Lizi Smith

Staff profile

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

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Career Overview

I completed my PhD at Coventry University in 2014 titled "Fundamental Movement Skills, Weight Status and Physical Activity in British Primary School Children". I then became a Lecture in Exercise Physiology at Middlesex university in 2014, progressing to Senior Lecturer in 2017. In 2022 I moved here to Hartpury University as Lecturer in Exercise Physiology.

Teaching and supervision

  • Introduction to Exercise Physiology
  • The Sport and Exercise Scientist
  • Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
  • Special Populations
  • Health Related Exercise
  • Sport Research and Knowledge Exchange Project
  • Extended Postgraduate Dissertation

Research interest

  • Active Essex Evaluation
  • Physical Literacy
  • Mayors Golden Km (Barnet, London)
  • Diabetes Awareness
  • Cancer MOVE 4 YOU
  • Physical Activity in Jewish Population
  • Women in Sport
  • Move like a Pro
  • Shape up with Spurs

Sport degrees

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