Dr Samantha Caton
BSc (Hons), M.Med.Sci, PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
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- Profile
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I am a biological Psychologist with an interest in the broad areas of obesity, appetite regulation and nutrition. My first degree was in Psychology (University of Leeds) followed by a Masters degree in Human Nutrition (University of 91Ö±²¥).
I undertook my PhD at the University of Liverpool, studying the effects of alcohol on appetite regulation and energy balance. My PhD allowed me to combine both Psychology and Human Nutrition.
I joined the Section of Public Health as a Lecturer in October 2013. Prior to this I was a lecturer in Biopsychology and Neuroscience at the University of Bradford.
I have held post-doctoral positions both internationally and nationally; Germany (Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Department of Endocrinology), USA (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Department of Psychology) and most recently in the UK (University of Leeds, Institute of Psychological Sciences).
- Research interests
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- Promotion of healthful eating in pre-school children.
- Infant feeding behaviour.
- Effect of alcohol on appetite and body weight regulation.
Current projects
- Promotion of vegetable intake in pre-school children. I am currently involved, via my honorary fellowship at the University of Leeds, in an EU (FP7) funded project, "HabEat: Determining factors and critical periods in food Habit formation and breaking in Early childhood: a multidisciplinary approach" The work package that I am directly involved in is undertaken at the Human Appetite Research Unit Infant Lab, Institute of Psychological Sciences with Professor Marion Hetherington
- Early prevention: responsive feeding in pre-school children. This work is undertaken as part of an ESRC White Rose Collaborative studentship.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Appetite, 202, 107646-107646.
- . BMC Public Health, 23.
- . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22).
- . British Journal of Nutrition.
- . Nutrients, 14(9).
- . Nutrition Bulletin, 46(4), 497-505.
- . British Journal of Nutrition.
- . Nutrients, 13(10).
- . Obesity Reviews.
- . Nutrients, 11(12).
- . Nutrients, 11(12).
- . Food Quality and Preference.
- . Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 1625-1638.
- . Appetite, 137, 47-61.
- . Appetite, 133, 353-361.
- . Appetite, 132, 37-43.
- . Nutrients, 10(12).
- . Nutrients.
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.
- . Frontiers in Psychology, 8.
- . Maternal and Child Nutrition, 12, 205-228.
- . Current Obesity Reports, 4(1), 99-105.
- . Current obesity reports.
- . Appetite, 80, 154-160.
- . Appetite, 71, 470-470.
- . Appetite, 71, 48-56.
- . British Journal of Nutrition, 109(11), 2089-2097.
- . Appetite, 59(2), 622-622.
- . Appetite, 59(2), 619-619.
- . Physiology and Behavior, 106(2), 185-192.
- . Appetite, 57(3), 816-825.
- . Obesity, 17(2), 283-289.
- . Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 366-373.
- . Journal of Endocrinology, 196(2), 215-224.
- Eat fat, get fat?: The short-term effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss. OBESITY AND METABOLISM-MILAN, 3(1), 38-43.
- Acute effects of an alcoholic drink on food intake: aperitif versus co-ingestion.. Physiology & Behavior, 90, 368-375.
- . Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 3(4), 463-470.
- . Physiology & Behavior, 84(3), 371-377.
- . Physiology & Behavior, 81(1), 51-58.
- . Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 6(6), 639-644.
- . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-15.
- . Nutrients, 16(19), 3240-3240.
- . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-22.
- . Nutrients, 16(13), 2119-2119.
- . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
- . Nutrients, 16(2), 281-281.
- . Nutrients, 15(21), 4643-4643.
- . British Journal of Nutrition, 1-14.
- . PLoS ONE, 9(5), e97609-e97609.
- A comparison between parent and grandparent dietary provision, feeding styles and feeding practices when caring for preschool-aged children. Appetite.
Chapters
- sensory-specific satiation and satiety In Hort J, Kemp SE & Hollowood T (Ed.), Time-Dependent Measures of Perception in Sensory Evaluation (pp. 48-66). London: John Wiley & Sons.
- , Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (pp. 577-581). Elsevier
Theses / Dissertations
Preprints
- Research group
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PhD Students
- Janet McNally (University of Leeds, co-supervised with Professor Marion Hetherington
- Teaching interests
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- Supervision of Masters dissertations
- Supervision of Postgraduate research students
PhD supervision
I am interested in supervising Research Students in topics/areas such as Obesity, Nutrition and Infant feeding.
- Teaching activities
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Public Health teaching in Phase 1 of the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBChB)
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
- Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour (SSIB)
- British Feeding and Drinking Group (BFDG)
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