I am a qualitative social science researcher and whose research focuses the interactions between nutrition research and public health policy. My PhD Obesity: A historical account of the construction of a modern epidemic spanned public health policy, medical sociology and the history of medicine. I have subsequently worked on food security policy and industry responses to public health regulation. I have a growing teaching portfolio, experience of a range of qualitative research methods – including documentary analysis and interviewing lay and professional publics. I am also co-convenor and project assistant for the interdisciplinary network Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED).

Location

Edinburgh, UK

Disciplines

• History of Science and Medicine
• Sociology

Affiliation

University of Edinburgh

Website

http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/social_policy/fletcher_isabel