Dr Tilly Paz

Biography

Tilly is a Lecturer in Public Health who focuses on the ways food and poverty interplay in the lives of children, as well as the broader contexts of inequalities and stigma. She is the co-author of the Brighton and Hove Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for food, poverty and inequalities, and works closely with civil society organisations and local authorities across England to promote food security for all children.

Prior to her academic career she worked with professionals and individuals on the challenges of emotional and intuitive eating, while also volunteering with the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership to promote better food systems for the city and better eating habits for residents.

Her PhD in Law focused on the challenges and the surprising positive aspects of the ways in which the legal system worked with sexual assault victims. At the time, she also worked with the sexual assault crisis centre to promote better communication between all the participants of the process. In that capacity, she provided lectures and training to professionals within the legal system.