Experienced nutritional epidemiologist with a in PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology from UCL and MSc and BSc in Nutritional Sciences from MLU, Germany. Her research interests include diet, mental health, non-communicable diseases, social inequalities in health and epidemiological research methods. She has experience lecturing on epidemiology, data analysis, presenting research findings and for the general published. Anika Knuppel has published research in high impact research journals including The Lancet, International Journal of Epidemiology and Cancer Research, and her research has led to TV and radio appearances and written news.

Anika joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in 2018 after receiving her PhD in Epidemiology & Public Health from University College London (UCL). There she worked with data from the London-based Whitehall II cohort study investigating links between diet, adiposity and mental health. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences from Martin Luther University, Germany.