Skip to main content

Sport and Exercise Science research themes

Physical Activity and Public Health

Physical activity and public health theme research within the sport and exercise science research group

Drawing on a multidisciplinary framework, our research evaluates population-level approaches for the promotion of active living and translates this evidence into strategies capable of providing clear public health advice and action.

View a list of academics within Physical Activity and Public Health

View a list of postdoctoral researchers within Physical Activity and Public Health

VIew a list of PhD students within Physical Activity and Public Health

Name	Area of expertise
Dr Sarah Astill Lecturer	Physical activity; older adults; arts and health, exercise and cognitive/neuromotor function
Professor Karen Birch Head of School of Biomedical Sciences	Physical activity assessment; exercise science; exercise interventions; flow mediated dilatation; vascular physiology; exercise testing; exercise and female reproductive health; exercise and menopause
Dr Laura Britten Teaching Fellow in Exercise Psychology	Older adults; physical activity interventions; dance.
Dr Shaunna Burke Associate Professor in Exercise and Health Psychology	Psychosocial oncology; behavior change interventions; advanced disease; quality of life; childhood cancer; qualitative research
Dr Sue Deuchars Reader in Neuroscience	Spinal cord; neurogenesis; autonomic neuroscience; neuromodulation; electrophysiology; imaging; microneurography
Dr Alison Divine Lecturer in Sport and Excercise Psychology	Physical activity and exercise; implicit attitudes; the intention behavior gap; habits; self-efficacy; motivation; imagery
Dr Camilla Nykjaer Lecturer in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health	Camilla Nykjaer is a Nutritional Epidemiologist with higher education teaching experience in the areas of epidemiology, nutrition and public health.
Dr Andrea Utley Reader in Motor Control and Development	Motor control and development; upperlimb functions; cerebral palsy; DCD; children and physical activity
Dr Chen-an Yu Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Self-determination theory, accelerometer, theory based exercise intervention in clinical population, structural equation modelling