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Crystal is a Professor of Biological Psychology. She is Postgraduate Research Lead for the Psychology Department and Deputy Lead of the Health and Wellbeing Group. Crystal’s research focuses on the impact of nutrition on cognition and wellbeing. Crystal has over 15 years’ experience in the assessment of cognitive performance, with her early work exploring the neurocognitive effects of caffeinated plants. She leads on undergraduate teaching within the Health Psychology pathway, and provides supervision of Undergraduate, Masters and PhD research.
Current research interests:
Biobehavioural effects of (poly)phenolic compounds from sources including coffee, cocoa, berries and nuts
Characterising individual differences in response to nutritional intervention
The interplay between stress, nutrition and wellbeing
Gender differences in response to nutritional challenges
Food insecurity and its impact on wellbeing
Relationships between women’s wellbeing and nutrition at key stages across the lifespan (e.g. adolescence, menopause)
- Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
- Effects of blackcurrant juice on pre-frontal cortical haemodynamics and cognition in healthy young adults, Watson, A., Scheepens, A., Kennedy, D., Haskell-Ramsay, C. 2 Jan 2026, In: Nutritional Neuroscience
- Hydration, mood, and cognition in primary school aged children in the United Kingdom, Roberts, C., Boak, K., McCullogh, N., Brownlee, I., Haskell, C., James, L., Green, B., Tempest, G., Bruce-Martin, C., Rumbold, P. 1 Dec 2025, In: Physiology and Behavior
- Immediate and residual effects of functional chewing gum on sustained attention and mood, Haworth, E., Haskell-Ramsey, C. 3 Apr 2025, In: Nutritional Neuroscience
- Improvements to mood, stress and loneliness following 12-week multivitamin supplementation in older adults: a randomised, placebo-controlled, trial, Docherty, S., Wetherell, M., McInnes, L., Haskell, C. 1 Feb 2025, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Inter-Individual Responses to a Blueberry Intervention across Multiple Endpoints, Wang, Y., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Gallegos, J., Lodge, J. 20 Mar 2024, In: Nutrients
- Nutritional interventions in treating menopause-related sleep disturbances: a systematic review, Polasek, D., Santhi, N., Alfonso-Miller, P., Walshe, I., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Elder, G. 1 Aug 2024, In: Nutrition Reviews
- Editorial: Women in nutrition and brain health, Hogervorst, E., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Jadavji, N. 13 Sep 2023, In: Frontiers in Nutrition
- Effect of Intensified Training on Cognitive Function, Psychological State & Performance in Trained Cyclists, Costello, S., Rossiter, J., Howatson, G., Bell, P., O’Neill, B., van Someren, K., Haskell-Ramsay, C. 3 Jul 2023, In: European Journal of Sport Science
- Effects of chronic consumption of specific fruit (berries, cherries and citrus) on cognitive health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, Wang, Y., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Lara Gallegos, J., Lodge, J. 1 Jan 2023, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Food insecurity, poor dietary intake and a lack of free meal uptake amongst 16–17-year-old college students in the northeast of England, UK, Graham, P., Haskell-Ramsey, C., Fothergill, M., Young, J. 1 May 2023, In: Children and Society
- Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
- Girls' experiences in alternative education, Graham, P. (Principal Investigator), Haskell-Ramsay, C. (Co Investigator), National Institute for Health Research, 01/07/21 - 31/03/22, £11,598.00
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- Oral presentation: Food security and adolescent mental health 2022
- Oral presentation: Mental Health Support for Girls in Alternative Education 2022
- Oral presentation: Food insecurity and poor food habits amongst college students in the North East of England 2020
- PhD July 15 2008
- PhD February 24 2003
- Psychology BSc (Hons) June 01 2001
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