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.-
The effect of smartphone application interventions on physical activity level among university/college students
(8 pages)
In:
Physical Therapy Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2020.1756125
Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Using the ‘Prevented Fraction for the Population’ to make the positive case for physical activity
In:
The Lancet Global Health
Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Get the message?
(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
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
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
Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
We are failing to improve the evidence base for “Exercise Referral”
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101485
Contribution to Journal › Editorial (E-pub ahead of print) -
Effects of 20 mph interventions on a range of public health outcomes
In:
Journal of Transport & Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2019.100633
Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
“WALK30X5”
In:
Physiotherapy, vol. 107, pp. 275-285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2019.08.010
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
Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
“When I Go There, I Feel Like I Can Be Myself.”
(17 pages)
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, pp. 1-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122159
Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)