Loughborough University Sport, Exercise and Health Science (BSc) and Exercise as Medicine (MSc) graduate at the same institution. A first year PhD student whose main areas of interest are the use of technology to both quantify health related behaviours and how to use this information to inform interventions to increase physical activity.
Research Assistant in Digital Health Technologies (November 2019-March 2020) Transferable skills and successes:
Research Assistant-Occasional Hours (June 2019-October 2019) Transferable skills and successes:
Research Assistant-Occasional Hours (April 2019-June 2019) Transferable skills and successes:
Assistant coach for Loughborough Women’s First team (October 2017-July 2018) Transferable skills and successes:
Course Representative for Exercise as Medicine (October 2018-October 2019) Transferable skills: * Communicating the views of members of the course to academic staff Loughborough Volleyball Club Secretary (October 2016-October 2017) Transferrable skills: * Organising matches and competitions for the Loughborough teams including booking venues, organising the payment of referees * Booking venues and transport for the teams
I have experience in a number of computer software’s. As part of my Master’s course, and subsequent role as a research assistant, I became competent in using Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to perform data management and statistical analysis. I also have experience using Actilife and Kinesoft to initialize, download and analyse accelerometer data. Since beginning my PhD, I have begun teaching myself the programming language R. I am now competent in performing data management and statistical analysis using this language and intend to progress my knowledge further by developing skills in utilizing machine learning techniques in the future.
As part of my multiple sporting commitments I am confident in working with a diverse range of groups effectively. Throughout these commitments, I have also taken on leadership roles in order to support team members. For example, during my time playing for Loughborough University volleyball club I was captain for 1 year which I have found to strengthen both my teamwork, and leadership, skills even further.
In addition to the communication skills developed during playing a team sport; I have also developed my communication skills throughout my dissertation project. This School based research project required me to communicate effectively, and in a diverse manner, with a range of people including children, teachers and parents, in order to promote physical activity within schools. I assumed the role of Course Representative which has involved me communicating the views of the course to course leaders and other academics.
Throughout my University studies I completed a range of extra-curricular activities including both playing and coaching volleyball at a British University Championships (BUCs) level. I also aided in collecting data during the Myzone Validation study and performed inter-device validity assessments of accelerometer devices. Performing all these roles simultaneously led me to developing strong time management and organisational skills which I can bring to any role.
Assisted with delivery of two modules on the Exercise as Medicine Master’s course (Emerging Technology and Exercise Testing and Prescription). My primary responsibilities were technical set up of devices and equipment as well as assisting delivery of taught content to the students.
Full UK driver’s licence held