Dr Lindsey Smith
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Job title: Lecturer in Exercise and Health
Email: l.smith1@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 592425
Room: N712
Recent publications
Publications
- Smith, LR. Chadwick, P. Radley, D. Kolotourou, M. Gammon, CS. Rosborough, J. & Sacher, PM. Assessing the short-term outcomes of a community-based intervention for overweight and obese children: The MEND 5-7 programme. BMJ Open 2013;3:e002607. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002607.
- Kolotourou, M. Radley, D. Chadwick, P. Smith, LR. Orfanos, S. Kapetanakis, V. Singhal, A. Cole, T. & Sacher, P. Is BMI alone a sufficient outcome to evaluate interventions for child obesity? Childhood Obesity (in press).
- Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ, Savory, LA, Kozub, SA and Fairclough, SJ. Teaching Games for Understanding: The Impact Upon Constructs of Self Determination Theory and Levels of Physical Activity in Physical Education. (2010) 'Oral presentations (In alphabetical order by first author)', Psychology & Health, 25: 6, 15 - 100.
- Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ, Brown, LA, Denton, S, and Fairclough, SJ. (2009) Does Physical Education (PE) Make a Significant Contribution to the Recommended 60 Minutes of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Per Day? 2009 'Abstracts' Journal of Sport Sciences, 27: 4 S1-S133
Under review
- Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ, Savory, LA, Kozub, SA and Fairclough, SJ. Impact of a TGfU intervention on Constructs of Self-Determination Theory and Physical Activity Levels in Physical Education.
- Kerr, CJ, Smith, LR, Savory, LA, Denton, S and Fairclough, SJ. Physical Education's contribution to the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day - is the VPA component of particular importance for health?
In preparation for submission
- Denton, SJ, Smith, LR, Trenell, MI, Plötz, T, Savory, LA, Bailey, DP, & Kerr, CJ. Socioeconomic status does not effect time spent sedentary or active in 10-14 year old schoolchildren: the HAPPY study.
- Denton, SJ. Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ and Brown, LA Reliability and validity of three activity monitors for measuring everyday physical activities in 11-12 year olds.
- Research Impact Award Poster Presentation - University of Bedfordshire Conference 2010
- Awarded runner up postgraduate poster presentation - BASES Student Conference 2008.
Experience in Industry
I spent 20 months working in the healthy lifestyles industry, including working as part of the research and evaluation team at the social enterprise; MEND Central Ltd. My role involved evaluating current programmes and initiatives at MEND which involved quantitative statistical analysis and the production of reports for commissioners and families alongside preparing scientific papers for publication. I was was also heavily involved with the creation/development of a new adult weight management intervention designed specifically for the fitness industry. This involved starting from a literature review to inform the creation of the intervention (prototype) and the selection of questionnaires/anthropometric measures for effective evaluation. Subsequent pilot phases were then undertaken which were developed based on data analyses/qualitative feedback collected at each stage. This intervention was then rolled out for large scale delivery within the UK. Whilst at MEND I worked in collaboration with members of the Institute of Child Health within University College London, where I held an Honorary Research Associate position to produce academic papers for peer reviewed submission. I managed external research applications which involved supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students conducting research on the MEND programmes. Given the commercial element of MEND I also worked alongside other departments to produce data for grant applications and to establish new research avenues and to evaluate programmes effectively based on evidence based academic literature.
Current Activities / Links with Industry
Since leaving MEND Central Ltd I have continued to collaborate with MEND colleagues and had two papers accepted for publication. I hope to maintain these important links with industry to enable my teaching to be research informed and up-to-date with the most relevant aspects of exercise and health. I aim to ensure that students benefit from this by understanding how the knowledge learnt in the lecture theatre and laboratories are essential and transferable to future career opportunities in diverse area of exercise and health.
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Science
Subject Area: Sport and Exercise
I am currently a lecturer in exercise and health at the University . I am also actively engaged with research within the Exercise and Health area.
Teaching responsibilities
- Physical activity and health
- Biomedical implications of exercise, activity and health
Professional interests
My academic career began at DeMontfort University where I completed a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science (2004-2007).
Following this, I was accepted onto the PhD programme at the University of Bedfordshire where I was awarded my PhD in 2010. I continued as an academic at the University of Bedfordshire as a lecturer on sport and exercise science until an exciting research post was advertised to work for the UK's largest provider of childhood obesity programmes - MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition.... Do it!). MEND is a social enterprise that develops community based healthy lifestyle initiatives in association with Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London. Whilst appointed by MEND (2011-2012) I also held an Honorary Research Associate position with the Institute of Child Health at University College London.
Prior to joining the University of Derby I returned to work for the University of Bedfordshire leading data collection for a study titled 'Effects of moderate-intensity exercise, high-intensity interval training (HIT) exercise, and exercise under hypoxic conditions on insulin sensitivity, gut hormones, hunger and epigenetic regulation.'
Research interests
My PhD was a multi-disciplinary project investigating the effect of pedagogical strategies to enhance physical activity levels within the physical education (PE) lesson and involved liaising with numerous schools throughout the Bedfordshire area. Initially the reliability and validity of several physical activity monitors suitable for use with school children was established. Subsequently, physical activity levels within a variety of PE lessons were quantified in physiological terms (using RT3 triaxial accelerometers and Suunto heart rate telemetry) and using an observational tool to establish lesson contexts. Finally, the pedagogical strategy, 'teaching games for understanding' was promoted to establish if there could be beneficial effects on physical activity levels during lesson time, motivation (and elements of the Self Determination Theory), enjoyment, intentions to be physically active (relating to the Theory of Planned Behaviour), and objectively measured habitual physical activity.
Following on from my PhD, my research focused primarily on evaluating childhood obesity programmes within the community at MEND Central Ltd where I worked on large datasets collected in a community setting.
My current research interests involves data collected from the study titled 'Effects of moderate-intensity exercise, high-intensity interval training (HIT) exercise, and exercise under hypoxic conditions on insulin sensitivity, gut hormones, hunger and epigenetic regulation.' The study used venepuncture techniques to assess plasma glucose, insulin, lipid profile, GLP-1, PYY and acylated ghrelin. DNA was also extracted from these samples to allow for some epigenetic analysis. Other measures taken throughout this study include body composition measurement using Bodpod, maximal oxygen uptake tests, anthropometric measurement, appetite questionnaires and hypoxic environmental chamber conditions. I continue to work on this data in collaboration with the University of Bedfordshire and Loughborough University.
International Experience
Whilst at MEND Central Ltd, I was a member of MEND's international research group. Members of the group included academics from institutions across the world to discuss potential innovative research grants, publication ideas and how to continue to effectively evaluate MEND programmes in order to contribute to the field of public health.
My work has also been showcased at various international conferences including the World Diabetes Conference, The Obesity Society Conference and the The European Health Psychology Conference.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Recent Conferences
- Kolotourou M, Radley D, Smith LR, Orfanos S, Chadwick P, Cole T, Sacher P. Degree of zBMI Change and Health Benefits in Obese Children Attending a Community Weight Management Programme. Abstract accepted to 'The obesity society conference' 2012, poster presentation.
- Smith LR, Chadwick P, Radley D, Kolotourou M, Gammon CS, Rosborough J, Sacher PM. Assessing the Short-term Effects of the MEND 5-7 Program for 5-7 Year Old Overweight and Obese Children in UK Community Settings. Abstract accepted to 'The Obesity Society conference' 2012, poster presentation.
- Sacher PM, Chadwick P, Kolotourou M, Radley D, Smith LR, Cole TJ, Lawson M, Lucas A, Singhal A (2011) Managing Childhood Obesity Using the MEND Programme: UK National Effectiveness Data. Accepted to the World Diabetes Congress 2011, Oral presentation.
- Denton, SJ. Savory, LA., Bailey, DP. Smith, LR. and Kerr, CJ (2011) Objectively measuring children's physical activity: The impact of using different RT3® triaxial accelerometer cut-off points on MPA and VPA [HAPPY Study]. Accepted to BASES Annual Conference 2011, Oral Presentation.
- Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ, Savory, LA, Kozub, SA, Fairclough, SJ (2010) Teaching Games for Understanding: The Impact Upon Constructs of Self Determination Theory and Levels of Physical Activity in Physical Education. Poster Presentation University of Bedfordshire Conference 2010.
- Smith, LR, Kerr, CJ, Savory, LA, Kozub, SA, Fairclough, SJ (2010) Teaching Games for Understanding: The Impact Upon Constructs of Self Determination Theory and Levels of Physical Activity in Physical Education. Accepted to 24th European Health Psychology Conference 2010, Oral Presentation.
Additional Interests and Activities
I have reviewed for Research Quarterly in Sport and Exercise.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, DeMontfort University Bedford
Research qualifications
- PhD Promoting physical activity levels in physical education and beyond, University of Bedfordshire
Research posts
| Institution | Project | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| University of Bedfordshire | Cardiometabolic risk factors and exercise | 2012-2013 |
| University College London | MEND Central Ltd | 2011-2012 |
