Emma Adams

Contact

• workQueen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• Emma.Adams@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Emma Adams is an Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Public Health based in the School of Health Sciences and Professional Lead for the Associated Professions group. She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BSc (Hons) Biology (1996) and subsequently obtained an MSc in Physical Activity and Health (2004) and a PhD in Physical Activity and Public Health (2018) from Loughborough University. Emma's PhD focussed on understanding the individual, psychosocial and environmental factors influencing transport-related walking and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of walking interventions in community and workplace settings.

Emma is a mixed methods researcher and her main research interests are in evaluating the implementation and impact of applied health promotion interventions, and translating research evidence to inform and improve practice and policy. During her time at the University of Nottingham Emma has worked as a Research Fellow on the SCALES (Structured Conversations About Lifestyle in Emergency Settings) project, and as a Senior Research Fellow on the PrAISED (Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia) study, acting as Programme Manager and leading the PrAISED Implementation sub-study.

Prior to joining the University of Nottingham, Emma worked as a Senior Researcher at Loughborough University (2004-2020) on the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to promote physical activity and health in workplace, community and healthcare settings. During this time she was involved with leading the evaluation of several national physical activity promotion projects, working closely with external stakeholders from the physical activity, sport and health sectors. This included Well@Work: promoting active and healthy workplaces (2004-2008); Living Streets' Fitter for Walking, Step Up and Walking Works projects (2009-2011); the Workplace Challenge project (2013-2019); and the Clinical Champion's Physical Activity Training programme (part of the Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme) (2018-2019). Emma also led and taught modules at undergraduate and post graduate level on physical activity and health promotion.

Teaching Summary

Emma teaches across a wide range of topics on the BSc Health Promotion and Public Health including epidemiology, statistics, development and evaluation of health promotion interventions (particularly… read more

Research Summary

Emma's research focuses on the development, implementation and impact of applied health promotion interventions (particularly for physical activity) in adult populations. She has a particular… read more

Selected Publications

• ADAMS, AJ, MORRIS, L, MARSHALL, G, COFFEY, F, MILLER, PD and BLAKE, H, 2023. Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review BMC Emergency Medicine. 23(1), 41
• KINNAFICK, F. E., BRINKLEY, A. J., BAILEY, S. J. and ADAMS, E. J., 2021. Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 18(1),
• CARLIN, L., WHELAN, M.E., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2021. Impact of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Physical Activity Advice Given to Patients by Health Care Professionals Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 18(11), 1364-1371
• WHELAN, M.E., CARLIN, L., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2021. Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Advice on Physical Activity Given By Health Care Professionals Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 18(11), 1372-1382

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Emma teaches across a wide range of topics on the BSc Health Promotion and Public Health including epidemiology, statistics, development and evaluation of health promotion interventions (particularly related to physical activity) in adult populations in workplace, community and healthcare settings, and implementation science.

Current Research

Emma's research focuses on the development, implementation and impact of applied health promotion interventions (particularly for physical activity) in adult populations. She has a particular interest and expertise in implementation science.

• ADAMS, AJ, MORRIS, L, MARSHALL, G, COFFEY, F, MILLER, PD and BLAKE, H, 2023. Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review BMC Emergency Medicine. 23(1), 41
• CARLIN, L., WHELAN, M.E., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2021. Impact of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Physical Activity Advice Given to Patients by Health Care Professionals Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 18(11), 1364-1371
• WHELAN, M.E., CARLIN, L., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2021. Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Advice on Physical Activity Given By Health Care Professionals Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 18(11), 1372-1382
• KINNAFICK, F. E., BRINKLEY, A. J., BAILEY, S. J. and ADAMS, E. J., 2021. Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 18(1),
• BRINKLEY, A., KINNAFICK, F., ADAMS, E.J. and BAILEY, S., 2018. Study design and protocol for a RE-AIM evaluation of national walking netball programme for middle age and older women Pre print. Open Science Framework.
• ADAMS, E.J. and SHERAR, L.B., 2018. Community perceptions of the implementation and impact of changing the street environment to promote walking for transport: a qualitative study BMC Public Health. 18, 714
• ADAMS, E.J., MUSSON, H., WATSON, A. and MASON, L., 2018. Bright spots – physical activity investments that work: Workplace Challenge British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(16), 1026-1028
• KNOX, E., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2017. Workplace policies and practices promoting physical activity across England: What is commonly used and what works? International Journal of Workplace Health Management. 10(5), 391-403
• ADAMS, E.J., CAVILL, N. and SHERAR, L.B., 2017. Evaluation of the implementation of an intervention to improve the street environment and promote walking for transport in deprived neighbourhoods BMC Public Health. 17, 655
• ADAMS, E.J., CHALKLEY, A.E., ESLIGER, D.W. and SHERAR, L.B., 2017. Evaluation of the implementation of a whole-workplace walking programme using the RE-AIM framework BMC Public Health. 17, 466
• ADAMS, E.J., ESLIGER, D.W., TAYLOR, I.M. and SHERAR, L.B., 2017. Individual, Employment and Psychosocial Factors Influencing Walking to Work: Implications for Intervention Design PLos ONE. 12(2),
• ADAMS, E.J., BULL, F.C. and FOSTER, C.E., 2016. Are perceptions of the environment in the workplace ‘neighbourhood’ associated with commuter walking? Journal of Transport and Health. 3(4), 479-484
• ADAMS, E.J. and CAVILL, N., 2015. Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: evaluation of route use in the ‘Fitter for Walking’ project. Journal of Transport and Health. 2(4),
• KNOX, E., MUSSON, H. and ADAMS, E.J., 2015. Knowledge of physical activity recommendations in adults employed in England: Associations with individual and workplace-related predictors. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 12(69),
• ADAMS, E.J., GOAD, M., SAHLQVIST, S., BULL, F.C. and OGILVIE, D., 2014. Reliability and validity of the Transport and Physical Activity Questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour PLos ONE.
• ADAMS, E.J., GOODMAN, A., SAHLQVIST, S., BULL, F.C. and OGILVIE, D., 2013. Correlates of walking and cycling for transport and recreation: factor structure, reliability and associations of the perceptions of the environment in the neighbourhood scale (PENS) International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 10(87),
• OGILVIE, D., BULL, F.C., COOPER, A., RUTTER, H., ADAMS, E.J., BRAND, C., GHALI, K., JONES, T., MUTRIE, N., POWELL, J., PRESTON, J., SAHLQVIST, S. and SONG, Y., 2012. Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: methods for the core module of the iConnect study. BMJ Open. 2:e000694
• ATKIN, A.J., ADAMS, E.J., BULL, F.C. and BIDDLE, S.J.H., 2012. Non-Occupational Sitting and Mental Well-Being in Employed Adults Annals of Behavioural Medicine. 43, 181-188
• SAHLQVIST, S., SONG, Y., BULL, F.C., ADAMS, E.J., PRESTON, J. and OGILVIE, D., 2011. Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: a randomised controlled trial BMC Medical Research Methodology. 11(62),