Research output per year
Research output per year
My research interests focus in two main areas: 1) workplace, diet and health and 2) dietary patterns and health
Workplace, diet, and health
The World Health Organisation describes ‘multifactorial work-related diseases’ as diseases that occur in the general population but may be exacerbated or partially caused by occupational exposures. There is increasing evidence to suggest that cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes are associated with job strain and working hours (e.g., duration and time). Despite the role of diet in the aetiology of cardiometabolic disease being well established, gaps remain in understanding the relationships between occupational exposures, diet and cardiometabolic health.
My workplace diet and health research is primarily focused in the following areas: 1) the influence of occupational factors (working hours and environment) on diet and health, 2) understanding the evidence to support nutrition, health and wellbeing in the workplace and 3) the development of workplace strategies to improve employee nutrition, health and wellbeing.
Dietary patterns and health
Nutritional science has evolved in recent decades from focusing of single nutrients and foods and their associations with health to understanding how the combination of the foods people eat impact health. Dietary patterns (e.g., Mediterranean diet, DASH diet) are used to measure the whole diets of populations. My research looks at how we measure dietary patterns and how they can be translated into practice. Current projects in this area are investigating how the Mediterranean Diet may improve psoriasis outcomes and how plant based dietary patterns may benefit mental wellbeing.
I am the Academic Lead for King's College London Menus of Change University Research Collaborative membership.
I am a UK Registered Dietitian. I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics from King’s College London in 2013. I completed my PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology at Imperial College London in 2017 (The association between diet and working hours with markers of cardio-metabolic health in the British police force). As part of my PhD I established the nutritional assessment arm of the Airwave Health Monitoring study – an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of the Great British police force conducted by Imperial College London. Following completion of my PhD I worked as a Teaching Fellow for the MRes Clinical Research (Human Nutrition) programme at Imperial College London until I joined King’s College London as a Lecturer in early 2018. I have clinical dietetic experience in lipid management, weight management and workplace nutrition. I am a member of the British Dietetic Association Public Health Specialist Group Committee and BDA Work Ready Steering Group.
Prior to training as a Dietitian I gained a BA(Hons) in Retail Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University and worked in business management roles across various industries including the food service sector.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Honorary Research Associate, Imperial College London
1 Feb 2021 → 31 Jan 2022
Research Associate, Imperial College London
9 Feb 2018 → 31 Jan 2021
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gibson, R. (Primary Investigator) & Hall, W. (Co-Investigator)
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/01/2025 → 30/06/2025
Project: Research
Lavelle, F. (Primary Investigator) & Gibson, R. (Co-Investigator)
BDA British Dietetic Association
1/11/2024 → 31/10/2025
Project: Research
Falchi, M. (Primary Investigator) & Gibson, R. (Co-Investigator)
Chronic Disease Research Foundation
1/06/2023 → 30/11/2026
Project: Research
Gibson, R. (Primary Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)
BDA British Dietetic Association
8/05/2023 → 31/05/2025
Project: Research
Whelan, K. (Primary Investigator), Gibson, R. (Co-Investigator) & Prescott, N. (Co-Investigator)
Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
1/01/2023 → 31/10/2025
Project: Research
Gibson, R. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Gibson, R. (Associate Editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Gibson, R. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Gibson, R. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Gibson, R. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee