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Dr David McBey

Dr David McBey
Dr David McBey
Dr David McBey

Advanced Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
d.mcbey@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
4.044 The Rowett Institute
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

David's work is concerned with sustainable and healthy diets, and how behaviour change may be accomplished in all parts of the food system. He is currently employed on the Scottish Government RESAS programme, studying the pathways to healthy and sustainable diets in Scotland. Previously, he has worked in the 51cg Environmental Modelling Group, looking at agricultural practices in China and Ethiopia.

Qualifications

  • PhD Sociology 
    2017 - 51cg 
  • MRes Social Research 
    2008 - 51cg 
  • MA Sociology 
    2007 - 51cg 

Latest Publications

  • Rapid Evidence Review: Comparing the Implementation of International Mandatory Calorie Labelling in the Out of Home Sector

    Sommer, N., McCormick, B. J., Robertson, C., McBey, D.
    Food Standards Scotland. 27 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Rapid Evidence Review: Implementation of Portion Size and Portion-Related Energy Reductions in Out of Home Settings

    Roumane, A., McCormick, B. J., Robertson, C., McBey, D.
    Food Standards Scotland. 20 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Perceived effectiveness of 25 interventions and policies designed to reduce meat consumption

    McBey, D., Sanchez, G. M., Horgan, G., Macdiarmid, J., McCormick, B. J.
    Food Quality and Preference, vol. 135, 105693
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Still eating like there’s no tomorrow? A qualitative study to revisit attitudes and awareness around sustainable diets after 10 years

    Cleland, E., McBey, D., Darlene, V., McCormick, B. J., Macdiarmid, J. I.
    Appetite, vol. 206, 107799
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Have Public Attitudes Towards Sustainable Diets Changed In The Last 10 Years?

    McBey, D., Cleland, E., Darlene, V., McCormick, B. J., MacDiarmid, J.
    Aberdeen: 51cg. 3 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

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Research

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Sociology.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Sociology

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Sociology.

Current PhD Students

Tonwong Sudto "Intention of Rice Farmers in Thailand Towards Sustainable Agriculture Practices"

Aura Anderson-Ross

Funding and Grants

Entrepreneurial Lead – Market discovery for in-field soil nutrient testing. North East Scotland ICURe Discover Programme/Innovate UK. 2026, £2,500

PI – Reducing portion sizes out of home: a scoping review. Food Standards Scotland. 2025, £7,500

PI – A rapid review of outlet response to mandatory calorie / nutrition labelling out of home. Food Standards Scotland. 2025, £7,500

PI - Tradition, Adaptation, Sustainability, And Transitional Eating Among Ukrainian Diaspora in Scotland (TASTE Ukraine). Scottish Alliance for Food Pump Priming/MITACS. 2025, £14,224

Co-Lead - Bridging technology and practice: in-field soil nutrient sensing for sustainable agriculture. UKRI/Zinc Multidisciplinary Food Systems Catalyst. 2025, £100,000

PI - Pathways to Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Identifying facilitators and enabling institutions. Scottish Government RESAS Agriculture and Food Strategic Research Programme, 2022–2027, £1,026,170

Consultant - Ranking the carbon, biodiversity, and social impact of nature-based solutions to climate change. Earthly, 2021, £6,500

Co-PI - Developing a preferred pathway to Net Zero in the UK. WWF, 2021, £20,448.64

Co-I - Investigation into MRVs for evidencing regenerative agriculture techniques. Unilever, 2020, £95,000

Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Courses previously taught include: Worlds of Food (3rd/4th year), Introduction to Sociology (1st year), Sociology (Foundation course).

Publications

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  • Pathways To Healthy and Sustainable Diets: The Context People Eat Meat and Meat Replacements (NDNS Data)

    McCormick, B. J., MacDiarmid, J., McBey, D.
    51cg. 6 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • OC39 - Revisiting attitudes and awareness around sustainable diets after 10 years

    McBey, D., Cleland, E., Darlene, V., McCormick, B. J., Macdiarmid, J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Flavors, Taste Preferences, and the Consumer: Taste Modulation and Influencing Change in Dietary Patterns for a Sustainable Earth

    McBey, D., Nadathur, S.
    Sustainable Protein Sources: Advances for a Healthier Tomorrow. Nadathur, S., Scanlin, L., Wanasundara, J. P. D. (eds.). 2nd edition. Elsevier, pp. 629-647, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Methods to assess the price of diets: a rapid literature review

    Darlene, V., McBey, D., McCormick, B. J., Macdiarmid, J.
    Commissioned by Food Standards Scotland. Food Standards Scotland. 37 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Environmental Issues: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Vetter, S., Nayak, D., McBey, D., Dondini, M., Kuhnert, M., Oyesiku-Blakemore, J.
    Sustainable Food Science: A Comprehensive Approach. Ferranti, P. (ed.). Elsevier, pp. 216-248, 33 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Agroecology – a Rapid Evidence Review: Report prepared for the Committee on Climate Change

    Albanito, F., Jordon, M. W., Abdalla, M., McBey, D., Kuhnert, M., Vetter, S., Oyesiku-Blakemore, J., Smith, P.
    51cg. 89 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • How modelers model: the overlooked social and human dimensions in model intercomparison studies

    Albanito, F., McBey, D., Harrison, M. T., Smith, P., Ehrhardt, F., Bellocchi, G., Brilli, L., Carozzi, M., Christie, K., Doltra, J., Dorich, C. D., Doro, L., Grace, P., Grant, B., Léonard, J., Liebig, M., Ludemann, C., Martin, R., Meier, E., Meyer, R., De Antoni Migliorati, M., Myrgiotis, V., Recous, S., Sándor, R., Snow, V. O., Soussana, J. F., Smith, W. N., Fitton, N., Bhatia, A.
    Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 56, no. 18, pp. 13485–13498
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Developing WWF's preferred pathway to aligning UK agriculture and land use with net zero

    Vetter, S., McBey, D., Albanito, F., Kuhnert, M., Oyesiku-Blakemore, J., Smith, P.
    World Wildlife Fund UK. 45 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Nudging, formulating new products, and the lifecourse: a qualitative assessment of the viability of three methods for reducing Scottish meat consumption for health, ethical, and environmental reasons

    McBey, D., Watts, D., Johnstone, A. M.
    Appetite, vol. 142, 104349
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Nudging meat off the menu

    McBey, D., Johnstone, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
    • [ONLINE]
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