About

I am a professor of Physical Activity and Health Intervention and the Research Lead in the School of Health, Sport and Rehabilitation. I also lead the Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation Research Centre. My leadership activities include implementing REF activities, mentoring colleagues and increasing our visiting professoriate in Sport and Exercise.

In 2021, my research outputs were returned to Research Excellence Framework (REF) UoA 3, Allied Health Professions at the University of Derby, where 67% of outputs were classed as being 'internationally excellent.' In 2014, my outputs were returned as part of the UoA 24 Sport and Exercise at Leeds Beckett University where I also contributed to a REF Impact Case Study on Community interventions to improve the promotion of physical activity.   I am currently working as an external assessor for a number of universities as they prepare for UoA 24, Sport and Exercise in REF 2029. My role involves rating the quality of outputs using REF criteria and providing feedback.

Regarding my research, you are invited to watch my Inaugural Professorial Lecture, which provides an overview of my research and a thirty-year career in physical activity and health.

I am a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Leeds (Medical School) where I undertake guest teaching, research support and PhD examinations. In addition to this, I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and a NICE Guidelines Implementation Expert. 

I am currently co-editing with Dr Clare Roscoe and Dr Michelle Swainson, a Modern Guide (Handbook) in Physical Activity and Public Health for Elgar Publishing. The Modern Guide will present contributions from international authors from across the globe on cutting edge issues, challenges and solutions in the field of physical activity and public health and is due for publication in 2028.

Regarding physical activity promotion, I was involved in the 2019 UK Chief Medical Officers' (CMOs) Physical Activity Guidelines where I was a member of the UK Expert Committee for Communications. This committee informs the four UK CMOs on communication priorities for physical activity.

I also worked on the NICE Guidelines for Exercise Referral 2014 and Walking and Cycling (Exceptional Update, 2018) and in 2023, I was appointed a 'Topic Expert' on the 'Prioritization' of the NICE Physical Activity Guidance. I am also a member of the National Evaluation Learning Partner Expert Reference Group for the Sport England Place Based Partnerships in 2022, plus I am trained in Intervention Mapping techniques in public health from the University of Maastricht. 

I have authored over 100 peer-review research outputs and further information on my research outputs can be found on my Google Scholar. In 2024, I was appointed to the Editorial Board of the peer-review journal Children and have peer reviewed for a number of international peer-review journals including the Lancet, BMJ Open, Health Promotion International and BMC Public Health. I have also peer-reviewed funding applications for research in physical activity and health including for the Chief Scientist of Scotland, NIHR, UKRI, Health Board of Ireland and Mitics (Canada), as well as a number of charities. My second edited book of monologues is published and you can view this freely.    

Research interests

My research investigates the impact and implementation of physical activity interventions and is aligned with the University's Biomedical Clinical Science Academic Theme. My work follows three programmes of research:

• Firstly, the role of healthcare professionals in physical activity promotion, where I have conducted collaborative research on the role of doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists in delivering physical activity guidance and advice.
• Secondly, the impact and implementation of physical activity and health improvement interventions. I have led several major multi-site national evaluations including 'Premier League Health', a £1.6m National Evaluation of men's health improvement delivered in 16 Premier League Clubs. I also undertook research auditing health improvement interventions delivered across the English and Spanish Football Leagues. I also led the £3.2m National Evaluation of the Local Exercise Pilots for the Department of Health and Sport England across ten pilot sites.
• Finally, I work with collaborators Dr Nicky Kime and Dr Stephen Zwolinsky evaluating interventions aimed at managing diabetes. For example, we have evaluated the delivery of 'Digibete' resources and the 'Digibete' App for helping families and healthcare professionals manage type 1 diabetes. We also evaluated NHS health services aimed at managing type 1 diabetes in children and young people. We are currently investigating the use and effectiveness of psychological support resources as part of the Digibete app for families. 

My other research interests include:

• The impact and implementation of physical activity interventions
• Intervention Mapping and physical activity
• The role of health care professionals in physical activity promotion
• Physical activity guidelines
• Health improvement and football community trusts
• Physical activity and older people
• Evaluation of physical activity and health improvement interventions

Recent publications

A full list of current publications can be found via my Google Scholar profile. A summary of my research can also be found via my Inaugural Professorial Lecture.

Edited Book of Monologues:

• Pringle, A., & Kime, N. (2025). Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing.

Selected Publications:

• Flynn, R. J., Pringle, A., & Roscoe, C. M. P. (2026). “Their Bodies Were Made to Move and Wriggle Right from the Word Go”: A Qualitative Exploration of Family Engagement with Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood. Children, 13(4), 563.
• Weir N, Tyler R, Pringle A, Roscoe CMP. (2026) Advancing physical literacy measurement in early childhood: psychometric properties of a novel assessment and profiling method and its relationship with physical activity. Front Sports Act Living. 2026 Mar 19;8:1773645. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2026.1773645. PMID: 41938021; PMCID: PMC13044117.
• Pringle, A., and Roscoe, CMP. (2026). A Guide to Teaching Intervention Mapping in Physical Activity and Health  In Chandler et al., Ed. The Routledge Handbook of Teaching Practice in Sport and Exercise, London, Routledge.
• Kime, N. Pringle, A., Zwolinsky, S. (2026). Evaluation of the Coping with Diabetes Provision within the Digibete App: Self Management Education and Improving Outcomes for Children's Type 1 Diabetes: An Evaluation. 
• Barker, A.B., Irons, J.Y., Roscoe, C.M. and Pringle, A., (2025). Barriers and Enablers for Physical Activity in Culturally Deaf Adults: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(5), p.777. 
• Pringle, A., Oldale, E., Rowley, E. and Roscoe, C.M., (2025). An Investigation into the Perspectives and Experiences of Physically Active Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 15(5), p.598. 
• Radcliffe, J., Dawkins, N., Arjomandkhah, N. and Pringle, A., (2025). Translation of health and physical activity guidelines for real world application. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, p.1539851
• Zhang, S., Pringle, A., and Roscoe, C., (2025). Self‐compassion improves barrier self‐efficacy and subsequently physical activity: A test of longitudinal mediation using a representative sample of the United Kingdom. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30 (1), p.e12757.
• Pringle, A., and Kime N., (2024). Interventions to promote physical activity and healthy ageing: An Editorial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(9):1225.
• Taylor, N., Pringle, A., and Roscoe, CMP., (2024). Characteristics of the outdoor environment affording physical activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3–7 Years: A Systematic Review. Children. 11(12):1491.
• Pitrolino, K., Samarasinghe, B., Pringle, A. and Viney, I., (2024). Identifying stakeholder preferences for communicating impact from medical research: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), p.1305.
• Sides, N., Pringle, A. and Newson, L., (2024). The lived experience of weight loss maintenance in young people. Health Expectations, 27(1), p.e13955. 
• Roscoe, C.M.P.; Taylor, N.; Weir, N.; Flynn, R.J.; Pringle, A. (2024) Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4–5 Years. Children, 11, 416.
• Mitra, M., Marino, K., Vishnubala, D., Pringle, A., Nykjaer, K., UK midwives delivering physical activity advice; what are the challenges and possible solutions? Frontiers in Sport and Active Living, 2024 (6)
• Raghavan, A., Vishnubala, D., Iqbal, A., Hunter, R., Marino, K., Eastwood, D., Nykjaer, C. and Pringle, A., (2023). UK Nurses Delivering Physical Activity Advice: What Are the Challenges and Possible Solutions? A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(23), p.7113.
• Eastwood, D., Varney, J., Pringle, A. and Vishnubala, D., (2023). Physical Activity Clinical Champions: a peer-to-peer physical activity education programme in England. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
• Kime, N., Zwolinsky, S. and Pringle, A., (2023). Evaluation of the DigiBete App, a Self-Management App for Type 1 Diabetes: Experiences of Young People, Families, and Healthcare Professionals. Children, 10(12), p.1933.
• Flynn RJ, Pringle A, Roscoe CMP. (2023) Direct Parent Engagement to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills in Children: A Systematic Review. Children, 10(7):1247.
• Eastwood, D., Varney, J., Pringle, A. and Vishnubala, D., (2023). Physical Activity Clinical Champions: a peer-to-peer physical activity education programme in England. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
• Dobell, A, Faghy, M, Pringle, A., Roscoe, C. (2023). Improving Fundamental Movement Skills During Early Childhood. An Intervention Mapping Approach. Children, 10(6), 1004. 
• James J, Pringle A, Mourton S, Roscoe CMP., (2023). The Effects of Physical Activity on Academic Performance in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review. Children. 2023; 10(6):1019. 
• Stead, A., Vishnubala, D., Marino, K., Adil, I, Pringle, A., and Nykjear, C. (2023). UK Physiotherapists Delivering Physical Activity Advice: What are the Challenges and Possible Solutions: A Qualitative Study. BMJ Open
• Vishnubala, D., Iqbal, A., Marino, K., Pandya, T., Salman, D., Pringle, A., Nykjaer, C., Bazira, P., Eastwood, D. and Finn, G., 2023. Creating a sport and exercise medicine undergraduate syllabus: a delphi study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), p.179.
• Zhang, S., Roscoe, C. and Pringle, A., (2023). Self-Compassion and Physical Activity: The Underpinning Role of Psychological Distress and Barrier Self-Efficacy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), p.1480.
• Cortnage, M.; Pringle, A (2022) Onset of Weight Gain and Health Concerns for Men: Findings from the TAP Programme. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 579.
• Davis, N.M., Pringle, A., Kay, A.D., Blazevich, A.J., Teskey, D., Faghy, M.A. and Mina, M.A., 2022. Feasibility, Psychosocial Effects, Influence, and Perception of Elastic Band Resistance Balance Training in Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17), p.10907.
• Kime, N., Zwolinsky, S., Pringle, A. and Campbell, F., (2022). Children's and Young People's diabetes services: What works well and what doesn’t? Public Health in Practice, 3, p.100272.
• King, A., Pringle, A., Pickering, K, Kime, N., (2022). "A 150-mile ultra-endurance cycling event for people with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative analysis of knowledge, preparation and management strategies". Practical Diabetes, March/April.
• Vishnubala, D., Iqbal, A., Marino, K., Whatmough, S., Barker, R., Salman, D., Bazira, P., Finn, G., Pringle, A. and Nykjaer, C., (2022). UK Doctors Delivering Physical Activity Advice: What Are the Challenges and Possible Solutions? A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), p.12030.
• Dobell, A., Pringle, A., Faghy, M.A. and Roscoe, C.M., (2021). Educators’ perspectives on the value of physical education, physical activity, and fundamental movement skills for early years foundation stage in children in England. Children, 8, 5, pp.338
• Hobbs, M., Moltchanova, E., Wicks, C., Pringle, A., Griffiths, C., Radley, D. and Zwolinsky, S., (2021). Investigating the environmental, behavioural, and sociodemographic determinants of attendance at a city-wide public health physical activity intervention: Longitudinal evidence over one year from 185,245 visits. Preventive Medicine, 143, p.106334
• Lozano, L., Pringle, A., Carless, D and Drew, K., (2021). A qualitative study of men’s behavioural changes during weight loss maintenance." Perspectives in Public Health, 140, 6, pp.317-326
• Pringle, A., R., Zwolinsky, S. and Lozano, L., (2021). Investigating the delivery of health improvement interventions through professional football club community trusts-strengths and challenges. Public Health in Practice, p.100104
• Vishnubala, D. and Pringle, A., (2021). Working with healthcare professionals to promote physical activity. Perspectives in Public Health, p.1757913920978253
• Taylor, D. and  Pringle, A., (2021). Investigating the effect of walking football on the mental and social wellbeing of men. Soccer & Society
• Kime, N., Pringle, A., Zwolinsky, S. and Vishnubala, D., (2020) How prepared are healthcare professionals for delivering physical activity guidance to those with diabetes? A formative evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), pp.1-12
• Vishnubala, D., Marino, K.R., Pratten, M.K., Pringle, A., Griffin, S.A., Finn, G., Bazira, P., and Edwards, K., (2020). Integrating sport and exercise medicine clinics into the National Health Service: a qualitative study. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6, 1, p.e000888
• Vishnubala, D., Pringle, A., Kime, N., Zwolinsky, S., (2020). The role of GPNs in the promotion of physical activity. Journal of General Practice Nursing, 4, pp.3-4
• Pringle, A., Kime, N., Zwolinsky, N., and Lozano, L. (2019) Evaluating interventions: Lessons and experiences from the field of practice. In Horter, R and Schinkee, D. International Society of Sport Psychology Encyclopaedia, Routledge, London
• Hargreaves, J. and Pringle, A., (2019). “Football is pure enjoyment”: An exploration of the behaviour change processes which facilitate engagement in football for people with mental health problems. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 16, pp.19-30
• Lozano-Sufrategui, L., Pringle, A., Zwolinsky, S. and Drew, K.J., (2019) Professional football clubs’ involvement in health promotion in Spain: Health Promotion International
• Zwolinsky, S., Kime, N., Pringle, A., Widdop, P. and McKenna, J. (2018) Designing programmes of physical activity through sport: learning from a widening participation intervention, ‘City of Football’. BMC Public Health, 18(1), p.1142
• Kime, N.H., Pringle, A., Rivett, M.J. and Robinson, P.M. (2018) Physical activity and exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes: understanding their needs using a person-centred approach. HER, 33(5), pp.375-88
• Mutrie, N., Standage, M., Pringle, A., et al., (2018) Chief Medical Officers Physical Activity Guidelines: Expert Working Group Working Paper Communication and Surveillance.UK physical activity guidelines: developing options for future communication & surveillance. University of Bristol, May 2018

National Public Health Guidance:

• National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, Jebb, S., Lloyd, A., Sowden, A., Packham, C., Rothschild, J., Yardley, L. Jofre Bonet, M., Prevost, T., Pringle, A., McNish, E., Ward, M., Jepson, R., Sutton, S., Bostock, S, Morris, S., (2014). NICE Guidance on promoting physical activity through exercise referral. London, NICE
• Mutrie, N., Standage, M., Pringle, A., Laventure, R., Smith, L., Strain, T., Kelly, P., Dall, P., Milton, K., Chalkley, A., College, N., Foster, C., and Banfield, K., (2018). Expert Working Group Working Paper Communication and Surveillance.UK physical activity guidelines: developing options for future communication and surveillance. University of Bristol
• [Named contributor, Annex B] Department of Health (2019). UK Chief Medical Officers Physical Activity Guidelines

Book Chapters

• Rutherford Z., Seymore-Smith, S., Matthews, C., Wilcox J., Gough, B., Parnell, D., and Pringle, A., (2015). The effect of a Football in the Community delivered weight loss programme on over 35-year-old men and women’s cardiovascular risk factors. Soccer and Society. In D., Parnell and D., Richardson, Ed., Football and Society, London, Taylor and Francis, pp.51-69
• Robertson S., Zwolinsky S., Pringle, A., McKenna, J., Smith A., White A., (2015). It is fun, fitness and football really’: A process evaluation of a football-based health intervention for men. In R.J., Schinke, K., McGannon, K., and, B., Smith, Ed., Community Based Research in Sport, Exercise and Health Science, London, Routledge, pp.19-39
• Pringle, A., Zwolinsky, S., Hargreaves, J., Lozano, L., and McKenna, J., (2015). Assessing the impact of football-based health improvement programmes: Stay onside, avoid own goals, and bag the evaluation net. In D., Parnell, and D., Richardson, Ed., Football and Society, London, Taylor and Francis, pp.70-87
• Pringle, A., Parnell, D., Zwolinsky, S., Hargreaves, J., McKenna, J., (2015). Effect of a health improvement programme for older adults delivered in/by Burton Albion FC. In D., Parnell and D., Richardson, Ed., Football and Society, London, Taylor and Francis, pp.112-118
• Zwolinsky, S., McKenna, J., Parnell and Pringle, A. (2016). Can the English Premier League Funding for PE and School Sport Achieve its aims? In D., Parnell, and A., Pringle, Ed., Football and Health Improvement: An Emergent Field. London, Routledge, pp.242-245
• Zwolinsky, S., McKenna, J., and Pringle, A., (2016). How can the health system benefit from increasing participation in sport, exercise, and physical activity? In: D., Conrad, and A., White, Ed., Sports-Based Health Interventions: Case Studies from Around the World. Springer, London, pp.29-52
• Zwolinsky, S., McKenna, J., Pringle, A., Daly-Smith, A., Robertson, S., and White, A., (2016). Supporting lifestyle risk reduction: promoting men’s health through professional football. In D., Parnell, and A., Pringle, Ed., Football and Health Improvement: An Emergent Field. London, Routledge, pp. 183-185
• Pringle, A. and Parnell, D., (2017). Football and health: An emerging field. In Parnell, D., and Pringle, A., Ed., Football and Health: An Emergent Field. London, Routledge, pp.1-4
• Pringle, A., and Zwolinsky, S., (2017). Older adults, physical activity, and public health. In Parnell, D., and Krustrup, P., Ed., Sport and Health: Exploring the Current State of Play, London. Routledge, pp.84-110
• Martin, A., Morgan, S., Parnell, D., Philpott, M., Pringle, A., Rigby, M., Taylor, A. and Topham, J., (2017). A perspective from key stakeholders on football and health improvement. In Parnell, D., and Pringle, A., Ed., Football and Health: An Emergent Field. London, Routledge, pp. 5-12
• Curran, K., Rosenbaum, S., Parnell, D., Stubbs, B., Pringle. A. and Hargreaves, J., (2017). Tackling the burden of poor mental health: the role of professional football clubs. In M., Phillpott, K.., Curran, and D., Parnell., Ed., Healthy Stadia: An Insight from Policy to Practice. London, Routledge, pp.81-90
• Lozano-Sufrategui, L., Pringle, A., Carless, D. and McKenna, J., (2017). ‘A critical exploration of older men’s experiences of a weight management programme delivered through a Healthy Stadia project. In M., Phillpott, K., Curran, and D., Parnell., Ed., Healthy Stadia: An Insight from Policy to Practice. London, Routledge, pp.103-115
• Pringle, A., Parnell, D., Rutherford, Z., McKenna, J., Zwolinsky, S. and Hargreaves, J., (2018). Sustaining health improvement activities delivered in English professional football clubs using evaluation: A short communication. In C., Porter, A., Kiernan, and A., May, Ed., Football and Sustainability. Taylor and Francis, pp. 59-69
• Pringle, A., McKenna, J., and Zwolinsky, S., (2018) Linking physical activity and health evaluation to policy: Lessons from UK evaluations. In J Piggin, L., Mansfield, and M., Weed., Ed., The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice. London, Taylor and Francis, pp.425-440
• Pringle, A., Kime, N., Lozano, L. and Zwolinksy, S., (2020). Evaluating interventions. In D., Hackfort, and R., Schinke, Ed., The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology: Volume 2: Applied and Practical Measures. London, Routledge, pp.219-316
• Pringle, A., Zwolinsky, S and Feavers, J., (2022). Engaging hard-to-reach populations. In A., Scott, and D., Broom., Ed., The Routledge International Handbook of Exercise Referral. London, Routledge
• Evans, L., Reid, H., Varney, J., Pringle, A., Eastwood, D. and Vishnubala, D., (2023). Population and Public Health. In Sport and Exercise Medicine (pp. 252-262). CRC Press
• Ridout, A., Reid, H., Varney, J., Pringle, A., Nykjaer, C., Marino, K. and Vishnubala, D., (2023). Physical Activity. In Sport and Exercise Medicine (pp. 235-251). CRC Press.
• Pringle, A., & Roscoe, C. (in review) Using a Case Study for Teaching Intervention Mapping in Physical Activity and Health: The Routledge Handbook of Teaching Practice in Sport and Exercise Science. 

Special Issue Collections and Topic Collections

• Pringle, A. & Roscoe, C. (2025). How sport and Physical Activity Contribute to a Healthy Lifestyle and Physical Fitness.
• Pringle, A., & Kime, N. (2025). Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the special issue has 21 submissions/14 published online.
• Radcliffe, J., Dawkins, N. Ajomonkhah, N., Pringle, A., (2025) Translating PA & Health Guidelines. In Frontiers in Sport & Active Living.
• Campbell, E., Stanicliffe, R., Pringle, A., Glen, Z. (2026) Training for Movement, Physical Activity and Health. Theatre and Dance Performance.

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity

Professional interests

• The impact and implementation of physical activity interventions
• Football-led health improvement, the role of community sports organisations for health improvement
• The role of health care professionals and physical activity promotion
• Evaluation of complex community physical activity interventions
• The role of football and men's health improvement
• Intervention Mapping and Public Health
• The physical activity guidelines and messaging

Qualifications

• Higher Doctorate: The Impact, Implementation and Evaluation of Physical Activity and Health 
  Interventions, University of Derby, (in progress, expected outcome due late 2025).
• University Certificate in Intervention Mapping, Maastricht University, Netherlands, 2017.
• PhD, (National Evaluation of the Local Exercise Action Pilots: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Evaluability of Physical Activity Interventions), Leeds Metropolitan University, 2011.
• PG Certificate in Research Methodology, Leeds Metropolitan University, 2010.
• M.Sc. Public Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, 1997.
• PG Diploma in Management Studies, University of Teesside, 1996.
• PG Diploma in Health Education, Manchester University, 1992.
• BA (Hons) Sport & Recreation Studies, Staffordshire Polytechnic, 1991.

Experience in industry

Starting out in practice, I was a Health Promotion Specialist working in the NHS in the North East of England between 1992-1996. I had responsibility for physical activity promotion, NHS and Community Settings. I have experience in planning, implementing and evaluating interventions, needs analysis and partnership working.

With civic engagement in the East Midlands in mind, I volunteered as a Trustee at Notts County Foundation 2020-2025 with responsibility for Research, Impact and Evaluation. NCF serve the local community and we’re passionate about using the power of sport to transform the lives of people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Reflecting the applied nature of my research and evaluation, a number of my investigations including those with NCF have been published:

• Rutherford, Z.; Zwolinsky, S.; Kime, N.; Pringle, A. A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of CARE (Cancer and Rehabilitation Exercise): A Physical Activity and Health Intervention, Delivered in a Community Football Trust. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3327
• Pringle, A.; Kime, N.; Zwolinsky, S.; Rutherford, Z.; Roscoe, C.M.P. An Investigation into the Physical Activity Experiences of People Living with and beyond Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2945
• Roscoe, C.M.P.; Pringle, A.; Chandler, C.; Faghy, M.A.; Barratt, B. The Role of Physical Activity in Cancer Recovery: An Exercise Practitioner’s Perspective. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3600
• Kime, N., S. Zwolinsky, A. Pringle, and F. Campbell. Children's and young People's diabetes services: What works well and what doesn't? Public Health in Practice 2022: 100272.
• Kime N, Zwolinsky S, Pringle A. Evaluation of the DigiBete App, a Self-Management App for Type 1 Diabetes: Experiences of Young People, Families, and Healthcare Professionals. Children. 2023; 10(12):1933.

I also sit on the Advisory Boards of a number of organisations including the National Evaluation Learning Partner for the Sport England Place Based Partnerships and My First 1000 Days. My First 1000 Days is a large multidisciplinary project which brings together experts across several disciplines and research groups, who work to understand children’s early development and to develop practical measures to overcome inequalities. 

In the media

• Professor Andy Pringle's Inaugural Lecture
• Andy Pringle's Research Showcase: How school reboot inspired a professor's research journey
• Get Active Today: A culturally sensitive film to inspire, motivate and encourage people who work for older people from the black and minority ethnic communities to be active
• BBC News article: Premier League football health project shows results
• Dr Andy Pringle appointed as an Expert Adviser for @NICEcomms
• Meeting with Tracey Couch MP, Minister for Loneliness (2018)
• Leeds Beckett news: Academic helping shape physical activity policy and practice
• Diabetes Times: Researchers boosting exercise among those with type 2
• Leeds Beckett news: Researchers Support Moving Medicine

International experience

• I am trained in Intervention Mapping techniques in public health from the University of Maastricht
• I have attended and presented my research at over 20 international research meetings
• I have examined four international PhD students, including those in Spain, ROI and Australia
• I am a member of the editorial board of the international peer-review journal, Children
• I have published my research in a number of international peer review journals
• I have published an edited book of monologues named Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing
• I have peer-reviewed for a number of international journals including the Lancet, BMJ Open, Health Promotion International and Health Education Research

Teaching responsibilities

Regarding teaching, I teach on the MSc in Sport and Exercise and MSc in Clinical Exercise Science at the University of Derby, I also annually undertake guest teaching at Lancaster University and Leeds University Medical Schools.

Most of my teaching involves PhD supervision. I have 11 PhD and 14 PGRS completions by traditional and published works routes. Currently, I supervise eight PhD students who are undertaking novel investigations into the impact and implementation of physical activity interventions.

Over the next five years, I will be supervising at least one PhD student to successful completion each year. I have supervised PhD students at several institutions external to the University of Derby, including the University of York and Leeds Beckett University. Topics explored include intervention mapping and physical activity, physical activity and dementia, the role of healthcare professionals and physical activity promotion and physical activity and children.

Regarding external examining, I have also examined 19 Postgraduate Research students, including 16 PhDs, 16 external to the University of Derby, four international PhD students and three PhDs by published works. I have supported over 20 mock viva examinations and a host of internal progression review meetings.

If you are interested in studying a PhD or if you require an external examiner for your research student, please email me at a.pringle@derby.ac.uk.

Examples of my PhD completions and research outputs from their studies:

• Dr Natalie Weir: Advancing physical literacy measurement in early childhood: psychometric properties of a novel assessment and profiling method and its relationship with physical activity, University of Derby, 2026
• Dr Alison Morby: The role of family caregivers in promoting physical activity for people with dementia. Leeds Beckett University, 2026
• Dr Rachel Fox: Implementation and impact of the Magic Table for people living with dementia in care homes and day services, Leeds Beckett University, 2024.
• Dr Kathryn Brook: Promoting Physical Activity with Hard-to-Reach Women: An Iterative and Participatory Research Study, Leeds Beckett University, 2023.
• Professor/Dr Dane Vishnubala: Creating a sport and exercise medicine undergraduate syllabus: a delphi study, Hull-York Medical School. (PhD by Publication), 2023.
  
• Dr Alexandra Dobell: Improving Fundamental Movement Skills during Early Childhood: An Intervention Mapping Approach, University of Derby, 2022.
• Dr Katie Pickering: Effectiveness of the couch to 5k mobile phone app to promote physical activity, Leeds Beckett University, 2018. 
• Dr Stephen Zwolinsky: Investigating the environmental, behavioural, and sociodemographic determinants of attendance at a city-wide public health physical activity intervention: Longitudinal evidence over one year from 185,245 visits, Leeds Beckett University. (PhD by Publication), 2018.
• Dr Nicola Sides: The lived experience of weight loss maintenance in young people, Leeds Beckett University, 2014.
• Dr Lorena Lozano: "Sorry Mate, You're Probably a Bit Too Fat to Be Able to Do Any of These": Men's Experiences of Weight Stigma, Leeds Beckett University, 2017. 
• Dr James Noble: Why consistent completion criterion are required in childhood weight management programmes, Leeds Beckett University, 2016.

MPhil Completions

• Mr James Jagroo: Development of a framework for physical activity promotion through exercise referral schemes. Leeds Beckett University, 2021.
• Mr Colin Whiers: The impact of mixed martial arts on health. Leeds Metropolitan University, 2009.
• Ms Caroline James: The effect of Chinese Physical Culture on physical activity and health, Leeds Metropolitan University, 2004. 

Examples of current PhD students and published works from their studies

• Oluwaseyifunmi Adegoke An Investigation into the Physical Activity Experiences of Pregnant Women with Asthma. University of Derby, 2029.  
• Robert Maxwell Jones: Muscle dysmorphia in bodybuilders and introduces an adapted compassion-based intervention. University of Derby, 2028
• Natalie Weir: Physical Literacy and Physical Activity in Early Years Education: What’s Known, What’s Done, and What’s Needed, University of Derby, 2026.
• Aaron Townend: Virtual reality interventions for pain management in military personnel, University of Derby, 2027.
• Nichola Davis: Feasibility, Psychosocial Effects, Influence, and Perception of Elastic Band Resistance Balance Training in Older Adults, University of Derby, 2027.
• Robert Flynn: Multistakeholder Perspectives on the Determinants of Family Fundamental Movement Skills Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review, University of Derby, 2027. 
• Vesilin Borisov: Development, Initial Validation, and Confirmation of The Cognitive Load Avoidance Model (CLAM) in Higher Education, University of Derby, 2027.
• Nicola Taylor: Characteristics of the Outdoor Environment Affording Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3–7 Years: A Systematic Review, University of Derby, 2028. 

Examples of external PhD examinations

• Oluwajimisayo (Jimi) Osinaike: Exploring the Implementation of physical activity in primary care. Sheffield Hallam University, 2026.
• Dr Ethan Dias: The Cost of Comparison: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding the Impact of Online Social Comparison on Psychological Well-being. The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2026.
• Dr Jack Brazier: Exploring the role and impact of professional sports clubs in local population health promotion. University of Bristol, 2025
• Dr Charlotte Fell: Investigating the experiences of families during the early adolescent 
  period in navigating the transition to self-management of Type I Diabetes. Leeds University, circa 2025.
• Dr Joshua Williamson: The creation, modification, implementation, and assessment of an education hydration pack. To develop children's and teachers' knowledge and understanding of fluid intake, Canterbury Christchurch University, 2025.
• Dr Steve Daly: Football Cooperative, a community based physical activity social intervention for men: A feasibility study for scale up, South East Technological University, Waterford, ROI, 2024. (PhD by Publication).
• Dr Gabrielle Hale: The Role of Professional Football Clubs in Enhancing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Young People, University of South Wales, 2024.
• Dr Brett Staniland: The physical activity behaviour of public fitness centre members and their Influence on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, University of Coventry, 2022.
• Dr Steve Barnett: The effect of behaviour change interventions on physical activity and health-related outcomes in ambulatory secondary care patients, La Trobe University, Australia, 2021. (PhD by Publication)
• Dr Mark Cortnage: The optimisation of a nutrition and exercise programme for men aged between 35-64 years of age. Anglia Ruskin University, 2020.
• Dr Victoria Coulton: Assessing the impact of a community weight management programme, Sheffield Hallam University, 2020.
• Dr Akbar Shabir: The influence of caffeine expectancies on simulated soccer performance and perceptual state’, University of Derby, 2020.
• Dr Elizabeth Kaplunov: Feasibility of a MHealth tool with the deaf population, University of Bath, 2019.
• Dr Yara Altumadi: Developing a framework to evaluate and improve weight management programmes in a real-world setting, Leeds Beckett University, 2016.
• Dr Judith Borg: Using information and communication technology to reduce sitting and increase physical activity in office workers, La Universitat de Vic, Cataloni, Spain, 2015.
• Dr Darren Webb: Investigating the value of workplace-endorsed social media for improving deskbound employee physical activity program engagement and reducing sedentary behaviour health risks, Edith Cowen University, Australia, 2015.

Examples of MPhil Examinations

• Mr Dominic Sukley: Running, attention restorative theory and environmental compatibility, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015.
• Ms Christina Wilks: Exploring the factors which affect participation in exercise and physical activity in adults with multiple sclerosis, University of Huddersfield, 2017.