Dr Graham Baker
Chancellor's Fellow
- Moray House School of Education, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6034
- Email: graham.baker@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education, SL 2.30
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Graham is a current Chancellor's Fellow based within the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC).
Undergraduate teaching
BSc Applied Sports Science:
- Course organiser for Exercise Prescription for Rehabilitation 4 http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/cxsprt10025.htm
- Acts as dissertation supervisor
Postgraduate teaching
MSc Physical Acticity for Health
- Contribute to teaching in the areas of behavioural change theory, health promotion and the measurement of physical activity
- Acts as dissertation supervisor
MSc Global Health: Non-Communicable Diseases
- Acts as dissertation supervisor for physical activity related projects
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
I welcome proposals and contact from potential Phd students in any area related to physical activity.
I would also welcome to act as an external examiner for PhD examinations.
Current PhD students supervised
Divya Sivaramakrishan http://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/divya-sivaramakrishnan Evaluating the health benefits of incorporating yoga into the physical activity plan of older adults
Research summary
His primary research interest is around developing and evaluating interventions to increase physical activity. He has a specific focus within his Fellowship on inequalities and ethnicity but is also interested in physical activity in relation to student populations, adults and also active travel .
Graham's work is framed by the behavioural epidemiology model and the socio-ecological framework and as such is involved in diverse projects ranging from qualitative studies investigating the determinants of physical activity in different popultations , epidemiology studies using Census data to explore variations in levels of active commuting and evaluations of large-scale environmental interventions.
Past research interests
Between 2011 and 2013 Graham was the research project coordinator for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the EPSRC funded iConnect study. iConnect project (EP/G00059X/1) is an interdisciplinary consortium which aims to measure and evaluate the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of Sustrans’ Connect2 scheme. iConnect siteCurrent project grants
He is currently the Principal Investigator on an MRC PHIND funded grant (£150K; 2015-2017) developing a culturally adapted walking intervention for South Asian adults.
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Savouring our mistakes : Learning from the FitQuest project
(13 pages)
In:
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction , vol. 16, pp. 55-67
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2017.12.003
Contribution To journal › Article (Published) -
Predicting walking and cycling behaviour change using an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour
(17 pages)
In:
Journal of Transport & Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.05.014
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: : A call to action based on a 42 year trend
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098933
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published) -
Letter: There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: A call to action based on a 42 year trend : Letter to UK transport ministers
(1 page)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099261
Contribution To journal › Editorial (E-pub ahead of print) -
Perceptions of Yoga among older adults : A qualitative approach
(8 pages)
In:
Annals of Yoga and Physical Therapy , vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-8
Contribution To journal › Article (Published) -
Exploring childhood obesity prevention among diverse ethnic groups in schools and places of worship : Recruitment, acceptability and feasibility of data collection and intervention components
(7 pages)
In:
Preventive Medicine, vol. 6, pp. 130-136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.019
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Infographic : Tomorrow's doctors want more teaching & training on physical activity for health
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096806
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published) -
Physical activity can successfully be promoted to older adults within a primary care setting by trained nurses
(1 page)
In:
Evidence Based Nursing, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102358
Contribution To journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
Should we reframe how we think about physical activity and sedentary behaviour measurement? Validity and reliability reconsidered
In:
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0351-4
Contribution To journal › Article (Published) -
Critique of 'The physical activity myth' paper : discussion of flawed logic and inappropriate use of evidence
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 50, no. 20, pp. 1230-1231
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095120
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published)