Mrs Marsha Brierley
Honorary Research Fellow
Heinz Wolff
- Email: marsha.brierley@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266127
Summary
My interest is in behaviour change interventions, specifically breaking up and reducing sedentary time to improve health and well-being outcomes. I hold a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Sports Performance. My PhD thesis centred on the development of a sedentary workplace intervention for Bedfordshire Police staff using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Having worked in one-on-one health settings with clients over the years, I was motivated to complete a PhD where I could reach more people in real life settings, such as the workplace. Currently, I am the Research Assistant for the RESIT Study (REgulate your SItting Time). I'll be delivering an intervention to help those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes reduce their prolonged sitting with the aim of improving health outcomes.
Newest selected publications
Brierley, ML., Smith, LR., Chater, AM. and Bailey, DP. (2022) 'A-REST (Activity to Reduce Excessive Sitting Time): A Feasibility Trial to Reduce Prolonged Sitting in Police Staff'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1661-7827 Open Access Link
Bailey, D. and Brierley, M. (2022) 'Evaluating a multi-component intervention to reduce and break up office workers’ sitting with sit-stand desks using the APEASE criteria'. BMC Public Health, 22 (1). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1471-2458 Open Access Link
Brierley, ML., Smith, LR., Bailey, DP., Every, SA., Staines, TA. and Chater, AM. (2021) 'Perceived influences on reducing prolonged sitting in police staff: A qualitative investigation using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model'. BMC Public Health, 21 (1). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1471-2458 Open Access Link
Bailey, DP., Edwardson, CL., Pappas, Y., Dong, F., Hewson, DJ., Biddle, SJH., et al. (2021) 'A randomised-controlled feasibility study of the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with Type 2 diabetes: study protocol'. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 2055-5784 Open Access Link
Brierley, ML., Chater, AM., Smith, LR. and Bailey, DP. (2019) 'The Effectiveness of Sedentary Behaviour Reduction Workplace Interventions on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers: A Systematic Review'. Sports Medicine, 49 (11). pp. 1739 - 1767. ISSN: 0112-1642 Open Access Link