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Teaching Interests
My main role is Course Leader for the BSc Sport and Physical Activity degree. I am responsible for managing the timetable, all academic issues and for course admissions. I am also year coordinator for the Third Year of the degree.
I am class leader for B1123 Culture and Context, B1221 Coaching and Sport Development, B1313 Placement and Professional Development, B1479 Research Project and B1408 Practical Project in Sport and Physical Activity Development. I also contribute to B1405 Dissertation.
Personal Statement
As Head of School, I am
I am involved in a range of research projects, mostly involving mobile technology as applied to the field of physical activity.
I maintain my interests in Music Psychology and Music Education through my positions as Assistant Editor of the journal Psychology of Music and as Associate Editor of the journal Music, Technology and Education.
Research Interests
My research explores the use of technology and music within physical activity and exercise, including:
- sensorimotor synchronisation with music, in particular synchronising walking cadence (in collaboration with Perception and Action lab)
- the use of mobile music to promote increased intensity and duration of physical activity
- the use of ubiquitous mobile devices for activity monitoring, in particular the use of mobile accelerometry
- design of user interfaces for mobile applications in physical activity (in collaboration with Mobiquitous Lab)
- the use of mobile devices and web technologies in large-scale physical activity interventions
Expertise & Capabilities
Music psychology
Music education
Analysis of accelerometer data
Relationships between economic and social deprivation and educational attainment
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Bachelor of Education, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 1 Jan 1993
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Integrating technology for promoting active lifestyles and blood glucose control for individuals with diabetes
Kirk, A. (Academic), Hewitt, A. (Academic), MacRury, S. (Academic) & McMillan, K. (Post Grad Student)
Project: Research - Studentship
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MODAC: Mobile data collection for physical activity research
Hewitt, A. (Principal Investigator) & Dunlop, M. (Co-investigator)
1/11/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Internally funded project
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Music tempo: a tool for regulating walking cadence and physical activity intensity in overweight adults?
Faulkner, M., McNeilly, A., Davison, G., Rowe, D., Hewitt, A., Nevill, A., Duly, E., Trinick, T. & Murphy, M., 25 Jul 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 15, 25 p., 7855.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruitment, retention and compliance of overweight inactive adults with intermediate hyperglycaemia to a novel walking intervention
Faulkner, M., McNeilly, A., Davison, G., Rowe, D., Hewitt, A., Nevill, A., Duly, E., Trinick, T. & Murphy, M., 5 Jul 2021, In: Obesities. 1, 2, p. 88-100 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Journal of Sports Sciences (Journal)
Hewitt, A. (Peer reviewer)
1 Aug 2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review
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Psychology of Music (Journal)
Hewitt, A. (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2012 → 1 Jan 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial board member