Experience

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  Self-employed

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2020

  Recipe developer, food blogger and nutritional chef

  I created a blog and Instagram platform to express my love for food photography, gastronomy, health, nutrition, exercise, balance and travel.On my platforms, I shared articles and recipes with nutritional information to educate the public about nutrition, health and gastronomy. It was important for me to share scientifically sound information to reduce nutritional misinformation and fads. As part of my job as a nutritionist and recipe developer, I also collaborated with several companies, creating recipes or other content about the nutritional background and health benefits of the products and sharing them with my readers. These recipes and articles are then published on my Instagram, on Mealz.com, where I was an in-house recipe developer and were used by the companies themselves. Show less

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  Mealz

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2018

  Recipe developer and nutritional chef

  As part of a collaboration and voluntary work experience, I work for Mealz as a recipe developer and nutritionist. I create healthy recipes, meal plans, articles about health and nutrition and create content using social marketing. They are featured on a regular basis on the website and its different social media channels.

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  Oasis project food bank

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Nutritionist

  After the 1st year of university, I wanted to gain some experience working in the public health sector in England. I approached a local junction of the nationally recognized Food Bank, the Oasis Project, that operates to provide people with long lasting food products from different, difficult background. As part of the voluntary team, I helped to organize the incoming donations and help to create packages according to the personal preferences of the clients of Oasis Project. During my time here, I also gave nutritional advice to the clients, and suggested different options, on how they can make the most of what was donated to them- paying attention to health, nutritional value and price as well. I also created a booklet with simple, easy to understand nutritional and dietary advice, based on the national reference nutrient intakes, health eating advice from the NHS, published advice from Public Health England and the Eat Well Plate. I found this experience really useful, I gained a deeper understanding on nutrition misinformation, lack of knowledge of nutritional or cookery skills within the public of the UK and also an understanding of barrier and enables to change this, adjusted to socio-economic background and financial resources. Show less

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  University of plymouth

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Nutrition research assistant

  As part of the university's summer research scholarship, my application was one of the 15 winners, who could carry out research in different fields within biomedical healthcare science. My research focused on the unique EarlyBird study. The EarlyBird study is a longitudinal study focusing on children's diet using EPIC FFQs and other data, such as socioeconomic data, blood composition, body composition and parents' diet. The data was collected every year up until 2010, then there was a 5 year gap. In 2015, the now adult subjects have been asked to fill out the FFQs and provide other data again, this time done by themselves, instead of the parents. My job was to input all the EPIC questionnaires into a diet analyzer program called FETA, then analyze the data using SPSS. I focused on total energy intake and macro nutrients, with specific attention to carbohydrates and sugars, in relation with body weight. body composition, blood composition and risk of chronic disease such as T2DM, IR and CVD. Show less

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  Institute of food science and technology

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Student representative

  Duties include:Representing the IFST to students on events, presentations, through different social media channelsEnsuring communications about events and competitions and completing admininstrative tasks Helping at events in the region alongside the local Branch Committee

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  University of plymouth

  Sept 2017 - May 2020

  Completing an internship as a nutrition research assistant. During my internship, I will create a 4 module educational series on gut health, which will be used to educate clients at Improve Your Health. I will carry out an extensive literature search, review current evidence and summarise it in 4 easy-to-understand modules. My duties will include carrying out the research, writing the modules and formatting and marketing them to a level that is suitable for the general public. The research internship is carried out in partnership with the University of Plymouth and funded by the European Union, Innovation in Healthy Ageing for Devon project. Show less As a writing mentor, I offer peer support in all areas of writing. Main duties:Encourage discussion and provide peer support for writingAssist review, evaluation and feedback processes at the CafeSupport students in developing their academic writing skills and to enhance their learning and understanding of written discourses through the activities associated with the Writing CafeProvide support both with the structure of assignments and language support including grammar, spelling and wording Establish and maintain contact with other members of the team Show less As a subject specific student ambassador, my duties include introducing potential students and parents to my course (Bsc Nutrition, Exercise and Health), answering specific and general question about being a student at the university and on the course, talking about my extracurricular experiences and future career options. I also attend outreach event, where the university visits high schools and colleges, where potential future students can talk to us students, as representatives of the biomedical school and the courses within the school. As part of my job, I also complete administrative tasks when working in the university’s call center. The call center focuses on engaging with future students of the university. Show less

  • Professional Coach & Mentor

    Sept 2019 - May 2020

  • Fitness Instructor

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

  • English Language Assistant

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Nutrition Research Assistant

    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Student Mentor for the School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Writing and Language Mentor at Writing Cafe, University of Plymouth

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Sugar smart uk, plymouth- nhs initiative

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  Health ambassador

  My voluntary job as a health ambassador involves attending events at different community groups such as local schools, university campus, local football team or other events where I promote Sugar Smart and its messages on smart sugar intake, using health coaching and behaviour change techniques. We create fun a interesting educational materials, games and conversation with the public, which helps to educate them on sugar, government limits and how to reduce intakes.

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  The nutrition society

  Feb 2018 - May 2019

  Student committee member

  As member of the student section within the Nutrition Society, I am responsible for the organisation and management of the annual Nutrition Futures student and graduate conferences (2018, 2019) and also supporting other events such as FENS 2019 (Federation of European Nutrition Societies- 13th European Nutrition Conference). my responsibilities include offering direct link with peer groups of the university, student ambassadors and the student section co-chairs; promoting the the benefits of Nutrition Society membership to new students and helping to organize the annual Student Conference, and assisting networking and career development sessions during other society events. I attend regular meetings where the student section manages the society's presence across UK universities. My duties also include taking minutes and organising meeting notes.During the conference I was responsible for registration and greeting of delegates, chairing presentations and facilitating workshops, organising events throughout the day. Show less

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  Laszlo driving services ltd

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Executive personal assistant

  My duties include diary and appointment management, customer service, keeping in contact with business clients via phone and email, forwarding personal messages, taking accurate notes and minutes, keeping accurate records of documents, keeping accurate records of mileage, expenses, and business receipts.

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  Nhs

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

  Data management and trial coordination for a portfolio of 30 Oncology and COVID vaccine clinical trials. Duties include study opening, data input, study management, patient coordination, study closeout and archiving procedures while complying with ethics and Good Clinical Practice, liasing with monitors, sponsors and Principal Investigators, managing patient appointment and visits. As a health champion volunteer, I promote physical and mental health, active lifestyle and healthy eating messages across my department and the trust, using health coaching and behaviour change techniques. I give presentations and create handouts and resources to raise awareness of the current health focuses of the NHS. Level 2 NVQ in Business Administration

  • Clinical Trials Research Administrator

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Health Champion

    Nov 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Clerical Officer

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
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  St mary’s university, twickenham

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

  Student representative

  Student representative for MSc Applied Sports Nutrition

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  Following ukad anti-doping principles

  May 2019 - May 2022

  Ukad anti-doping advisor

  Supporting athletes with WADA anti-doping regulations and supplement advice.

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  Allurion technologies

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2023

  Involved in the development of AI powered conversational agent Coach Iris (supported product development, prompt testing and quality monitoring, supported development of FAST metrics to evaluate conversation quality, accuracy and safety, supported definition of and monitored and audited success metrics and engagement)Contributes to behavioral intervention design and evaluation using Behaviour Change Wheel and COM-BAssisting and conducting qualitative and quantitative research, UX/UI research creating research materials (project management of multiple, simultaneous small to medium projects)Conduct literature reviews, drafts content for scientific publications, produces reports and presentations, analyzes dataRecruiting participants for research projects and coordinating test & learn process, user testingComplying engagement data and other relevant data required for communications with providersSupporting content strategy development and Creation of movement, nutrition and wellbeing behavioral content and supported development of digital learning pathway to support health behaviour changeSME for general physical activityData management and quality control (publications, presentations, posters, AI conversation metrics, data)Contribute to development and evaluation of digital products (My Daily Actions, content library, BC study materials, Coach Iris)Provide coaching and behavior change support for Allurion research participantsPriorization and effective communication and organization to effectively carry out multiple, simultaneous projects Show less Involved in the developmeny of AI powered conversational agent Coach IrisAssisting and conducting qualitative and quantitative research, UX/UI resear hAnalyzing and relaying resultsWriting research related reports and publicationsConducting literature reviewsRecruiting participants for researchComplying engagement data and other relevant data required for communications with providersMonitor incoming health dataSupporting content strategy development and Creation of movement, nutrition and wellbeing behavioral contentProvide coaching and behavior change support to research participantsCreate tools and communication documents as neededCollaborate with wider digital team to communicate best practicesSME for general physical activityData management and quality control Show less As part of the Behavioural Science Team:Assisting with the pilot trial (qualitative & quantitative research tasks) and other research projects, analysing data, creating reports and publicationsAssisting with nurition and health coaching to aid weightlossAnalysing and relaying data from smart scale, habit tracker and fitness trackerDevelopment and management of surveys (SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics)Contributing to the creation of nutrition and health content, coaching tools and coaching programme and UX/UI research Moderating online community Show less

  • Behavioral Scientist

    Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Behavioral Science Research Assistant

    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  • Research and Coaching Assistant

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
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  Entertainment committee, forces & families

  Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

  Co-chair volunteer

  Working with the committee co-chair in the development, organisation and management of events and community support for the military families in Gibraltar.

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  Military wives choirs

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Volunteering for the local MWC charity:Overseeing and managing the choir Collaborating with musical directorManaging committee members and delegating tasks appropriatelyOverseeing financial and operational activity (budget holder)Organizing and delivering fundraising events and performances Volunteering for the local MWC charity:Overseeing and managing the social media campaign for the choir in GibraltarCreating digital content as part of social media campaignManaging multiple social media platformsOnline community management and moderation

  • Choir Lead

    Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

  • PR and Publicity Lead

    Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
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  Sacher ai

  Feb 2024 - Sept 2024

  Research project manager

  Designing, delivering and continually evaluating AI powered chatbots for clients in the healthcare space, using prompt engineering and GPT Playground. Project Planning and ManagementProject Delivery (waterfall, agile)Team CoordinationStakeholder Support and relationship management Risk Management- planning and executionQuality Management- quality standards, planning, assurance and controlSME for health coaching, behavioural science, nutrition, physical activity Show less

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  Health innovation wessex

  Sept 2024 - now

  Evaluation programme coordinator- insight

  Working in partnership with University Hospitals Southampton NHS TrustBand 7 role at one of UK's Health Innovation Networks focused on designing and delivering mixed-method real world evaluations of various health innovation projects in the Wessex area and nationallyVisiting Fellow at the University of Southampton- Conducting research and real world evaluationsMixed methods techniques used include: rapid analysis technique, thematic analysis, Think Aloud, usability testing/ user testing, nominal group technique workshop, focus group, interview, pathway mapping exercises, information gathering exercises, case studies, evidence review/ scoping review, rapid evidence review/ literature review Show less

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  University of southampton

  Nov 2024 - now

  Visiting fellow

  School of Health Sciences Conducting real world mixed-method evaluations in association with Health Innovation Wessex and University Hospitals Southampton