Dr Alice Porter

Dr Alice Porter

Senior Research Associate

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Dr Alice Porter is a Senior Research Associate in public health.

As a member of the NIHR Bristol BRC diet and physical activity theme, Alice leads projects focusing on developing and evaluating interventions to improve diet and physical activity at a population level, particularly among children and young people.

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Do school PE kit policies impact girls’ body image?

The physical activity levels and self-esteem of girls decline with age. This is because adolescent…

Themes Diet and physical activity Mental health

Workstreams Population diet and physical activity Psychological interventions

Evaluating a digital programme to help schools improve inclusivity of their PE kits

Our earlier research showed that many girls feel uncomfortable in their school PE kits, which…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Exploring why people eat more after exercising

This project builds on a scoping review we recently completed on eating…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Exploring what helps families reduce the amount of meat in their diet

Eating a diet rich in plant-based foods and reducing the amount of meat we eat…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity