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Dr Thomas BURGOINE
Principal Investigator
Dr Thomas Burgoine is a spatial epidemiologist based at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, where he is employed as a Senior Research Associate. He graduated with a PhD in Health Geography from Newcastle University in 2011. His work is focused on using novel quantitative methods, especially GIS and spatial statistics, to study neighbourhood food environments and their effects on dietary behaviours, diet, diet-related disease, and inequalities. Current work includes leading a major national evaluation of the impact of planning regulations on food retailing near schools and the public’s health.
Dr Burgoine has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research. Through focusing on knowledge translation and the development of online tools, his work has influenced WHO and UK Government planning and public health guidelines, supporting urban planners to create healthier food environments.
Cambridge
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Rahilly J, Amies-Cull B,…Burgoine T. Changes in the number of new takeaway food outlets associated with adoption of management zones around schools: a natural experimental evaluation in England. SSM – Population Health. 2024;26:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101646
Maguire E, Burgoine T, Monsivais P. Area deprivation and the food environment over time: a repeated cross-sectional study on takeaway outlet density and supermarket presence in Norfolk, UK, 1990-2008. Health and Place. 2015;33:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.012
Burgoine T, Forouhi NG, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ, Monsivais P. Associations between exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight in Cambridgeshire, UK: population based, cross sectional study. BMJ. 2014;348(7950):1-10:doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1464.
Burgoine T, Monsivais P. Characterising food environment exposure at home, at work, and along commuting journeys using data on adults in the UK. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2013;10(85):doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-85.