and subjective appetite in those with binge-type eating behaviour. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds, UK, 2021
Beaumont, J. (2021). Understanding the Perceptions of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES). Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., Starr, D., Smith, N., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., ... Barwood, M. (2021). Effective transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) parameters for the modulation of eating behaviour: A systematic literature review. Presented at: Second International Workshop on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Online, 2021
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2019). Appeal biases for sweet and fatty foods are robust following a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a healthy population. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2019, University of Leeds, 2019
Beaumont, J. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A possible intervention for obesity? Presented at: Postgraduate Research Mini-Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A possible intervention for obesity? Presented at: Health and Psychology Summit, Leeds Trinity University
Noorwali, E., Beaumont, J., Corfe, B., & Owen, L. (2016). The effects of probiotic supplementation on emotional memory and pain response. Presented at: The Nutrition Society Winter Conference 2016 : Diet, Nutrition and Mental Health and Wellbeing, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 2016
Other publications
Beaumont, J., & Nield, L. (2023). Exploring the lived experience of tier two weight management services in the UK: A qualitative systematic review. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=480340
Goodwin, E., Dalton, M., Whitaker, C., & Beaumont, J. (2023). To what extent has Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) and its predictors been investigated and measured? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=434780
Dalton, M., Buckland, N., Finlayson, G., & Beaumont, J. (2023). The association between satiety responsiveness, measures of appetite control and body weight in adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=410730
Beaumont, J., & O'Hara, B. (2023). Is stool form associated with intake of plant foods? PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=411183
Mohammad, H., De Pretto, L., Beaumont, J., & Edwards, R. (2022). Access to natural green spaces and their associations with psychological wellbeing for South Asian people in the UK: A systematic literature review. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=353711
Other activities
External Examiner for BSc (Hons) Health, Nutrition and Exercise (University of Bedfordshire).
Conference organising committee for the Nutrition Society Summer Conference (July 2022) and the British Feeding and Drinking Group 48th Annual Meeting (April 2024).
Peer reviewer for academic journals (e.g., Appetite, Physiology & Behavior, European Addiction Research, Behavioural Brain Research, Clinical Obesity, Food Quality and Preference).
Postgraduate supervision
Elizabeth Goodwin (Co-supervisor) - "Predictors of binge-drinking and drunkorexic behaviours" (February 2023 to present)