Dr Kevin Walsh

Dr Kevin Walsh is an Academic Education Pathway Lecturer in the Dept of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London. He completed his BSc. (Hons) in Nutrition & Dietetics at Trinity College Dublin/Dublin Institute of Technology in 2009 and went on to specialise in nutrition support in general and neuro-rehabilitation settings in the NHS.

In 2014 he completed his MRes in Clinical Research at Imperial College London and was awarded the Dean's prize. In the same year, he was granted an Institute of Global Health Innovation PhD scholarship. Dr Walsh completed his PhD in Clinical Medicine Research in 2019 followed by subsequent post-doctoral research roles at Imperial College London. His research combined 1H NMR-based spectroscopy, 16S rRNA-based metataxonomics, and dietary assessment to investigate metabolic, nutritional, and gut microbial derangements in severe childhood anaemia and severe acute malnutrition. Dr Walsh has led two randomised controlled trials in severe acute malnutrition in children (MIMBLE series of studies), investigating the potential for legume-enriched feeds to support gut health.

His primary focus in his current role is education, where Dr Walsh teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Nutrition and Dietetics, and is Senior Tutor for BSc Nutrition & Dietetics. He has been nominated and shortlisted for King's Education Awards, and was the winner of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine Staff Award for Inclusive Education in 2023. He holds a PGCert in Clinical Education and Fellowship of Advance HE.