Mariel Marcano-Olivier

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I am a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at Birmingham City University.
My PhD explored developing and evaluating healthful eating behaviour in primary-aged children.
My current research focus is on attachment, mental health and wellbeing, inclusivity, and anti-racism.

Recent Publications
Wharton, N., & Marcano-Olivier, M. (2023). An exploration of ex-boarding school adults’ attachment styles and substance use behaviours. Attachment & Human Development, 25(6), 583-597.

Harvey, E., Abbott, K., Parker, S., & Marcano-Olivier, M. (2025). “Context and safety are everything”: Exploring how pansexual individuals mark and express their identity. Journal of Bisexuality, 25(1), 66-86.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer in Social Psychology, Birmingham City University
  • 2025–present
    Senior lecturer, Birmingham City University

Education

  • 2018 
    Bangor University, PhD in Behavioural Psychology

Publications

  • 2025
    “Context and safety are everything”: Exploring how pansexual individuals mark and express their identity. , Journal of Bisexuality, 25(1), 66-86.
  • 2023
    An exploration of ex-boarding school adults’ attachment styles and substance use behaviours. , Attachment & Human Development, 25(6), 583-597.
  • 2021
    Changes in the nutritional content of children's lunches after the Food Dudes healthy eating programme. , Journal of Nutritional Science, 10, e40.
  • 2021
    Nudge with caution: targeting fruit and vegetable consumption in primary schools. , European journal of clinical nutrition, 75(4), 724-727.
  • 2020
    Using nudges to promote healthy food choices in the school dining room: a systematic review of previous investigations., Journal of School Health, 90(2), 143-157.
  • 2019
    A low-cost Behavioural Nudge and choice architecture intervention targeting school lunches increases children’s consumption of fruit: a cluster randomised trial., International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), 20.
  • 2019
    Measuring lunchtime consumption in school cafeterias: a validation study of the use of digital photography. , Public health nutrition, 22(10), 1745-1754.

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