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Professor Charlotte Hardman is Professor of Psychology of Eating Behaviour in the Department of Psychology, Institute of Population Health at the University of Liverpool. She leads the Appetitive and Addictive Behaviour Research Theme and the Appetite and Obesity Research Group, with a research program focused on the psychology of food-related behaviors, dietary inequalities, and creating healthy, sustainable food systems. Her work is funded by major organizations including UKRI and the European Commission.
Her educational background includes a B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Leeds (1st Class) and a PhD from Bangor University. Following post-doctoral positions at Bangor University and the University of Bristol, she joined the University of Liverpool as a Lecturer in Psychology in 2013, was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018, and to Professor in 2023. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Professor Hardman's research spans multiple interconnected areas including urban food growing and its impact on public and planetary health, interventions to increase healthy and sustainable food choices, psychological factors associated with food insecurity, novel sweeteners and appetite control, and obesity and mental health. Her work bridges psychological science with practical applications for food system transformation.
Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of food insecurity, obesity, and socioeconomic factors, with particular attention to the cost-of-living crisis impacts. The research employs diverse methodologies from qualitative analysis of consumer experiences to quantitative epidemiological studies, consistently addressing real-world food system challenges through a psychological lens.
- Commended for University of Liverpool Staff Award (2022)
Professor Hardman receives competitive research funding from major funders including UKRI, the European Commission, Research England, and the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council. Her current projects include Policy Support Fund 2024/25, Thinking out of the can: Mainstreaming UK beans in healthy meals, Food Insecurity in people living with Obesity (FIO-FOOD), and the SWEET project on sweeteners and health. She is also a founding member of the Liverpool Food Growers Network, a trustee of Feeding Liverpool, and a member of the Food Standards Agency's Advisory Committee on Social Sciences.
She leads significant research groups focused on addiction research and appetite and obesity research, working at the intersection of psychological science, public health, and food system sustainability to address pressing societal challenges related to eating behaviors and food access.
