Andrew Atkin

Based at the University of East Anglia (UK), Andy is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Associate Director for the Norwich Epidemiology Centre. He also serves as an external research associate for the General Medical Council (GMC) and associate editor for the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Previous appointments include research positions at the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (Loughborough University) and the UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR; University of Cambridge). Andy is a behavioural epidemiologist with particular interest in understanding the distribution and determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour across the life course. He is a quantitative researcher with established expertise in the pooling and retrospective harmonisation of behavioural, social and health-related data from epidemiological studies.