Biography:
Whitney joined the department in 2015 after a 2 year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of East London where she was primarily responsible for the evaluation of the Newham’s Every Child a Sportsperson Programme. She completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham (2013) after earning her MPH from the University of Massachusetts (2008). Whitney is primarily interested in measuring physical activity and sedentary time using a mixed methods approach. Within this area her work focuses on using objective measurement and self-report methods among culturally and linguistically diverse groups to accurately and reliably measure physical activity and sedentary time. In addition to her teaching and research roles Whitney enjoys cycling, kickboxing and gets outdoors as much as she can.