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Biography
My research specialises in the biopsychology of appetite control, eating behaviour and weight management. I obtained my PhD from the University of Leeds in 2013 which examined the role of liking and wanting as risk factors for overconsumption in a distinct, trait binge eating, behavioural phenotype of obesity. Following my PhD I worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds in the Human Appetite Research Unit on a EU-funded clinical trial before joining the School of Social and Health Sciences at Leeds Trinity University.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology, University of Leeds
Award Date: 23 Sept 2013
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Leeds
Award Date: 20 Jul 2009
External positions
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds
Oct 2017 → …
REF 2029 UOA
- UOA4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
PGR supervisor
- PGR supervisor
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Examining the structure of visual analogue scales to capture motivation to eat in fasting and post-meal conditions
Dakin, C. A., Duarte, C., Beaulieu, K., Buckland, N., Dalton, M., Myers, A., Gibbons, C., Hopkins, M., Finlayson, G., Blakemore, M. & Stubbs, R. J., 1 May 2026, In: Appetite. 220, p. 108457Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food-level predictors of self-reported liking and hedonic overeating: putting ultra-processed foods in context
Finlayson, G., Allen, R., Baaij, A., Beaulieu, K., Buckland, N., Dakin, C., Dalton, M., O'Driscoll, R., Duarte, C., Gibbons, C., Hopkins, M., Horgan, G. & Stubbs, R. J., 1 Sept 2025, In: Appetite. 213, 108029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“A Fear of the Unknown”: understanding the perceptions of transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)
Beaumont, J., Goodwin, E., Smith, N., Davis, D., Dalton, M. & Barwood, M., 9 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 9, 2, p. 244 - 255 12 p., e0144151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the pathways from the power of food to food cravings in a sample of Brazilian young adults
Paiva, J. B., Carvalho-Ferreira, J. P., Penati, M. P., Buckland, N. J., Dalton, M. & da Cunha, D. T., 1 Feb 2023, In: Appetite. 181, 106381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No effect of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward and subjective appetite in females displaying mild to moderate binge-type behaviour
Beaumont, J., Dalton, M., Davis, D., Finlayson, G., Nowicky, A., Russell, M. & Barwood, M., 1 Oct 2023, In: Appetite. 189, 106997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 External research degree supervision
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PhD External Supervisor
Dalton, M. (Examiner - research degree)
Oct 2015 → May 2020Activity: Examination, supervision and review › External research degree supervision