Health, Exercise and Active Lifestyle (HEAL)

Research interests: Green Exercise – how our environment can shape behavioural choices and facilitate physical activity; physiological, psychological and biochemical effects of exercising in different environments, during and recovery from exercise; connection to nature across the whole life course pathway; evaluation of community nature-based health interventions targeting vulnerable groups.

Research interests: Knee and ankle injury control (prevention, acute care, rehabilitation) in agility-sport athletes; knee and ankle post-trauma osteoarthritis control (prevention, mitigation) in agility-sport athletes; sensorimotor control of functional joint stability (proprioception, neuromuscular control) and lower limb biomechanics; sex differences in sensorimotor control of joint stability and lower limb injury predisposition; injury control and human performance optimisation in the tactical athlete (military, police, emergency services).

Research interests: Rehabilitation and health promotion in people living with chronic respiratory disease; Physiotherapy within and following admission to critical care; dog ownership and its impact on the health and welfare/wellbeing of both dogs and their owners.

Research interests: Understanding the influence of the personal Social Support Networks on active living; promotion of active living for people living with dementia and their carers; the psychosocial benefits of rock drumming (Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dementia); the health and social benefits of involvement in Community Men’s Sheds; Community Health Intervention Evaluations (co-production).

Research interests: Gait analysis; motion capture; ageing and biomechanics; functional movement biomechanics.