Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Greta took her first degree in Psychology at the University of Essex. After completing an ESRC funded PhD she began working as a Senior Research officer at the University of Essex. She came to Northumbria in 2003. Greta is a Professor of Enterprise within the Department of Psychology and is currently Director of Business and Employer Engagement and Director of Healthy Living. Greta is a committee member of the All Party Parliamentary School Food Group; a committee member of the North East of England Branch of the BPS; a member of the National Steering Group for Breakfast Clubs; and co-founder of the Northumbria Newcastle Developmental Psychology Initiative; she has also been an advisor to the Westminster Health and Education Forum.
Greta has led a number of successful knowledge transfer and public engagement events; including British Science Festival Events; a Full of Beans exhibit at the Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne; and an ESRC knowledge exchange conference. She has presented a number of Parliamentary Papers to the Westminster Health and Education Forum; the House of Lords; Annual Westminster Briefing Events and at HRH Prince of Wales, Seeing is Believing Visits. She currently leads a research group investigating the impact of 'holiday hunger' on social, educational, nutritional and economic outcomes in relation to children, families and society.
For some kids school holidays mean hunger and isolation
Jul 24, 2017 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The school holidays, the best times of your life, right? Maybe not if youre one of many families struggling to cope with the extra costs of food, activities and childcare. In fact for many families, rather than a summer...
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