@LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellow @OfficialUoM | Natural experiments | Urban environments | Physical activity | Wellbeing | 📧 [email protected]
Manchester, England
Joined November 2016
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Delighted to announce that I have been awarded a 3-year @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship to join @GeographyUOM at @OfficialUoM, under the mentorship of @JZCOS
My project will develop new methods, theory and natural experiment research on urban environments and wellbeing
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Method for Observing SMOKing and vaping bEhaviours (MOSMOKE)
Read more about the development and validation of the systematic observation tool by @jacksbenton et al.:
doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025…
Jack Benton retweeted
Method for Observing SMOKing and vaping bEhaviours (MOSMOKE)
Read more about the development and validation of the systematic observation tool by @jacksbenton et al.:
doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025…
🚨 New commentary paper out today in @IJBNPA
We discuss how tech can scale up natural experiments in physical activity research:
📱⌚ Apps & wearables
📍 Geolocation
🎥 Automated observation
🏙️ Env audits
Open access 👉
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/art…
Grateful to Marilyn Wende @DrDecRyan Rachel Thomson and @drhipp for collaborating on this paper.
🚨 New paper alert in @SJWEH 🚨
Our qualitative evidence synthesis explores shift workers' views of sleep, fatigue and health behaviours.
Key conclusion: sleep education alone is unlikely to be effective, and interventions should support self-regulation
sjweh.fi/article/4223
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Use of video cameras to assess effects of built environment natural experimental interventions is feasible and reliable - and can assess behaviours at night (not possible with in-person observations)
NEW PAPER: We show that stationary video cameras can reliably assess physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours in public spaces without reactivity.
A cost-effective and more flexible alternative to traditional in-person observation methods🎥
publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1…
NEW PAPER: We show that stationary video cameras can reliably assess physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours in public spaces without reactivity.
A cost-effective and more flexible alternative to traditional in-person observation methods🎥
publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1…
I enjoyed collaborating on this published natural experiment, showing how community gardens provided crucial green space access during COVID-19 in China.
We adapted our MOHAWk observation tool, which showed increased use of a community garden:
mdpi.com/2867664
Very pleased to have been awarded ‘Best Outstanding Interdisciplinary Researcher 2024’ in @FBMH_UoM
An excellent way to finish my time in the Faculty before I move to @UoMHumsResearch @GeographyUOM to start my @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship next month.
@UoMResDev
Not long now until I join @GeographyUOM @OfficialUoM to start my @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship project, focusing on urban green spaces and wellbeing!
Read more about this here:
manchester.ac.uk/about/news/…
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Hi everyone!📢
I am recruiting participants for an online study on stress, health and wellbeing in ethnic minority groups in the UK.
Please see the poster below for eligibility criteria, scan the QR code or click this link to take part: leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics…
It was a pleasure to work on this qualitative study exploring service users' views on a nationally rolled out type 2 diabetes online self-management programme.
The emotional aspects of these programmes are important, but further work is needed to promote continued long-term use!
📢New paper: People living with #type2diabetes share their experiences of using the nationally implemented 'Healthy Living' online programme in England. DSMES programmes offering emotional self-management support are addressing an unmet need:
diabetes.jmir.org/2024/1/e56…
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The application guidance and eligibility criteria for the 2025 Early Career Fellowships are now available on the Trust's website: leverhulme.ac.uk/early-caree…
It will be sad to leave @ManHealthPsych, but I am grateful for @LeverhulmeTrust giving me this opportunity🙌
Thrilled that our paper (led by @urbanflourish) has now been published in @env_int_journal
Our natural experimental study of co-designed sustainable park improvements showed positive impacts on walking and wellbeing behaviours.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
New paper - large walking and wellbeing behaviour benefits of co-designed sustainable park improvements: A natural experimental study in a UK deprived urban area
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Looking forward to co-hosting this webinar with @NdenBraver on April 30, 2024, 20:00 UTC
Join us to learn about all the fantastic pre-conference workshops at this year's #ISBNPA2024 in Omaha.
Please register here:
isbnpa.org/sig/april-30-2024…
#Upcomingwebinar #ISBNPA Policies and Environment SIG
This webinar will showcase the pre-conference workshops at #ISBNPA2024. If you are still undecided on which workshop to attend, this webinar is ideal for you!
Learn more and register 👉 loom.ly/5rsKHlY
Excited to announce that our pre-conference workshop ‘Unravelling the System of Policy and Environmental Changes: Lessons Learned from Natural Experiment Evaluations on Physical Activity’ got accepted to #ISBNPA2024
@NdenBraver @FamkeMolenberg @erpecum @ISBNPA
Key topics will include:
🌌 Acknowledging complex systems thinking
✏ Natural experiment study design
🛠 Choosing the right measurement tools
We are workshop #4 when registering for the conference #ISBNPA2024