@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
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…
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…
Grateful to Marilyn Wende @DrDecRyan Rachel Thomson and @drhipp for collaborating on this paper.
🚨 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…
🚨 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…
