My main research interests are in psychological and behavioural aspects of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health.  My work is underpinned by behavioural epidemiology and has focused on health outcomes, physical activity and sedentary behaviour measurement, understanding the correlates of these behaviours and the design and evaluation of behaviour change interventions.  I have been involved in a number of randomised controlled trials of behaviour change interventions (e.g., PREPARE, STAND, Girls Active).  Populations I have worked with include children and adolescents, young adults, individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes, older adults, and adults with peripheral arterial disease.  I have received funding from the Medical research Council, NIHR, government departments, health charities and commercial partners.

Supervised 8 PhD students to completion

External examiner for 11 PhD students from Universities in Australia, NZ, Norway, and UK.

Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching:

I have a post-graduate certificate in tertiary education. Over my career I have lead modules in a variety of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level (see below).  I have also led the curriculum development for two different MSc programmes.

Example modules:

Psychology of Physical Activity

Exercise and Health Promotion

Young People and Physical Activity

Research Methods

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Applied Sport Psychology

PhD                University of Western Australia

MEd                University of Western Australia

DipGrad          University of Otago, New Zealand

BPhEd (dist.)   University of Otago, New Zealand