Emma Scott MSci (Glasgow), PhD (Birmingham)

(Currently on Maternity Leave)

School of Health & Related Research
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Office: Room G033

Tel: +44 (0)114 222 5200
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 0749

email : e.scott@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield as a Research Fellow in July 2010, having previously been seconded here from the Centre for Sport & Exercise Science at Sheffield Hallam University. I currently manager the HTA-funded Sheffield Physical Activity Booster Trial, which aims to promote and maintain physical activity in sedentary middle-aged adults. I am also an adviser for the NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire & the Humber and a proposal developer for the Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit.

Research Interests

My previous research includes the role of diet and exercise in prevention of breast cancer recurrence and psychological determinants of physical activity. My wider research interests include health behaviour change in all types of cancer populations and I am particularly interested in the role of diet and exercise in managing secondary breast cancer. I have a range of experience designing and delivering complex interventions in both clinical and community settings.

Professional Activities

• I provide peer-review for the following journals: Psychology of Sport & Exercise, Journal of Behavioural Medicine, Psychology & Health, British Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer, BMC Medical Research Methodology, The Physician and Sports Medicine.
• I also provide peer-review for the following NIHR funding streams: Research for Patient Benefit, Public Health Research, Programme Grants for Applied Research.

Current Projects

The Sheffield Physical Activity Booster Trial

Key Publications

1. Scott EJ, Eves FF, Hoppé R, French DP (2010). Dancing to a different tune: The predictive utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour when the behaviour is constrained. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 11(3):250-257
2. Hind D, Scott EJ, Copeland RJ, Breckon JD, Crank H, Walters SJ, Brazier JE, Nicholl J, Cooper C, Goyder E (2010). A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of “booster” interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods. BMC Public Health 10:3
3. Scott EJ, Eves FF, Hoppé R, French DP (2009). Accessibility of salient beliefs about the outcomes of physical activity. British Journal of Health Psychology, 14(1): 159-174
4. Scott EJ, Eves FF, French DP, Hoppé R (2007). The Theory of Planned Behaviour predicts self-reports of walking, but does not predict step count. British Journal of Health Psychology, 12(4): 601-620
5. Eves FF, Scott EJ, Hoppé R, French DP (2007). Using the affective priming paradigm to explore the attitudes underlying walking behaviour. British Journal of Health Psychology, 12(4): 571-585