Dr Allie Welsh

Allie Welsh is joining Leeds Beckett University from the University of East Anglia (UEA) as a Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health Sciences. She gained a BSc(hons) in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Central Lancashire and a Master’s by Research (Exercise Physiology) at Edge Hill University. Allie then completed her PhD at the UEA, before undertaking a post-doc with Health Education England to design an educational framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation. She was then appointed Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health and course director for the Physical Education, Sport and Health cluster of degrees.

Allie's research interests primarily involve promoting physical activity and overcoming health inequalities for people living with disability, in particular neuro-disability such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, and more recently, chronic pain. Much of her work to date has been within the world of Clinical Trials, whereby her PhD aimed to design feasible exercise testing protocols and exercise interventions for people with severe movement impairments post-stroke, given the importance of maintaining good cardiovascular function for cognitive health. However, she is becoming increasingly interested in community-based assets and how these can be utilised to promote healthy behaviours among clinical populations.