Publications

Physical Activity and Health Annual Report 2024

Reilly John, Harrington Deirdre, Hewitt Allan, Hughes Adrienne, Janssen Xanne, Johnston Evelyn, Kirk Alison, McMichan Lauren, Muirhead Fiona, Weston Kathryn

(2025)

Music tempo : a tool for regulating walking cadence and physical activity intensity in overweight adults?

Faulkner Maria, McNeilly Andrea, Davison Gareth, Rowe David, Hewitt Allan, Nevill Alan, Duly Ellie, Trinick Tom, Murphy Marie

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 18 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157855

Recruitment, retention and compliance of overweight inactive adults with intermediate hyperglycaemia to a novel walking intervention

Faulkner Maria, McNeilly Andrea, Davison Gareth, Rowe David, Hewitt Allan, Nevill Alan, Duly Ellie, Trinick Tom, Murphy Marie

Obesities Vol 1, pp. 88-100 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.3390/Obesities1020008

Diurnal patterns of objectively measured sedentary time and breaks in sedentary time are associated with glycaemic indices in Type 2 diabetes

Paing Aye C, McMillan Kathryn A, Kirk Alison F, Collier Andrew, Hewitt Allan, Dunstan David, Owen Neville, Chastin Sebastien FM

Diabetic Medicine Vol 23, pp. 1074-1079 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.06.003

Exploring the experience of, and attitudes towards, mobile technology to support active lifestyles in adults with type 2 diabetes

McMillan KA, Kirk A, Hewitt A, Gibson AM, Paing AC, MacRury S, Chastin SFM

Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, pp. 91-91 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.32_14245

Differences in educational attainment between obese and non-obese Kuwaiti female university students

Al Hammadi Hanouf H, Alaslawi Hamad A, Hewitt Allan, Reilly John J

Journal of Nutritional Science Vol 9 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2020.24

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Teaching

My main role is Course Leader for the BSc Sport and Physical Activity degree. I am responsible for managing the timetable, all academic issues and for course admissions. I am also year coordinator for the Third Year of the degree.

I am class leader for B1123 Culture and Context, B1221 Coaching and Sport Development, B1313 Placement and Professional Development, B1479 Research Project and B1408 Practical Project in Sport and Physical Activity Development. I also contribute to B1405 Dissertation.

Research Interests

My research explores the use of technology and music within physical activity and exercise, including:

• sensorimotor synchronisation with music, in particular synchronising walking cadence (in collaboration with Perception and Action lab)

• the use of mobile music to promote increased intensity and duration of physical activity

• the use of ubiquitous mobile devices for activity monitoring, in particular the use of mobile accelerometry 

• design of user interfaces for mobile applications in physical activity (in collaboration with Mobiquitous Lab)

• the use of mobile devices and web technologies in large-scale physical activity interventions

Professional Activities

Journal of Sports Sciences (Journal)

Peer reviewer

1/8/2012

Psychology of Music (Journal)

Editorial board member

1/1/2012

Associate Editor, Journal of Music, Technology and Education

Editorial board member

6/2009

Peer reviewer, British Journal of Music Education (c. 1-2 articles reviewed per year)

Referee

6/2008

Peer reviewer, Psychology of Music (c. 2-3 articles reviewed per year)

Referee

5/2006

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Projects

Studentship (SportScotland & Scottish Cyclists Union)

Hewitt, Allan (Principal Investigator) Janssen, Xanne (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028

£70K inc 40K from Capita and DHI for PhD studentship under Strathclyde Strategic Technology Partnership. Project title - Integrating technology for promoting active lifestyles and blood glucose control for individuals with diabetes

Kirk, Alison (Principal Investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Academic) Hewitt, Allan (Academic)

01-Jan-2014 - 30-Jan-2018

Mobile data collection for physical activity research

Hewitt, Allan (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator)

This project aims to develop a series of four applications on the iTouch platform that will allow us to collect high-quality, high-frequency data on a range of physical activity measures and related to use of the music playlist. The four applications can be run synchronously, allowing the capture of both physical and auditory activity within the mobile device.

01-Jan-2010 - 31-Jan-2011

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