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Professor Amelia Lake

Professor in Public Health Nutrition in the School of Health & Life Sciences, and Associate Director of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health

Professor Amelia Lake

I’m passionate about improving people’s health, especially the health of young people, and working at Teesside University has enabled me to make a real impact through my research and collaborations.

Since joining Teesside University three years ago, I’ve progressed my research on nutrition and public health, food poverty and obesity, and I’ve worked with organisations and policy makers on a campaign to ban the sale of energy drinks to under 16s.

I'm also an Associate Director of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, a collaboration of the five North East universities.

My roles keep me busy, and, similar to others, it can be a challenge to balance my research and teaching commitments with having a home life.

However, I’m pleased to be able to work part-time, three days a week, as it allows me work and spend time with my two children, Auden (7) and Faye (4).

With my husband Simon, I run The David Ashwell Foundation, a charity in memory of our eldest son David who died in 2011 from a rare lung disease called Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACD). To date we’ve raised over £200,000 to help fund nine research projects into the genetics of ACD.

It was an honour to be featured in this year's Timewise Power 50 Awards and I hope it demonstrates that you don’t have to work full-time to be successful, and to make a difference.

The awards aim to inspire employers across the country and to challenge the belief that part-time workers cannot be ambitious, highly successful and occupy senior positions.

I am grateful for the support I receive from my colleagues and I’m looking forward to continuing to make a positive difference to health through my collaborations, research and building capacity through teaching.

 
 
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