Dr Amudha Poobalan - Public Health academic and an educator

Meet Dr Amudha Poobalan, Senior Lecturer in Public Health based at the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Aberdeena Principal. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), UK; Country Director of International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), New York, USA; and Senior Editor of Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (JARHE). She received her Medical degree from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore in India.

Amudha is involved in research collaborations nationally and internationally with India, Singapore, Australia, Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh and Nepal working with Medical schools, Universities, NGOs, Government and Private Research Foundations.

A truly fascinating academic whose research is around the epidemiology of Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer, with an interest in the lifestyle and health behaviour changes and its implications during ‘TRANSITIONS’ such as from adolescence to young adults; economic, demographic and cultural shifts in transitioning countries; and rural to urban transitions.

Contact Amudha, linkedin.com/in/amudha-poobalan-5a816ba3

Articles:

Berry, E., Aucott, L. & Poobalan, A. Are young adults appreciating the health promotion messages on diet and exercise?. J Public Health (Berl.) 26, 687–696 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-018-0905-9

Young IE, Poobalan A, Steinbeck K, O'Connor HT, Parker HM. Distribution of energy intake across the day and weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2022 Dec 18:e13537. doi: 10.1111/obr.13537. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36530130.