My PhD explores children’s well-being at ages 10–11 by integrating children’s voices with parent and teacher perspectives. Using child-centred methods, it identifies key influences during a critical transition. The research prioritizes children as experts, informing better measurement, intervention, and long-term understanding of how well-being evolves over time.

This research examines iron deficiency in pregnancy, focusing on women with obesity who may struggle to absorb iron despite adequate intake. Findings show widespread deficiency even with supplementation. Ongoing trials test higher, better-tolerated doses to tailor iron recommendations and prevent maternal exhaustion and long-term harm to mothers and babies.

This research shows that real fires move through buildings, creating uneven heating that can cause structural collapse. Using full-scale fire tests and simulations, it demonstrates that traditional static fire-resistance testing is inadequate. Designing buildings for traveling-fire scenarios is essential to prevent collapse and protect lives.

This research explores why children avoid eating fish despite its vital role in brain development. Through focus groups, it reveals gaps in children’s knowledge and emotional responses to fish. The project develops interactive, hands-on interventions to increase fish acceptance, helping children make informed, enthusiastic food choices that support health and learning.

This research develops a new vision test to improve glaucoma detection, especially in short-sighted individuals. By measuring the smallest rapidly flashing visual stimulus rather than the dimmest, the method better distinguishes glaucoma from myopia, enabling earlier diagnosis, reduced misdiagnosis, and improved outcomes for patients at risk of vision loss.

This research examines nutrition and hydration challenges after ileostomy surgery. Interviews and surveys reveal widespread fear, confusion, and poor hydration knowledge due to inconsistent advice. By developing evidence-based dietary guidance, this work aims to reduce complications, improve quality of life, and help ileostomates eat and drink with confidence.

This research investigates why children struggle to learn pronouns and why these difficulties vary across languages. Through cross-linguistic experiments and eye-tracking, it shows that pronouns pose an intrinsic processing challenge. Some languages compensate for this difficulty, offering new insights into language development and human learning.