Dr Jordan Beaumont RNutr (Public Health), FHEA
Lecturer in Food and Nutrition
Summary
I am a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) (Public Health) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I joined Sheffield Hallam in early 2021 as an Associate Lecturer, and was made full Lecturer within the Food and Nutrition group in August 2022. Within this role, I teach across a range of food and nutrition modules, particularly at postgraduate level, and supervise masters dissertation projects. I am also the Course Leader for the MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development and co-lead of the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster. My research focusses on obesity and weight management, and explores novel interventions for weight management, the perceptions of health and obesity, and eating behaviours and appetite control. My PhD thesis explored the use of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques to modulate eating behaviours. I have previously worked as a Visiting Lecturer (Leeds Trinity University), and freelance nutritionist with specialism in weight management.
About
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Food, Leeds Trinity University (2010 to 2013)
MMedSci Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield (2013 to 2014)
PGCert Higher Education, Leeds Trinity University (2018 to 2019)
PhD Nutrition, Leeds Trinity University (2017 to 2022)
Member of Professional Body:
Registered Nutritionist (RNutr), Association for Nutrition
Fellow of the Higher Education Academic (FHEA)
Member of the Association for the Study of Obesity
Member of the Nutrition Society
Lecturer
Course Leader for MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development
Teaching
Department of Service Sector Management
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Food and Nutrition Group
MSc Food and Nutrition Sciences
MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development
MSc Nutrition with Obesity and Weight Management
MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management
MSc Nutrition for Sport and Exercise
BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition
BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition and Health
BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Diet and Wellbeing
Interventions for Weight Management (level 7)
Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry (level 7)
Research Methods (level 7)
Food and Nutrition Consultancy Challenge (level 6)
Food Perception and Consumer Behaviour (level 6)
Physical Activity and Health (level 5)
Academic and Professional Skills (level 4)
Research
Current projects includes:
- Evaluation of tier 2 weight management services
- Impact of food insecurity on childhood obesity
- Perceptions of health and obesity
- Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques as potential interventions for weight management
- Link between cognitive functions and eating behaviour
Publications
Key Publications
Beaumont, J., Smith, N.C., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., ... Barwood, M.J. (2022). Modulating eating behavior with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic literature review on the impact of eating behavior traits. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 23 (2). http://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13364
Journal articles
Over, D., Arjomandkhah, N., Beaumont, J., Goodall, S., & Barwood, M. (2023). Skin Application of Menthol Enhances Maximal Isometric Lifting Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. http://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004305
Beaumont, J.D., Smith, N.C., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., ... Barwood, M.J. (2022). Effective Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Parameters for the Modulation of Eating Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosomatic medicine, 84 (6), 646-657. http://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001074
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Nowicky, A., Russell, M., & Barwood, M.J. (2021). The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, reward and appetite in a healthy population. Appetite, 157. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105004
Conference papers
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2019). Appeal biases for sweet and fatty foods are robust following a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a healthy weight population. Obesity Abstracts, 1. http://doi.org/10.1530/obabs.01.rfc1.1
Noorwali, E.A., Beaumont, J., Corfe, B.M., & Owen, L. (2017). The effects of probiotic supplementation on emotional memory and pain response. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76 (OCE1). http://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665117000064
Theses / Dissertations
Beaumont, J. (2022). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Towards effective study design, stimulation parameters and participant characteristics. (Doctoral thesis). https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/31638/
Internet Publications
Beaumont, J. (2022). Exploring Brain Stimulation: A Possible Intervention for Obesity? https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/blog/blog-posts/exploring-electrical-brain-stimulation-a-possible-intervention-for-obesity.php
Beaumont, J. (2021). Electric Currents and Eating Behaviour. https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/chefscluster/2021/09/30/electric-currents-and-eating-behaviour/
Presentations
Beaumont, J. (2023). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Presented at: CHEFS Paired Papers Seminar, Online, 2023
Beaumont, J. (2023). Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a potential intervention for weight management. Presented at: Nutritional Epidemiology Group Seminar, University of Leeds
Beaumont, J. (2023). Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a potential intervention for weight management. Presented at: Association for Nutrition (AfN) Yorkshire and Humber Regional Meeting
Beaumont, J. (2022). Using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to change eating behaviours. Presented at: Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) Yorkshire and Humber Regional Conference, University of Sheffield
Beaumont, J., & Smith, N. (2022). Understanding the Perceptions of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES). Presented at: School of Social and Health Sciences research seminar series, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., & Goodwin, E. (2022). “A fear of the unknown”: Understanding the perceptions of non-invasive brain stimulation. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2021). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Presented at: Faculty of Social and Health Sciences research seminar series, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2021). The impact of variation in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) parameters and participant characteristics on eating-related outcomes. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2020). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on eating behaviour. Presented at: Invited talk at the Human Appetite Research Unit (HARU) lab meeting, University of Leeds
Beaumont, J. (2019). Is there a role for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in appetite control? Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., & Barwood, M. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): A Demonstration.
Posters
Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2023). An evaluation of tier 2 weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Presented at: 30th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Dublin, 2023
Beaumont, J., Goodwin, E., Smith, N., Davis, D., Dalton, M., & Barwood, M. (2023). Understanding the perception of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a tool for weight management. Presented at: British Feeding and Drinking Groups (BFDG) 47th Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, 2023
Beaumont, J. (2022). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward, and subjective appetite in those with binge-type eating behaviour. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2022, Lancaster University
Beaumont, J., Smith, N., Starr, D., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., ... Barwood, M. (2021). Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic literature review on the impact of eating behaviour traits. Presented at: Brainbox Initiative Conference 2021, Online, 2021
Beaumont, J. (2021). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward, and subjective appetite in those with binge-type eating behaviour. Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2021). Understanding the Perceptions of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES). Presented at: Postgraduate Research Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., Starr, D., Smith, N., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., ... Barwood, M. (2021). Effective transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) parameters for the modulation of eating behaviour: A systematic literature review. Presented at: Second International Workshop on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Online, 2021
Beaumont, J., Davis, D., Dalton, M., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2019). Appeal biases for sweet and fatty foods are robust following a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a healthy population. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2019, University of Leeds, 2019
Beaumont, J. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A possible intervention for obesity? Presented at: Postgraduate Research Mini-Conference, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A possible intervention for obesity? Presented at: Health and Psychology Summit, Leeds Trinity University
Beaumont, J., Noorwali, E., Corfe, B., & Owen, L. (2016). The effects of probiotic supplementation on emotional memory and pain response. Presented at: Nutrition Society Winter Conference: Diet, Nutrition and Mental Health and Wellbeing, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 2016
Other publications
Dalton, M., Buckland, N., Finlayson, G., & Beaumont, J. (2023). The association between satiety responsiveness, measures of appetite control and body weight in adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=410730
Postgraduate supervision
2023 to present: Predictors of binge-drinking and drunkorexic behaviours