Doctor Kathryn Weston
Senior Lecturer
Physical Activity and Health
Personal statement
Dr Katy Weston is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health at the 吃瓜tv, Scotland, contributing to research, knowledge exchange and teaching activities within the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health. Katy holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from the 吃瓜tv, Scotland, an MSc in Physical Activity and Health from Loughborough University, England, and a PhD from Teesside University, England. Her doctorate was awarded in 2014 and focused on the effects of school-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiometabolic health in adolescents. Since then, Katy has held postdoctoral positions at Teesside University and the Qatar Metabolic Institute, and Lectureships at Teesside University and Edinburgh Napier University prior to her move to the 吃瓜tv in 2023. Katy鈥檚 research expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of topics within physical activity, health, and exercise science, with a primary focus on children and adolescents. Core research interests include the design, implementation, and evaluation of health-promoting physical activity interventions in schools and workplaces, high-intensity interval training, and physical fitness assessment, monitoring and surveillance. Katy also engages in knowledge co-production and the dissemination of public health research. Katy has authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications, ranging from intervention studies and systematic reviews to methodological papers and international consensus projects. To enhance the reach and real-world impact of her work, Katy actively collaborates with policy-makers and practitioners, employing creative and inclusive approaches to knowledge exchange and research dissemination.
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 29/5/2025
Publications
- , Burn Naomi L, Goroski Alexis, Weston Matthew, Galna Brook, Glossop Rosie, Patterson Maddey, Batten Hannah, Gordon Alfie, Basterfield Laura
- BMC Public Health Vol 26 (2026)
- Ortega Francisco B, Zhang Kai, Cadenas-Sanchez Cristina, Tremblay Mark S, Jurak Gregor, Tomkinson Grant, Ruiz Jonatan R, Keller Katja, Delisle-Nystr枚m Christine, Sacheck Jennifer, Pate Russell, , Kidokoro Tetsu, Poon Eric, Wachira Lucy-Joy M, Ssenyonga Ronald, Queiroz Thayse Natacha, Cristi-Montero Carlos, Fraser Brooklyn J, Niessner Claudia, Onywera Vincent O, Liu Yang, Liang Li-Lin, Prince Ware Stephanie, Lubans David R, Lang Justin J, , ,
- Journal of Sport and Health Science Vol 14 (2025)
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- (2025)
- Gordon Alfie, Ross Mark, , Neubeck Lis, Muggeridge David J
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol 35, pp. 2227-2243 (2025)
- Basterfield Laura, Batten Hannah, , Burn Naomi L, Galna Brook, Ferguson Helen, Wilson Scott, Rimington Claire, Crosbie Kiz
- European Journal of Public Health Vol 35, pp. 803-805 (2025)
- , Little Jonathan P, Weston Matthew, McCreary Sara, Kitchin Vanessa, Gill Amrit, Niven Ailsa, McNarry Melitta A, Mackintosh Kelly A
- Sports Medicine - Open Vol 11 (2025)
Professional Activities
- Participant
- 26/2/2026
Projects
- Weston, Kathryn (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Kirk, Alison (Principal Investigator) Weston, Kathryn (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2027
- Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Weston, Kathryn (Principal Investigator)
- 15-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Weston, Kathryn (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- Weston, Kathryn (Principal Investigator)
- 21-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- Weston, Kathryn (Principal Investigator) Harrington, Deirdre (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
Contact
Doctor
Kathryn
Weston
Senior Lecturer
Physical Activity and Health
Email: kathryn.weston@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted