Professor Elizabeth (Liz) Williams

School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Human Nutrition

Deputy Director of Education for the School of Medicine and Population Health.

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e.a.williams@sheffield.ac.uk
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Professor Elizabeth (Liz) Williams
School of Medicine and Population Health
Room GU29, G Floor
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
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For enquiries, please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

I trained in Physiology at The University of Sheffield and continued at Sheffield for my PhD in Nutrition in the mid-1990s under the supervision of Professor Hilary Powers and Dr David Rumsey.  I then worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit in Cambridge and worked at the MRC field station in The Gambia, West Africa.  On my return to the UK I was appointed as a Lecturer in Human Nutrition at Newcastle University.   In 2003 I re-joined the University of Sheffield as a lecturer in Human Nutrition.  I was promoted to Professor in 2025.

Research interests

My research interests are the role of diet in the prevention of chronic disease, healthy ageing and diet and male fertility.  I am interested in dietary strategies to improve musculoskeletal health, diet and digestive health and in the use of technology to assess dietary intake and to support healthy behaviours. I am a member of the University of Sheffield Healthy Lifespan Institute and co-lead the lifestyle intervention work-stream.  I am also a member of the Institute for Sustainable Food. I have over 20 years’ experience of conducting nutrition intervention trials and a track record of successfully working with and leading multi-disciplinary research teams.

I am a member of the University of Sheffield’s Healthy Lifespan Research Institute and co-lead the ‘non-clinical lifestyle intervention’ workstream. 

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Matsell SL, Sánchez-García MA, Halliday V, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(6), 822-832.
  • Williams EA, Parker M, Robinson A, Pitt S & Pacey AA (2020) . European Journal of Nutrition, 59(2), 825-833.
  • Morris S, Cater JD, Green MA, Johnstone AM, Brunstrom JM, Stevenson EJ, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Geriatrics, 5(1).
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2019) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73(12), 1630-1635.
  • Hull MA, Sprange K, Hepburn T, Tan W, Shafayat A, Rees CJ, Clifford G, Logan RF, Loadman PM, Williams EA , Whitham D et al (2018) . Lancet, 392(10164), 2583-2594.
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2018) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72, 1358-1363.
  • Clegg ME & Williams EA (2018) . Maturitas, 112, 34-38.
  • Lonnie M, Hooker E, Brunstrom JM, Corfe BM, Green MA, Watson AW, Williams EA, Stevenson EJ, Penson S & Johnstone AM (2018) . Nutrients, 10(3).
  • Timon CM, Cooper SE, Barker ME, Astell AJ, Adlam T, Hwang F & Williams EA (2017) . The journal of nutrition, health & aging.
  • Roberts LD, Ashmore T, McNally BD, Murfitt SA, Fernandez BO, Feelisch M, Lindsay R, Siervo M, Williams EA, Murray AJ & Griffin JL (2017) . Diabetes, 66(3), 674-688.
  • Bentley CL, Otesile O, Bacigalupo R, Elliott J, Noble H, Hawley MS, Williams EA & Cudd P (2016) . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16.
  • Timon CM, Astell AJ, Hwang F, Adlam TD, Smith T, Maclean L, Spurr D, Forster SE & Williams EA (2015) . British Journal of Nutrition, 113(04), 654-664.
  • Williams EA, Welfare M, Spiers A, Hill MH, Bal W, Gibney ER, Duckworth Y, Powers HJ & Mathers JC (2013) . Eur J Nutr, 52(7), 1801-1810.
  • Forster SE, Powers HJ, Foulds GA, Flower DJ, Hopkinson K, Parker SG, Young TA, Saxton J, Pockley AG & Williams EA (2012) . J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(9), 1645-1654.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Zahra S, Wiggins F, Corfe BM & Williams EA (2025) . European Journal of Nutrition, 64(7).
  • Sun G, Fuller H, Fenton H, Race AD, Downing A, Rees CJ, Brown LC, Loadman PM, Williams EA & Hull MA (2025) . The Journal of Nutrition, 155(2), 549-558.
  • Roberts K, Stephenson J, Holdsworth M, Relton C, Williams EA & Cade JE (2024) . Journal of Nutritional Science, 13.
  • Alnooh G, Williams E & Hawley MS (2024) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 83(OCE2).
  • Parr H, White S, Loversidge C, Shiha MG, Raju SA, El Atrash MS, McAlindon ME, Hopper AD, Williams EA & Sanders DS (2024) . Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 59(8), 1010-1014.
  • Sun G, Davies JR, Mell T, Harland M, Saleh RMH, Race AD, Loadman PM, Williams EA, Minihane AM & Hull MA (2024) . Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 201, 102623-102623.
  • Sun G, Fuller H, Fenton H, Race AD, Downing A, Williams EA, Rees CJ, Brown LC, Loadman PM & Hull MA (2024) . International Journal of Cancer, 154(5), 873-885.
  • Parr H, Williams EA, White S, Thompson N, McAlindon ME, Hopper AD, McKinlay A & Sanders DS (2024) . Frontline Gastroenterology, 14(2), 138-143.
  • Davies JR, Mell T, Fuller H, Harland M, Saleh RNM, Race AD, Rees CJ, Brown LC, Loadman PM, Downing A , Minihane AM et al (2023) . Cancer Prevention Research, 16(11), 621-630.
  • Alnooh G, Alessa T, Noorwali E, Albar S, Williams E, de Witte LP & Hawley MS (2023) . Nutrients, 15(15).
  • Downing A, Fenton H, Nickerson C, Loadman PM, Williams EA, Rees CJ, Brown LC, Morris EJA & Hull MA (2023) . Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 58(6), 562-572.
  • Parr H, Thomas L, Singh P, Mohammed S, Nu K, Kane JS, Lee F, Welbank T, Hopper AD, McAlindon ME , Williams EA et al (2023) . Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 58(12), 1542-1546.
  • Fuller H, Race AD, Fenton H, Burke L, Downing A, Williams EA, Rees CJ, Brown LC, Loadman PM & Hull MA (2023) . Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 192.
  • Tuttiett ER, Ioannou E, Wijnhoven HAH, Corfe BM & Williams EA (2022) . Journal of Nutritional Science, 11.
  • Tuttiett ER, Corfe BM & Williams EA (2022) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 81(OCE5).
  • Gray LA, Breeze PR & Williams EA (2022) . Obesity, 30(9), 1898-1907.
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2022) . European Journal of Nutrition, 61(1), 299-308.
  • Tuttiett ER, Corfe BM & Williams EA (2021) . The Journal of Aging Research & Lifestyle, 10, 50-53.
  • Ni Lochlainn M, Cox NJ, Wilson T, Hayhoe RPG, Ramsay SE, Granic A, Isanejad M, Roberts HC, Wilson D, Welch C , Hurst C et al (2021) . Nutrients, 13(7).
  • Tuttiett ER, Green DJ, Stevenson EJ, Hill TR, Corfe BM & Williams EA (2021) . Nutrients, 13(5).
  • Matsell SL, Sánchez-García MA, Halliday V, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(6), 822-832.
  • Green MA, Watson AW, Brunstrom JM, Corfe BM, Johnstone AM, Williams EA & Stevenson E (2020) . Nutrition Journal, 19(1).
  • Williams C, Williams E & Corde B (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2).
  • Williams EA, Parker M, Robinson A, Pitt S & Pacey AA (2020) . European Journal of Nutrition, 59(2), 825-833.
  • Morris S, Cater JD, Green MA, Johnstone AM, Brunstrom JM, Stevenson EJ, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Geriatrics, 5(1).
  • Williams EA & Pacey A (2020) . European Journal of Nutrition, 59(2), 837-837.
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2019) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73(12), 1630-1635.
  • Buckley CM, Austin S, Corfe BM, Green MA, Johnstone AM, Stevenson EJ, Williams EA & Brunstrom JM (2019) . The Journal of Nutrition, 149(11), 2056-2064.
  • Oldknow H, Williamson K, Williams E & Palmer L (2019) . Nursing Older People, 31(6), 16-21.
  • Hull MA, Sprange K, Hepburn T, Tan W, Shafayat A, Rees CJ, Clifford G, Logan RF, Loadman PM, Williams EA , Whitham D et al (2018) . Lancet, 392(10164), 2583-2594.
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2018) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72, 1358-1363.
  • Clegg ME & Williams EA (2018) . Maturitas, 112, 34-38.
  • Ishak AW & Williams EA (2018) . Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 23(2), 180-196.
  • Lonnie M, Hooker E, Brunstrom JM, Corfe BM, Green MA, Watson AW, Williams EA, Stevenson EJ, Penson S & Johnstone AM (2018) . Nutrients, 10(3).
  • Stevenson EJ, Watson AW, Brunstrom JM, Corfe BM, Green MA, Johnstone AM & Williams EA (2018) . Nutrition Bulletin, 43(1), 97-102.
  • Brown LJE, Adlam T, Hwang F, Khadra H, Maclean LM, Rudd B, Smith T, Timon C, Williams EA & Astell AJ (2018) . Journal of Applied Gerontology, 37(2), 157-176.
  • Oggioni C, Jakovljevic DG, Klonizakis M, Ashor AW, Ruddock A, Ranchordas M, Williams E & Siervo M (2018) . International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 69(1), 74-83.
  • McGrath C, Ellis M, Harney-Levine S, Wright D, Williams EA, Hwang F & Astell A (2017) . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(11), 668-675.
  • Timon CM, Cooper SE, Barker ME, Astell AJ, Adlam T, Hwang F & Williams EA (2017) . The journal of nutrition, health & aging.
  • Roberts LD, Ashmore T, McNally BD, Murfitt SA, Fernandez BO, Feelisch M, Lindsay R, Siervo M, Williams EA, Murray AJ & Griffin JL (2017) . Diabetes, 66(3), 674-688.
  • Andrews JA, Harrison RF, Brown LJE, MacLean LM, Hwang F, Smith T, Williams EA, Timon C, Adlam T, Khadra H & Astell AJ (2017) . Journal of Affective Disorders.
  • Siervo M, Oggioni C, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell M, Mathers JC, Houghton D, Celis-Morales C, Ashor AW, Ruddock A, Ranchordas M , Klonizakis M et al (2016) . Nutrition Research, 36(12), 1361-1369.
  • Bentley CL, Otesile O, Bacigalupo R, Elliott J, Noble H, Hawley MS, Williams EA & Cudd P (2016) . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16.
  • Brown LJ, Adlam T, Hwang F, Khadra H, Maclean LM, Rudd B, Smith T, Timon C, Williams EA & Astell AJ (2016) . Age, 1-16.
  • Tazzyman S, Richards N, Trueman AR, Evans AL, Grant VA, Garaiova I, Plummer SF, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2015) . BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2.
  • Evans CA, Rosser R, Waby JS, Noirel J, Wright PC, Williams EA, Riley SA, Bury JP & Corfe BM (2015) . BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2.
  • Timon CM, Astell AJ, Hwang F, Adlam TD, Smith T, Maclean L, Spurr D, Forster SE & Williams EA (2015) . British Journal of Nutrition, 113(04), 654-664.
  • Astell AJ, Hwang F, Brown LJE, Timon C, Maclean LM, Smith T, Adlam T, Khadra H & Williams EA (2014) . Experimental Gerontology, 60, 100-107.
  • Hepburn NJ, Garaiova I, Williams EA, Michael DR & Plummer S (2013) . BENEFICIAL MICROBES, 4(4), 313-317.
  • Williams EA, Welfare M, Spiers A, Hill MH, Bal W, Gibney ER, Duckworth Y, Powers HJ & Mathers JC (2013) . Eur J Nutr, 52(7), 1801-1810.
  • Forster SE, Powers HJ, Foulds GA, Flower DJ, Hopkinson K, Parker SG, Young TA, Saxton J, Pockley AG & Williams EA (2012) . J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(9), 1645-1654.
  • Williams EA (2012) . Proc Nutr Soc, 71(4), 592-597.
  • Elliott GO, Johnson IT, Scarll J, Dainty J, Belshaw NJ, Garg D, Coupe A, Mathers JC, Williams EA & Bradburn DM (2012) . International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 1-8.
  • Astell A, Williams EA, Hwang F, Norton M, Adlam T, Lethbridge K, Wright D, Harney-Levine S & Ellis M (2012) . Gerontechnology, 11(2), 151-151.
  • McKay JA, Mathers JC & Williams EA (2011) . Frontiers in Genetics, 2(MAY).
  • Powers HJ, Hill MH, Mushtaq S, Dainty JR, Majsak-Newman G & Williams EA (2011) . Am J Clin Nutr, 93(6), 1274-1284.
  • Williams EA, Nai X & Corfe BM (2011) . BMC Gastroenterol, 11, 9.
  • McKay JA, Waltham KJ, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2010) Folate depletion during pregnancy and lactation reduces genomic DNA methylation in murine adult offspring. Genes and Nutrition, 1-8.
  • Sanderson P, Elsom RL, Kirkpatrick V, Calder PC, Woodside JV, Williams EA, Rink L, Fairweather-Tait S, Ivory K, Cantorna M , Watzl B et al (2010) . BRIT J NUTR, 103(11), 1684-1687.
  • Forster SE, Jones L, Saxton JM, Flower DJ, Foulds G, Powers HJ, Parker SG, Pockley AG & Williams EA (2010) . BMC Med Res Methodol, 10, 17.
  • Caple F, Williams EA, Spiers A, Tyson J, Burtle B, Daly AK, Mathers JC & Hesketh JE (2010) . BRIT J NUTR, 103(11), 1585-1593.
  • Corfe BM, Williams EA, Bury JP, Riley SA, Croucher LJ, Lai DYL & Evans CA (2009) . BMC Cancer, 9, 332.
  • Hill MHE, Mushtaq S, Williams EA, Dainty JR & Powers HJ (2009) . BMC Public Health, 9, 90.
  • Hill MHE, Bradley A, Mushtaq S, Williams EA & Powers HJ (2009) . Br J Nutr, 102(2), 273-278.
  • Williams EA, Stimpson J, Wang D, Plummer S, Garaiova I, Barker ME & Corfe BM (2009) . ALIMENT PHARM THER, 29(1), 97-103.
  • Tyson J, Caple F, Spiers A, Burtle B, Daly AK, Williams EA, Hesketh JE & Mathers JC (2009) . BRIT J NUTR, 101(9), 1316-1323.
  • Croucher LJ, Bury JP, Williams EA, Riley SA & Corfe BM (2008) . BMC Gastroenterol, 8, 54.
  • Mckay JA, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2008) . BRIT J NUTR, 99(3), 550-558.
  • Powers HJ, Hill MH, Welfare M, Spiers A, Bal W, Russell J, Duckworth Y, Gibney E, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2007) . Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 16(10), 2128-2135.
  • Williams EA, Elia M & Lunn PG (2007) . Am J Clin Nutr, 86(2), 421-427.
  • Hopkinson K, Williams EA, Fairburn B, Forster S, Flower DJ, Saxton JM & Pockley AG (2007) . Exp Hematol, 35(3), 350-357.
  • Polley ACJ, Mulholland F, Pin C, Williams EA, Bradburn DM, Mills SJ, Mathers JC & Johnson IT (2006) . Cancer Research, 66(13), 6553-6562.
  • Coxhead JM, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2005) DNA mismatch repair status may influence anti-neoplastic effects of butyrate. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, 33, 728-729.
  • McKay JA, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2004) Foliate and DNA methylation during in utero development and aging. BIOCHEM SOC T, 32, 1006-1007.
  • Belshaw NJ, Elliott GO, Williams EA, Bradburn DM, Mills SJ, Mathers JC & Johnson IT (2004) Use of DNA from human stools to detect aberrant CpG island methylation of genes implicated in colorectal cancer. CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR, 13(9), 1495-1501.
  • Williams EA, Coxhead JM & Mathers JC (2003) . Proc Nutr Soc, 62(1), 107-115.
  • Williams EA, Rumsey RD & Powers HJ (1996) . Br J Nutr, 75(2), 315-324.
  • Williams EA, Rumsey RD & Powers HJ (1996) . Gut, 39(2), 220-225.
  • Williams EA, Powers HJ & Rumsey RD (1995) . Br J Nutr, 73(1), 141-146.
  • Clarke KA & Williams E (1994) . Physiol Behav, 55(1), 151-155.
  • Alnooh G, AlTamimi JZ, Williams EA & Hawley MS () . JMIR Formative Research, 8, e60037-e60037.
  • Hull MA, Sprange K, Hepburn T, Tan W, Shafayat A, Rees CJ, Clifford G, Logan RF, Loadman PM, Williams EA , Whitham D et al () . Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 6(4), 1-154.

Book chapters

  • Astell A, Williams E, Hwang F, Brown L, Cooper S, Timon C, MacLean L, Smith T, Adlam T, Khadra H & Godfrey A (2018) , The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2 (pp. 157-176). Policy Press

Conference proceedings

  • Mahiddine F, Jackson R, Myland A, Agheda S, Walker H, Kirby J, Williams E, Hautbergue G & Highley R (2025) Epigenetic Methylation and One-Carbon Metabolism in TDP-43 Proteinopathies. NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY, Vol. 51
  • Parr H, Thomas L, Singh P, Mohammed S, Nu K, Kane JS, Lee F, Williams EA, Hopper AD, McAlindon ME & Sanders DS (2023) . Oral presentations (pp A2.1-A2)
  • Parr H, Williams EA, White S, Hopper AD, McAlindon ME, Thompson N, McKinlay A & Sanders DS (2022) . Poster presentations (pp A151.1-A151)
  • Tuttiett ER, Corfe BM, Stevenson E, Hill T & Williams EA (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE3)
  • El Mogassabi A, Williams E, Corfe B & Hull M (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
  • Tuttiett E, Williams E, Corfe B, Stevenson E & Hill T (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
  • Zahra S, Corfe B & Williams E (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE1), 2 December 2023 - 2 December 2023.
  • Williams CE, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2018) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 77(OCE4), 10 July 2018 - 10 July 2018.
  • Hull M, Sprange K, Hepburn T, Tan W, Shafyat A, Clifford G, Rees C, Logan R, Loadman P, Williams E , Whitham D et al (2018) . Colon and Anorectum (pp A183.1-A183)
  • Astell AJ, Andrews J, Bennion M, Clayton D, Dove E, Ellis MP, Hwang F, Mcgrath C & Williams EA (2018) . Gerontechnology, Vol. 17(76)
  • Matsell SL, Sanchez Garcia MA, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2018) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 77(OCE1)
  • Roberts LD, Ashmore T, McNally B, Murfitt SA, Fernandez BO, Feelisch M, Siervo M, Williams EA, Murray AJ & Griffin JL (2017) Inorganic nitrate mimics exercise-stimulated muscular fibre-type switching and myokine and gamma-aminobutyric acid release. DIABETIC MEDICINE, Vol. 34 (pp 55-55)
  • Astell A, Hwang F, Williams E, Archer E, Harney-Levine S, Wright D & Ellis M (2016) . Human Interface and the Management of Information: Applications and Services 18th International Conference, HCI International 2016 (pp 455-453). Toronto, Canada
  • Moore C, Timon CM, Maclean L, Hwang F, Smith T, Adlam T, Astell AJ & Williams EA (2013) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, Vol. 72(OCE4) (pp E267-E267)
  • Williams EA, Lai DYL, Bury JP, Riley SA, Plummer S, Marchesi JR & Corfe BM (2013) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, Vol. 72(OCE4) (pp E235-E235)
  • Astell A, Brown L, Hwang F, Adlam T, MacLean L, Forster S, Timon C & Williams EA (2012) . Gerontechnology, Vol. 11(2) (pp 396-396)
  • Bury JP, Riley S, Evans CA, Williams EA, Staton CA, Murabito E, Smallbone K & Corfe BM (2012) Why do Patients get Metachronous Colorectal Adenomas?. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 228 (pp S3-S3)
  • Astell A, Adlam T, Hwang F, Khadra H, MacLean L, Smith T, Timon C & Williams E (2012) . Gerontechnology, Vol. 11(2) (pp 243-243)
  • Timon CM, Forster SE, Barker ME, Godfrey AJ, Hwang F & Williams EA (2011) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 70(OCE3)
  • McGuinness C, O'Shea D, Gunawardene AR, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2011) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 70(OCE3)
  • Forster SE, Flower DJ, Foulds G, Jones L, Powers HJ, Saxton JM, Parker S, Pockley AG & Williams EA (2010) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 69(OCE3)
  • Forster S, Flowers D, Foulds G, Jones L, Young T, Hopkinson K, Saxton J, Powers H, Pockley G & Williams E (2008) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 67(OCE8)
  • Flower DJ, Foulds G, Hopkinson K, Forster SE, Williams EA & Pockley AG (2008) A strategy for concurrently profiling multiple parameters of human innate and adaptive immune function. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 125 (pp 31-31)
  • Forster S, Fould G, Flower D, Booth C, Cheung S, Bhanushali S, Jones L, Hopkinson K, Williams EA & Pockley AG (2008) A comparison between measures of innate immunity in young and old human subjects. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 125 (pp 83-83)
  • Hopkinson K, Williams EA, Forster S, Flower DJ, Saxton JM & Pockley AG (2007) A MitoTracker (R) Green-based flow cytometric assay for natural killer cell activity. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 120 (pp 86-86)
  • Waltham KJ, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2006) Reduced maternal folate supply decreases genomic DNA methylation in the offspring of C57Bl/6J mice.. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 65 (pp 114A-114A)
  • Coxhead JM, Bal W, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2006) Reactive oxygen species generation in mismatch repair-proficient and -deficient colorectal cancer cell lines exposed to butyrate.. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 65 (pp 66A-66A)
  • Belshaw NJ, Elliott GO, Williams EA, Mathers JC, Buckley L, Bahari B & Johnson IT (2005) Methylation of the ESR1 CpG island in the colorectal mucosa is an 'all or nothing' process in healthy human colon, and is accelerated by dietary folate supplementation in the mouse. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, Vol. 33 (pp 709-711)
  • Jarvis S, Spiers A, Duckworth Y, Welfare M, Powers HJ, Mathers JC & Williams EA (2005) Dietary characteristics of gastroenterology patients. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 99A-99A)
  • Coxhead JM, Bal W, Shenton BK, Williams EA & Mathers JC (2005) Effect of butyrate on induction of aneuploidy in colorectal carcinoma cell lines. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 70A-70A)
  • Hill MH, Mathers JC, Williams EA, Spiers A, Duckworth Y, Welfare M & Powers HJ (2005) Colon mucosal folate is responsive to folic acid supplements and correlates with plasma folate. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 90A-90A)
  • Garg DK, Coupe A, Williams EA, Bradburn M & Mathers JC (2004) Use of gene hypermethylation in stool samples for detection of colorectal cancer: early results. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 91 (pp 92-92)

Theses

  • Williams EA (2010) The structural and cytokinetic responses of the rat small intestine to riboflavin deficiency..

Preprints

  • Alnooh G, AlTamimi JZ, Williams EA & Hawley MS (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc..
Teaching interests

The majority of my teaching is at postgraduate MSc level.  I teach on the MSc in Human Nutrition (led from ) and the MRes in Healthy Musculoskeletal Ageing and deliver the following modules: 

  • Nutritional Epidemiology (HAR6212) – module lead
  • Nutritional Physiology (HAR6213) – module lead
  • Research Methods (HAR6030) – module tutor
  • Nutrition and Physical Activity (OCP61001) – module co-lead

I am also the Deputy Director of Education for the School of Medicine and Population Health.

Professional activities and memberships

I am a UK Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (Registration Number: 0999).

I was a member of the scientific programme organising committee for the Nutrition Society Winter Meeting in December 2019 on Diet and Digestive Disease, held in collaboration with the British Society of Gastroenterology and the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

I am on the organising committee for the upcoming Nutrition Society Summer Meeting that will be held in Sheffield in June 2022.

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.

Association for Nutrition Course Accreditation Assessor.

External Examiner, Leeds University.

Manuscript reviewer for: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Ageing; Geriatrics; Public Health Nutrition; British Journal of Nutrition; International Journal of Cancer; Human Fertility.

Current students

PhD Students

Claire Williams – Vitamin D and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Sabeen Zahra – Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health in older South Asian women living in the UK

Abeir El Mogassabi – Dietary intake and dietary patterns in patients with colorectal adenoma

Esme Tuttiett – Protein supplementation and musculoskeletal health in middle-older age.

MD Students

Heather Parr – PEG feeding

Links

Healthy Lifespan Institute  Institute for Sustainable Food