Dr Amy Jones

University Teacher (Exercise as Medicine)

Amy is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests lie within exercise-based rehabilitation for adults with chronic disease. Her PhD was titled: Combined exercise-based rehabilitation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or chronic heart failure.

Dr Florence Kinnafick

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

A Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Florence’s research explores the social contextual and environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour change for individuals with mental health problems and mental illness.

Dr Natalie Pearson

Senior Research Associate in Physical Activity and Public Health

Dr Pearson specialises in behavioural epidemiology with a focus on nutrition, eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviours of children and adolescents. Dr Pearson co-leads the Physical Activity Epidemiology module on the Clinical Exercise Physiology programme.

Dr Nicola Paine

Lecturer in Health Psychology

Nicola’s research examines the role of psychological stress on cardiovascular disease risk via inflammatory mechanisms, and the role of sedentary behaviour & physical activity in this. She holds a Springboard Fellowship from the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Dr Keith Tolfrey

Reader in Paediatric Exercise Physiology

Keith is a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of the International Confederation of Sport and Exercise Practice. His research is in paediatric exercise, health and performance; he also has extensive experience of quantitative statistics and research design.