Kristin Bash

Kristin Bash serves as an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health and works as a Public Health Consultant for OHID Y and H. She is concurrently a part-time PhD candidate at ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research), researching red and processed meat reduction in disadvantaged UK men.

Her educational qualifications include:

• MPH with distinction, University of Nottingham (2008)
• PhD candidate (ScHARR), University of Sheffield (expected 2026)

Dr. Bash's research bridges food systems and population health, emphasizing sustainable food environments, policy interventions for healthy diets without exacerbating health inequalities, and macroeconomic determinants of health. Her work extends to loneliness/social isolation impacts, frailty resource utilization, and food insecurity solutions through public health approaches. Key themes include African food policy benchmarking, sustainable diet transitions, and socioeconomic dietary disparities.

Her publication portfolio reveals strong methodological diversity (umbrella reviews, realist syntheses, policy benchmarking) with geographic focus on Ghana and Kenya. Recurring themes include Food-EPI implementation, nutrition transition consequences, and climate-food-health intersections, demonstrating consistent alignment with her food systems research agenda.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH)
• Grantham Scholar

Dr. Bash chairs the Faculty of Public Health Food Special Interest Group and co-founded its Sustainable Development SIG. She serves as assessment tutor for MBChB public health modules and teaches Master's courses in Nutrition in the Global South and Antimicrobial Resistance. Her research has been supported by the Grantham Scholarship and involvement in TACLED/DFC projects. Current work includes policy engagement through Food-EPI in Kenya and developing culturally tailored meat reduction interventions for UK men.

She actively collaborates with national experts in Ghana and Kenya through Food-EPI initiatives and participates in the Darnall Dementia Group as Trustee. Her PhD work represents the next phase of intervention-focused research within UK socioeconomic contexts.