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UCL DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH CENTRE |
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DR ABI FISHER Senior Research Associate, Cancer Research UK EXPERTISE Exercise physiology, exercise interventions in treatment and prevention of chronic disease, objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, genetic and environmental influences on obesity, promotion of physical activity CURRENT RESEARCH Development and testing interventions that can be efficiently added to usual care in oncology context Lifestyle interventions in multiple myeloma Health behaviour change in teenage and young adult cancer survivors Health behaviour surveillance in people living with and beyond cancer Genetic and environmental influences on child growth and development (Gemini twin birth cohort) Workplace design and physical activity (Active Buildings) Relationships between sleep and energy balance CURRENT GRANTS NIHR School for Public Health (£467,086) 'Active Buildings' examining how the spatial design of buildings influences physical activity and sedentary time (co-investigator) UCL Impact Award PhD Studentship (£72,000) Health Behaviour Change in Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Survivors, in collaboration with London Cancer. Cancer Research UK Development Fund (£20,000) Exercise for Bone Health in multiple myeloma (co-investigator) Australian Endeavour Award Research Fellowship (£23,000) Qualifications 2008 PhD Developmental Medicine 2002 BSc (Honours) Physiology and Sports Science Appointments 2012 - Present Senior Research Associate, Dept. Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL 2009-2012 Research Associate, Dept. Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL 2005-2009 PhD student, Dept. Medicine, University of Glasgow 2004-2005 Research fellow, Dept. Medicine, University of Glasgow PUBLICATIONS This page last modified 20 Nov, 2013 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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