HART members offer research supervision for PhD, MPhil and MSc by Research in a wide range of topics related to their research interests. If you are interested in applying to undertake research study with us, in the first instance please contact the member of staff with research interests appropriate to your own proposed study. We also co-supervise students at other universities, and in other Schools within the University of Lincoln. HART’s past doctoral and MSc by Research students are listed below, with most recent completions listed first.

For details of the full range of postgraduate degrees offered by the School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, please see: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/sport/postgraduate/

Current Students

Mrs Donna Hall

Doctoral student with the School of Sport and Exercise Science, Donna’s PhD focuses on promoting physical activity in older adults and how game-based interventions may impact physical activity uptake and adherence. Supervised by Dr Hannah Henderson, Donna’s other interests include disability sports and parkrun. Donna has spent a majority of her career in marketing and sales but worked as a health practitioner for 14 years before joining Lincoln.

Mrs Joanna Blackwell

Associate Lecturer and doctoral student with the School of Sport and Exercise Science, and the University of Copenhagen, NEXS, Joanna’s PhD focuses on the ‘Sociology of ageing, exercise and cardiac rehabilitation’, and is supervised by Dr Hannah Henderson, Professor Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson and Dr Adam Evans (Copenhagen) as a Dual Studentship between the Universities of Lincoln and Copenhagen.

Miss Georgia Clay

Associate Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Science, and doctoral student with the School and the University of Copenhagen, Georgia’s PhD focuses on the ‘Sociology of ageing, exercise and stroke rehabilitation’, supervised by Dr Hannah Henderson, Professor Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson and Dr Adam Evans (Copenhagen) as a Dual Studentship between the University of Lincoln and the University of Copenhagen. Georgia’s previous research has focussed on physical and psychological wellbeing, behaviour, interventions and evaluation in a health and exercise setting.

Miss Rebecca Hawkins 

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the School of Sport and Exercise Science, Rebecca’s work considers the effectiveness of interventions and guidance for health-enhancing physical activity. Specifically, her research examines psychological outcomes associated with the commonly employed strategy of goal setting for the purposes of physical activity promotion. Rebecca is also involved in projects examining optimal experiences in sport and exercise, and is interested more broadly in challenging current practices and recommendations within the physical activity domain. Rebecca is a member of the Lincoln Sport and Exercise Psychology Group.

Past Students