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Staff Profile

Professor Emily Oliver

Professor of Behavioural Sciences

  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
    缅北禁地
    Baddiley-Clark Building
    Richardson Road
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE2 4AX
Background

I joined 缅北禁地's Population Health Sciences Institute in August 2022. I am a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. I hold a number of strategic leadership posts including as Deputy Director of the NIHR's Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, and Director of the NIHR's Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. I am a Director of 缅北禁地's Centre of Research Excellence in Behaviour, am the lead for Fuse's Public Mental Health Programme, and serve on the Editorial Board of the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 


My research takes the form of two inter-related strands:

First, how motivation is sustained and strengthened during crises. This includes understanding how and why people cope differently, with a focus on mental health outcomes. 

Second, translating these ideas to design equitable interventions and policies to support health and wellbeing. Here I focus on physical activity and broader community-led approaches to engage those excluded from standard services. 


I have a particular interest in research development and training, serving in my previous role at Durham University as Director of Research and Director of Postgraduates. I hold an Honorary Chair at Durham, and supervise a number of postgraduate students across both institutions. I am keen to hear from potential postgraduate applicants wishing to work in the areas above.  

You can find out more by following me on  or via GoogleScholar. 

Research

I am a member of the Population Health Sciences Institute and contribute to the Behavioural Sciences, Public Health and Health Inequalities, and Human Nutrition and Exercise research themes. 


My funded work spans conceptual considerations of motivation to their application in a range of complex interventions promoting physical activity and mental health, often to underserved groups. I am particularly interested in referral-based interventions and policy approaches to supporting community-based providers.  


Examples of funded projects include:

Oliver, Sniehotta et al. (2024-2028). National Institute for Health and Care Research's Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences.

Oliver EJ, Walters K, Henderson E, Pinfold V, Walker T, & Osborn D (2021). WHOLE-SMI: Wellbeing and holistic health promotion for individuals with severe mental illness. Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research. 

Oliver EJ, Gnani S, (2020). Evaluating community-based co-location models for supporting public mental health. Funder: National Institute for Health Research. 

Osborn D, Walters K, Oliver EJ et al. (2019). Interventions supporting individuals experiencing acute psychosocial crises. Funder: National Institute of Health Research.

Oliver EJ. (2019). Inclusion and engagement in elite talent development systems. Funder: Sport England,

Lafortune L, Buckner S, Lee C, Oliver EJ et al. (2018). Developing age-friendly rural communities: the contribution of local planning processes. Funder: National Institute of Health Research.

Oliver EJ. (2017). Physical activity, rurality and health in Sri Lanka: Building sustainable health promotion systems. Funder: Newton Fund. 

Teaching

I am strongly committed to providing challenging and supportive pedagogical experiences, and have over 12years experience of teaching in Higher Education. This includes the delivery and leadership (e.g., Programme Directorship) of both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, across multiple programmes. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, hold a postgraduate certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, and have published learning and teaching-related work (see publications).

At 缅北禁地, I contribute to teaching and project supervision across the School of Psychology and the School of Biomedical, Nutritional, and Sport Sciences. 

Publications

  • Articles

    • Pina I, Hodgson P, Anderson K, Oliver EJ. . Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors 2024, 3, 21.
    • Conway-Moore K, Graham F, McKinlay AR, Birch J, Oliver E, Bambra C, Kelly MP, Bonell C. . BMJ Open 2024, 14(11), e088418.
    • Ray D, Thomson KH, Beyer FR, Williams O, Stoniute A, Arisa O, Vlaev I, Oliver EJ, Kelly MP. . International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2026, 24, 347–380.
    • Dellacasa G, Oliver EJ. . Annals of Leisure Research 2024, 27(3), 435-453.
    • Latinjak AT, Morin A, Brinthaupt TM, Hardy J, Hatzigeorgiadis A, Kendall PC, Neck C, Oliver EJ, Puchalska-Wasyl MM, Tovares AV, Winsler A. . Review of General Psychology 2023, 27(4), 355-386.
    • Baskin,C,Duncan,F,Adams,EA,Oliver,EJ,Samuel,G,Gnani,S. . BMC Public Health 2023, 23.
    • Rigby BP, Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Oliver EJ. . Health Research Policy and Systems 2022, 20(1), 59.
    • Lee C, Parker G, Buckner S, Mattocks C, Barnes A, Oliver EJ, Cowan A, Lafortune L. . Town Planning Review 2022, 93(3), 275-300.
    • Oliver EJ, Dodd-Reynolds C, Kasim A, Vallis D. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(6), 1-10.
    • Thomas LB, Fadeeva A, Oliver EJ. . Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 156, 109767.
    • Hanson CL, Oliver EJ, Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Pearsons A, Kelly P. . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020, 17(1), 158.
    • Flint SW, Oliver EJ. . Public Health Nutrition 2019, 22(7), 1326-1329.
    • Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Nevens L, Oliver EJ, Finch T, Lake AA, Hanson CL. . BMJ Open 2019, 9(10), e029718.
    • Hanson CL, Oliver EJ, Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Allin LJ. . BMJ Open 2019, 9(2), e024370.
    • Jamie K, Oliver EJ, Paterson A, Whittlesea C. . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2019, 27(3), 318-321.
    • Hawkins J, Charles JM, Edwards M, Hallingberg B, Mcconnon L, Edwards RT, Jago R, Kelson M, Morgan K, Murphy S, Oliver EJ, Simpson SA, Moore G. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2019, 21(3), e12374.
    • Hawkins J, Edwards M, Charles J, Jago R, Kelson M, Morgan K, Murphy S, Oliver E, Simpson S, Edwards RT, Moore G. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2017, 3(1), 51.
    • Oliver EJ, Hudson J, Thomas L. . Ageing and Society 2016, 36(7), 1388-1406.
    • Oliver EJ, Hanson CL, Lindsey IA, Dodd-Reynolds CJ. . International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 2016, 8(4), 731-736.
    • Morris R, Tod D, Oliver E. . Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 2016, 28(4), 375-391.
    • Oliver E, Mawn L, Stain H, Bambra C, Torgerson C, Oliver A, Bridle C. . Systematic Reviews 2014, 3, 73.

  • Editorials

    • Hanson CL, Oliver EJ, Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Kelly P. . British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020, 54(12), 696-697.
    • Flint SW, Oliver EJ, Copeland RJ. . Frontiers in Psychology 2017, 8, 2149.

  • Reviews

    • McGrath M, Duncan F, Dotsikas K, Baskin C, Crosby L, Gnani S, Hunter RM, Kaner E, Kirkbride JB, Lafortune L, Lee C, Oliver E, Osborn DP, Walters KR, Dykxhoorn J. . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2021, 75(7), 665-673.
    • Rigby BP, Dodd-Reynolds CJ, Oliver EJ. . Public Health Reviews 2020, 41(1), 4.