Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- s.gaihre@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am a trained global public health and nutrition academic researcher with around 15 years of experience in environmental, lifestyle and social aspects of health and health promotion research. I have conducted population health research in both high- and low-income settings such as UK, Colombia, Mexico and Nepal. I am experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. My research skills include transdisciplinary research, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, quantitative surveys, interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation.
I am passionate about improving population health and well-being globally using transdisciplinary research methods and public engagement in research, driving health innovation and service transformation. I am Co-Principal investigator of the ImpACTT Project, which aims to improve assessment of child growth and nutrition status globally via the development of a novel child growth measurement device. Research Interest: Interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research; social, lifestyle and environmental determinants of health particularly water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), air quality, malnutrition, food security, climate change, health inequality, child health and nutritional status, respiratory and cardiovascular health. I have published widely on various aspects of global health research including food security, nutrition, sustainable development, health inequality, communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health and household environment.
Qualifications
- PhD Public Health2017 - University of Aberdeen
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I am a member of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee.
- External Memberships
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- Member - Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy (AnH Academy), since 2015
- Principal Advisor- The Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme (NNEdPro) Mexico Regional Network, since 2020
- Associate Fellow Advanced Higher Education (AFHEA), since 2021.
- Member, The Nutrition Society
Latest Publications
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 4235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x
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- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Automated household-based water disinfection system for rural communities: Field trials and community appropriation
Water research, vol. 284, 123888Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCoproducing COVID-19 Health Information Resources: A Participatory Study With Older Adults From Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK
Health Expectations, vol. 28, no. 4, e70370Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70370
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 519-536Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00691-1
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Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 36-51Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Nutrition and Health, Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Nutrition and Health
Accepting PhDsApplied Health Sciences
Accepting PhDs - Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I contribute to the teaching, training, supervision and assessment of MSc and PhD students across a range of programmes, including MSc Global Health & Management and MSc Public Health at the University of Aberdeen. I am a course coordinator of PU5919: EVALUATING POLICY EFFECTS IN PRACTICE (2022-2023).
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Classroom air quality and pupil attendance and attainment in Aberdeen primary schools
ISEE Conference Abstracts 213Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsAcute exposure to biomass smoke causes oxygen desaturation in adult women
Thorax, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 724-725Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.144717
Acute Exposure To Biomass Smoke Causes Oxygen De-saturation In Adults
American Thoracic Society 2010 International ConferenceContributions to Conferences: Abstracts