PAHRC members

Members of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) team.

The Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) was established and led by Professor Nanette Mutrie, Chair in Physical Activity for Health, until her retirement in January 2022. PAHRC is currently led by Director Professor Marie Murphy.

Links on members names (below) lead to their profile pages which include details about research and publications.

External members

Academics, practitioners, students and others outwith the University of Edinburgh who are interested in our work are welcome to join as external members of PAHRC. External members will receive updates on our work and invitations to research/knowledge exchange seminars, workshops or events via newsletters.

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Members of our PAHRC team talk about their work.

Our team

Name	Role
Professor Marie Murphy	Director
Dr Graham Baker	Co-deputy Director / Programme Director of the MSc Physical Activity for Health
Dr Paul Kelly (Co-Deputy Director)	Co-deputy Director / Reader in Physical Activity for Health
Professor Ailsa Niven	Personal Chair Psychology of Physical Activity
Professor Sam Fawkner	Professor in Physical Activity for Health
Dr Claire Fitzsimons	Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health
Dr Dave Saunders	Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Chloë Williamson	Chancellor’s Fellow
Dr Sarah Morton	Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Tessa Strain	RKEI Administrator
Sagan Turner