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Prof Jeff Breckon is Associate Dean (Research & Innovation) at Teesside University's School of Health and Life Sciences. With a PhD in Exercise Psychology, he leads a 55-member research team and manages £4m annual research income. His expertise focuses on physical activity behavior change using Motivational Interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Over £3.5m of his career research funding comes from grants like the NIHR-funded £1.2m PA Booster project targeting sedentary populations. He has trained 3,500+ health professionals in MI and currently holds £1.2m in Innovate UK/NHMRC grants.
- Key Roles: Associate Dean, MINT Network Member, Chartered Exercise Psychologist
- Grants: NIHR (£1.2m PA Booster), AHSN (£345k NHS Workplace Wellbeing)
- Consultancy: £250k in workforce development projects
Research interests include MI integration into clinical and workplace settings, pandemic impacts on physical activity, and BAME community health equity. He has supervised 10 completed PhDs and 5 ongoing students, with 15 doctoral exam participations. Notable outputs include over 80 invited keynotes and 59 peer-reviewed publications across behavioral interventions and qualitative studies.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre and collaborates with NHS trusts, Innovate UK, and international partners like Makerere University. Current initiatives include MedWalk dementia prevention trials and NHS workplace wellbeing programs.
