Dr Anna Myers PhD
Senior Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Fellow
Summary
Anna Myers is a Senior Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Fellow within the Sport and Physical Activity Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre (SPARC) and the Advanced Wellbeing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre (AWRC) at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ (SHU). Her research focuses on the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of long-term conditions.
About
Anna graduated from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ with a BSc (2011) and MSc (2012) in Physical Activity, Health and Exercise Science. After completing a graduate internship at SHU, Anna joined the Appetite Control and Energy Balance research group at the University of Leeds in 2014 as a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Assistant and part-time PhD student. Her work focused on the role of exercise in appetite control, energy balance and weight management. After completing her PhD, Anna returned to SHU in 2017 to lead a high profile, multi-site evaluation of a national programme designed to embed physical activity within the healthcare system across England. Anna has nine years’ experience of conducting research in physical activity and health from controlled clinical trials to pragmatic evaluation of complex interventions. She has led and contributed to large scale projects funded by multiple national and international agencies including; the European Union, the National Institute for Health Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Public Health England, Sport England, Macmillan Cancer Support, Slimming World and Yorkshire Cancer Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Anna’s research interests can be grouped in to three themes: i) The effects of exercise on appetite control, components of energy balance and body weight/composition. ii) Rehabilitation (including prehabilitation) for people with cancer. iii) Embedding physical activity within the healthcare system. Anna also guest lectures on the undergraduate Physical Activity, Sport and Health course at SHU and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate project students.
Specialist areas of interest
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health
Exercise, appetite control and energy balance
Measurement of free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Body composition
Evaluation of physical activity interventions
Teaching
School of Sport and Physical Activity
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Subject area
Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Public Health Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Group.
Physical activity, sport and health
Contemporary Issues in Physical Activity and Health
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Evaluation of the Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme – Public Health England and Sport England Sheffield cancer and exercise rehabilitation programme – Yorkshire Cancer Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Evaluation of Fit Fans – English Football League Trust Exercise as a mean to prevent and recover the chronic diseases (PREVENT) - Erasmus + Sport.
Relevant Projects
- Public Health England Moving Healthcare Professional Programme Evaluation
- English Football League Trust Fit Fans Evaluation
- Yorkshire Cancer Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation Programme
- Erasmus + Sport - Exercise as a mean to prevent and recover the chronic diseases (PREVENT)
Publications
Journal articles
Osinaike, J., Myers, A., Lowe, A., Copeland, R., & Hardcastle, S. (2024). . Lifestyle Medicine, 5 (4).
Rosenthal, K., Frith, G., Keen, C., Myers, A., Phillips, G., Pickering, K., ... Copeland, R. (2024). . European Journal of Public Health, 34 (Supple).
Myers, A., Humphreys, L., Thelwell, M., Pickering, K., Frith, G., Phillips, G., ... _, _. (2024). . Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1-12.
Keen, C., Phillips, G., Thelwell, M., Humphreys, L., Evans, L., Myers, A., ... Copeland, R. (2024). Correction: Keen et al. Establishing Innovative Complex Services: Learning from the Active Together Cancer Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation Service. Healthcare 2023, 11, 3007. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 12 (12), 1175.
Humphreys, L., Myers, A., Frith, G., Thelwell, M., Pickering, K., Mills, G.H., ... Copeland, R. (2024). . Healthcare, 12 (7).
Myers, A., Barlow, R., Baldini, G., Campbell, A., Carli, F., Carr, E., ... Copeland, R. (2024). . British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Keen, C., Phillips, G., Thelwell, M., Humphreys, L., Evans, L., Myers, A., ... Copeland, R. (2023). . Healthcare, 11 (23).
Lowe, A., Myers, A., Quirk, H., Blackshaw, J., Palanee, S., & Copeland, R. (2022). . BJGP Open.
Myers, A., Quirk, H., Lowe, A., Crank, H., Broom, D., Jones, N., ... Copeland, R. (2021). . PLoS One, 16 (9).
Myers, A., Camidge, D., Croden, F., Gibbons, C., Stubbs, R.J., Blundell, J., ... Buckland, N. (2021). . Frontiers in Nutrition, 8.
Buckland, N.J., Swinnerton, L.F., Ng, K., Price, M., Wilkinson, L.L., Myers, A., & Dalton, M. (2021). . Appetite, 158 (105017).
Buckland, N.J., Camidge, D., Croden, F., Myers, A., Lavin, J.H., Stubbs, R.J., ... Finlayson, G. (2019). . British Journal of Nutrition, 1-22.
Myers, A., Dalton, M., Gibbons, C., Finlayson, G., & Blundell, J. (2019). . Physiology & Behavior, 199, 56-65.
Myers, A., Gibbons, C., Butler, E., Dalton, M., Buckland, N., Blundell, J., & Finlayson, G. (2018). . Physiology & Behavior, 194, 113-119.
Myers, A., Gibbons, C., Butler, E., Dalton, M., Buckland, N., Blundell, J., & Finlayson, G. (2017). . BMC public health, 17 (1), 979.
Hopkins, M., Beaulieu, K., Myers, A., Gibbons, C., & Blundell, J.E. (2017). . Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 12 (6), 401-415.
Myers, A., Gibbons, C., Finlayson, G., & Blundell, J. (2016). . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (21), 1540-1544.
Conference papers
Myers, A., Ali, A., Kudiersky, N., Søgaard, P., Schmidt, S., Girard, W., ... Nichols, S. (2022). . Heart, 108, A10.
Myers, A. (2017). . In International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference, Victoria, Canada.
Book chapters
Broom, D., Capehorn, M., & Myers, A. (2022). Exercise testing in obesity. In Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines. (pp. 215-221). Routledge:
Reports
Lowe, A., & Myers, A. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Sherar, L., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Presentations
Myers, A. (2015). . Presented at: International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference, Edinburgh
Posters
Myers, A., Dalton, M., Gibbons, C., Finlayson, G., & Blundell, J. (2017). . Presented at: British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Conference, Nottingham
Myers, A., Gibbons, C., Butler, E., Blundell, J., & Finlayson, G. (2017). . Presented at: European Congress on Obesity, Porto, Portugal, 2017
Myers, A., Finlayson, G., Blundell, J., & Gibbons, C. (2015). . Presented at: European Congress on Obesity, Prague, 2015
Myers, A., Finleyson, G., Blundell, J., & Gibbons, C. (2014). . Presented at: Annual UK Congress on Obesity, Birmingham, 2014
Postgraduate supervision
Jimi Osinaike: Developing a theory informed behavioural intervention to promote adherence to physical activity promotion clinical practice guidelines amongst foundation Doctors in the UK. (From February 2021).