Dr Philippa Dall
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine
Philippa Dall is a senior research fellow in the Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine with a background in physics and engineering. She is a member of the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) and the Ageing Well Research Group, including the Workplace Wellbeing and Active Living Hubs.
Philippa has a special interest in device-based measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in a free-living environment, including the development of novel data analysis techniques. Her current research focus is on evaluating the effect of interventions to promote physical activity and workplace wellbeing, across a range of populations, including older adults and people with intermittent claudication.
Recent work includes research related to developing patient-centred interventions to improve physical activity of people with Intermittent Claudication (PrEPAID, OPTIMA) and people with chronic pain (SUSSED); measuring sedentary behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities; and evaluating the effect of accredited qualifications as part of a progressive employment scheme for Veterans (T4VET).
Current doctoral supervision includes projects in the EU-funded innovative training networks of Health Cascade, exploring evidence-based methods of co-creation for public health interventions, particularly in the workplace, and LABDA establishing novel methods for advanced 24/7 movement behaviour data analysis of sensor-based data. Other doctoral supervision includes projects related to functional fitness of older adults in Thailand and co-creating interventions to increase physical activity for people with Intermittent Claudication.
Philippa is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. She was a member of the surveillance and communication group for the 2019 update of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines, and a core committee member (2020) of the UK physical activity expert committee for surveillance.
Research Interests: physical activity; sedentary behaviour; accelerometers; public health; workplace health promotion; co-creation; older adults; intermittent claudication.