Dr Flo Harrison
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Associate |
Flo dot Harrison at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 1364 |
ZICER Building 0.01 |
Biography
Flo is currently a career development fellow with the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), based in the Epidemiology and Health Geography group at Norwich Medical School.
Academic Background
MSc Geographic Information Systems (University of Leicester)
PhD Environmental Science (UEA)
Key Research Interests
- The role of the school environment and how it may shape health-related behaviour both within and beyond the school gates
- Novel methodologies for defining and characterising children’s environments
- Weather and seasons as drivers of physical activity and dietary behaviours
Research Group Members
Article
Jennings, A, Welch, A, Jones, AP, Harrison, F, Bentham, G, Van Sluijs, EMF, Griffin, SJ and Cassidy, A (2011) Local food outlets, weight status, and dietary intake: associations in children aged 9-10 years. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 40 (4). pp. 405-410.
Harrison, F, Bentham, G, Jones, AP, Cassidy, A, van Sluijs, EMF and Griffin, SJ (2011) School level correlates with adiposity in 9–10 year old children. Health & Place, 17 (3). pp. 710-716. ISSN 13538292
Harrison, F, Jones, AP, Bentham, G, van Sluijs, EMF, Cassidy, A and Griffin, SJ (2011) The impact of rainfall and school break time policies on physical activity in 9-10 year old British children: A repeated measures study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8 (1). p. 47. ISSN 1479-5868
Harrison, F, Jones, AP, van Sluijs, EMF, Cassidy, A, Bentham, G and Griffin, SJ (2011) Environmental correlates of adiposity in 9–10 year old children: Considering home and school neighbourhoods and routes to school. Social Science & Medicine, 72 (9). pp. 1411-1419. ISSN 02779536
van Sluijs, EMF, Jones, NR, Jones, AP, Sharp, SJ, Harrison, F and Griffin, SJ (2011) School-level correlates of physical activity intensity in 10-year-old children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 6 (2-2). e574-e581. ISSN 1747-7166
Jones, NR, Jones, AP, Van Sluijs, EM, Panter, J, Harrison, F and Griffin, SJ (2010) School environments and physical activity: The development and testing of an audit tool. Health and Place, 16 (5). pp. 776-783.
Skidmore, P, Welch, A, Van Sluijs, E, Jones, A, Harvey, I, Harrison, F, Griffin, S and Cassidy, A (2010) Impact of neighbourhood food environment on food consumption in children aged 9-10 years in the UK SPEEDY (Sport, Physical Activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people) study. Public Health Nutrition, 13 (7). pp. 1022-1030.
