Physical Activity Researcher

Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD, FACSM, FNAK is Professor and Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Dean Tudor-Locke is a walking behavior researcher and a recognized world leader in objective physical activity assessment and promotion, specifically focused on pedometer or accelerometer-determined ambulatory activity captured as steps/day across the lifespan. With funding from many public age...

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, is the Associate Director of Population Sciences at Penn State University College of Medicine, and, jointly, serves as Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine.  Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is a leading researcher in exercise oncology - the use of exercise in cancer prevention, control and survivorship. Her research extends from the role of physical...

Why is meaning central to movement cultures, and how does it relate to ecological awareness and sustainability? Are there certain meanings and values of sport that are problematic when we are trying to move towards more sustainable movement cultures? Can we find potential for ecologization also in competitive and elite sport, which have been often considered with suspicion by eco-philosophers? Sig...

Analytical Techniques in Processing Physical Activity Data (Pt1) - ProPASS webinar - Dr Alex Rowlands and Dr Tatiana Plekhanova   This is audio from ProPASS ECR network webinar. The theme of this first webinar series is measurement and in this first webinar of 3, we will hear from Dr Alex Rowlands and Dr Tatiana Plekhanova on analytical techniques in processing physical activity data. --- The Pros...

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, is the Associate Director of Population Sciences at Penn State University College of Medicine, and, jointly, serves as Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine.  Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is a leading researcher in exercise oncology - the use of exercise in cancer prevention, control and survivorship. Her research extends from the role of physical...

Amy has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, who undertook a work placement year at BiB in 2017, working on the ‘Primary School Years’. Amy is currently a PhD Student, working with the JU:MP team and Loughborough University. Her PhD will focus on developing and implementing an intervention to increase physical activity in children and adolescents, using wearable acti...

Life skills has been an important concept for sport researchers interested in understanding the potential of sport to foster positive youth development. In this second part of our conversation with Dr Martin Camiré, we explore why it is necessary to rethink some of the assumptions associated with life skills, and how postqualitative inquiry can help us extend our understanding of life skills and l...

Prof. Wojtek Chodzko Zajko is the Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Endowed Professor of Applied Health Sciences and Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois. In his role as Dean of the Graduate College, Chodzko-Zajko leads campus efforts in setting policies, defining standards, and enabling excellence in graduate programs, graduate research, and graduate student life. With graduate pr...

The idea that sport contributes to positive youth development and helps to develop life skills has a prominent role in our societies and the research discourse in sport psychology. These ideas however, are not without critiques, based on conceptual and ethical arguments as well as empirical findings. Can we say that the research topic is in some sort of crisis? Do we need to rethink some of the id...

Dr. Katzmarzyk is Professor and Associate Executive Director for Population and Public Health Sciences at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center where he holds the Marie Edana Corcoran Endowed Chair in Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes. Dr. Katzmarzyk is an internationally recognized leader in the field of physical activity and obesity, with a special emphasis on pediatrics and ethnic health dispa...

Youth athletes quickly learn that they have to perform certain identities - as hardworking, dedicated, and always ready to train more - to maximise their chances of staying on the athlete development pathway and 'making it' to senior sport. What are the implications of the 'always more' culture on their being-in-the-world and meaningful experience in sport? Why should we consider the term opting o...

George Thomas completed his BSc at the University of Gloucestershire in Sport and Exercise Sciences, and his MSc at the University of Bristol in Physical Activity, Nutrition and Public Health. His graduate work focused on promoting physical activity in Further Education students. He has recently completed his PhD at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, focused on understanding contemp...

Kasper Lykkegaard is co-founder and CEO of the company SENS INNOVATION ApS specialised in developing small, low power and flexible sensing devices for medical purposes. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion:  fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily...

Today we explore sport coaching knowledge from a critical socio-cultural perspective and ask question about what implications it can have for youth athletes' experiences and meanings assigned to sport, both on personal and collective level. It is somewhat paradoxical that although significant advances have been made in scientific understandings in the areas of sport coaching and sport medicine, sp...

Amy has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, who undertook a work placement year at BiB in 2017, working on the ‘Primary School Years’. Amy is currently a PhD Student, working with the JU:MP team and Loughborough University. Her PhD will focus on developing and implementing an intervention to increase physical activity in children and adolescents, using wearable acti...

In 2009 Pieter Coenen obtained my MSc degree at the faculty of human movement sciences (VU University, Amsterdam) after which Pieter Coenen started his PhD program. In his PhD project he studied the aetiology of musculoskeletal pain in workers, which ultimately resulted in his thesis ‘On the origin of back pain’. In the meantime, he successfully finalized his epidemiological education, granting hi...

This is the second part of our conversation with Dr Richard Sille on "risk sports" and the search for authentic living. The focus is on what is often viewed as the most dangerous sporting event in the world: the Isle of Man TT. We hear about TT riders stories as communicated in research interviews and autobiographies and discuss retirement and injury as threats to these athletes' identities. The c...

Kasper Lykkegaard is co-founder and CEO of the company SENS INNOVATION ApS specialised in developing small, low power and flexible sensing devices for medical purposes. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion:  fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily...

Dr. Matteo Crotti has got his PhD from the Liverpool John Moores University. He has been involved in various research projects concerning children’s physical activity, motor skills and health. Furthermore, he conducted a study concerning the relationship between play behaviours and motor skills in preschool children. His early career researcher was in the field of Sports Sciences and his key resea...

Kasper Lykkegaard is co-founder and CEO of the company SENS INNOVATION ApS specialised in developing small, low power and flexible sensing devices for medical purposes. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion:  fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily...

"Risk sports" are often conceived as a site for thrill-seeking and experiencing momentary highs, but is this a full picture of the meaning of these activities in people's lives? In this podcast, we focus on understanding the inside world of "risk sports" with the focus on what is often viewed as the most dangerous sporting event in the world: the Isle of Man TT. Unsatisfied with the media portraya...

In 2009 Pieter Coenen obtained my MSc degree at the faculty of human movement sciences (VU University, Amsterdam) after which Pieter Coenen started his PhD program. In his PhD project he studied the aetiology of musculoskeletal pain in workers, which ultimately resulted in his thesis ‘On the origin of back pain’. In the meantime, he successfully finalized his epidemiological education, granting hi...

Petter Kukkonen is a Finnish  combined skier who has finished his career and is the current head coach of the Finnish combined team. He represented in his career  Lieksa Ski Club . Kukkonen competed in his career in four  World  Cup competitions in  2000  .  The  best ranking was 47. In the World Youth Championships, Kukkonen won gold in sprinting and team competition. Kukkonen started his coachin...

Kasper Lykkegaard is co-founder and CEO of the company SENS INNOVATION ApS specialised in developing small, low power and flexible sensing devices for medical purposes. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion:  fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily...