Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
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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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. 5-14Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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. 725-740Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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. 303-314Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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
Press / Media
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Student praise for college staff
Keith Davidson, John Howe, Andrew Dale, Mei-Li Roberts, David Worthington, Eleanor Brown, Sìleas NicLeòid, Laura Hobbs, Eddy (Eddie) Graham, Michael Ross & Alasdair MacLeod
28/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research