Dr Rachel Rundle
Summary
I have worked as a public health nutritionist for the past 20 years and gained experience in community development, programme evaluation and research. I joined the academic team at SHU in 2008 and have developed teaching expertise in public health nutrition, plus research interests in maternal and infant health, behaviour change and food poverty.
About
Qualifications
- 2002: Doctorate - Working Patterns and Food Behaviour within the Context of Family Life, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 1999: Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 1997: MMSc Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1995: BSc Medical Electronics, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Teaching expertise
- Nutrition; public health; maternal and infant health; behaviour change; food poverty;
Research
- Nutrition and public health
Publications
Journal articles
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets. NIHR Open Research, 4. http://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13735.1
Hawkins, A., & Rundle, R. (2024). School Food Hero and the Battle of the Food Foe: a story of public health policy, power imbalance and potential. Social Science and Medicine, 342. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116520
Pearce, J., & Rundle, R. (2022). Baby‐led weaning: a thematic analysis of comments made by parents using online parenting forums. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. http://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13078
Strömmer, S., Weller, S., Morrison, L., Soltani, H., Stephenson, J., Whitworth, M., ... Barker, M. (2021). Young women's and midwives' perspectives on improving nutritional support in pregnancy: The babies, eating, and LifestyLe in adolescence (BELLA) study. Social Science and Medicine, 274, 113781. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113781
Rundle, R., Soltani, H., & Duxbury, A. (2018). Exploring the views of young women and their healthcare professionals on dietary habits and supplementation practices in adolescent pregnancy: a qualitative study. BMC Nutrition, 4 (45). http://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-018-0254-7
Soltani, H., Duxbury, A., Rundle, R., & Marvin-Dowle, K. (2017). Dietary habits and supplementation practices of young women during pregnancy: an online cross-sectional survey of young mothers and health care professionals. BMC Nutrition, 3 (1), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0137-3
Soltani, H., Duxbury, A.M.S., Rundle, R., & Chan, L.N. (2015). A systematic review of the effects of dietary interventions on neonatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancy. Evidence Based Midwifery, 13 (1), 29-34.
Conference papers
Beaumont, J., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Nield, L. (2025). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets [abstract only]. Appetite, 213 (Supp). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108068
Presentations
Rundle, R., Duxbury, A., & Soltani, H. (2015). An exploratory study of young women’s food choices and compliance with supplementation recommendations during pregnancy.
Nield, L., & Rundle, R. (2015). The impact of antenatal food safety advice on dietary behaviour during pregnancy. Presented at: International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference
Paxman, J., & Rundle, R. (2014). Mapping Sheffield-based Nutrition Enterprises.
Posters
Beaumont, J. (2025). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets. Presented at: British Feeding and Drinking Group (BFDG) Meeting 2025, University of Bristol
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2025). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (n.d.). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Other activities
Competitve Research Award
- 2016: Hora Soltani - Diet in Pregnancy, Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom
- 2013: Tommy's Charity Project, Tommy's, United Kingdom