Stella Haffner
Research Assistant
Stella Haffner is a research assistant in the Health Behaviours team. She joined the department in 2023 where she has focused on evaluating lifestyle interventions that aim to prevent comorbidity and promote overall health - particularly through weight management.
Prior to joining the department, Stella completed her BSc in Biology and Psychology at the University of St Andrews in 2022 and her MSc in Experimental Research at the University of Edinburgh in 2023.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- collaborating with NHS England to evaluate the UK government's 2021 Obesity Plan
- investigating strategies to help expectant mothers prevent gestational diabetes
- developing a brief, opportunistic intervention to support people living with serious mental illness and obesity to access weight management services
Collaborators
Recent publications
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The Effect of Weight Loss Before In Vitro Fertilization on Reproductive Outcomes in Women With Obesity : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal article
Michalopoulou M. et al, (2025), Ann Intern Med
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Effect of the National Enhanced Service for weight management on the content of annual review consultations for patients living with obesity and hypertension and/or diabetes
Journal article
Haffner SJP. et al, (2025), Clinical Obesity, 15
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Divergent Paths of Risk: Exploring the Role of Cognitive Control in Adolescent Positive and Negative Risk Taking
Preprint
Lee H. et al, (2025)
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The Effectiveness and Safety of a Mobile Application Based Self-Regulation Intervention to Support Weight Loss Among Adults Living with Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Preprint
Doody P. et al, (2024)