Professor Wendy Wills

Research output

Research output per year 2005 2010 2012 2013 2016 2022 2023 2023

• 50 Article
• 9 Commissioned report
• 5 Poster
• 3 Other report
• 14 More
  • 3 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 3 Paper
  • 2 Chapter
  • 2 Abstract
  • 2 Editorial
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  “The People's Summit”: A case for lived experience of food environments as a critical source of evidence to inform the follow-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

  Spires, M., Battersby, J., Cohen, N., Daivadanam, M., Demmler, K., Mattioni, D., Pradeilles, R., Thompson, C., Turner, C., Venegas Hargous, C., Wertheim-Heck, S., Wills, W. & Hawkes, C., 30 Jun 2023, In: Global Food Security . 37, 5 p., 100690.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  1 Downloads (Pure)

• Are Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction UnderResearched? A Rapid Review of the Dementia Prevention Literature

  Walsh, S., Wallace, L., Kuhn, I., Mytton, O., la Fortune, L., Wills, W., Mukadam, N. & Brayne, C., 15 May 2023, In: The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Risk Reduction Behavior 100%
  • Primary Prevention 84%
  • Dementia 81%
  • Population 38%
  • Health Priorities 20%

• Vulnerability to food insecurity among older people: the role of social capital

  Wills, W. & Dickinson, A., 8 May 2023, In: Sociological Research Online. 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • nutrition situation 100%
  • social capital 75%
  • vulnerability 69%
  • food 59%
  • cost of living 11%

• ‘Feta is obviously very dangerous stuff looking at all those reds’: Can nutrition labelling help people living with type 2 diabetes to self‐manage their condition?

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 21 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 36, 4, p. 1131-1143 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Food Labeling 100%
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 48%
  • Food 45%
  • Diaries 17%
  • Color 13%
  5 Downloads (Pure)

• BeeZee Bodies Embedded Ethnography Evaluation Project

  Newman, H., Brady, L-M., Almack, K., Mathie, E. & Wills, W., 7 Feb 2023, University of Hertfordshire. 41 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  File

  • ethnography 100%
  • evaluation 51%
  • community care 26%
  • Service delivery 20%
  • qualitative research 17%
  14 Downloads (Pure)

• BeeZee Bodies Evaluation: Summary Report

  Newman, H., Brady, L-M., Almack, K., Mathie, E. & Wills, W., 7 Feb 2023, University of Hertfordshire.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  13 Downloads (Pure)

• Adaptations to the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplementary out-of-pocket costs analysis

  Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Fakoya, O., Jackson, S., Jackson, C., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 10 Jan 2023, (In preparation) In: BMC Public Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pandemics 100%
  • Health Expenditures 95%
  • Referral and Consultation 69%
  • Exercise 60%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 58%

• Moving an exercise referral scheme to remote delivery during the Covid-19 pandemic: an observational study examining the impact on uptake, adherence, outcomes, and costs

  Newby, K., Howlett, N., Wagner, A., Smeeton, N., Fakoya, O., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Bontoft, C., Brown, K. & Wills, W., 10 Jan 2023, (In preparation) In: BMC Public Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pandemics 100%
  • Observational Studies 73%
  • Referral and Consultation 69%
  • Exercise 60%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 58%
• 2022

  Hostile Environments: Immigration and Food Poverty in the UK

  Hamilton, L., Thompson, C. & Wills, W., 13 Dec 2022, University of Hertfordshire. 30 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • immigration 100%
  • poverty 86%
  • food 84%
  • advocacy groups 43%
  • bank 31%
  37 Downloads (Pure)

• Changes to household food shopping practices during the COVID-19 restrictions: Evidence from the East of England

  Thompson, C., Hamilton, L., Dickinson, A., Fallaize, R., Mathie, E., Rogers, S. & Wills, W., 30 Nov 2022, In: Health & Place. 78, 22 p., 102906.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • England 100%
  • Food 70%
  • food 69%
  • coastal region 48%
  • evidence 42%
  23 Downloads (Pure)

• Meals on wheels services and the food security of older people

  Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 27 Oct 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • meals on wheels 100%
  • Food Services 86%
  • Food Supply 73%
  • food 40%
  • Food 24%
  8 Downloads (Pure)

• A systematic review and behaviour change technique analysis of remotely delivered alcohol and/or substance misuse interventions for adults

  Howlett, N., Garcia Iglesias, J., Bontoft, C., Breslow, G., Bartington, S., Freethy, I., Huerga, M., Jones, J., Lloyd, N., Marshall, T., Williams, S., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 1 Oct 2022, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 239, 13 p., 109597.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Alcohols 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 98%
  • Alcohol 80%
  • Bias Potential 31%
  • Libraries 19%
  10 Downloads (Pure)

• Mothers’ accounts of mealtime and feeding challenges for children with Tourette Syndrome or Persistent Tic Disorders

  Bamigbade, S-E., Rogers, S., Wills, W. & Ludlow, A., 1 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Tic Disorders 100%
  • Tourette Syndrome 88%
  • Tics 68%
  • Meals 61%
  • Mothers 43%
  23 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of the move to remote delivery of drug and alcohol services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study protocol

  Lloyd, N., Wills, W., Bartington, S., Bontoft, C., Breslin, G., Fakoya, O., Freethy, I., Garcia-Iglesias, J., Howlett, N., Jones, J., Newby, K., Smeeton, N., Wagner, A., Wellings, A., Wellsted, D. & Brown, K., 31 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Public Health Research. 11, 3, 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Pandemics 100%
  • alcohol 71%
  • Alcohols 70%
  • drug 63%
  • evaluation 42%
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring the promise and limitations of autonomous online timelines to understand experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic

  Garcia Iglesias, J., Lloyd, N., Freethy, I., Smeeton, N., Wellings, A., Jones, J., Wills, W. & Brown, K., 16 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociological Research Online. p. 1-14 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • key event 100%
  • professional experience 82%
  • experience 68%
  • aesthetics 67%
  • event 41%
  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of a Whole System Approach to Diet and Healthy Weight in the East of Scotland: Study Protocol

  Breslin, G., Wills, W., Bartington, S., Bontoft, C., Fakoya, O., Freethy, I., Garcia Iglesias, J., Howlett, N., Jones, J., Lebcir, R. M., Lloyd, N., Newby, K., Smeeton, N., Wagner, A., Wellings, A., Wellsted, D. & Brown, K., 24 Mar 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • ideal body weight 100%
  • Scotland 68%
  • obesity 66%
  • protocols 45%
  • research programs 35%
  15 Downloads (Pure)

• Building a health and wellbeing research partnership with children and their families in deprived neighbourhoods in Stevenage

  Jones, J., Mathie, E., Hamilton, L., Berman, H., Thompson, C., Wills, W., Carson, C., Chapman, A. & Vaithilingham, P., 1 Feb 2022, University of Hertfordshire.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  • health 100%
  • deprivation 53%
  • low income 43%
  • public health 39%
  • poverty 38%

• Developing the Diary-Interview Approach to Study the Embodied, Tacit and Mundane Nutrition Information Behaviours of People with Type 2 Diabetes

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 27 Jan 2022, In: Sociological Research Online. p. 1-20 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • chronic illness 100%
  • nutrition 88%
  • interview 43%
  • qualitative interview 23%
  • contact 17%
  13 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing the Diary-Interview Approach to Study the Embodied, Tacit and Mundane Nutrition Information Behaviours of People with Type 2 Diabetes

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 27 Jan 2022.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  • chronic illness 100%
  • nutrition 88%
  • interview 43%
  • qualitative interview 23%
  • contact 17%
• 2021

  Remote delivery of alcohol and/or substance misuse interventions for adults: A systematic review protocol

  Howlett, N., Garcia-Iglesias, J., Breslin, G., Bartington, S., Jones, J., Brown, K., Wills, W. & Saokaew, S. (ed.), 2 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLoS ONE. 16, 11, 11 p., e0259525.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Alcohols 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 98%
  • Coronavirus 55%
  • Global Burden of Disease 29%
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 28%
  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Food security and food practices in later life: A new model of vulnerability

  Dickinson, A., Wills, W., Kapetanaki, A. B., Halliday, S., Ikioda, F. & Godfrey-Smythe, A., 24 Feb 2021, In: Ageing and Society. p. 1-26 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Food Insecurity 100%
  • Food Supply 71%
  • Food Security 57%
  • nutrition situation 55%
  • Vulnerability 54%
  32 Downloads (Pure)

• Active over Alcohol

  Wills, W., Bottoms, L. & Leighton, D., 20 Jan 2021, University of Hertfordshire. 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • Alcohol Drinking 100%
  • Mental Health 85%
  • Alcohols 81%
  • Program Evaluation 61%
  • Feasibility Studies 56%
  21 Downloads (Pure)

• The chimera of choice in UK food policy 1976-2018

  Burges Watson, D., Draper, A. & Wills, W., 1 Jan 2021, In: British Food Journal. 123, 4, p. 1596-1609 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • food policy 100%
  • Food Policy 86%
  • Nutrition Policy 86%
  • chimerism 76%
  • public health 47%
  12 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  The impact of covid-19 and the resulting mitigation measures on food and eating in the East of England: Interim report

  Thompson, C., Hamilton, L., Dickinson, A., Fallaize, R., Mathie, E., Rogers, S. & Wills, W., 15 Sept 2020, University of Hertfordshire.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

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  • mitigation measure 100%
  • eating behavior 65%
  • food 46%
  • donation 9%
  • health 8%
  49 Downloads (Pure)

• Scottish Food Practices: Household food practices and the use of dietary information

  Wills, W., Vaghi, F., Geddes, K. & Hamilton, L., 18 Aug 2020, University of Hertfordshire. 31 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • households 100%
  • food purchasing 92%
  • Scotland 67%
  • ingestion 50%
  • dietary recommendations 36%
  28 Downloads (Pure)

• Institutional spaces and sociable eating: young people, food, and expressions of care

  Murray, S. & Wills, W., 7 Apr 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Youth Studies. 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • eating behavior 100%
  • food 71%
  • adequate food 22%
  • friendship group 20%
  • sociality 16%
  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Social Care Research Readiness Project: Mapping The Social Care Landscape Across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire: Mapping The Social Care Landscape Across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire

  Wills, W., Almack, K., Littlechild, B. & Chester, K., 31 Mar 2020, University of Hertfordshire. 35 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

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  14 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Addressing Obesity in Stevenage, Hertfordshire: A Consultation with Young People

  Hamilton, L., Hamlyn Williams, C., Wills, W., Mathie, E. & Beer, J., 13 Dec 2019, Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire. 19 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • public health 100%
  • Sports 66%
  • holidays 58%
  • social behavior 44%
  • eating behavior 44%
  81 Downloads (Pure)

• Socioeconomic Differences and the Potential Role of Tribes in Young People’s Food and Drink Purchasing Outside School at Lunchtime

  Kapetanaki, A., Wills, W., danesi, G. & Spencer, N., 10 Jul 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 16, 14, 2447.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Lunch 100%
  • Purchasing 90%
  • Population Groups 81%
  • school 69%
  • socioeconomics 64%
  83 Downloads (Pure)

• Socio-Economic Factors, the Food Environment and Lunchtime Food Purchasing by Young People at Secondary School

  Wills, W., Danesi, G., Kapetanaki, A. & Hamilton, L., 1 May 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 16, 9, 1605.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Lunch 100%
  • socioeconomic factor 93%
  • Purchasing 90%
  • socioeconomic status 89%
  • socioeconomic factors 84%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  68 Downloads (Pure)

• Addressing malnutrition and access to food for older people: The Food In Later Life Game

  Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 1 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Community Nursing. 33, 1, p. 16-17 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2018

  Complex Change and The Older Household’s Food Consumption Practices

  Halliday, S., Kapetanaki, A., Wills, W. & Dickinson, A., 9 Jul 2018, p. 225-228.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  Open Access

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  89 Downloads (Pure)

• The socio-economic boundaries shaping young people’s lunchtime food practices on a school day

  Wills, W., Danesi, G., Kapetanaki, A. & Hamilton, L., 1 May 2018, In: Children and Society. 32, 3, p. 195-206 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Lunch 100%
  • Economics 61%
  • Food 55%
  • food 54%
  • economics 33%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  62 Downloads (Pure)

• Children's and Young People's Food Practices in Contexts of Poverty and Inequality

  Wills, W. & O'Connell, R., 6 Apr 2018, In: Children and Society. 32, 3, p. 169-173 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  Open Access

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  6 Citations (Scopus)

  30 Downloads (Pure)

• Children’s and Young People’s Food Practices in Contexts of Poverty and Inequality: Introduction to the Special Issue

  Wills, W. & O'Connell, R., 2018, In: Children and Society. 32

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2017

  Patterns of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption amongst young people aged 13–15 years during the school day in Scotland

  Hamilton, L. & Wills, W., 1 Sept 2017, In: Appetite. 116, p. 196-2014 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverages 100%
  • Scotland 85%
  • Sugars 53%
  • food 50%
  • Food 38%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  158 Downloads (Pure)

• Socio-economic differences in diet, physical activity and leisure-time screen use among Scottish children in 2006 and 2010: are we closing the gap?

  Geraldine McNeill, Masson, L. F., Macdiarmid, J. I., Craig, L. C. A., Wills, W. & Bromley, C., 30 Apr 2017, In: Public Health Nutrition. 20, 6, p. 951-958 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • leisure time 100%
  • Leisure Activities 96%
  • Satureja 69%
  • Economics 67%
  • Diet 59%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  80 Downloads (Pure)

• Nutrition Information in Type 2 Diabetes poster presentation at the University of Hertfordshire Health and Social Work Conference July 2017

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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  • poster 100%
  • chronic illness 94%
  • nutrition 83%
  • social work 74%
  • health 43%
  122 Downloads (Pure)

• Studying tacit food and eating practices using visual research and diary methods – Methodological symposium: The Diary/interview method: Researching Nutrition Information Seeking Behaviour

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

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  • information-seeking behavior 100%
  • eating behavior 77%
  • nutrition 70%
  • research method 64%
  • food 55%
  150 Downloads (Pure)

• What is the quality of online information about diet available to people with type 2 diabetes?

  Ali, U., Rahman, M., McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 2017, p. 129. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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  • Nutritionists 100%
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 63%
  • Diet 58%
  • Blogging 23%
  • Consumer Health Information 12%
  242 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  AN EXPLORATION OF NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 10 Sept 2016, p. 421-475. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • chronic illness 100%
  • nutrition 88%
  • food 34%
  • Healthcare 29%
  • qualitative interview 23%
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• THE DELIVERY OF NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, A PILOT PROJECT

  McClinchy, J., Zaidi, M., Dickinson, A., Wills, W. & Jerome, L., 10 Sept 2016, p. 413-420. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Pharmacies 100%
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 65%
  • Nutritionists 25%
  • Pharmacists 21%
  • Charities 15%
  6 Downloads (Pure)

• WHAT NUTRITION INFORMATION ARE DIETITIANS USING WITH THEIR PATIENTS WHO HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES?

  McClinchy, J., Kyeremateng, C., Dickinson, A., Wills, W. & Jerome, L., 10 Sept 2016, p. 413-420. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Nutritionists 100%
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 63%
  • Delivery of Health Care 30%
  • Charities 23%
  • Patient Participation 19%
  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Reflections on the Use of Visual Methods in a Qualitative Study of Domestic Kitchen Practices

  Wills, W., Meah, A., Dickinson, A. & Short, F., 1 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Sociology. 50, 3, p. 470-485 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • video recording 100%
  • photography 99%
  • anonymity 98%
  • interview 38%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

  220 Downloads (Pure)

• Lunchtime food and drink purchasing: young people’s practices, preferences and power within and beyond the school gate

  Wills, W., Danesi, G. & Kapetanaki, A., 2 Apr 2016, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 46, 2, p. 195-210

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • food 100%
  • Childrens rights 46%
  • deprivation 23%
  • sociology 18%
  • secondary school 17%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  302 Downloads (Pure)

• Food environments of young people: linking individual behaviour to environmental context

  Tyrrell, R. L., Greenhalgh, F., Hodgson, S., Wills, W., Mathers, J. C., Adamson, A. J. & Lake, A., 8 Mar 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health. 39, 1, p. 95-104

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Food 100%
  • food 98%
  • Fast Foods 25%
  • baker 23%
  • Nutrients 16%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  97 Downloads (Pure)

• An exploration of nutrition information for people with type 2 diabetes.

  McClinchy, J., Dickinson, A. & Wills, W., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File

  • chronic illness 100%
  • nutrition 88%
  • food 46%
  • qualitative interview 31%
  • available information 17%
  753 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Is It a Pleasure to Eat Together? Theoretical Reflections on Conviviality and the Mediterranean Diet

  Phull, S., Wills, W. & Dickinson, A., Nov 2015, In: Sociology Compass. 9, 11, p. 977-986

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • eating behavior 100%
  • Morocco 39%
  • cultural capital 37%
  • UNESCO 37%
  • meals 36%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Attitudes to weight and weight management in the early teenage years: A qualitative study of parental perceptions and views

  Wills, W. & Lawton, J., 25 Sept 2015, In: Health expectations. 18, 5, p. 775-783

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Weights and Measures 100%
  • Parents 98%
  • management 75%
  • Overweight 34%
  • Obesity 18%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  345 Downloads (Pure)

• The Influence of Deprivation and the Food Environment on Food and Drink Purchased by Secondary School Pupils Beyond the School Gate: final report

  Wills, W., Kapetanaki, A. B., Rennie, K., Danesi, G., Martin, A., Hamilton, L. & Bygrave, A., Apr 2015, Aberdeen: Food Standards Scotland. 74 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • secondary school pupil 100%
  • deprivation 71%
  • food 50%
  • purchase 33%
  77 Downloads (Pure)