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Dr. Natalie Pearson is a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Epidemiology and Public Health at Loughborough University, UK, within the School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences. She holds a PhD from Loughborough University (2010) and conducted postdoctoral research at Deakin University, Australia (2010–2011). Her expertise spans physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and sedentary behavior interventions, particularly in children and adolescents. Pearson’s work emphasizes lifestyle clustering and their impacts on health outcomes, with a focus on marginalized populations like children with epilepsy and truck drivers. She has pioneered studies evaluating classroom interventions (e.g., sit-stand desks) and policy-driven health behaviors.
Educational Background: BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Loughborough, 2004), MSc (2005), and PhD (2010), all at Loughborough University. Collaborative research at Deakin University (Melbourne) shaped her focus on behavioral nutrition and physical activity in youth.
Research Interests: Clustering of health behaviors (diet, activity, sleep), sedentary behavior epidemiology, and intervention design. She explores how lifestyle patterns affect obesity, cardiometabolic risk, and mental health. Notable areas include epilepsy comorbidities and school-based environmental modifications to promote activity.
Articles Trends: Recent work (2023–2025) highlights studies on epilepsy-linked sleep/motor coordination deficits, longitudinal lifestyle clustering in youth, and global intervention efficacy for adiposity. Earlier work (2020–2021) focused on classroom sit-stand desks and screen-time reduction pilots.
Awards: None explicitly listed in text.
Advising & Grants: While no advisees are named, her research projects (e.g., CLASS PAL trial) likely involve collaborative teams. Grants likely support her intervention studies, though specifics are not detailed here.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) at Loughborough. Collaborations include global networks analyzing Asian children’s physical activity and UK-based obesity prevention initiatives.
