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Silvia Costa is a Senior Lecturer in Children's Physical Activity and Health Research at Loughborough University, UK, with affiliations to the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM). She holds a BSc in Fitness and Health from the Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior (Portugal), an MRes in Human Biology from Loughborough University, and a PhD focused on measuring physical activity in young children from the same institution. Her post-doctoral career included roles as a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (2013), Research Associate at University College London (2013-2015), and Career Development Fellow at the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (2015-2018).
Her research focuses on physical activity measurement, sedentary behavior, childhood obesity, and wearable technology in public health contexts. Key interests include policy impacts on women’s physical activity, early childhood childcare effects on behavior, and family-based interventions using wearable devices. She has contributed to large-scale studies such as the Born in Bradford birth cohort and the Millennium Cohort Study, emphasizing long-term health trajectories and interdisciplinary methodologies.
Dr. Costa’s work integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches, including systematic reviews, longitudinal analyses, and mixed-methods studies. She collaborates with national health initiatives like the Youth Sport Trust and has pioneered studies on activity tracker adoption in schools and families. While no awards are explicitly listed, her extensive publication record reflects sustained contributions to preventive health science.
