Conference Keynote Speakers
Jeremy Grimshaw
University of Ottawa, Canada
Paschal Sheeran
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Paschal Sheeran
Ph.D, Stephen J. Walsh Distinguished Professor
Tasks in Health Behaviour Change
Bio
Paschal writes about himself in the third person at length here: https://psheeran.web.unc.edu
Sónia Dias
National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Sónia Dias
Bio
Amanda Daley
Loughborough University, UK
Amanda Daley
Making every health care consultation count: Promoting health behaviour change in primary care and community health settings
Abstract
Bio
Amanda is a Professor of Behavioural Medicine and an NIHR Research Professor in Public Health. She is also the Director of the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB) at Loughborough University (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/climb/). Her work is focused on investigating the effects of lifestyle interventions on health outcomes and she is the chief investigator on several on-going trials that are examining the effectiveness of public health based physical activity and weight management interventions. Amanda is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Registered Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. Amanda has published more than 180 papers and has been awarded significant grant funding during her career. Amanda provides expert guidance to health charities and is a scientific panel member for Yorkshire Cancer Research. She is also an advisor to the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine, aiming to transform health care in society through helping the public to live a healthier life. Her work also has a global perspective where she has been using her expertise in Africa to help shape and promote healthy lifestyles in this region. Amanda is a keen runner and enjoys listening to all types of music, as well as watching cricket and tennis.