The Moray House School of Education
The Graduate School

Project Title: Understanding and Encouraging Cycle Commuter Behaviour in a Workplace Setting

Supervisors:  

Dr Joanne Williams and Dr Paul Morris

Research topic:

Jenny is a PhD student based in the Physical Education, Sports and Leisure Studies Department at Moray House School of Education. Her research is orientated towards exercise and health psychology and she works interdepartmentally with supervisors from the Outdoor Education Section and the Clinical and Health Psychology Department.

Jenny's thesis title is 'Understanding and Encouraging Cycle Commuter Behaviour in a Workplace Setting' and she has adopted a critical realist approach to her research. She is interested to gain a deeper and more complex understanding into the psychological factors that affect cycle commuting behaviour such as motivations, barriers and coping strategies. Her research interests lie in health promotion, wellbeing, personal and social development, active living, the natural environment and qualitative methodology.

Professional experience:

Jenny holds a national governing body award in snowboarding. She has previously worked in the French Alps and has gained extensive experience teaching snowboarding to adults and children of all abilities. Jenny has had work experience as a snow sports development officer in Scotland and has also written sports science feature articles for a Scottish snow sports magazine. She has recently been involved with the organisation of a Youth and Child Studies Network knowledge exchange conference sponsored by the ESRC and hosted by The University of Edinburgh. Additionally she is conducting the impact evaluation for the event.