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Dr Mike Rogerson

Senior Lecturer
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Mike Rogerson
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 874369

  • Location

    ESA.3.12, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    SE101: Professional Skills and Development 1 SE105 and SE111: Anatomy and Physiology SE203: Exercise Physiology SE205: Health and Lifestyle SE309: Research Project And Skills In Sports Science

Profile

Biography

Senior Lecturer, School of Sport Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES). Chartered Psychologist (BPS), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, First Year Organiser for BSc Sports and Exercise Science. * * Research interests include: - Green Exercise (exercise, environment, and health & wellbeing) - Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Decision-making - Virtual Reality Sport and Exercise - Wellbeing in elite sports athletes * * Expertise in research evaluations of wellbeing and exercise programmes for the general public and vulnerable groups. Works include those with/for: Wilderness Foundation UK; The FA (English); ukactive; Coca-Cola; The Wildlife Trusts; RSPB; New Philanthropy Capital (NPC); Essex County Council; Community 360, Colchester; Dementia Adventure; Future Roots; Next Chapter; BioFit; LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming); Brighton & Hove Food Partnership; The Association for Dementia Studies (University of Worcester)

Qualifications

  • PhD Sports and Exercise Science

  • MSc Psychology .,

  • BSc Sports and Exercise Science .,

Research and professional activities

Conferences and presentations

Regular Doses of Nature: The Efficacy of Green Exercise Interventions for Mental Wellbeing

International Moountain and Outdoor Sports Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 24/11/2022

Environments and Hooks for Changing Health, Wellbeing and Loneliness

Invited presentation, Solutions for Isolation Conference, Solutions for Isolation Conference, Bristol, United Kingdom, 4/10/2019

The importance of greenspace for mental health and wellbeing - A ‘Green Exercise’ perspective on two intertwining pathways

Invited presentation, Green Spaces Better Places Conference, Green Spaces Better Places Conference, Hadleigh, United Kingdom, 7/6/2019

Exercise Environments

Invited presentation, parkrun Academic Conference 2015, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 16/5/2015

Predicting green exercise outcomes: ecologically valid sampling at parkrun events

Invited presentation, International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference, International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 22/11/2014

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Professional Skills and Development 1 (SE101)

  • Research Methods in Sport and Exercise (SE230)

  • Research Project (SE309)

  • Further Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health (SE738)

  • Research Project (SE740)

  • Social psychology in sport and exercise (SE743)

Previous supervision

Arran William John Hutchinson
Arran William John Hutchinson
Thesis title: A Mixed Methods Examination of Immersive Virtual Reality Green Exercise
Degree subject: Health and Exercise Sciences
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 11/4/2024
Harry George John Harwood
Harry George John Harwood
Thesis title: Investigating Video Assistant Referees (Vars): Does Contextual Information Influence Var Decision-Accuracy and Decision-Severity in Football.
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Science
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 3/4/2024
Kirsten Florence Ramsden
Kirsten Florence Ramsden
Thesis title: '…There’S a Strength Around That Bonfire': Exploring the Potential of Nature-Based Therapy to Enhance Recovery for Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Degree subject: Health and Physical Activity
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 12/3/2024
Joseph Thomas Barker
Joseph Thomas Barker
Thesis title: The Dietary Habits, Physical Activity and Mental Wellbeing of University Students’ During the Covid-19 Lockdown in England
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Science
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 5/7/2022

Publications

Journal articles (17)

McManus, C., Butson, J., Rogerson, M., Waterworth, S., Jones, B., Cooper, C. and Sandercock, G., (2024). The influence of full leg-length compression tights during treadmill running at race speed. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 19 (1), 401-409

Jones, B., Waterworth, S., Tallent, J., Rogerson, M., Morton, C., Moran, J., Southall-Edwards, R., Cooper, C. and McManus, C., (2023). Influence of cold-water immersion on lower limb muscle oxygen consumption, as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy.. Journal of Athletic Training. 59 (3), 317-324

Evans, S., Atkinson, T., Rogerson, M. and Bray, J., (2022). Nature-based activities for people living with dementia: a nice day out or a question of human rights?. Working with Older People. 26 (1), 64-75

Rogerson, M., Wood, C., Pretty, J., Schoenmakers, P., Bloomfield, D. and Barton, J., (2020). Regular Doses of Nature: The Efficacy of Green Exercise Interventions for Mental Wellbeing.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (5), 1526-1526

Rogerson, M., Colbeck, I., Bragg, R., Dosumu, A. and Griffin, M., (2020). Affective Outcomes of Group versus Lone Green Exercise Participation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (2), 624-624

Barlow, R., Jones, B., Rogerson, M., Bannister, H., Stuart, R., Jawadh, I., Andrews, L. and Easton, I., (2020). An Evaluation of Service Provision and Novel Strength Assessment on Patient Outcomes in a UK based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Setting. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 17 (3), 280-288

MacIntyre, TE., Beckmann, J., Calogiuri, G., Donnell, AA., Jones, MV., Madan, CR., Rogerson, M., Brick, NE., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. and Gidlow, CJ., (2020). Editorial: Human-Nature Interactions: Perspectives on Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 607888-

Hughes, J., Rogerson, M., Barton, J. and Bragg, R., (2019). Age and connection to nature: when is engagement critical?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17 (5), 265-269

Wooller, JJ., Rogerson, M., Barton, J., Micklewright, D. and Gladwell, V., (2018). Can Simulated Green Exercise Improve Recovery From Acute Mental Stress?. Frontiers in Psychology. 9 (NOV), 2167-

Rogerson, M., (2017). Commentary: Environmental Influences on Elite Sport Athletes Well Being: From Gold, Silver, and Bronze to Blue, Green and Gold. Frontiers in Psychology. 8 (JAN), 78-

Pretty, JN., Rogerson, M. and Barton, JL., (2017). Green Mind Theory: How Brain-Body-Behaviour Links into Natural and Social Environments for Healthy Habits. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14 (7), 706-706

Barton, J. and Rogerson, M., (2017). The importance of greenspace for mental health.. BJPsych International. 14 (4), 79-81

Gladwell, V., Kuoppa, P., Tarvainen, M. and Rogerson, M., (2016). A Lunchtime Walk in Nature Enhances Restoration of Autonomic Control during Night-Time Sleep: Results from a Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (3), 280-280

Rogerson, M., Gladwell, VF., Gallagher, DJ. and Barton, JL., (2016). Influences of green outdoors versus indoors environmental settings on psychological and social outcomes of controlled exercise. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (4), 363-363

Rogerson, M., Brown, DK., Sandercock, G., Wooller, JJ. and Barton, J., (2015). A comparison of four typical green exercise environments and prediction of psychological health outcomes. Perspectives in Public Health. 136 (3), 171-180

Rogerson, M. and Barton, J., (2015). Effects of the visual exercise environments on cognitive directed attention, energy expenditure and perceived exertion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12 (7), 7321-7336

Weinstein, N., Rogerson, M., Moreton, J., Balmford, A. and Bradbury, RB., (2015). Conserving nature out of fear or knowledge? Using threatening versus connecting messages to generate support for environmental causes. Journal for Nature Conservation. 26, 49-55

Books (1)

Brymer, E., Rogerson, M. and Barton, J., (2021). Nature and Health. Routledge. 9780367723323

Book chapters (8)

Rogerson, M., Brymer, E. and Barton, J., (2021). Nature, physical activity, and health. In: Nature and Health: Physical Activity in Nature. 1- 4. 9780367723323

Barton, J., Rogerson, M. and Brymer, E., (2021). Implications, impact and future directions: Translation into wider policy and practice. In: Nature and Health: Physical Activity in Nature. 249- 259. 9780367723323

Wicks, C., Barton, J. and Rogerson, M., (2021). Developing integrated conceptual green exercise models. In: Nature and Health: Physical Activity in Nature. 95- 111. 9780367723323

Rogerson, M., Barton, J., Gladwell, V. and Pretty, J., (2019). The Green Exercise Concept: Two intertwining pathways to health and wellbeing. In: Physical Activity in Natural Settings: Green Exercise & Blue Mind. Editors: MacIntyre, T. and Aoife, D., . Routledge. 75- 94. 9781315180144

Rogerson, M., Kelly, S., Coetzee, S., Barton, J. and Pretty, J., (2019). ‘Doing’ Adventure: The Mental Health Benefits of using Occupational Therapy Approaches in Adventure Therapy Settings. Editors: MacIntyre, T. and Aoife, D., . Routledge

(2019). The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning. In: The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning. Routledge. 495- 507. 9781138104051

Barton, J., Wood, C., Pretty, J. and Rogerson, M., (2016). Green Exercise for Health: A Dose of Nature. In: Green Exercise Linking Nature, Health and Well-Being. Editors: Barton, J., Bragg, R., Wood, C. and Pretty, J., . Routledge. 1138807656. 9781138807655

Barton, JL., Wood, C., Pretty, JN. and Rogerson, M., (2016). Green Exercise, Health and a Dose of Nature. In: Green Exercise Linking Nature, Health and Well-being. Editors: Barton, JL., Bragg, R., Wood, C. and Pretty, JN., . Routledge. 26- 36. 9781138807648

Conferences (1)

Barton, J., Rogerson, M., Gladwell, V., Pretty, J. and Higgins, D., (2018). Nature-based programmes for health and wellbeing in vulnerable groups: findings from evaluative research

Grants and funding

2024

A NATURE-BASED INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH: EFFICACY OF AN ANGLING INTERVENTION FOR MILITARY VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

National Institute for Health Research

2022

A nature-based intervention to improve mental health: Efficacy of an angling intervention for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

National Institute for Health Research

Physical activity and mental health/wellbeing in asylum seekers from Afghanistan

UK Research and Innovation

2021

Exploring the Decision-Making of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in Football

Union of European Football Associations

2019

Literature review for Good Relations for their client Football foundation on the benefits of football facilities

Good Relations Limited

Literature review for Good Relations for their client Football foundation on the benefits of football facilities

Good Relations Limited

2018

Improving workplace wellbeing by engaging with nature

University of Essex

Future Roots project

Future Roots

The Wardian Case - Evaluative Research Proposal

The Wardian Case

Improving workplace wellbeing by engaging with nature

University of Essex

2017

UK Active Short term research

UK Active

UK Active Short term research

UK Active

2016

Green Exercise - ukactive

University of Essex

Green Exercise - ukactive

University of Essex

Contact

mike.rogerson@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 874369

Location:

ESA.3.12, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

SE101: Professional Skills and Development 1 SE105 and SE111: Anatomy and Physiology SE203: Exercise Physiology SE205: Health and Lifestyle SE309: Research Project And Skills In Sports Science

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