Orla Kennedy

Email:
o.b.kennedy@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 7709
Job title:
Professor

Responsibilities:

Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning for Science
University of Reading Senate, 2010-present
Joint Chair, Joint Faculty of Science & Life Sciences Board for Teaching & Learning, 2010-present
Faculty of Science Management Board member, 2010-present
Joint Faculty of Sciences Programme Directors committee, 2005-2010.

Representing Faculty of Science on the following committees

University Board for Teaching and Learning (UBTL)
Committee on Strategy for Student Recruitment and Academic Provision
Sub-committee on Management Information and Monitoring
Sub-committee on Development and Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Sub-committee on Student Recruitment and Marketing.

Chair

Sub-committee on Student Support
Faculty of Science Special Cases Sub-committee
Faculty of Science Examinations meeting
Alternate chair for Sub-committee on Student Development
Periodic review Chair, International Capital Market Association (ICMA), 2010.

Member

Institute for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research, 2009-present
Periodic review panel member, Agriculture, Policy and Development, 2010.

Office

4-27

Building location

Harry Nursten

Areas of interest

I have secured funds for educational projects focused on careers and employability and am leading the Universities Science Skills project. I am co-investigator BBSRC Advanced training partnership bid, which will allow Food and Nutritional Sciences to develop courses at all levels for the food industry.

My nutrition research focuses on food choice and public health nutrition. My research strategy is to use a multidisciplinary approach to understand the factors driving food choice in certain groups, with the aim of devising meaningful, practical and achievable interventions to address current nutritional problems in specific groups. This multi-disciplinary approach encompasses qualitative and quantitative psychological research methods, measures of cognitive function, genetic profiling, sensory science and econometrics. This has led to my involvement in £1.9m worth of research funding from external commercial contracts, research councils, charities and internal University of Reading (UoR) bids, of which £530,500 (PI) and £1.377m (Co-I).

Academic qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP), University of Reading, 2007
PhD, University of Ulster, 2004
MSc Food Science, Queen's University Belfast, 1995
State Registration in Dietetics (SRD), Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine, 1993
BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition with Dietetics, University of Ulster, 1993.

Selected publications

Recent abstracts:

Rajashekar, V., Cunliffe, A., Kennedy, O., and F. Hucklebridge (2007). Effect of Epigallocatechingallate on Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Indices of Blood Glucose Regulation. Malta Polyphenol Society Conference, Nov 2007, A.

Rabee, S., Collings, P., Copp., J. and O.B. Kennedy (2006). Evaluation of health campaigns in schools; Food Awareness Week, East Berkshire. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, A.

Law, C., Gosney, M.A and O.B. Kennedy (2006). Age related changes in taste and effect on food supplement palatability. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, A.

Wade, S. and O.B. Kennedy (2006) Do differences exist between gym/non-gym users nutritional knowledge and use of labels? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61A.

Kennedy, O.B., Stewart-Knox, B.J., Mitchell P.C. and D.I. Thurnham (2006). Vitamin E supplementation and mechanical texture measurement of cooked poultry meat. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 85A.

External activities

Cogent Member, 2012-present
Semta Member, 2012-present
Biopharma Skills Consortium Chair, 2012-present
Nutrition Bulletin Editorial Board, 2012-present
Reading UTC steering group member, 2010-present
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Fruit and Vegetable task force and consumption group member, 2010
Scientific committee member for the EU funded VIVA project – vegetables and weaning, 2009-present
UK Food Standards Agency Food Composition Expert User group member, 2009-present
Monthly BBC Radio Berkshire Food and Nutrition slot, 2009-present
Science and Technology (SET) Awards Nutrition and Health Panel Judge, 2009, 2010
Institute of Food Science and TEchnology (IFST) membership committee, 2007-2010
IFST Communication task force member, 2008
Editorial board member, Complete Nutrition, 2006-2009
Editorial board member, British Journal of Nutrition, 2006-2010
Elected to the UK Nutrition Society Council, 2006-2009
UK Nutrition Society academic liaison officer, 2005-2010.

Publications

Wang, S. , Dermiki, M. , Methven, L. , Kennedy, O. , Cheng, Q. (2022) Interactions of umami with the four other basic tastes in equi-intense aqueous solutions. Food Quality and Preference , 98 ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104503

Lamport, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-4592-0439 , Wu, S. , Drever-Heaps, J. , Hugueniot, O. , Jones, D. , Kennedy, O. , Williams, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4452-671X , Butler, L. (2021) Can public health interventions change immediate and long-term dietary behaviours? Encouraging evidence from a pilot study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign. Nutrients , 14 (1). ISSN: 2072-6643 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14010068
Hobden, M. , Commane, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-0154-8540 , Guérin-Deremaux, L. , Wils, D. , Thabuis, C. , Martin-Morales, A. , Wolfram, S. , Diaz Lopez, A. , Collins, S. , Morais, I. , Rowland, I. , Gibson, G. , Kennedy, O. (2021) Impact of dietary supplementation with resistant dextrin (NUTRIOSE®) on satiety, glycaemia, and related endpoints, in healthy adults. European Journal of Nutrition ISSN: 1436-6215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02618-9
Collins, S. , Gibson, G. , Kennedy, O. , Walton, G. ORCID: 0000-0001-5426-5635 , Rowland, I. , Commane, D. (2021) Development of a prebiotic blend to influence in vitro fermentation effects, with a focus on propionate, in the gut. FEMS Microbiology Ecology , 97 (8). ISSN: 1574-6941 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab101

Houston-Price, C. , Owen, L. , Kennedy, O. , Hill, C. (2019) Parents’ experiences of introducing toddlers to fruits and vegetables through repeated exposure, with and without prior visual familiarization to foods: evidence from daily diaries. Food Quality and Preference , 71 pp. 291-300. ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.08.003

Albani, V. , Butler, L. , Traill, W. , Kennedy, O. (2018) Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adolescents: the contributions of affect, self-concept and habit strength. Appetite , 120 pp. 398-408. ISSN: 0195-6663 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.09.018
Owen, L. , Kennedy, O. , Hill, C. , Houston-Price, C. (2018) Peas, please! Food familiarization though picture books helps parents introduce vegetables into preschoolers' diets. Appetite , 128 pp. 32-43. ISSN: 0195-6663 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.05.140

Hobden, M. , Guérin-Deremaux, L. , Commane, D. , Rowland, I. , Gibson, G. , Kennedy, O. (2017) A pilot investigation to optimise methods for a future satiety preload study. Pilot and feasibility studies , 3 ISSN: 2055-5784 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0208-x
Albani Zambon, V. , Butler, L. , Traill, W. , Kennedy, O. (2017) Fruit and vegetable intake: change with age across childhood and adolescence. British Journal of Nutrition , 117 (5). pp. 759-765. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000599
Shen, Y. , Kennedy, O. , Methven, L. (2017) The effect of genotypical and phenotypical variation in taste sensitivity on liking of ice cream and dietary fat intake. Food Quality and Preference , 55 pp. 79-90. ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.08.010

Zhou, X. , Shen, Y. , Parker, J. , Kennedy, O. , Methven, L. (2016) Relative effects of sensory modalities and importance of fatty acid sensitivity on fat perception in a real food model. Chemosensory Perception ISSN: 1936-5810 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12078-016-9211-5
Shen, Y. , Kennedy, O. , Methven, L. (2016) Exploring the effects of genotypical and phenotypical variations in bitter taste sensitivity on perception, liking and intake of brassica vegetables in the UK. Food Quality and Preference , 50 pp. 71-81. ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.01.005
Ampatzoglou, A. , Williams, C. , Atwal, K. , Maidens, C. , Ross, A. , Thielecke, F. , Jonnalagadda, S. , Kennedy, O. , Yaqoob, P. (2016) Effects of increased wholegrain consumption on immune and inflammatory markers in healthy low habitual wholegrain consumers. European Journal of Nutrition , 55 (1). pp. 183-195. ISSN: 1436-6215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-015-0836-y

Lovegrove, J. , Commane, D. , Jackson, K. , Karani, V. , Kennedy, O. , Kuhnle, G. , Spencer, J. , Wagstaff, C. , Yaqoob, P. (2015) The Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition – 20 years of research 1995–2015. Nutrition Bulletin , 40 (4). pp. 303-314. ISSN: 1467-3010 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12176
Tsikritzi, R. , Wang, J. , Collins, V. , Allen, V. , Mavrommatis, Y. , Moynihan, P. , Gosney, M. , Kennedy, O. , Methven, L. (2015) The effect of nutrient fortification of sauces on product stability, sensory properties and subsequent liking by older adults. Journal of Food Science , 80 (5). pp. S1100-S1110. ISSN: 0022-1147 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.12850
Hobden, M. , Guérin-Deremaux, L. , Rowland, I. , Gibson, G. , Kennedy, O. (2015) Potential anti-obesogenic properties of non-digestible carbohydrates: specific focus on resistant dextrin. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 74 (3). pp. 258-267. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665115000087
Ampatzoglou, A. , Atwal, K. , Maidens, C. , Williams, C. , Ross, A. , Thielecke, F. , Jonnalagadda, S. , Kennedy, O. , Yaqoob, P. (2015) Increased whole grain consumption does not affect blood biochemistry, body composition or gut microbiology in healthy low habitual whole grain consumers. Journal of Nutrition , 145 (2). pp. 215-221. ISSN: 1541-6100 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.202176

Jin, Y. , Gordon, M. , Alimbetov, D. , Chong, M. , George, T. , Spencer, J. , Kennedy, O. , Tuohy, K. , Minihane, A. , Lovegrove, J. (2014) A novel combined biomarker including plasma carotenoids, vitamin C, and ferric reducing antioxidant power is more strongly associated with fruit and vegetable intake than the individual components. Journal of Nutrition , 144 (11). pp. 1866-1872. ISSN: 1541-6100 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.192856
Beard, N. , Frazier, R. , Jukes, D. , Kennedy, O. , Swinbank, A. , Tranter, R. (2014) Feeding the British public: a centenary review of food and drink manufacturing. Centre for Agricultural Strategy (20). , Reading. pp 91. ISSN: 0141 1330 ISBN: 9780704915220
Heath, P. , Houston-Price, C. , Kennedy, O. (2014) Let’s look at leeks! Picture books increase toddlers’ willingness to look at, taste and consume unfamiliar vegetables. Frontiers in Psychology , 5 (191). pp. 1-11. ISSN: 1664-1078 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00191
Macready, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-0368-9336 , George, T. , Chong, M. , Alimbetov, D. , Jin, Y. , Vidal, A. , Spencer, J. , Kennedy, O. , Tuohy, K. , Minihane, A. , Gordon, M. , Lovegrove, J. (2014) Flavonoid-rich fruits and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease – FLAVURS: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 99 (3). pp. 479-489. ISSN: 1938-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.074237

Dermiki, M. , Willway, J. , Sargent, L. , Kidman, J. , Anderson, C. , Kennedy, O. , Gosney, M. , Methven, L. (2013) Preference and consumption of a taste enhanced meat meal by older hospital patients: a pilot study. Nutrition and Aging , 2 (1). pp. 69-75. ISSN: 1879-7725 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NUA-130028
Hobden, M. , Martin-Morales, A. , Guerin-Deremaux, L. , Wils, D. , Costabile, A. , Walton, G. , Rowland, I. , Kennedy, O. , Gibson, G. (2013) In Vitro Fermentation of NUTRIOSE® FB06, a wheat dextrin soluble fibre, in a continuous culture human colonic model system. PLoS ONE , 8 (10). | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077128
Dermiki, M. , Mounayar, R. , Suwankanit, C. , Scott, J. , Kennedy, O. , Mottram, D. , Gosney, M. , Blumenthal, H. , Methven, L. (2013) Maximising umami taste in meat using natural ingredients: effects on chemistry, sensory perception and hedonic liking in young and old consumers. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 93 (13). pp. 3312-3321. ISSN: 0022-5142 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6177
Chong, M. , George, T. , Alimbetov, D. , Jin, Y. , Weech, M. , Macready, A. , Spencer, J. , Kennedy, O. , Minihane, A. , Gordon, M. , Lovegrove, J. (2013) Impact of the quantity and flavonoid content of fruits and vegetables on markers of intake in adults with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: the FLAVURS Trial. European Journal of Nutrition , 52 (1). pp. 361-378. ISSN: 1436-6215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-012-0343-3

Owen, L. , Houston-Price, C. , Kennedy, O. (2012) Picture books about food increase toddlers’ liking and consumption of disliked vegetables.
Nocella, G. and Kennedy, O. (2012) Food health claims – What consumers understand. Food Policy , 37 (5). pp. 571-580. ISSN: 0306-9192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.001

Macready, A. , Butler, L. , Kennedy, O. , George, T. , Chong, M. , Lovegrove, J. (2011) Carotenoids but not flavonoids are associated with improvements in spatial working memory in younger adults in a flavonoid-rich v. -poor fruit and vegetable intervention study.
Heath, P. , Houston-Price, C. , Kennedy, O. (2011) Increasing food familiarity without the tears. A role for visual exposure?. Appetite , 57 (3). pp. 832-838. ISSN: 0195-6663 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.315

Eggers, T. and Kennedy, O. (2010) Nutritionists: is there a need for statutory registration in the UK?. Nutrition Bulletin , 35 (4). pp. 332-336. ISSN: 1471-9827 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01865.x
Macready, A. , Butler, L. , Kennedy, O. , Ellis, J. , Williams, C. , Spencer, J. (2010) Cognitive tests used in chronic adult human randomised controlled trial micronutrient and phytochemical intervention studies. Nutrition Research Reviews , 23 (2). pp. 200-229. ISSN: 0954-4224 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954422410000119
Methven, L. , Bushell, . , Gray, . , Gosney, M. , Kennedy, O. , Mottram, D. (2010) Improving the palatability of oral nutritional supplements for elderly people aiming to increase intake. In: Blank, I. , Wüst, M. , Yeretzian, C. , (eds.) Expression of multidisciplinary flavour science: proceedings of the 12th Weurman Symposium, Interlaken, Switzerland, 2008 . Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften , Wädenswil, Switzerland. pp. 84-87. ISBN: 9783905745191
Vauzour, D. , Houseman, E. , George, T. , Corona, G. , Garnotel, R. , Jackson, K. , Sellier, C. , Gillery, P. , Kennedy, O. , Lovegrove, J. , Spencer, J. (2010) Moderate Champagne consumption promotes an acute improvement in acute endothelial-independent vascular function in healthy human volunteers. British Journal of Nutrition , 103 (8). pp. 1168-1178. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114509992959
Wade, S. and Kennedy, O. (2010) Does gym use impact upon nutritional knowledge? . British Food Journal , 112 (1). pp. 44-54. ISSN: 0007-070X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070701011011191
Herbert, G. , Kennedy, O. , Lobb, A. , Butler, L. (2010) Young adults and the 5 a day campaign: perceived benefits and barriers of eating more fruits and vegetables. International Journal of Consumer Studies , 34 (6). pp. 657-664. ISSN: 1470-6423 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00872.x
Methven, L. , Rahelu, K. , Economoua, N. , Kinneavya, L. , Ladbrooke-Davis, L. , Kennedy, O. , Mottram, D. , Gosney, M. (2010) The effect of consumption volume on profile and liking of oral nutritional supplements of varied sweetness: sequential profiling and boredom tests. Food Quality and Preference , 21 (8). pp. 948-955. ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2010.04.009
Kennedy, O. , Law, C. , Methven, L. , Mottram, D. , Gosney, M. (2010) Investigating age related changes in taste and affects on sensory perceptions of oral nutritional supplements. Age and Ageing , 39 (6). pp. 733-738. ISSN: 0002-0729 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afq104

Macready, A. , Kennedy, O. , Ellis, J. , Williams, C. , Spencer, J. , Butler, L. (2009) Flavonoids and cognitive function: a review of human randomized controlled trial studies and recommendations for future studies. Genes and Nutrition , 4 (4). pp. 227-242. ISSN: 1555-8932 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12263-009-0135-4
Methven, L. , Kennedy, O. , Mottram, D. , Grimble, G. , Bushell, M. , Gray, L. , Gosney, M. (2009) The effect of saccharide type on sweet perception and preference of oral nutritional supplements by elderly individuals. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 68 (OCE1). pp. E55. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665109001967
Methven, L. , Kennedy, O. , Mottram, D. , Grimble, G. , Bushell, M. , Gray, L. , Gosney, M. (2009) Can changing the serving temperature improve the palatability of oral nutritional supplements in older consumers?. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 68 (OCE1). pp. E37. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665109001785
Wade, . and Kennedy, . (2009) Does gym use impact upon nutritional knowledge?. British Food Journal , 112 (1). pp. 44-54. ISSN: 0007-070X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070701011011191

Kennedy, . , Stewart-Knox, . , P.C., . , Thurnham, . (2005) Flesh colour dominates consumer preference for chicken. Appetite , 44 (2). pp. 181-186. ISSN: 0195-6663 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2004.11.002
Kennedy, . , Stewart-Knox, . , Mitchell, . , Thurnham, . (2005) Vitamin E supplementation, cereal feed type and consumer sensory perceptions of poultry meat quality. British Journal of Nutrition , 93 (3). pp. 333-338. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/BJN20041336

Kennedy, O. , Stewart-Knox, B. , Mitchell, P. , Thurnham, D. (2004) The influence of context upon consumer sensory evaluation of chicken-meat quality. British Food Journal , 106 (3). pp. 158-165. ISSN: 0007-070X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070700410528754
Kennedy, O. , Stewart-Knox, B. , Mitchell, P. , Thurnham, D. (2004) Consumer perceptions of poultry meat: a qualitative analysis. Nutrition and Food Science , 34 (3). pp. 122-129. ISSN: 0034-6659 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00346650410536746

Rugkasa, J. , Barton, M. , Kennedy, O. , Knox, B. (2001) Smoking and symbolism: children, communication and cigarettes. Health Education Research , 16 (2). pp. 131-142. ISSN: 1465-3648 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/16.2.131
Rugkasa, J. , Knox, B. , Sittlington, J. , Kennedy, O. , Treacy, M. , Abunza, P. (2001) Anxious adults vs cool children: children's view on smoking and addiction. Social Science & Medicine , 53 (5). pp. 593-602. ISSN: 0277-9536 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00367-1

Strain, J. , Elwood, P. , Davies, A. , Kennedy, O. , Coulter, J. , Fehily, A. , Mulholland, C. , Robson, P. , Thurnham, D. (2000) Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and blood antioxidants in the Caerphilly cohort of older men. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 54 (11). pp. 828-833. ISSN: 1476-5640

Mulholland, C. , Elwood, P. , Davis, A. , Thurnham, D. , Kennedy, O. , Coulter, J. , Fehily, A. , Strain, J. (1999) Antioxidant enzymes, inflammatory indices and lifestyle factors in older men: a cohort analysis. QJM , 92 (10). pp. 579-594. ISSN: 1460-2393 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/92.10.579

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