Dr Samantha Caton

BSc (Hons), M.Med.Sci, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Samantha Caton
School of Medicine and Population Health
2037, 2nd Floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a biological Psychologist with an interest in the broad areas of obesity, appetite regulation and nutrition.  My first degree was in Psychology (º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds) followed by a Masters degree in Human Nutrition (º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield).

I undertook my PhD at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Liverpool, studying the effects of alcohol on appetite regulation and energy balance.  My PhD allowed me to combine both Psychology and Human Nutrition.

I joined the Section of Public Health as a Lecturer in October 2013.  Prior to this I was a lecturer in Biopsychology and Neuroscience at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Bradford.

I have held post-doctoral positions both internationally and nationally; Germany (Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Department of Endocrinology), USA (Purdue º£½ÇÉçÇø, West Lafayette, Indiana, Department of Psychology) and most recently in the UK (º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds, Institute of Psychological Sciences).

Research interests
  • Promotion of healthful eating in pre-school children.
  • Infant feeding behaviour.
  • Effect of alcohol on appetite and body weight regulation.

Current projects

  • Promotion of vegetable intake in pre-school children.  I am currently involved, via my honorary fellowship at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds, in an EU (FP7) funded project, "HabEat: Determining factors and critical periods in food Habit formation and breaking in Early childhood: a multidisciplinary approach"  The work package that I am directly involved in is undertaken at the Human Appetite Research Unit Infant Lab, Institute of Psychological Sciences with Professor Marion Hetherington
  • Early prevention: responsive feeding in pre-school children.  This work is undertaken as part of an ESRC White Rose Collaborative studentship.
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2025) . BMJ Public Health, 3(1), e001177-e001177. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tan PY, Som VS, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran TN, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2024) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 83(OCE4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yan B, Caton SJ & Buckland NJ (2024) . Appetite, 202, 107646-107646. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Almulhim AN, Hartley H, Norman P, Caton SJ, DoÄŸru OC & Goyder E (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Almulhim AN, Goyder E & Caton SJ (2022) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mahdi S, Dickerson A, Infield Solar G & Caton SJ (2022) . British Journal of Nutrition. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kwansa AL, Akparibo R, Cecil JE, Infield Solar G & Caton SJ (2022) . Nutrients, 14(9). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson P, Cameron D, Rolfe S, Dicks LV, Leake J, Caton S, Dye L, Young W, Choudhary S, Evans D , Adolphus K et al (2021) . Nutrition Bulletin, 46(4), 497-505. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton SJ (2021) . British Journal of Nutrition. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Akparibo R, Aryeetey RNO, Asamane EA, Osei-Kwasi HA, Ioannou E, Solar GI, Cormie V, Pereko KK, Amagloh FK, Caton SJ & Cecil JE (2021) . Nutrients, 13(10). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kearney C, Reale S, Breeze P & Caton S (2020) . Obesity Reviews. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reale S, Simpson R, Marr C, Carstairs S, Cecil J, Hetherington M & Caton S (2019) . Nutrients, 11(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reale S, Marr C, Cecil JE, Hetherington MM & Caton SJ (2019) . Nutrients, 11(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carstairs S, Caton S, Hetherington M, Barbara R & Cecil J (2019) . Food Quality and Preference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhu W, Niu X, Wang M, Li Z, Jiang H-K, Li C, Caton SJ & Bai Y (2019) . Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 1625-1638. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reale S, Hamilton J, Akparibo R, Hetherington M, Cecil J & Caton S (2019) . Appetite, 137, 47-61. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McNally J, Hugh-Jones S, Caton SJ, Vereijken C, Weenen H & Hetherington MM (2019) . Appetite, 133, 353-361. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahern S, Caton S, Blundell-Birtill P & Hetherington M (2019) . Appetite, 132, 37-43. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carstairs S, Caton SJ, Blundell-Birtill P, Rolls BJ, Hetherington MM & Cecil JE (2018) . Nutrients, 10(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reale S, Kearney CM, Hetherington MM, Rolls BJ, Cecil JE, Carstairs SA, Croden F & Caton SJ (2018) . Nutrients. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hetherington MM, Blundell-Birtill P, Caton SJ, Cecil JE, Evans CE, Rolls BJ & Tang T (2018) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Paroche MM, Caton SJ, Vereijken CMJL, Weenen H & Houston-Price C (2017) . Frontiers in Psychology, 8. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton S, McNally J, Hugh-Jones S, Vereijken C, Weenen H & Hetherington M (2016) . Maternal and Child Nutrition, 12, 205-228. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Nolan LJ & Hetherington MM (2015) . Current Obesity Reports, 4(1), 99-105. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton S, Nolan LJ & Hetherington MM (2015) . Current obesity reports. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2014) . Appetite, 80, 154-160. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2013) . Appetite, 71, 470-470. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Bouhlal S, Hausner H, Olsen A, Nicklaus S, Møller P & Hetherington MM (2013) . Appetite, 71, 48-56. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM, Remy E, Nicklaus S, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2013) . British Journal of Nutrition, 109(11), 2089-2097. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM & Hetherington MM (2012) . Appetite, 59(2), 622-622. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Bouhlal S, Hausner H, Olsen A, Nicklaus S, Møller P & Hetherington MM (2012) . Appetite, 59(2), 619-619. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Bielohuby M, Bai Y, Spangler LJ, Burget L, Pfluger P, Reinel C, Czisch M, Reincke M, Obici S , Kienzle E et al (2012) . Physiology and Behavior, 106(2), 185-192. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM & Hetherington MM (2011) . Appetite, 57(3), 816-825. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Yinglong B, Burget L, Spangler LJ, Tschöp MH & Bidlingmaier M (2009) . Obesity, 17(2), 283-289. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pedrosa Gil F, Bidlingmaier M, Ridout N, Scheidt CE, Caton S, Schoechlin C & Nickel M (2008) . Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 366-373. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Manolopoulou J, Bielohuby M, Caton SJ, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Renner-Mueller I, Wolf E, Lichtenauer UD, Beuschlein F, Hoeflich A & Bidlingmaier M (2008) . Journal of Endocrinology, 196(2), 215-224. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Burget L & Bidlingmaier M (2007) Eat fat, get fat?: The short-term effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss. OBESITY AND METABOLISM-MILAN, 3(1), 38-43. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton S, Bate K & Hetherington MM (2007) Acute effects of an alcoholic drink on food intake: aperitif versus co-ingestion.. Physiology & Behavior, 90, 368-375. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nogueiras R, Caton SJ, Perez-Tilve D, Bidlingmaier M & Tschöp MH (2006) . Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 3(4), 463-470. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Marks JE & Hetherington MM (2005) . Physiology & Behavior, 84(3), 371-377. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Ball M, Ahern A & Hetherington MM (2004) . Physiology & Behavior, 81(1), 51-58. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yeomans MR, Caton S & Hetherington MM (2003) . Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 6(6), 639-644. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tan PY, Chan CL, Som SV, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S & Gong Y () . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-15. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S, Ensaff H , Lin X et al () . Nutrients, 16(19), 3240-3240. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gulyas BZ, Mogeni B, Jackson P, Walton J & Caton SJ () . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-22. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E, Alzahrani M & Caton SJ () . Nutrients, 16(13), 2119-2119. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gulyas BZ, Caton SJ & Edmondson JL () . BMC Public Health, 24(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E & Caton SJ () . Nutrients, 16(2), 281-281. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E, Alnooh G & Caton SJ () . Nutrients, 15(21), 4643-4643. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Boyle NB, Adolphus K, Caton SJ, Croden FC, Dye L, Glass A, Halliwell K, Hansen GL, Holm L, Jackson P , Makinwa F et al () . British Journal of Nutrition, 1-14. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caton SJ, Blundell P, Ahern SM, Nekitsing C, Olsen A, Møller P, Hausner H, Remy E, Nicklaus S, Chabanet C , Issanchou S et al () . PLoS ONE, 9(5), e97609-e97609. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton S () A comparison between parent and grandparent dietary provision, feeding styles and feeding practices when caring for preschool-aged children. Appetite. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Hetherington MM, Caton S & Nekitsing C (2017) sensory-specific satiation and satiety In Hort J, Kemp SE & Hollowood T (Ed.), Time-Dependent Measures of Perception in Sensory Evaluation (pp. 48-66). London: John Wiley & Sons. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nogueiras R, Wiedmer P, Perez-Tilve D, Caton SJ & Tschöp MH (2009) , Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (pp. 577-581). Elsevier RIS download Bibtex download

Theses / Dissertations

  • Caton SJ (2010) Acute effects of alcohol on appetite, energy intake and energy balance.. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Almulhim A, Hartley H, Norman P, Caton S & Goyder E (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

PhD Students

  • Janet McNally (º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds, co-supervised with Professor Marion Hetherington
Teaching interests
  • Supervision of Masters dissertations
  • Supervision of Postgraduate research students

PhD supervision

I am interested in supervising Research Students in topics/areas such as Obesity, Nutrition and Infant feeding.

Teaching activities

Public Health teaching in Phase 1 of the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBChB)

Professional activities and memberships
  • Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
  • Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour (SSIB)
  • British Feeding and Drinking Group (BFDG)