(2015 – present)
Alison is Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Head of Doctoral College at Ulster University, Northern Ireland.
“I feel privileged to be in a position where I can pursue my passion for my subject area of nutrition and health by contributing to the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (the future generation!) alongside research within our research centre, NICHE. I have been actively involved with ENLP for almost 20 years, initially as a participant of the ENLP Essential programme (1997), ENLP Junior Faculty (1998), then past-president of the ENLP-Alumni, and more recently (in 2011) a participant in the ENLP Advanced. It has been an absolute honour to take over as Chair of ENLP and for me personally ENLP has been a constant source of inspiration and hope for the future! Food and nutrition leaders need both a strong understanding of nutrition combined with influential leadership and communication skills. Our programmes provide unique opportunities for participants to develop key skills necessary for effective leadership. Our expanding ENLP network includes highly influential members working within academia, industry, international and not-for-profit agencies and as we continue to grow our ENLP network by educating and inspiring the next generation I am confident that we will continue to have a strong and positive impact on nutrition and health.”
