Personal statement

I am a Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health. I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 1998 followed by a PhD in 2003, both from the University of Glasgow. After my PhD, I was a Research Fellow in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Glasgow, followed by seven years as a Lecturer in the School of Sport at the University of Stirling before joining the University of Strathclyde in 2012.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

Expertise and Capabilities include:

Development and testing of health behaviour change interventions
Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Patterns of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and growth in childhood

Publications

Impact of physical activity on adiposity and risk markers for cardiovascular and metabolic disease: Aljaloud Khalid S, Hughes Adrienne R, Galloway Stuart D R; American Journal of Men's Health Vol 16, pp. 1-9 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883221092289
Failure to launch : predictors of unfavourable physical activity and sedentary behaviour trajectories from childhood to adolescence: the Gateshead Millennium Study: Farooq Abdulaziz, Basterfield Laura, Adamson Ashley J, Pearce Mark S, Hughes Adrienne R, Janssen Xanne, Wilson Mathew G, Reilly John J; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 18 (2021); https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413283
Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity and sedentary behaviour across childhood and adolescence, and their combined relationship with obesity risk : a multi-trajectory analysis: Farooq Abdulaziz, Basterfield Laura, Adamson Ashley J, Pearce Mark S, Hughes Adrienne R, Janssen Xanne, Wilson Mathew G, Reilly John J; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 18 (2021); https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147421
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in underweight and obesity in 5-year-old children, 2011–2018 : a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study: Stewart Ryan, Reilly John J, Hughes Adrienne, Kelly Louise A, Conway David I, Young David, Sherriff Andrea; BMJ Open Vol 11 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042023
Healthy Habits Happy Homes Scotland (4HS) feasibility study : translation of a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention evaluated using RE-AIM framework: Gillespie Jenny, Hughes Adrienne R, Gibson Ann-Marie, Haines Jess, Taveras Elsie M, Stewart Laura, Reilly John J; Public Health in Practice Vol 1 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100026
Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, Vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat footedness : a systematic review and meta-analysis: Malden Stephen, Gillespie Jenny, Hughes Adrienne, Gibson Ann-Marie, Farooq Abdulaziz, Martin Anne, Summerbell Carolyn, Reilly John J; Obesity Reviews (2020); https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13129

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Teaching

I co-ordinate the following classes in the BSc Sport and Physical Activity degree: Advanced Topics in Physical Activity and Physical Activity for Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, and I supervise undergraduate dissertation projects and postgraduate MPhil and PhD students.

Research interests

My research interests are multidisciplinary and include developing generalisable interventions to promote physical activity and change other health behaviours (e.g. diet and sedentary behaviour) in a range of groups including obese children, adolescent girls, postnatal women, survivors of colorectal cancer and cardiac rehabilitation patients, and evaluating the efficacy of these interventions on physical activity and sedentary behaviour (using objective and subjective methods), health outcomes (e.g. weight, body composition, cardiovascular fitness, quality of life), and using qualitative approaches. Recent research in this area includes the Scottish Childhood Obesity Treatment Trial (SCOTT) and the More Active MuMs in Stirling (MAMMiS) trial. Other research interests involve exploring patterns of sedentary behaviour, physical activity and growth across childhood and their influence on disease outcomes (e.g. obesity and cardiometabolic health) and measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adults. Recent/current research in these areas have focused on the influence of early adiposty rebound on obesity in adolescence, changes in objectively measured PA (total and MVPA) across childhood and evaluation of the Girls on the Move (GOTM) national programme.

Professional activities

American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting: Participant; 2013
UK Society of Behavioural Medicine: Participant; 2012
External Examiner for a Masters by Research on ‘Validation of combined tri-axial accelerometry and heart rate for predicting energy expenditure during walking in overweight and obese adults.: External Examiner; 2011
External examiner for a PhD on 'Physical activity and depression in people with coronary heart disease'.: External Examiner; 2011

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Projects

Prevention of obesity, diabetes and some cancers in early childhood: translation of the 'ToyBox' pre-school intervention to Scotland: Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Gibson, Ann-Marie (Co-investigator) Hughes, Adrienne (Co-investigator); Prevention of obesity, diabetes and some cancers in early childhood: translation of the 'ToyBox' pre-school intervention to Scotland; 01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2019
Development and evaluation of active and outdoor play as a strategy for increasing physical activity of children.: Hughes, Adrienne (Co-investigator) Reilly, John (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2018
Healthy Habits Happy Homes: Translation of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention to Socio-economically Deprived Families in Scotland : 3 year studentship for Kyla Booth: Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Gibson, Ann-Marie (Co-investigator) Hughes, Adrienne (Co-investigator); 3 year studentship for Kyla Booth - Healthy Habits Happy Homes: Translation of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention to Socio-economically Deprived Families in Scotland; 01-Jan-2015 - 30-Jan-2019
Reliability, validity and feasibility of the IceTag accelerometer to monitor different modes and intensities of physical activity.: Hughes, Adrienne (Academic) Galloway, Stuart (Academic) Brooks, Naomi (Academic) Boyce, Robert (CoI); Sports Technology Award for Research (STAR) £5000; 01-Jan-2012 - 31-Jan-2013
Qualitative study of the experiences of postnatal women participating in the More Active MuMs in Stirling (MAMMiS) trial.: Hughes, Adrienne (Academic) Gilinsky, Alyssa S. (Researcher) McInnes, Rhona J. (Academic) Jepson, Ruth (Academic) Guthrie, Wendy (Researcher); Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office £43,000; 01-Jan-2011 - 31-Jan-2012
The association between timing of adiposity rebound and later obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adolesence (age 15 years) in a large contemporary cohort (The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, ALSPAC ).: Hughes, Adrienne (Academic) Reilly, John (Academic) Sherriff, Andrea (Academic) Ness, Andrew R. (Academic); 01-Jan-2011

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Address

Physical Activity for Health
Graham Hills

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