Dr Paul Kelly
Reader in Physical Activity for Health
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 4111
- Email: p.kelly@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Paul's profile on Google Scholar
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SL 2.32
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Dr Paul Kelly is a Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health at the University of Edinburgh. He is based at the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC).
Paul previously worked at the University of Oxford, where he completed a PhD in the validity and reliability of self-reported travel behaviour.
Undergraduate teaching
- Physical activity, exercise, fitness and health
- 3rd year projects
- 4th year dissertations
Postgraduate teaching
- Physical activity, all-cause mortality and morbidities
- Physical activity and cardiovascular disease
- Measurement of physical activity
- Validity and reliability of physical activity assessment
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
- Pragmatic evaluation in health promotion
- Physical activity epidemiology
- Measurement of health behaviours
- Walking, cycling and active travel benefits
Current research interests
My current research focuses on evaluating initiatives aimed at increasing physical activity, and the health benefits (physical and mental) of these initiatives. I am particularly interested in walking and cycling, and am currently involved in evaluating the new 20mph schemes in Edinburgh and Belfast to see how speeds, collisions and walking and cycling may be impacted. I am also involved in multiple systematic and scoping reviews using data from large cohort studies and RCTs. I have a related research interest in improving the way we assess physical activity behaviour and energy expenditure through more valid and reliable measures.-
Building partnerships: A case study of physical activity researchers and practitioners collaborating to build evidence to inform the delivery of a workplace Step Count Challenge
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1067127
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Investigating the impact of a 20 miles per hour speed limit intervention on road traffic collisions, casualties, speed and volume in Belfast, UK: 3 year follow-up outcomes of a natural experiment
(9 pages)
In:
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol. 77, pp. 17-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2022-219729
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A rapid review exploring the role of yoga in healing psychological trauma
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316180
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Development and optimisation of a multi-component workplace intervention to increase cycling for the Cycle Nation Project
(21 pages)
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.857554
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Developing and implementing 20-mph speed limits in Edinburgh and Belfast: Mixed-methods study
In:
Public Health Research, vol. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/XAZI9445
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Use of a novel flipped classroom intervention to increase medical students’ knowledge of physical activity guidelines
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/mep.19176.1
Research output: › Preprint (Published) -
The rise of the electrically assisted bicycle and the individual, social and environmental impacts of use
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.atpp.2022.04.003
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (E-pub ahead of print) -
Declines in physical activity among New Zealand adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of five data waves from pre-pandemic through April 2021
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074041
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Public attitudes to, and perceived impacts of 20mph (32 km/h) speed limits in Edinburgh: An exploratory study using the Speed Limits Perceptions Survey (SLiPS)
(15 pages)
In:
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, vol. 84, pp. 99-113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2021.11.022
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Population level physical activity before and during the first national COVID-19 lockdown: A nationally representative repeat cross-sectional study of 5 years of Active Lives data in England
(13 pages)
In:
The Lancet Regional Health Europe, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100265
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)