Dr Kim Straun
Postgraduate Research Assistant & Project Manager (FORTEe Project), Associate Lecturer
Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work
Role
Postgraduate Research Assistant & Project Manager on the EU Horizon 2020 funded FORTEe Project developing and implementing technology solutions for exercise rehabilitation among paediatric oncology patients
Associate Lecturer within the Sport & Coaching Science degree pathways teaching on clinical populations, anatomy, physical activity, behaviour change and health promotion.
Areas of expertise
- Development, implementation and evaluation of behaviour change interventions
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth
- Physical activity and exercise for clinical populations
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion (BSc (Hons), DipHE, CertHE)
- Sport and Exercise Science (BSc (Hons))
- Sport, Coaching and Physical Education (BSc (Hons))
Modules taught
- Professional Skills in Sport & Coaching Sciences
- Anatomy for Sport and Exercise
- Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
- Independent Study
- Physical Activity and Health
- Clinical Populations and Rehabilitation
- Project\Dissertation
Research
Research interests in exercise rehabilitation for clinical populations, physical activity and sedentary behaviour change interventions for youth, developing and evaluating theory-based mobile and digital health interventions and implementing health promotion initiatives in school- and NHS-based contexts.
Groups
Projects
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
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The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
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International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH)
Conferences
- Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC) Conference. Edinburgh, November 2019. Oral presentation. “mHealth intervention to improve physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adolescents: A qualitative study exploring feasibility, preferences and effectiveness”
- The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Student Conference. Dundee, April 2019. Oral presentation. “Text-messaging intervention to improve physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adolescents”
- 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Congress. London, October 2018. ePoster presentation. “The effects of text-messaging interventions to improve physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth: A systematic review”
- The British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Annual Conference. Glasgow, December 2017. Oral presentation. “Evaluating user experiences of behaviour change techniques in health-related fitness apps: A qualitative study“