Christopher Joseph Millett

Christopher Joseph Millett is a Visiting Professor at NOVA University Lisbon's National School of Public Health (ENSP), with research focused on public health policy evaluation, health inequalities, and the impacts of food processing on health. He contributes to health systems research and global health initiatives, particularly in middle-income countries.

• PhD from Imperial College London
• BA from the University of Sydney
• Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy (2008/2009)
• 5-year NIHR Research Chair (2014)
• Fellow at the Faculty of Public Health, UK
• Expert Fellow at Action on Salt

His research spans nutrition, health systems, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), analyzing the effects of ultra-processed foods, environmental degradation, and dietary policies. Recent work includes system dynamics modeling for malnutrition in Peru and cohort studies linking food processing to mortality and cancer risks.

• 2025: Analysis of food processing and maternal/child health
• 2025: Epigenetic impacts of ultra-processed foods
• 2025: Dietary risk factors in European cohorts

Scientific awards and honors include the Harkness Fellowship, NIHR Research Chair, and fellowships at Action on Salt and the Faculty of Public Health. He serves on funding committees for NIHR, MRC, and Wellcome Trust.