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Dr Leanne Livsey
Senior Lecturer
Leanne is Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health Sciences within the Carnegie School of Sport. She leads several undergraduate modules, including Level 5 Pyschology of Sport and Exercise Science module, and three Level 6 modules: Intervention Design and Implementation, Evaluating Population Physical Activity and Health Promotion Interventions, and Contemporary Health Issues and Physical Activity Rehabilitation. In addition to her module leadership, she contributes to a range of undergradute modules and supervises Level 6 Final Year Projects.
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About
Leanne is Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health Sciences within the Carnegie School of Sport. She leads several undergraduate modules, including Level 5 Pyschology of Sport and Exercise Science module, and three Level 6 modules: Intervention Design and Implementation, Evaluating Population Physical Activity and Health Promotion Interventions, and Contemporary Health Issues and Physical Activity Rehabilitation. In addition to her module leadership, she contributes to a range of undergradute modules and supervises Level 6 Final Year Projects.
Leanne Livsey is joining Leeds Beckett University as a Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health Sciences, transitiong from her previous role at Leeds Trinity University. She obtained a BSc (Hons) in Exercise, Physical Activity and Health from Huddersfield University, and then was successfully awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship to undertake her PhD. Her doctoral research focused on exploring the lived experiences of physical activity among breast cancer survivors.
Following the completion of her PhD, she was appointed as a Lecturer (maternity cover) in Sport, Physical Activity and Health at Edge Hill University. She then joined Leeds Trinity as a Lecturer in Exercise Physical Activity and Health, where she also served as joint programme leader for the Physical Activity, Exercise and Health Promotion degree.
Alongside her teaching responsibilities, Leanne is a member of the Scientific Review Panel for Breast Cancer UK. In this role, she contributes to the peer review of in-house scientific reports on breast cancer risk factors, evaluates grant proposals, and has served on the organisation's conference committee.
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Research interests
Leanne's research interests primarily focus on exploring and understanding factors that influence physical activity behaviour, behaviour change, and physical activity promotion, for people living with long term health conditions, particularly cancer.
Publications (2)
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Exercise and dementia: what should we be recommending?
13 May 2020
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults21(2):109-127 Emerald
Lewis K, Livsey L, Naughton RJ, Burton KExercise has the potential to provide benefits for people living with dementia, yet the balance of evidence is uncertain. This paper aims to provide an evidence synthesis to determine whether exercise improves their health and well-being and what exercise should be recommended. Structured search for existing literature reviews on exercise for dementia. Relevant articles were selected and critically appraised against systematic criteria. The findings from 15 high quality reviews were collated by using a best evidence synthesis approach. The evidence is convincing for improving physical health, promising for cognitive benefits, mixed for psychological benefits and limited for behavioural outcomes. No evidence of harm was found. Overall, exercise can improve physical and mental health for people living with dementia: there is sufficient evidence to recommend multimodal exercise. The potential beneficial outcomes are of significant importance both for people with dementia and their caregivers. In the absence of more specific findings, the current recommendation for older adults in general is pragmatically justified – some activity is better than none, more activity provides greater benefits. Adding social interaction may be important for psychological and behavioural outcomes. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to encapsulate the literature to date on exercise for dementia. Combining the findings from previous reviews enabled a novel synthesis across the range of relevant interventions and outcomes.
Breast cancer survivors’ perceptions of participating in a supervised exercise intervention: An exploratory review of the literature
21 October 2018
Women & Health58(9):1017-1036 Informa UK Limited
Livsey L, Lewis KBACKGROUND: Despite the reported beneficial effects of physical activity (PA) during and after cancer diagnosis, current research data suggest that the percentages of breast cancer survivors who adhere to PA recommendations are low. The objective of the present systematic, critical review was to identify, analyze, and provide a summary of qualitative literature findings, which have explored breast cancer survivors' experiences of participating in an exercise/PA intervention after cancer treatment. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted using CINAHL, PsychINFO, PubMed, and Scopus electronic databases to search for qualitative literature published during 2000-2016. A total of six studies that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. Thematic synthesis, following Thomas and Harden's methods, were used to analyze the data. FINDINGS: Seven descriptive themes were developed: control, focus, transitioning phase, regaining a sense of confidence, enhanced spirits, social support, and safe environment. The findings suggested that participation in supervised exercise interventions enhanced the self-confidence and mood of breast cancer survivors. It allowed them to regain control and provide a focus, thereby allowing them to move forward in their lives. CONCLUSION: The results of this systematic critical review indicated that the supervised exercise was a positive experience for breast cancer survivors.
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Sport and Exercise Sciences, PE, and Health, Exercise and Sport
Sport and Exercise Sciences, PE, and Health, Exercise and Sport
Breast Cancer Prevention Conference
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WiSEAN Conference Organising Committee
Lifestyle interventions that reduce breast cancer risk
Current teaching
Leanne is the module leader for the following undergraduate modules:
Level 5 Pyschology of Sport and Exercise Science
Level 6 Intervention Design and Implementation
Level 6 Evaluating Population Physical Activity and Health Promotion Interventions
Level 6 Contemporary Health Issues and Physical Activity Rehabilitation
Leanne also contributes to the following undergraduate modules:
Level 5 Employability in Sport and Exercise
Level 5 Exercise for Referred Populations
Level 5 Research Methods
In addition to the above Leanne also supervises independent study projects at undergraduate and post graduate levels. At undergraduate level, she is a supervisor for the Level 6 Final Year Project module. At postgraduate level, she is supervisor for the Level 7 Major Independent Study module.
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