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Moira Dean is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with a notable focus on Food Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science, Small Animals, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics of Moira Dean's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Organic Food and Agriculture; Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability; Food Safety and Hygiene; Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Moira Dean are:

  • Changes in Consumers' Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison (2020, Nutrients)
  • A comprehensive review of food fraud terminologies and food fraud mitigation guides (2020, Food Control)
  • Consumer trust in organic food and organic certifications in four European countries (2021, Food Control)
  • Antimicrobial use in agriculture: critical review of the factors influencing behaviour (2021, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance)
  • A 20-year analysis of reported food fraud in the global beef supply chain (2020, Food Control)

Frequent co-authors of Moira Dean include Fiona Lavelle, Tony Benson, Claire McKernan, Christopher T. Elliott, and Áine Regan.

Moira Dean's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nutrients
  • Food Control
  • Appetite

Best Publications

  • Predicting intentions to purchase organic food: The role of affective and moral attitudes in the Theory of Planned Behaviour

    Anne Arvola;M. Vassallo;M. Dean;Piritta Lampila

  • A review of food safety and food hygiene training studies in the commercial sector

    M.B. Egan;M.M. Raats;S.M. Grubb;A. Eves

  • Moral concerns and consumer choice of fresh and processed organic foods

    Moira Dean;Monique M. Raats;Richard Shepherd

  • The role of self-identity, past behaviour and their interaction in predicting intention to purchase fresh and processed organic food

    Moira Dean;Monique M. Raats;Richard Shepherd

  • A measure of satisfaction with food-related life.

    Klaus G Grunert;Moira Dean;Monique M Raats;Niels Asger Nielsen

  • Domestic Cooking and Food Skills: A Review

    Laura McGowan;Martin Caraher;Monique Raats;Fiona Lavelle

  • Implications of nanotechnology for the agri-food industry: Opportunities, benefits and risks

    Caroline E. Handford;Moira Dean;Maeve Henchion;Michelle Spence

  • Barriers and facilitators to cooking from 'scratch' using basic or raw ingredients: A qualitative interview study

    Fiona Lavelle;Laura McGowan;Michelle Spence;Martin Caraher

  • Willingness to use functional breads. Applying the Health Belief Model across four European countries

    Marco Vassallo;Anna Saba;Anne Arvola;Moira Dean

  • Factors influencing eating a varied diet in old age

    Moira Dean;Monique M Raats;Klaus G Grunert;Margaret Lumbers

  • Learning cooking skills at different ages: a cross-sectional study

    Fiona Lavelle;Michelle Spence;Lynsey Hollywood;Laura McGowan

  • Diet and physical activity in the self-management of type 2 diabetes: barriers and facilitators identified by patients and health professionals.

    Alison O. Booth;Carole Lowis;Moira Dean;Steven J. Hunter

  • Country-wise differences in perception of health-related messages in cereal-based food products

    A. Saba;M. Vassallo;R. Shepherd;P. Lampila

  • Consumer perceptions of healthy cereal products and production methods

    M. Dean;R. Shepherd;Anne Arvola;M. Vassallo

  • Perceived relevance and foods with health-related claims

    Moira Dean;P. Lampila;R. Shepherd;A. Arvola

  • The Seafood Supply Chain from a Fraudulent Perspective

    Michaela Fox;Mike Mitchell;Moira Dean;Christopher Elliott

  • The development and validation of measures to assess cooking skills and food skills

    Fiona Lavelle;Laura McGowan;Lynsey Hollywood;Dawn Surgenor

  • Comprehension and use of UK nutrition signpost labelling schemes

    S Malam;M.M. Raats;Moira Dean

  • Consumers' beliefs about whole and refined grain products in the UK, Italy and Finland

    Anne Arvola;Liisa Lähteenmäki;M. Dean;M. Vassallo

  • The influence of socio-demographic, psychological and knowledge-related variables alongside perceived cooking and food skills abilities in the prediction of diet quality in adults: a nationally representative cross-sectional study

    Laura McGowan;Gerda K. Pot;Gerda K. Pot;Alison M. Stephen;Fiona Lavelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Monique Raats
Monique Raats University of Surrey
Richard Shepherd
Richard Shepherd University of Surrey
Liisa Lähteenmäki
Liisa Lähteenmäki Aarhus University
Martin Caraher
Martin Caraher City, University of London
Niamh O'Connell
Niamh O'Connell Queen's University Belfast
Julie Barnett
Julie Barnett University of Bath
Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy University College Cork
Glynis M. Breakwell
Glynis M. Breakwell University of Bath
Lynn J. Frewer
Lynn J. Frewer Newcastle University
Susanne S. Pedersen
Susanne S. Pedersen University of Southern Denmark

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