Dr Paul Kelly
Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health
- Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS)
- Moray House School of Education
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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St Leonard's (Rm 2.32)
- City
- Moray House School of Education
- 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 using wearable cameras to assess how much people miss-report their active travel in self-report diaries.
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.-
The effects of yoga compared to active and inactive controls on physical function and health related quality of life in older adults : Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
(22 pages)
In:
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 16, no. 33, pp. 1-22
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
The impact of a health education intervention on health behaviors and mental health among Chinese college students
(6 pages)
In:
Journal of American College Health , pp. 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1583659
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Infographic. Walking on sunshine : scoping review of the evidence for walking and mental health
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, pp. 1-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100289
Contribution to journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
Different analysis methods of Scottish and English child physical activity data explain the majority of the difference between the national prevalence estimates
(9 pages)
In:
BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 171, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6517-7
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Do golf fans walk the talk? : Follow up of spectators’ beliefs and self-reported physical activity 3 months after they attended a professional golf tournament in the United Kingdom.
(6 pages)
In:
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000503
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
2018 International Consensus Statement on Golf and Health to guide action by people, policymakers and the golf industry
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099509
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Epidemiology report : Trends in sex-specific cerebrovascular disease mortality in Europe based on WHO mortality data
(10 pages)
In:
European Heart Journal, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy378
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality : individual participant pooled analysis of 50,225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts
(8 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098677
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effects of frequency, intensity, duration and volume of walking interventions on CVD risk factors : A systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials among inactive healthy adults
(7 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 769-775
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098558
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Walking on sunshine : Scoping review of the evidence for walking and mental health
(7 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 800-806
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098827
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)