Professor Kirsty Kiezebrink

Professor Kirsty Kiezebrink
Professor Kirsty Kiezebrink
Professor Kirsty Kiezebrink

BSc (Hons), PGDip, PhD, FHEA, RNutr

Dean for Educational Innovation, Personal Chair

Accepting PhDs

About
Email Address
k.kiezebrink@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438034
Office Address

Postgraduate Education Group, Rm 1:068 Polwarth Building University of Aberdeen Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD Scotland

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Kirsty joined the university in July 2010 as RCUK funded research fellow based in the health services research unit. She has since then taken on the lead of the Postgraduate Education Group and works closely with colleagues to conduct and disseminate research into teaching and learning at a postgraduate level.  Kirsty leads the development and enhancement of online learning for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.  Within this role, she has worked with staff from across all the research groups within the institute to develop and run our four highly successful fully online masters in Clinical Nutrition, Health Economics for Health Professionals, Applied Health Sciences and Public Health.  Kirsty’s research currently focusses on the public’s understanding and engagement with science with particular reference to medical and health related research.  Alongside Kirsty’s role as postgraduate coordinator for both our taught and research programmes Kirsty is also the deputy director for Applied Health Sciences.

Kirsty is keen to supervise PhD students in the field of public health nutrition particularly around communication of health messages.  She is also keen to supervise projects looking at enhancing education and training in applied health science fields in addition to projects looking at the role of technology in enhancing the learning environment.

External Memberships

Kirsty is a course assessor for the Association for Nutrition.  She has also undertaken the role of role model for the AURORA leadership programme

Research

Research Overview

 Kirstys current research focus is on communication of science and in particular health research with the general population through the mainstream media and online media sources.

Kirsty is willing to supervise PhD students in the field of public health nutrition particularly around communication of health messages.  She is also keen to supervise projects looking at enhancing education and training in applied health science fields.  Any student interested in this should contact her directly to discuss their ideas prior to submitting a formal application

 

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Education, Nutrition and Health.


Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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Applied Health Sciences

Supervising
Accepting PhDs

Education

Supervising
Accepting PhDs

Nutrition and Health

Supervising
Accepting PhDs

Research Specialisms

  • Education Policy

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

Kirsty’s current research focuses on communication of science with a particular focus on health and nutrition.  

She is currently undertaking and extensive evaluation of methods of learner engagement comparing the traditional on campus environment with online environment. Through this work Kirsty and her team aim to identify areas of good practice which enhance student experience for both online and on campus students.

Embedded within this evaluation is a distinct project looking at the acceptability and feasibility of a new model for provision of assessment feedback, which will address student needs for more timely and detailed feedback whilst minimising staff resources required to facilitate this. Specifically we aim to determine if the provision of detailed feedback prior to assessment submission promotes student engagement with the feedback process and enhances learning by providing students with the opportunity to reflect and make changes as a result of the comments before a final grade is determined?

Funding and Grants

Title: Ways to Intervene and Support Engagement of Older adults Weight Loss Study (WISE OWLS).  

Funder: Chief Scientist Office. £49,274

Start date: 01-10-2012 (duration: 12 months)

Role: Principal Investigator

Co-applicants: Professor Alison Avenell (University of Aberdeen),Professor Amanda Clarke(University of Northumbria), Dr Miles Witham(University of Dundee) & Professor Pat Hoddinott (University of Stirling)

 

Title: Determinants of seafood consumption in pre-school age children.

Funders:  Seafish Industry project fund. £38,333.  

              Food and Drink Interface doctorate scholarship £30,082

Start date: Oct 2012 (duration 36 months)

Role: Principal Investigator (lead supervisor)

Co-applicants: Dr Debbie Marais (University of Aberdeen), 

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Kirsty is the postgraduate coordinator for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences. This role involves overseeing the postgraduate taught course (both on campus and online) within the institute. Kirsty also coordinates two courses in research methods; one using an on-campus delivery mode and the second an online delivery mode, in addition to contributing to a wide range of courses within applied health sciences. With her role as postgraduate coordinator for taught courses Kirsty chairs the student staff liaison committee and exam boards for applied health sciences and has taken a key role in the university in developing procedures to enhance online learning.

In addition, Kirsty also has the responsibility for postgraduate coordinator for research this role involves overseeing the postgraduate research programmes within the institute and supporting both students and supervisors through their study period. Within the role Kirsty works collaboratively with the other 4 institutes within the school to provide a support environment for student to develop their skills and enhance their experience whilst undertaking their research degrees. Within the university Kirsty has taken a lead within the postgraduate research school in developing procedures for assessing progression throughout the research degree and has worked with colleagues across the university to identify ways enable these new processes to be standardised across the university whilst still retaining level of flexibility to ensure they are relevant to the discipline

Publications

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  • Genetic correlations of psychiatric traits with body composition and glycemic traits are sex- and age-dependent

    Hübel, C., Gaspar, H. A., Coleman, J. R. I., Hanscombe, K. B., Purves, K., Prokopenko, I., Graff, M., Ngwa, J. S., Workalemahu, T., O'Reilly, P. F., Bulik, C. M., Breen, G., ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Kiezebrink, K.
    Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5765
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

    Watson, H. J., Yilmaz, Z., Thornton, L. M., Hübel, C., Coleman, J. R. I., Gaspar, H. A., Bryois, J., Hinney, A., Leppä, V. M., Mattheisen, M., Medland, S. E., Ripke, S., Yao, S., Giusti-Rodríguez, P., Hanscombe, K. B., Purves, K. L., Adan, R. A. H., Alfredsson, L., Ando, T., Andreassen, O. A., Baker, J. H., Berrettini, W. H., Boehm, I., Boni, C., Perica, V. B., Buehren, K., Burghardt, R., Cassina, M., Cichon, S., Clementi, M., Cone, R. D., Courtet, P., Crow, S., Crowley, J. J., Danner, U. N., Davis, O. S. P., de Zwaan, M., Dedoussis, G., Degortes, D., DeSocio, J. E., Dick, D. M., Dikeos, D., Dina, C., Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M., Docampo, E., Duncan, L. E., Egberts, K., Ehrlich, S., Escaramís, G., Esko, T., Estivill, X., Farmer, A., Favaro, A., Fernández-Aranda, F., Fichter, M. M., Fischer, K., Föcker, M., Foretova, L., Forstner, A. J., Forzan, M., Franklin, C. S., Gallinger, S., Giegling, I., Giuranna, J., Gonidakis, F., Gorwood, P., Mayora, M. G., Guillaume, S., Guo, Y., Hakonarson, H., Hatzikotoulas, K., Hauser, J., Hebebrand, J., Helder, S. G., Herms, S., Herpertz-Dahlmann, B., Herzog, W., Huckins, L. M., Hudson, J. I., Imgart, H., Inoko, H., Janout, V., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Julià, A., Kalsi, G., Kaminská, D., Kaprio, J., Karhunen, L., Karwautz, A., Kas, M. J. H., Kennedy, J. L., Keski-Rahkonen, A., Kiezebrink, K., Kim, Y., Klareskog, L., Klump, K. L., Knudsen, G. P. S., La Via, M. C., Le Hellard, S., Levitan, R. D., Li, D., Lilenfeld, L., Lin, B. D., Lissowska, J., Luykx, J., Magistretti, P. J., Maj, M., Mannik, K., Marsal, S., Marshall, C. R., Mattingsdal, M., McDevitt, S., McGuffin, P., Metspalu, A., Meulenbelt, I., Micali, N., Mitchell, K., Monteleone, A. M., Monteleone, P., Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Nacmias, B., Navratilova, M., Ntalla, I., O’Toole, J. K., Ophoff, R. A., Padyukov, L., Palotie, A., Pantel, J., Papezova, H., Pinto, D., Rabionet, R., Raevuori, A., Ramoz, N., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Ricca, V., Ripatti, S., Ritschel, F., Roberts, M., Rotondo, A., Rujescu, D., Rybakowski, F., Santonastaso, P., Scherag, A., Scherer, S. W., Schmidt, U., Schork, N. J., Schosser, A., Seitz, J., Slachtova, L., Slagboom, P. E., Slof-Op ‘t Landt, M. C. T., Slopien, A., Sorbi, S., Świątkowska, B., Szatkiewicz, J. P., Tachmazidou, I., Tenconi, E., Tortorella, A., Tozzi, F., Treasure, J., Tsitsika, A., Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor, M., Tziouvas, K., van Elburg, A. A., van Furth, E. F., Wagner, G., Walton, E., Widen, E., Zeggini, E., Zerwas, S., Zipfel, S., Bergen, A. W., Boden, J. M., Brandt, H., Crawford, S., Halmi, K. A., Horwood, L. J., Johnson, C., Kaplan, A. S., Kaye, W. H., Mitchell, J. E., Olsen, C. M., Pearson, J. F., Pedersen, N. L., Strober, M., Werge, T., Whiteman, D. C., Woodside, D. B., Stuber, G. D., Gordon, S., Grove, J., Henders, A. K., Juréus, A., Kirk, K. M., Larsen, J. T., Parker, R., Petersen, L., Jordan, J., Kennedy, M., Montgomery, G. W., Wade, T. D., Birgegård, A., Lichtenstein, P., Norring, C., Landén, M., Martin, N. G., Mortensen, P. B., Sullivan, P. F., Breen, G., Bulik, C. M., Initiative, A. N. G., Consortium, E. D. W. G. o. t. P. G.
    Nature Genetics, vol. 51, pp. 1207-1214
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Investigation of common, low-frequency and rare genome-wide variation in anorexia nervosa

    Huckins, L. M., Hatzikotoulas, K., Southam, L., Thornton, L. M., Steinberg, J., Aguilera-Mckay, F., Treasure, J., Schmidt, U., Gunasinghe, C., Romero, A., Curtis, C., Rhodes, D., Moens, J., Kalsi, G., Dempster, D., Leung, R., Keohane, A., Burghardt, R., Ehrlich, S., Hebebrand, J., Hinney, A., Ludolph, A., Walton, E., Deloukas, P., Hofman, A., Palotie, A., Palta, P., van Rooij, F. J., Stirrups, K., Adan, R., Boni, C., Cone, R., Dedoussis, G., van Furth, E., Gonidakis, F., Gorwood, P., Hudson, J., Kaprio, J., Kas, M., Keski-Rahonen, A., Kiezebrink, K., Knudsen, G. P., Slof-Op ’T Landt, M. C., Maj, M., Monteleone, A. M., Monteleone, P., Raevuori, A. H., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Tozzi, F., Tsitsika, A., van Elburg, A. A., Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Collier, D. A., Sullivan, P. F., Breen, G., Bulik, C. M., Zeggini, E.
    Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1169-1180
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa suggests a risk locus implicated in dysregulated leptin signaling

    Li, D., Chang, X., Connolly, J. J., Tian, L., Liu, Y., Bhoj, E. J., Robinson, N., Abrams, D., Li, Y. R., Bradfield, J. P., Kim, C. E., Li, J., Wang, F., Snyder, J., Lemma, M., Hou, C., Wei, Z., Guo, Y., Qiu, H., Mentch, F. D., Thomas, K. A., Chiavacci, R. M., Cone, R., Li, B., Sleiman, P. A., Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Price Foundation Collaborative Group, Hakonarson, H., Perica, V. B., Franklin, C. S., Floyd, J. A., Thornton, L. M., Huckins, L. M., Southam, L., Rayner, N. W., Tachmazidou, I., Schmidt, U., Tozzi, F., Kiezebrink, K., Hebebrand, J., Gorwood, P., Adan, R. A., Kas, M. J., Favaro, A., Santonastaso, P., Fernánde-Aranda, F., Gratacos, M., Rybakowski, F., Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M., Kaprio, J., Keski-Rahkonen, A., Raevuori-Helkamaa, A.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, 3847
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • How important are the influencing factors to the decision on whether to provide seafood in infant and young child feeding?

    Carstairs, S. A., Marais, D., Craig, L. C. A., Kiezebrink, K.
    Appetite, vol. 117, pp. 224-233
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Significant Locus and Metabolic Genetic Correlations Revealed in Genome-Wide Association Study of Anorexia Nervosa

    Duncan, L., Yilmaz, Z., Gaspar, H., Walters, R., Goldstein, J., Anttila, V., Bulik-Sullivan, B., Ripke, S., Thornton, L., Hinney, A., Daly, M., Sullivan, P. F., Zeggini, E., Breen, G., Bulik, C. M., Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Kiezebrink, K.
    American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 174, no. 9, pp. 850-858
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Understanding perceived determinants of nurses’ eating and physical activity behaviour: A theory-informed qualitative interview study

    Power, B. T., Kiezebrink, K., Allan, J. L., Campbell, M. K.
    BMC Obesity, vol. 4, 18
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Factors influencing mothers' decisions on whether to provide seafood during early years' feeding: A qualitative study

    Carstairs, S. A., Craig, L. C. A., Marais, D., Kiezebrink, K.
    Appetite, vol. 108, pp. 277-287
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A comparison of preprepared commercial infant feeding meals with home-cooked recipes

    Carstairs, S. A., Craig, L. C. A., Marais, D., Bora, O. E., Kiezebrink, K.
    Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 101, no. 11, pp. 1037-1042
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Seafood inclusion in commercial main meal early years' food products

    Carstairs, S. A., Marais, D., Craig, L. C. A., Kiezebrink, K.
    Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 860-868
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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