Mei-Li Roberts

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Lecturer, Perth College UHI

EmailMei-Li.Roberts.perth@uhi.ac.uk

PH1 2NX
United Kingdom

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Research expertise

My research interests include conceptions of diet, weight, health and physical activity amongst children, young people and their families in Scotland and Christianity, missionaries, translation and identity in Melanesia.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews

Award Date: 1 Jan 2006

Master of Arts, University of St Andrews

Award Date: 1 Jan 1999

Keywords

GN Anthropology
HM Sociology

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162 Citations
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The challenges of conducting research in schools on obesity, weight, diet and health
Wills, W. J., Roberts, M-L., Backett-Milburn, K. & Lawton, J., 2012, Current Issues and Controversies in School and Community Health, Sport and Physical Education. O'Dea, J. (ed.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc, p. 5-14
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)
Grass-clearing man: a factional ethnography of life in the New Guinea Highlands – By Paul Sillitoe & Jackie Sillitoe
Roberts, M-L., 3 May 2011, 1 p. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
Research output: Other contribution

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The framing of social class distinctions through family food and eating practices
Wills, W. J., Roberts, M-L., Backett-Milburn, K. & Lawton, J., 2011, In: The Sociological Review. 59, 4, p. 725-740
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
81 Citations (Scopus)
Food, eating and taste: Parents’ perspectives on the making of the middle class teenager
Backett-Milburn, K., Wills, W. J., Roberts, M-L. & Lawton, J., Oct 2010, In: Social Science & Medicine. 71, 7, p. 1316-1323 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Citations (Scopus)
Food and family practices: teenagers, eating and domestic life in differing socio-economic circumstances.
Backett-Milburn, K., Wills, W. J., Roberts, M-L. & Lawton, J., 2010, In: Children’s Geographies. 8, 3, p. 303-314
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Citations (Scopus)
Consuming Fast Food: The perceptions and practices of middle class young teenagers.
Wills, W. J., Backett-Milburn, K., Lawton, J. & Roberts, M-L., 2009, Children, Food and Identity in Everyday Life.. James, A., Kjørholt, A. T. & Tingstad, V. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 52-68 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Food and health: the regulation of consumption amongst middle-class teenagers.
Roberts, M-L., Dec 2009, Community Food and Health (Scotland).
Research output: Other contribution

Research expertise

Education/Academic qualification

Keywords

The challenges of conducting research in schools on obesity, weight, diet and health

Grass-clearing man: a factional ethnography of life in the New Guinea Highlands – By Paul Sillitoe & Jackie Sillitoe

The framing of social class distinctions through family food and eating practices

Food, eating and taste: Parents’ perspectives on the making of the middle class teenager

Food and family practices: teenagers, eating and domestic life in differing socio-economic circumstances.

Consuming Fast Food: The perceptions and practices of middle class young teenagers.

Food and health: the regulation of consumption amongst middle-class teenagers.