Kathleen Lonsdale Human Health Research Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland.
Professor Emerita of Maternal and Infant Health, University of Central Lancashire, Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN), Preston, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
J Hum Lact. 2024 Aug;40(3):343-347. doi: 10.1177/08903344241255123. Epub 2024 May 29.
Professor Fiona Dykes is Professor Emerita of Maternal and Infant Health at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom (UCLAN). Fiona has a particular interest in the global, sociocultural, and political influences upon infant and young child feeding practices; her methodological expertise is in ethnography and other qualitative research methods. She founded the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN) in 2000 which she led until she retired from her full-time professorship in 2020. Fiona established the associated MAINN Conference in 2007. The MAINN conference is a 3 day, international, peer reviewed event held bi-annually in the United Kingdom and, more recently, in alternate years overseas (Sydney, Australia; Falun, Dalarna, Sweden; and Florida, United States). The conference draws together key researchers in the field of infant and young child feeding from around the world. Fiona was a founding member of the journal . She is author of (Routledge) and co-author, with Dr Tanya Cassidy, of (Routledge). She is also joint editor of several books including (Wiley-Blackwell) and (Routledge). This interview was conducted on April 20, 2023, by Dr. Tanya Cassidy, and is based on a verbatim transcription and edited for readability.TC = Tanya Cassidy; FD = Fiona Dykes.
菲奥娜·戴克斯教授是英国中央兰开夏大学母婴健康专业的名誉教授（UCLAN）。菲奥娜特别关注全球、社会文化和政治因素对婴儿和幼儿喂养行为的影响；她的方法专长是民族志和其他定性研究方法。她于 2000 年创立了母婴营养与养育单位（MAINN），并在 2020 年从全职教授职位退休前一直领导该单位。菲奥娜于 2007 年创立了相关的 MAINN 会议。MAINN 会议是一个为期三天的国际同行评审活动，每两年在英国举行一次，最近则在海外（澳大利亚悉尼；瑞典达拉纳法尔伦；美国佛罗里达州）隔年举行。该会议汇集了来自世界各地的婴幼儿喂养领域的主要研究人员。菲奥娜是期刊的创始成员之一。她是《（Routledge）》的作者，并与 Tanya Cassidy 博士合著了《（Routledge）》。她还是几本书的联合编辑，包括《（Wiley-Blackwell）》和《（Routledge）》。这次采访于 2023 年 4 月 20 日由 Tanya Cassidy 博士进行，是基于逐字记录并为了可读性进行了编辑。TC= Tanya Cassidy；FD= Fiona Dykes。
