Dr Vanessa Halliday

SFHEA, PhD, RNutr (Public Health), RD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Faculty Director of Education for Health

Vanessa Halliday
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vanessa.halliday@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4268
G045, Ground floor, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Vanessa Halliday
School of Medicine and Population Health
G045, Ground floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I joined the Division of Population Health (formerly ScHARR) in 2013 as a Lecturer in Public Health. My undergraduate degree was in animal nutrition and physiology, following which I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics.

I worked for a number of NHS organisations as a dietitian, predominantly in the field of oncology and palliative care. In 2005, I joined the University of Nottingham where I worked as a Lecturer in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics and clinical placement manager on the Master of Nutrition course.

Since moving to the University of Sheffield, I have developed an enthusiastic interest in the use of technology to enhance our students’ experience of online learning. I also enjoy contributing at a strategic level to the learning and teaching leadership of the University.

Research interests

My research interests are primarily around the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in vulnerable population groups. Whilst the majority of my work has focused on undernutrition and nutrition support, I am also interested in the management of obesity. I have experience of using quantitative approaches, including the development of health measurement scales, as well as qualitative methods.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Halliday V, Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, White S, Beever D, Norman P, Gonzalez S, Hackney G , Ezaydi N et al (2021) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 22(5-6), 350-359.
  • Matsell SL, Sánchez-García MA, Halliday V, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(6), 822-832.
  • Church K, Campbell D & Halliday V (2019) . Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(10), 967-971.
  • Ashman M, Halliday V & Cunnane J (2017) . Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(7), 570-577.
  • Baker M, Halliday V, Robinson P, Smith K & Bowrey D (2017) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 71(9), 1121-1128.
  • Halliday V, Baker M, Thomas AL & Bowrey D (2017) . Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 41(5), 837-843.
  • Baker M, Halliday V, Williams RN & Bowrey DJ (2016) . Clinical Nutrition, 35(5), 987-994.
  • Howard-Drake EJ & Halliday V (2016) . Journal of Public Health, 38(1), 44-52.
  • Bowrey DJ, Baker M, Halliday V, Thomas AL, Pulikottil-Jacob R, Smith K, Morris T & Ring A (2015) . Trials, 16(1), 531-531.
  • Carr SE & Halliday V (2015) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 28(5), 510-515.
  • Bowrey DJ, Baker M, Halliday V, Thomas AL, Pulikottil-Jacob R & Smith K (2014) . Trials, 15(1).
  • Maddocks M, Halliday V, Chauhan A, Taylor V, Nelson A, Sampson C, Byrne A, Griffiths G & Wilcock A (2013) . PLoS ONE, 8(12).
  • Brown A, England R, St-John J, Taylor V, Manderson C, Halliday V & Wilcock A (2013) . e-SPEN Journal, 8(2), e55-e58.
  • Byrne A, Maddocks M, Halliday V, Chauhan A, Taylor V, Nelson A, Sampson C, Griffiths G & Wilcock A (2013) . Lung Cancer, 79, S46-S47.
  • Halliday V, Porock D, Arthur A, Manderson C & Wilcock A (2012) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 25(3), 217-224.
  • Halliday V, Kierczuk G, Madhusudan S, Parsons S & Wilcock A (2010) . Journal of Surgical Oncology, 102(5), 543-544.
  • Chauhan A, Siddall V, Wilcock A, Mallawathantri S, Baldwin DR & Johnston ID (2007) . Thorax, 62(9), 835-835.
  • Saxton JM, Daley A, Woodroofe N, Coleman R, Powers H, Mutrie N, Siddall V & Crank H (2006) . BMC Cancer, 6(35).

Book chapters

  • Halliday V (2012) Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics In Webster-Gandy J, Madden A & Holdsworth M (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics Oxford University Press
  • Halliday V (2011) Palliative Care Formulary In Twycross R & Wilcock A (Ed.), Palliative Care Formulary Radcliffe Publishing

All publications

Books

  • Avery A, Whitehead K & Halliday V (2016) . John Wiley & Sons.

Journal articles

  • Davies E & Halliday V (2025) . Post Reproductive Health, 31(2), 65-72.
  • Ashmore D, Baker D, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2024) . British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement_6).
  • Ashmore MD, Wilson MT, Halliday DV & Lee MM (2024) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 61, 485-486.
  • Miller LJ, Halliday V, Snowden JA, Aithal GP, Lee J & Greenfield DM (2024) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 37(4), 1007-1021.
  • Ashmore DL, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2024) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 37(3), 663-672.
  • White S, O’Cathain A, Halliday V, Bradburn M & McDermott CJ (2024) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 25(3-4), 290-298.
  • Ashmore DL, Rashid A, Wilson TR, Halliday V & Lee MJ (2023) . BJS Open, 7(5).
  • Ashmore DL, Rashid A, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee MJ (2023) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 834-835.
  • Ashmore D, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2023) . British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement_7).
  • Ashmore D, Rashid A, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2023) . British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement_7).
  • Ashmore D, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2023) . British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement_6).
  • Ashmore D, Rashid A, Wilson T, Halliday V & Lee M (2023) . British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement_6).
  • White S, O'Cathain A, Halliday V, Croot L & McDermott CJ (2023) . Health Expectations, 26(4), 1418-1435.
  • Coates E, Zarotti N, Williams I, White S, Halliday V, Beever D, Hackney G, Stavroulakis T, White D, Norman P & McDermott C (2023) . Chronic Illness, 19(2), 368-382.
  • Essat M, Coates E, Clowes M, Beever D, Hackney G, White S, Stavroulakis T, Halliday V, McDermott C & HighCALS group T (2022) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 49, 328-340.
  • Booth E, Halliday V & Cooper RJ (2021) . Journal of Public Health, 43(3), e213-e223.
  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams I , Hackney G et al (2021) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34(6), 1064-1071.
  • Halliday V, Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, White S, Beever D, Norman P, Gonzalez S, Hackney G , Ezaydi N et al (2021) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 22(5-6), 350-359.
  • Vedhara K, Royal S, Sunger K, Caldwell DM, Halliday V, Taylor CM, Fairclough L, Avery A & Welton NJ (2020) . Health Psychology Review, 15(2), 245-271.
  • Matsell SL, Sánchez-García MA, Halliday V, Williams EA & Corfe BM (2020) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(6), 822-832.
  • Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, Beever D, Hackney G, Norman P, Stavroulakis T, White D, White S , Halliday V et al (2019) . British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(4), 953-969.
  • Church K, Campbell D & Halliday V (2019) . Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(10), 967-971.
  • Vedhara K, Ayling K, Sunger K, Caldwell DM, Halliday V, Fairclough L, Avery A, Robles L, Garibaldi J, Welton NJ & Royal S (2019) . Vaccine, 37(25), 3255-3266.
  • Barker M, Halliday V, Mak D, Wottge M & Russell J (2019) . Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 14(1-2), 155-167.
  • Dunleavy L, Al-Mukhtar A & Halliday V (2018) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 26, 97-103.
  • Ayling K, Fairclough L, Tighe P, Todd I, Halliday V, Garibaldi J, Royal S, Hamed A, Buchanan H & Vedhara K (2018) . Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 67, 314-323.
  • Ashman M, Halliday V & Cunnane J (2017) . Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(7), 570-577.
  • Baker M, Halliday V, Robinson P, Smith K & Bowrey D (2017) . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 71(9), 1121-1128.
  • Owers C, Halliday V, Saradjian A & Ackroyd R (2017) Designing pre-bariatric surgery education: The value of Patients' experiences. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 21(4), 119-125.
  • Halliday V, Baker M, Thomas AL & Bowrey D (2017) . Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 41(5), 837-843.
  • Baker M, Halliday V, Williams RN & Bowrey DJ (2016) . Clinical Nutrition, 35(5), 987-994.
  • Spexoto MCB, Serrano SV, Halliday V, Maroco J & Campos JADB (2016) . PLOS ONE, 11(6), e0156288-e0156288.
  • Howard-Drake EJ & Halliday V (2016) . Journal of Public Health, 38(1), 44-52.
  • Bowrey DJ, Baker M, Halliday V, Thomas AL, Pulikottil-Jacob R, Smith K, Morris T & Ring A (2015) . Trials, 16(1), 531-531.
  • Carr SE & Halliday V (2015) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 28(5), 510-515.
  • Bowrey DJ, Baker M, Halliday V, Thomas AL, Pulikottil-Jacob R & Smith K (2014) . Trials, 15(1).
  • Maddocks M, Halliday V, Chauhan A, Taylor V, Nelson A, Sampson C, Byrne A, Griffiths G & Wilcock A (2013) . PLoS ONE, 8(12).
  • Brown A, England R, St-John J, Taylor V, Manderson C, Halliday V & Wilcock A (2013) . e-SPEN Journal, 8(2), e55-e58.
  • Byrne A, Maddocks M, Halliday V, Chauhan A, Taylor V, Nelson A, Sampson C, Griffiths G & Wilcock A (2013) . Lung Cancer, 79, S46-S47.
  • Halliday V, Porock D, Arthur A, Manderson C & Wilcock A (2012) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 25(3), 217-224.
  • Halliday V, Kierczuk G, Madhusudan S, Parsons S & Wilcock A (2010) . Journal of Surgical Oncology, 102(5), 543-544.
  • Chauhan A, Siddall V, Wilcock A, Mallawathantri S, Baldwin DR & Johnston ID (2007) . Thorax, 62(9), 835-835.
  • Saxton JM, Daley A, Woodroofe N, Coleman R, Powers H, Mutrie N, Siddall V & Crank H (2006) . BMC Cancer, 6(35).

Book chapters

  • Halliday V (2016) (pp. 109-124). Wiley
  • Halliday V (2016) (pp. 82-108). Wiley
  • Halliday V (2016) (pp. 150-165). Wiley
  • Halliday V (2012) Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics In Webster-Gandy J, Madden A & Holdsworth M (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics Oxford University Press
  • Halliday V (2011) Palliative Care Formulary In Twycross R & Wilcock A (Ed.), Palliative Care Formulary Radcliffe Publishing

Conference proceedings

  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams IA , Hackney G et al (2022) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Vol. 48 (pp 510-510). Brighton, UK, 30 November 2021 - 30 November 2021.
  • Barker ME, Mak D, Wottge M, Halliday V & Russell J (2016) . Posters (pp A76.2-A77)
  • Bowrey D, Baker M, Halliday V, Thomas A, Pulikottil-Jacob R, Smith K, Morris T & Ring A (2015) . Gut, Vol. 64(Suppl 1) (pp A123.2-A124)
  • Baker M, Halliday V, Ring A & Bowrey D (2015) . Getting It Right in Nutritional Support: What to Give? (Part 2) (pp A56.2-A57)
  • Baker M, Kavanagh S, Thompson C, Thomas A, Halliday V, Smith K, Ring A, Morris T, Williams R & Bowrey D (2014) In hospital nutritional intake in patients undergoing elective oesophagogastric resection. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 101 (pp 38-38)
  • Owers CE, Halliday V & Ackroyd R (2014) PERFORMING QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS CAN OFFER VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO WHAT EDUCATION WE SHOULD PROVIDE TO NEW BARIATRIC SURGERY CANDIDATES. OBESITY SURGERY, Vol. 24(8) (pp 1186-1186)
  • Scott E, Daley A, Woodroofe N, Coleman R, Powers H, Mutrie N, Siddall V, Crank H & Saxton JM (2007) The effect of a lifestyle intervention on body weight, psychological health status, and risk factors associated with disease recurrence in women recovering from breast cancer treatment: Study protocol and interim findings. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, Vol. 137(1) (pp 284S-284S)
Research group
  • Zakia Abdul-Haq
  • Kristin Bash
Grants

HighCALS: A programme to develop and evaluate a complex intervention to achieve a high calorie diet for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (pwALS). I led work package 1 which aimed to understand the current nutritional management in UK health services for pwALS, informing the design of a HighCALS intervention. This study is funded by a NIHR programme grant.

Teaching interests

My approach to teaching is student-centred and focuses on real-world practice, whether this be in the subject area of nutrition or research methodology. Sharing enthusiasm for my subject area with my students is important. Equally so is sharing my enthusiasm for teaching with my peers. 

In 2015 I became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). I have extensive module and programme leadership experience having previously led the Master of Public Health (online) and been deputy lead for our MSc Human Nutrition.

I was appointed Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching in January 2020 where I lead the coordination and management of learning and teaching throughout the Faculty of Health, contributing to a number of University Learning and Teaching Committees and holding a seat on Senate.

Teaching activities
  • HAR6215 Nutrition in Health and Disease, module Leader
  • HAR6212 Nutritional Epidemiology, deputy module lead
  • Dissertation Supervisor for students on MPH, MSc Clinical Research and MSc Human Nutrition.
Professional activities and memberships

I am a Registered Dietitian with the HCPC and a Registered Nutritionist (Public Health) with the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN).

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