PAHRC members
Members of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) team.
The Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) was established and led by Professor Nanette Mutrie, Chair in Physical Activity for Health, until her retirement in January 2022. PAHRC is currently being led by Director Professor Marie Murphy.
Links on members names (below) lead to their profile pages which include details about research and publications.
External members: We also welcome academics, practitioners, students and others outwith the University of Edinburgh, who are interested in our work to join as external members of PAHRC. External members will receive updates on our work and invitations to research/knowledge exchange seminars, workshops or events via newsletters.
Video
Members of our PAHRC team talk about their work.
- Video: Meet the PAHRC researchers
- Members of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre talk about their work.
Our team
Professor Marie Murphy (Director) |
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Dr Graham Baker (Co-Deputy Director)Programme Director of the MSc Physical Activity for Health |
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Dr Paul Kelly (Co-Deputy Director)Reader in Physical Activity for Health |
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Professor Ailsa NivenPersonal Chair Psychology of Physical Activity |
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Dr Sam FawknerDeputy Head of Moray House School of Education and Sport & Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health |
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Dr Claire FitzsimonsLecturer in Physical Activity for Health |
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Dr Dave SaundersSenior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology |
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Dr Chloë WilliamsonPostdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr Sarah MortonChancellor’s Fellow |
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Dr Tessa StrainPostdoctoral Fellow |
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Sagan TurnerRKEI Administrator |
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Prof Emerita Nanette Mutrie, Founding Director of PAHRC (2013-2022)
Professor Mutrie’s inaugural lecture