
Dr Beki Langford
BA, Masters, PhD
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Current positions
Lecturer in Public Mental Health
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Beki Langford is a Research Fellow at ARC West. Beki is a qualitative researcher with a focus on public health, evaluation, children and young people’s health, and inequalities. Beki has worked on a wide range of public health topics, including obesity, physical activity, nutrition, sexual health, and smoking.
Beki is currently leading a project exploring the use of co-design in weight management services. She is also the qualitative and process evaluation lead for the NAP SACC UK study – an NIHR-funded multi-site RCT targeting physical activity and nutrition in nursery settings.
In addition to her research, Beki has a strong background in public health and methods teaching, at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
12/03/2024Co-designing adult weight management services
BMC Public Health
Weight-related bullying in schools: a review of school anti-bullying policies
Weight-related bullying in schools: a review of school anti-bullying policies
Individual-, family- and school-based interventions to prevent multiple risk behaviours relating to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in young people aged 8-25 years
BMC Public Health
“We are our own worst enemy”
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on pre-school children’s eating, activity and sleep behaviours: a qualitative study
BMJ Open