Harvey Ells MA, MSc, PG Cert, FHEA
Principal Lecturer
contact:
Sport and Service Management
Darley Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7UR
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643626
Email: H.Ells@brighton.ac.uk
Biography
Prior to working for the University, Harvey worked in a variety retail store operation and head office roles for national food retailers. He holds an MA in Learning and Development, an MSc in Food Policy and Postgraduate Certificates in Research Methods and Academic Practice. Since joining the school he has focused on the ongoing development of our retail courses and food curriculum. His personal research interests include Higher Education service quality, Food street markets/ Pop-Up retailing, Retail SMEs, Retail branding, Community food projects, Sustainable food supply chains and UK urban agriculture policy.
Harvey has completed a wide range of consultancy activities and in doing so has helped to inform and update our taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Projects include an ‘A’ Rated Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, two National Research projects on behalf of the Institute of Customer Service and evaluations for Tourism South East. He has also worked on a number of short-term projects with a range of regional retail businesses.
Currently he is working in partnership with the University of Sussex on BBSRC funded food and satiety research, developing a community garden on-campus with students and Sussex Oakleaf, expanding the retail offer at Spring Barn Farm near Lewes, and undertaking New Product Development for hot food vending with Bon Appetit at Crawley.
Affiliations
- British Academy of Management, Retail Marketing Special Interest Group
- Hastings and St Leonard Allotment Federation (HASLAF)
- The Consortium of Retail Universities (CRU)
- BBSRC DRINC Group
- Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG)
Scholarly activities
Harvey has contributed the following papers/ posters at recent conferences
Ells H. and Hannif H. (2011) Understanding consumers' motivations for shopping a local food street markets in Croydon, UK. EIRASS Conference, San Diego.
Ferrara M. and Ells H. (2011) Developing an improved, functional microwave packaging solution for the hot food vending industry. KTP Associates Conference, Brighton.
Dobson L., Dutton C., and Ells H. (2011) Developing a Rural Retail Brand: A Case Study of Spring Barn Farm. KTP Associates Conference, Brighton.
McCrickerd K., Yeomans M., Chambers, L., Jansz, L., Stables, L., Ells H. and Woodward, K. (2011) Enhancing satiety in the real world. DRINC Conference, Bristol.
Ferrara M. and Ells H. (2010) Moveable Feasts: Innovation in Hot Food Vending. Applying tried concepts to test new markets. KTP Associates Conference, Brighton.
Yeomans M., Chambers, L., Ells H. and Woodward, K. (2010) Manipulating the sensory properties and labeling of a beverage preload to enhance satiety. DRINC Conference, Birmingham
Yeomans M, Chambers L. and Ells H. (2010) Generating satiety expectations with food labels: process development DRINC Conference, Manchester
Research Publications
Yeoman, M., Chambers, L. and Ells, H. (2012) Can sensory-nutrient satiety effects be maintained? In: 8th BBSRC DRINC dissemination event , 15 – 16 May 2012 , The Met Hotel, Leeds, UK.
Ells, H. (2007) Decisions, decisions... First Move Retail . pp. 14-15.
Dutton, C. and Ells, H. (2007) Knowledge transfer partnerships and staff development: the case of the seafood Restaurant (Padstow) Ltd. The Higher Education Academy: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network.
Ells, H., Dutton, C. and Frost, P.E. (2006) Excellence in managing the business-to-business customer relationship Institute of Customer Service, Colchester, UK.
Frost, P.E., Dutton, C. and Ells, H. (2006) Service technologies: developing strategies Institute of Customer Service, Colchester, UK.
Ells, H. and Hudson, H. (2003) The Career Planning Guide for Hospitality, Retail, Travel and Tourism Undergraduates University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.
Boella, M. and Ells, H. (2002) A recipe for brands Hospitality in Focus (6). pp. 12-14. ISSN 1460-3527
Dutton, C. and Ells, H. (2001) Conference Review: 8th International conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science, The European Institute of Retailing and Service Studies, (EIRASS), Vancouver, Canada, June 2001 The European Retail Digest (31). p. 50.
Ells, H. (2001) Talking pictures in working school lunches – investigating food choice with children and adolescents British food journal, 103 (6). pp. 374-382. ISSN 0007-070X
