Emma Parsons

Contact

• workRoom B17 North Laboratory
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• Emma.Parsons@nottingham.ac.uk
• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9557-9437

Biography

Emma is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Nutrition at the University of Nottingham, with 20 years of experience spanning clinical dietetics, academic leadership, and research. Her PhD focussed on identifying and treating malnutrition in care homes, and she remains a passionate advocate for advancing nutritional care and education.

Emma has held academic roles at King's College London, the University of Southampton, and the University of Winchester, where she contributed to and led curriculum development, supervised BSc to PhD research, and designed innovative dietetic placements. Her research has contributed to publications shaping policy and practice in malnutrition.

A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Public Health, Emma also serves as Education Officer for BAPEN. Her award-winning work reflects a commitment to evidence-based practice, inclusive education, and inspiring the next generation of dietitians to lead change in health and nutrition.

Expertise Summary

Disease related malnutrition

Clinical and functional measures of nutritional status

Healthcare communication and profession practice

Public health

Practice education innovations

Nutrition research and quality improvement methodologies

Healthcare education

Teaching Summary

Healthcare professional communication skills and educational methods

Assessment of nutritional status

Research and quality improvement

Public health nutrition

Recent Publications

• FLETCHER, J., PARSONS, E., ROGERS, D. and WALTERS, E., 2024. Progress in equality and diversity-parenteral and enteral nutrition associations: Am J Clin Nutr Am J Clin Nutr. 120(1), 269
• MURPHY, J. L., ABURROW, A., GUESTINI, A., BROWN, R., PARSONS, E. and WALLIS, K., 2020. Identifying older people at risk of malnutrition and treatment in the community: prevalence and concurrent validation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist with 'MUST': J Hum Nutr Diet J Hum Nutr Diet. 33(1), 31-37
• HARRIS, P. S., PAYNE, L., MORRISON, L., GREEN, S. M., GHIO, D., HALLETT, C., PARSONS, E. L., AVEYARD, P., ROBERTS, H. C., SUTCLIFFE, M., ROBINSON, S., SLODKOWSKA-BARABASZ, J., LITTLE, P. S., STROUD, M. A. and YARDLEY, L., 2019. Barriers and facilitators to screening and treating malnutrition in older adults living in the community: a mixed-methods synthesis: BMC Fam Pract BMC Fam Pract. 20(1), 100
• SHAW, A. M., WOOTTON, S. A., FALLOWFIELD, J. L., ALLSOPP, A. J. and PARSONS, E. L., 2019. Environmental interventions to promote healthier eating and physical activity behaviours in institutions: a systematic review: Public Health Nutr Public Health Nutr. 22(8), 1518-1531

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• FLETCHER, J., PARSONS, E., ROGERS, D. and WALTERS, E., 2024. Progress in equality and diversity-parenteral and enteral nutrition associations: Am J Clin Nutr Am J Clin Nutr. 120(1), 269
• MURPHY, J. L., ABURROW, A., GUESTINI, A., BROWN, R., PARSONS, E. and WALLIS, K., 2020. Identifying older people at risk of malnutrition and treatment in the community: prevalence and concurrent validation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist with 'MUST': J Hum Nutr Diet J Hum Nutr Diet. 33(1), 31-37
• HARRIS, P. S., PAYNE, L., MORRISON, L., GREEN, S. M., GHIO, D., HALLETT, C., PARSONS, E. L., AVEYARD, P., ROBERTS, H. C., SUTCLIFFE, M., ROBINSON, S., SLODKOWSKA-BARABASZ, J., LITTLE, P. S., STROUD, M. A. and YARDLEY, L., 2019. Barriers and facilitators to screening and treating malnutrition in older adults living in the community: a mixed-methods synthesis: BMC Fam Pract BMC Fam Pract. 20(1), 100
• SHAW, A. M., WOOTTON, S. A., FALLOWFIELD, J. L., ALLSOPP, A. J. and PARSONS, E. L., 2019. Environmental interventions to promote healthier eating and physical activity behaviours in institutions: a systematic review: Public Health Nutr Public Health Nutr. 22(8), 1518-1531
• ELIA, M., PARSONS, E. L., CAWOOD, A. L., SMITH, T. R. and STRATTON, R. J., 2018. Cost-effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in older malnourished care home residents: Clin Nutr Clin Nutr. 37(2), 651-658
• PARSONS, E. L., STRATTON, R. J., CAWOOD, A. L., SMITH, T. R. and ELIA, M., 2017. Oral nutritional supplements in a randomised trial are more effective than dietary advice at improving quality of life in malnourished care home residents: Clin Nutr Clin Nutr. 36(1), 134-142
• PARSONS, E. L., BALDWIN, C., FITZPATRICK, J., KNIGHT, A., MANTHORPE, J., THOMAS, J. E., WEEKES, E., WHELAN, K., WILSON, R., MURRELLS, T., CASSIDY, A., GRIFFITHS, P. J. and EMERY, P. W., 2013. Designing a national clinical audit of nutritional care in health and social care settings: consideration and future directions: Proc Nutr Soc Proc Nutr Soc. 72(2), 251-60