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Details for Dr Rowan Brockman
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Rowan Brockman |
| Job title | Senior Research Associate in Public Health |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (PHS) University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | B.Sc.(Wales), M.Sc.(Bristol), PhD (Bristol) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | nutrition physical activity public health diet exercise children obesity null |
| Areas of expertise | I graduated with distinction from Bristol University (2006) with an MSc in Nutrition, Physical Activity & Public Health. My dissertation looked at the effect of the Bristol University Staff Transport Plan on levels of walking and cycling amongst employees. I then worked as a Research Assistant on the Welsh Assembly-funded Free Breakfast Evaluation at Cardiff Institute of Society, Health & Ethics. This looked at how providing a free breakfast to schoolchildren influenced factors such as memory, concentration and behaviour. I have now returned to the Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences at Bristol University as the Project Co-ordinator of the Bristol 3Ps Project. This is a BHF-funded study investigating the role of friends and family on physical activity in 10-11 year old children. My research interests include social and environmental influences on diet and exercise in children and the role of active commuting in public health. |
| Media experience | Appeared on BBC Points West at the opening of a commuting kitchen facility on the Knowle West estate, Bristol where I helped set-up and run a Healthy Eating stand (2006). |