Deborah studies part-time alongside her long standing career -working on and managing physical activity programmes, commissioned by Public Health Wigan. Since her 2014 start date, Deborah has learned qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and conducted these professionally with children and young people across the Wigan Borough. From the first study in her PhD, Deborah has published a paper and presented orally to an International conference. Now back from maternity leave and in the midst of analysing data, Deborah hopes for similar success for studies 2-4.
PhD project title: Accelerometer wear compliance in children and young people
Supervisors: Dr Lee Graves, Professor Zoe Knowles, Professor Stuart Fairclough
Improving compliance to physical activity monitoring is critical for obtaining valid, comparable data free from inconsistencies that occur during data reduction. This PhD uses formative and exploratory research to investigate children (8-11 years) and young people’s (12-15 years) views on strategies to promote habitual wear of hip (ActiGraph) and wrist-worn (GENEActiv) accelerometers. These findings will generate a participant informed accelerometer wear-time protocol. Thus, this PhD will enhance the quality of free-living physical activity monitoring data in future research, reducing the time and cost burden associated with low wear compliance.
Languages
English
Degrees
2014, University of Bolton, England, Professional Graduate Diploma In Education (Level 6 Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector)
2006, University of Salford, United Kingdom, BSc(Hons) Exercise and Health Sciences
Certifications
2018, 1st 4 Sport, Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF)
2017, British Association for Cariovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, BACPR Exercise Instructor Revalidation
2017, SEDA Staff and Educational Development Association, Ideas, Insights and Information (3Is)
2017, Royal Society for Public Health, Understanding Public Health
2016, 1st 4 Sport, Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
2015, Institute of Leadership and Management, Leadership
2014, AXELOS, PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner
2014, AXELOS, PRINCE2 Foundation
2010, Chartered Management Institute, Introductory Diploma in Management
2007, WRIGHT Foundation, Specialist Obesity
2007, YMCA, Chair based exercise for the frailer, older adult
2006, WRIGHT Foundation, Referral Programme Consultant
2004, Edexcel, BTEC Higher National Certificate in Sports and Exercise Sciences
2004, OCR, Certificate in Teaching Exercise and Fitness (Gym & Free Weights)
2004, OCR, Certificate in Teaching Exercise and Fitness (Circuit training)
2003, OCR, Certifiacte in Teaching Exercise and Fitness (Aqua Aerobics)
2003, OCR, Certificate in Teaching Exercise and Fitness (Exercise to Music)
Academic appointments
Teaching Support Officer, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014 - present
Hourly paid Academic, Health Sciences, The University of Salford, 2014 - 2015
Highlighted publications
McCann D, Knowles ZR, Fairclough S, Graves LEF. 2016. A protocol to encourage accelerometer wear in children and young people Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
McCann D, Knowles ZR, Fairclough S, Graves L. Physical activity monitoring compliance strategies in children: A formative study International Society for Behaviour Nutrtion and Physical Activity
Journal article
Fairclough SJ, Rowlands AV, Del Pozo Cruz B, Crotti M, Foweather L, Graves LEF, Hurter L, Jones O, MacDonald M, McCann DA, Miller C, Noonan RJ, Owen MB, Rudd JR, Taylor SL, Tyler R, Boddy LM. 2023. Reference values for wrist-worn accelerometer physical activity metrics in England children and adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Fairclough SJ, Hurter L, Dumuid D, Gába A, Rowlands AV, Cruz BDP, Cox A, Crotti M, Foweather L, Graves LEF, Jones O, McCann DA, Noonan RJ, Owen MB, Rudd JR, Taylor SL, Tyler R, Boddy LM. 2022. The Physical Behaviour Intensity Spectrum and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Youth: A Compositional Analysis of Pooled Individual Participant Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 :8778 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Leask CF, Colledge N, Laventure RME, McCann DA, Skelton DA. 2019. Co-Creating Recommendations to Redesign and Promote Strength and Balance Service Provision INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
McCann D, Knowles ZR, Fairclough S, Graves LEF. 2016. A protocol to encourage accelerometer wear in children and young people Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Conference publication
McCann D, Knowles ZR, Fairclough S, Graves L. Physical activity monitoring compliance strategies in children: A formative study International Society for Behaviour Nutrtion and Physical Activity