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.-
Effects of 20 mph interventions on a range of public health outcomes: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis
In:
Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2019.100633
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: A descriptive study
In:
The Lancet Global Health, vol. 8, pp. e920-e930
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30211-4
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effect of smartphone application interventions on physical activity level among university/college students: A systematic review protocol
(8 pages)
In:
Physical Therapy Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2020.1756125
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Get the message?: A scoping review of physical activity messaging
(15 pages)
In:
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 17, pp. 1-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-00954-3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6517-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Maximising and evaluating the uptake, use and impact of golf and health studies
(8 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100994
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
We are failing to improve the evidence base for “Exercise Referral”: How a physical activity referral scheme taxonomy can help
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101485
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial (E-pub ahead of print) -
“WALK30X5”: A feasibility study of a physiotherapy walking programme for people with mild to moderate musculoskeletal conditions
In:
Physiotherapy, vol. 107, pp. 275-285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2019.08.010
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Establishing a causal link between social relationships and health using the Bradford Hill Guidelines
(9 pages)
In:
SSM - population health, vol. 8, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100402
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
“When I Go There, I Feel Like I Can Be Myself.”: Exploring programme theory within the Wave Project Surf Therapy Intervention
(17 pages)
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, pp. 1-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122159
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)