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Greta Defeyter is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Northumbria University within the School of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing. She founded and directs the Healthy Living Lab, focusing on food insecurity, social injustice, and educational programs like school breakfast clubs and holiday hunger initiatives.
- PhD in Psychology (1999)
- PCAP (Professional Certificate in Academic Practice, 2004)
Her research spans 20+ years, examining food poverty, UK holiday programs, and child well-being through interdisciplinary lenses of psychology, public health, and policy. She has secured funding from sources like Research England and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council for projects including HAF Plus service blueprints.
Recent publications analyze:
- Urban form impacts on child mental health
- Income-food insecurity-stress pathways
- Cross-national child development frameworks
- UK secondary school food policies
Awards include:
- Food Heroes Award (2017)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (2021)
- BPS Fellowship (2015)
- FHEA (2009)
She advises the UK Department for Education on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme and serves on councils like the North East Child Poverty Commission and Feeding Britain as a trustee.
