Rebecca Jones

Ms Rebecca Jones is the Regional Co-Lead of ASO East of England. She is a final year PhD student in the ‘Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders in High Risk Groups’ programme at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. Prior to commencing her doctoral studies, Rebecca worked in tier 2 weight management services for many years and developed a strong interest in the relationship between weight management and mental wellbeing. Rebecca’s thesis aims to determine the role of mental health in behavioural weight management interventions. She is leading and co-authoring multiple systematic reviews and empirical papers in this field, and is a co-investigator in the development of two scalable, acceptance-based interventions for weight management. Rebecca’s profile can be viewed here: https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/people/rebecca-jones/