Dr Shelly Coe
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition
School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions

Role
I am a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Science and course lead of the MSc in Applied Human Nutrition. I am a Postgraduate Research Tutor for the School and I am co-lead for the Children and Young People Research Network. Iam also a Registered Nutritionist with the Associate for Nutrition.
Areas of expertise
Nutrition in vulnerable groups, including neurological and autoimmune conditions, flavonoids, polyphenols, cognitive function, nutrition in children and young people, large nutrition cohorts.

Teaching and supervision
Courses
Modules taught
- Module leader (previous and current): NUTR4001, NUTR4005, NUTR4007, NUTR5003, NUTR5007, NUTR5008, NUTR5009, NUTR6003, NUTR6004, NUTR6007, NUTR6008, NUTR7001.
Supervision
I am currently supervising 9 PhD/ Masters by research students --
Research Students
Name | Thesis title | Completed |
---|---|---|
Francesca Tabacchi | Nutritional support in cancer patients during treatment. | Active |
Matt Poulter | Diet, Nutrition, and Health in UK prisons | 2024 |
Research
- Expert advisor and assessor for the Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships (’23-ongoing)
- Significant contributing member and upcoming Co-Lead for the NIHR Living With and Beyond Cancer, Toolkit Working Group (’22-ongoing): https://cancerandnutrition.nihr.ac.uk/work-streams/nutritional-care-in-people-living-with-and-beyond-cancer/
- Co-Lead for the University wide Children and Young People Research and Knowledge Exchange Network from (’22-ongoing: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/networks/children-and-young-people. Previously to my Co-Lead role I was a successfully appointed steering group member for the Network.
- Invited grant reviewer for Parkinson’s UK, Non-drug approaches proposals in (’22-ongoing: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/grants-non-drug-approaches. This involves review of at least 4-5 grant applications per annum.
- Advisor and grant reviewer for Breast Cancer, UK (’22-ongoing) - Appointed to the Multiple Sclerosis Register UK as an expert collaborator in collaboration with Swansea University, (’21-ongoing): https://ukmsregister.org/Research/Collaborations
- INTERGROWTH-21: This multi centre, international research explores the potential use of the standardised B-Mode Ultrasound method in children 3 years plus in the UK. I have, on behalf of Oxford Brookes, taken the lead on the development of the nutritional intake questionnaire, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, for use in the next phase, INTERPRACTICE project. This questionnaire has now been distributed throughout all testing sites and locations globally: https://intergrowth21.tghn.org/standards-tools
Research impact
Centres and institutes
- Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research
- Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health
- Centre for Healthy Living Research
Groups
Projects
- Association of diet and other lifestyle factors on non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s
- Exploration of lifestyle including dietary patterns on later life quality of movement
- Flavonoid-rich pure cocoa to reduce fatigue in people with Multiple Sclerosis
- Nutrient intake and association with symptom severity in a Multiple Sclerosis Registry cohort
Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution
- Banking on Health: a co-created nutrition cooking workshop initiative for young people in Oxfordshire. (01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025), funded by: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), funding amount received by Brookes: £14,769
- Exploring the prospective relationships of Dietary Inflammatory Index scores on clinical progression in people with multiple sclerosis. (09/05/2023 - 31/07/2024), funded by: Multiple Sclerosis Society, funding amount received by Brookes: £47,870
- Exploring the prospective relationships of diet pattern and diet index scores on health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (led by The University of Melbourne) (01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025), funded by: Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MS Australia), funding amount received by Brookes: £3,002
Projects as Co-investigator
- KTP with the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour(29/01/2024 - 28/09/2026), funded by: Technology Strategy Board (Innovate UK), funding amount received by Brookes: £309,913, funded by: Technology Strategy Board (Innovate UK)
- A lifestyle weight management program for paediatric patients with demyelinating conditions(01/07/2020 - 30/08/2024), funded by: Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity, funding amount received by Brookes: £92,409, funded by: Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Registered Nutritionist of the Association for Nutrition