DrClarissa Leydon

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Population Health

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    School of Population Health

BIOGRAPHY

Clarissa Leydon is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Cameron team at the School of Population Health. She contributes to the development and delivery of modules on the MSc in Population Health Leadership.

 

Alongside her teaching, Clarissa’s research focuses on sustainable diets, food systems, and food environments. She holds a PhD in Public Health, with doctoral research examining the environmental, health, and cost implications of adherence to established dietary patterns. Her findings have contributed to the evidence base supporting the development of national healthy eating guidelines in Ireland that integrate sustainability considerations.

DEGREES

  • PhD Public Health
    University College Cork, Cork, Ireland2024
  • MSc Food, Nutrition and Health
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland2016

RESEARCH SUB-AREAS

  • Population Health
  • Climate and Planetary Health

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13 Climate Action