Personal profile
Research interests
Research:
I work across a number of different areas, but my main research interests are (i) oral health research including cleft lip and/or palate, (ii) lifecourse determinants of health including diet and physical activity/sedentary behaviour, (iii) pilot and feasibility studies and (iv) statistical literacy.
External positions
Committee Member, Lead for Dental Statistics Working Group, Burwalls Network for Teachers of Statistics in the Health and Life Sciences
Jul 2024 → …
Associate Editor, Pilot and Feasibility Studies Journal
Jan 2021 → …
Steering Group Member, Co-lead for Oral Health Working Group, Former Lead for Career Development Section, NIHR Statistics Group
2016 → …
Keywords
- ALSPAC
- Cleft lip/palate
- Nutrition
- Pilot and feasibility studies
- Physical activity
- Oral health
- Body composition
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Overview of statistics teaching within undergraduate programmes in UK and Ireland dental schools
Leary, S. D., Cook, N. & Kang, J., 28 Feb 2025, In: British Dental Journal. 238, 4, p. 265–270 6 p., 238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Cleft@18–23 study research clinics: a protocol for a multicentre observational study across UK cleft centres to understand variation in outcomes at the end of routine cleft care
Vadlamudi, A., van Eeden, S., Spry, J., Humphries, K., Roosbey, A., Baxter, E., Leary, S. & Wren, Y., 4 Nov 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 11, 9 p., e106527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Associations Between Eating Windows and Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents from the ALSPAC Cohort
Townley, J., Leary, S. D., Shield, J. P. H., de Lange, M., Hinton, E. C. & Northstone, K., 3 Sept 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 17, 20 p., 2856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Projects
- 2 Active
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Improving outcomes by addressing variation in unmet needs at transition to adult care for young people born with cleft lip and palate
Wren, Y. E. (Principal Investigator), Main, B. (Co-Investigator), Leary, S. D. (Co-Investigator), Turnbull, S. (Co-Investigator), Swan, M. (Co-Investigator), Joinson, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Thorn, J. C. (Co-Investigator), Southby, L. (Co-Investigator), Hotton, M. (Co-Investigator), Persson, M. (Co-Investigator), Dawson, S. (Co-Investigator), Hobbs, A. (Co-Investigator), Hennessey, A. (Co-Investigator), Bellardie, H. (Co-Investigator) & Cunniffe , C. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Research, Parent
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BRC2 - Diet and Physical Activity Theme
Martin, R. M. (Principal Investigator), Lane, A. (Co-Investigator), Foster, C. E. M. (Co-Investigator), Perks, C. M. (Co-Investigator), Ferriday, D. (Co-Investigator), Brunstrom, J. (Co-Investigator), Hamilton-Shield, J. P. (Co-Investigator), Johnson, L. (Co-Investigator), Armstrong, M. E. G. (Co-Investigator), Jago, R. (Co-Investigator) & Leary, S. D. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research, Parent