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Claire Cleland is a Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Queen's University Belfast's School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, affiliated with the Centre for Public Health. She holds a BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition from the University of Ulster, an IOC Dip Sports Nutrition, and a PhD in Public Health from Queen's University. Her research focuses on aging, physical activity, and urban environments, with emphasis on healthy active aging and systems science approaches to public health interventions.
Key roles include leading the GroundsWell Consortium and co-investigating the SPACE Project, which explores urban environments' impacts on cognitive health and physical activity. She has contributed to projects like HULAP (UK-Brazil collaboration), 20mph speed limit evaluations, and car dependency reduction initiatives. Teaching spans public health, nutrition, and research methods at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Education: BSc Human Nutrition (University of Ulster), IOC Dip Sports Nutrition, PhD Public Health (Queen's)
- Research: Urban green/blue spaces, active aging, built environment interventions, NCD prevention
- Grant Projects: GroundsWell, SPACE, HULAP, 20mph Evaluation
Her work addresses UN SDGs 3 (Good Health), 11 (Sustainable Cities), and 10 (Reduced Inequalities). Awards include the 2016 Early Career Researcher Award (Commended). She actively collaborates with institutions like Newcastle University, Washington University, and the MRC in Glasgow.
