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Dr. Britt Hallingberg is a Reader in Public Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University's School of Sport & Health Sciences, where she joined in 2019 after completing her PhD at Cardiff University. She currently serves as the Research and Innovation Lead for Public Health and Wellbeing research within the university and is the Networking lead for the Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR). She maintains an Honorary Research Associate position with Cardiff University and contributes to doctoral teaching at Dalarna University in Sweden.
Her research primarily focuses on adolescent health and wellbeing, with particular emphasis on how organized leisure-time activities impact mental health outcomes, physical activity interventions for young people, and community health initiatives. Her work frequently employs mixed-methods approaches to evaluate public health interventions, with a strong focus on implementation science and the adaptation of evidence-based interventions to new contexts.
Dr. Hallingberg's recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on understanding how structured activities influence adolescent wellbeing, with several studies examining the CHARMING intervention (CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls) for primary school-aged girls. Her research portfolio also includes significant contributions to understanding health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly regarding green space access, physical activity patterns, and mental health outcomes.
- Global perspectives on youth organized activities
- Physical activity interventions for school-aged children
- Mental health correlates of leisure-time activities
- Pharmacy-based health interventions
- Pandemic health behavior research
Her collaborative work spans multiple international contexts, with publications involving researchers from various countries examining cross-cultural aspects of adolescent health and wellbeing. Dr. Hallingberg's methodological expertise includes mixed-methods research, systematic reviews, process evaluations, and longitudinal study designs.
