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Dr Allan Hewitt

Senior Teaching Fellow

Physical Activity and Health

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Personal statement

As Head of School, I am

I am involved in a range of research projects, mostly involving mobile technology as applied to the field of physical activity.

I maintain my interests in Music Psychology and Music Education through my positions as Assistant Editor of the journal Psychology of Music and as Associate Editor of the journal Music, Technology and Education.

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Publications

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(2025)
Faulkner Maria, McNeilly Andrea, Davison Gareth, Rowe David, , Nevill Alan, Duly Ellie, Trinick Tom, Murphy Marie
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 18 (2021)
Faulkner Maria, McNeilly Andrea, Davison Gareth, Rowe David, , Nevill Alan, Duly Ellie, Trinick Tom, Murphy Marie
Obesities Vol 1, pp. 88-100 (2021)
Paing Aye C, McMillan Kathryn A, , Collier Andrew, , Dunstan David, Owen Neville, Chastin Sebastien FM
Diabetic Medicine Vol 23, pp. 1074-1079 (2020)
McMillan KA, , , Gibson AM, Paing AC, MacRury S, Chastin SFM
Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, pp. 91-91 (2020)
Al Hammadi Hanouf H, Alaslawi Hamad A, ,
Journal of Nutritional Science Vol 9 (2020)

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Teaching

My main role is Course Leader for the BSc Sport and Physical Activity degree. I am responsible for managing the timetable, all academic issues and for course admissions. I am also year coordinator for the Third Year of the degree.

I am class leader for B1123 Culture and Context, B1221 Coaching and Sport Development, B1313 Placement and Professional Development, B1479 Research Project and B1408 Practical Project in Sport and Physical Activity Development. I also contribute to B1405 Dissertation.

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Research Interests

My research explores the use of technology and music within physical activity and exercise, including:

  • sensorimotor synchronisation with music, in particular synchronising walking cadence (in collaboration with )
  • the use of mobile music to promote increased intensity and duration of physical activity
  • the use of ubiquitous mobile devices for activity monitoring, in particular the use of mobile accelerometry 
  • design of user interfaces for mobile applications in physical activity (in collaboration with )
  • the use of mobile devices and web technologies in large-scale physical activity interventions

Professional Activities

Peer reviewer
1/8/2012
Editorial board member
1/1/2012
Editorial board member
6/2009
Referee
6/2008
Referee
5/2006

Projects

Hewitt, Allan (Principal Investigator) Janssen, Xanne (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Kirk, Alison (Principal Investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Academic) Hewitt, Allan (Academic)
01-Jan-2014 - 30-Jan-2018
Hewitt, Allan (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator)
This project aims to develop a series of four applications on the iTouch platform that will allow us to collect high-quality, high-frequency data on a range of physical activity measures and related to use of the music playlist. The four applications can be run synchronously, allowing the capture of both physical and auditory activity within the mobile device.
01-Jan-2010 - 31-Jan-2011

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Contact

Dr Allan Hewitt
Senior Teaching Fellow
Physical Activity and Health

Email: allan.hewitt@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2692