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Personal profile
Biography
Senior Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, Heriot-Watt University, 2003-2011
Research Fellow, Paediatric Exercise Science, University of Exeter, 2002-2003
PhD Paediatric Exercise Physiology, University of Exeter, 2002
Current Research Interests
I am a pediatric physiologist, with a focussed interest on the role of growth and maturation on health and well-being and in particular on changes in phyiscal activity behaviour during childhood and adolescence. I joined the University of Edinburgh as Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health in November 2011, and teach on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
I am also an accredited anthropometrist (ISAK Level 3), and am involved in teaching anthropometry across Europe, and researching and using anthropometry within the health and exercise setting.
Collaborative Activity
My research background is in paediatric physiology, and has focused on young people's responses to exercise, particularly non-steady state exercise and the oxygen uptake kinetic response, and I have an interest in the important role of growth and maturation on the exercise response in normal and 'athletic' children. However, in the current climate in which low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviour prevail, I have a focused interest in the role of exercise and physical activity during the period of growth and maturation on increasing and maintaining health and well-being. Most recently, and alongside Dr Ailsa NIven, this research has had a particular focus on the challenging problem of low levels of physical activity in adolescent girls.
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'Mental heAlth and well-being in rUgby pLayers' (MAUL) study: An online survey of diverse cohorts of rugby union players internationally
Griffin, S., Syed Sheriff, R., Dane, K., Myall, K., Simpson, K., Lewis, H., Yeomans, C., Patricios, J., Kemp, S., Khan, K., Palmer, D., Fawkner, S. & Kelly, P., 7 Dec 2024, In: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. 10, 4, p. 1-9 9 p., e002164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An initial feasibility trial of providing yoga in school for children with additional support needs
Hart, N. C., Booth, J. N., Lopponen, H., Sivaramakrishnan, D. & Fawkner, S., 25 Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 34, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are doctors and nurses engaging in physical activity and its promotion?
Bhandari, S., Watkinson, E. & Fawkner, S., 9 Feb 2023, In: British Journal of Nursing. 32, 3, p. 144-149 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Are we working (too) comfortably?”: Understanding the nature of and factors associated with sedentary behaviour when working in the home environment
Niven, A., Baker, G., Coral Almeida, E., Fawkner, S., Jepson, R. G., Manner, J., Morton, S., Nightingale, G., Sivaramakrishnan, D. & Fitzsimons, C., 29 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Occupational Health Science. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concussion education in medical students studying in Scotland: an assessment of knowledge and future needs
Jervis, C. G., Adams, S. A., Fawkner, S. & Griffin, S. A., 22 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Brain Injury. 36, 9, p. 1196-1203Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Institute for Sport, PE and Health Sciences Workshop
Samantha Fawkner (Speaker) & Shaun Phillips (Speaker)
Aug 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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BroSport Potential: Evaluation of a novel sports provision for school pupils from deprived areas.
Booth, J., Fawkner, S. & Gray, S.
1/06/22 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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Plugging future teachers into technology as a way of addressing education inequalities
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Use of a novel flipped classroom intervention to increase medical students’ knowledge of physical activity guidelines
Harden, J. (Creator), Gilbert, G. (Creator), Sharland, E. (Creator), Harper, A. (Creator), Fawkner, S. (Creator), Kelly, P. (Creator), Osborne, S. (Creator) & Adams, J. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 27 May 2022
DOI: 10.7488/ds/3467
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Press/Media
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Dr Samantha Fawkner (Physical Education) highlights mental health boost for physically active girls
10/12/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment