Dr Jo Pearce MSc RNutr (Public Health) FHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Jo is a researcher and lecturer, passionate about the wellbeing of women, infants, and children through adequate and appropriate nutrition. Her current research includes leading studies on complementary feeding, baby-led weaning and food provision in schools and early years settings. Jo is the course leader for the MSc in Nutrition with public health management and MSc Food consumer marketing and product development courses.
About
Jo is a researcher, lecturer, and registered nutritionist with a particular interest in the wellbeing of women, infants, and children. She has an MSc in Public Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2003) and PhD by published works (University of Nottingham, 2022), where she worked as an Assistant Professor (teaching specialist) prior to joining SHU in 2019.
Jo also worked in several organisations prior to academia, including the NHS, SureStart and the Children’s Food Trust. She uses this experience to enhance the learning and work readiness of students studying in the Sheffield Business School. Jo’s main research interests are baby-led weaning, complementary feeding and food provision within schools and early years settings. Also food insecurity and the impact this has on families with children.
Lecturer
Teaching
Sheffield Business School
Subject area -
Sustainable futures and supply chain
Courses -
MSc Nutrition with public health management
MSc Food and nutrition sciences
MSc Food consumer marketing and product development
BSc Human nutrition and health
BSc Food and nutrition
香蕉视频
Scale and scope of dark kitchens in the north of England (NIHR)
Early years nutrition in settings (Impact on Urban Health/Bremner & Co)
Food Insecurity in children living with excess weight (Sheffield Children's Hospital)
Publications
Journal articles
Pearce, J., Christian, J., & Coneyworth, L.J. (2025). . Public Health Nutrition, 28 (1), 1-25.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). . NIHR Open 香蕉视频, 4.
Wall, C., & Pearce, J. (2024). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Wall, C., & Pearce, J. (2023). . Public Health Nutrition.
Pearce, J., & Wall, C.J. (2023). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Pearce, J., & Rundle, R. (2022). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Langley鈥怑vans, S.C., Pearce, J., & Ellis, S. (2022). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Pearce, J., & Langley-Evans, S.C. (2021). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Swift, J.A., Strathearn, L., Morris, A., Chi, Y., Townsend, T., & Pearce, J. (2018). . Nutrition Bulletin, 43 (3), 238-247.
Swift, J.A., Langley-Evans, S.C., Pearce, J., Jethwa, P.H., Taylor, M.A., Avery, A., ... Elliott-Sale, K.J. (2017). Antenatal weight management: Diet, physical activity, and gestational weight gain in early pregnancy. Midwifery, 49, 40-46.
Goodchild, G.A., Faulks, J., Swift, J.A., Mhesuria, J., Jethwa, P., & Pearce, J. (2017). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30 (4), 417-428.
Swift, J.A., Pearce, J., Jethwa, P.H., Taylor, M.A., Avery, A., Ellis, S., ... McMullen, S. (2016). . Journal of pregnancy, 2016.
Heikkil盲, K., Pearce, J., M盲ki, M., & Kaukinen, K. (2015). Celiac disease and bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 100 (1), 25-34.
McGiveron, A., Foster, S., Pearce, J., Taylor, M.A., McMullen, S., & Langley-Evans, S.C. (2015). . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 28, 29-37.
Pearce, J., Wood, L., & Stevens, L. (2013). Portion weights of food served in English schools: have they changed following the introduction of nutrient-based standards? Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association, 26 (6), 553-562.
Pearce, J., Taylor, M.A., & Langley-Evans, S.C. (2013). Timing of the introduction of complementary feeding and risk of childhood obesity: a systematic review. International journal of obesity (2005), 37 (10), 1295-1306.
Pearce, J., Wood, L., & Nelson, M. (2013). Lunchtime food and nutrient intakes of secondary-school pupils; a comparison of school lunches and packed lunches following the introduction of mandatory food-based standards for school lunch. Public health nutrition, 16 (6), 1126-1131.
Pearce, J., & Langley-Evans, S.C. (2013). The types of food introduced during complementary feeding and risk of childhood obesity: a systematic review. International journal of obesity (2005), 37 (4), 477-485.
Pearce, J., & Nelson, M. (2011). Comparison between school lunches and packed lunches in secondary schools. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 70 (OCE4).
Pearce, J., Harper, C., Haroun, D., Wood, L., & Nelson, M. (2011). Short communicationKey differences between school lunches and packed lunches in primary schools in England in 2009. Public health nutrition, 14 (8), 1507-1510.
Storey, H.C., Pearce, J., Ashfield-Watt, P.A.L., Wood, L., Baines, E., & Nelson, M. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of the effect of school food and dining room modifications on classroom behaviour in secondary school children. European journal of clinical nutrition, 65 (1), 32-38.
Golley, R., Baines, E., Bassett, P., Wood, L., Pearce, J., & Nelson, M. (2010). School lunch and learning behaviour in primary schools: an intervention study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 69 (OCE1).
Golley, R., Baines, E., Bassett, P., Wood, L., Pearce, J., & Nelson, M. (2010). School lunch and learning behaviour in primary schools: an intervention study. European journal of clinical nutrition, 64 (11), 1280-1288.
Conference papers
Wall, C., & Pearce, J. (2024). . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE5).
Thomas, M., Coneyworth, L., Stubberfield, J., Pearce, J., & Welham, S. (2021). Investigating the iron and zinc content of a popular meal in the diet of UK children and its contribution to daily micronutrient intake for females aged 11鈥14 years. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 80 (OCE1).
Kaklamanou, D., Wood, L., Pearce, J., Storey, C., & Nelson, M. (2012). Methodological Bias in the School Lunch, Perception and Behaviour Study. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 27, 238.
Posters
Beaumont, J. (2025). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets. Presented at: British Feeding and Drinking Group (BFDG) Meeting 2025, University of Bristol
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2025). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.
Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., ... Beaumont, J.D. (n.d.). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets.