Queen Anoma is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on culturally tailored weight management interventions for people of Black heritage in South London. She has a background in nursing and neurorehabilitative care and is interested in combining clinical experience with public health research to explore equitable approaches to obesity management. Her doctoral work centres on understanding how cultural adaptation can improve the design, acceptability, and impact of behavioural interventions for obesity.

She is currently conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effectiveness and acceptability of culturally tailored behavioural interventions among ethnic minority adults, integrating both quantitative and qualitative evidence. Queen completed her MSc in Public Health at Imperial College London, where her research investigated the impact of school-based obesity interventions. Her PhD proposal further explores barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with digital weight management programmes among people of Black heritage living with complex obesity. Alongside her research, Queen works as a specialist weight management nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the clinical rollout of GLP-1 therapies and contributing to the development of inclusive, person-centred obesity care pathways