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UCL DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH CENTRE |
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DR ABI FISHER Research Associate EXPERTISE Physiology & Sports Science; Child Health & Developmental Medicine RESEARCH Current research Working on the Gemini twin birth cohort examining environmental and genetic influences on children's physical activity levels, sleep and sedentary behaviour. Previous research I completed a BSc (Hons) Physiology, Sport Science and Nutrition in 2002, then worked as a research assistant on the 'MAGIC' intervention to promote physical activity and reduce obesity in preschool children. I was awarded a research fellowship by the Yorkhill Children's Foundation in 2004 to carry out research into the determinants of physical activity in preschool children, then began a Yorkhill Children's Foundation PhD studentship examining the relationship between physical activity and motor and cognitive function in young children. During this I worked on a 5 month project at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, developing an evaluation framework for the Scottish Government childhood activity promotion scheme play@home, before joining the Health Behaviour Research Centre in 2009. Qualifications 2008 PhD Child Health 2002 BSc (Honours) Physiology, Sports Science and Nutrition Appointments 2009-Present Research associate University College London 2008-2009 Research fellow Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 2004-2005 Research fellow Paediatric Energy Balance Research Group, University of Glasgow PUBLICATIONS This page last modified 30 Jan, 2012 by Mark Livermore |
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CONTACT DETAILS Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 1722 Internal: x41722 Fax: +44 (0)20 7679 8354 Email: abigail.fisher@ucl.ac.uk Postal address: Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK Office: Room 210 1-19 Torrington Place, WC1E 7HB |
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