Professor of Behavioural Medicine
Sport Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA
Professor Anna Whittaker completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2005, and then undertook post-doctoral research for one year with Prof Douglas Carroll. She then went on to win a prestigious 5-year Research Councils UK Fellowship. On completion of the fellowship in 2011 she was promoted to Senior Research Fellow, in 2012 to Reader in Behavioural Medicine, and to Professor in 2016.
She received the Herbert Weiner Early Career Award 2010 from the American Psychosomatic Society in recognition of importance and sophistication of research for this career stage. Professor Whittaker also won the Neal Miller Early Career Award from the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research 2010 - a very prestigious award to research. In 2011 she became the inaugural winner of the award for outstanding contributions to research from the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology. In 2014 she received the Stress and Anxiety Research Society’s Early Career Award for her research on stress and anxiety.
In 2016 she was recognised as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and in 2019 she was recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Academy of Behavioural Medicine Research Neal Miller Early Career Award
American Psychosomatic Society Early Career Award
Herbert Weiner Early Career Award for the importance and sophistication of research
British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research
British Psychological Society
Public Engagement Video Competition Winner
University of Birmingham
Ratcliffe Prize for best PhD in Life Sciences
University of Birmingham
Stress and Anxiety Research Society Early Career Award
PhD Examining Vriij University
Vrije University Amsterdam
MSc Rehabilitation Studies examining
Aston University
PhD examining UCL
University College London
MSc Health and Management external examiner
University of Bedfordshire
PhD examiner UCL
University College London
PhD examiner Deakin
Deakin University
PhD examiner NUI Galway
National University of Ireland - Galway
PhD examining UCL
University College London
UG thesis external examining
St George's, University of London
American Psychosomatic Society
British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology
British Psychological Society
HCPC Practitioner Psychologist
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Stress and Anxiety Research Society
Fellow of British Psychological Society
British Psychological Society
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Higher Education Academy
Birmingham Hero
University of Birmingham
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Nomination for Best Research Leader 2020
I am a Professor of Behavioural Medicine and HCPC registered Health Psychologist working in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport at the University of Stirling in the areas of Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Psychophysiology, Psychoneuroimmunology, and Behavioural Medicine. I am particularly interested in the impact of stress and other behavioural factors on health via interactions between the cardiovascular, neuroendocrine and immune systems. My main areas of research are:
I am currently leading a CSO-funded project on the social and behavoural impact of COVID19 on older adults with the SPARKLE group that I lead at Stirling. I recently led a European Commission Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training Network on Physical Activity and Nutrition Influences iN ageing (PANINI) training 11 Early Stage Researchers with 20 European partners (academic, industry, health and third sector).
I am well published in all of these areas in the top journals in my field and see my work developing further along these lines to integrate my knowledge of psychological and behavioural factors (including physical activity), immunity, and cardiovascular and neural reactions to stress to produce an integrative multidisciplinary model of risk of unhealthy ageing.
With my existing and new collaborators, psychological, physical activity, nutritional, or biomedical interventions will be developed to be applied in individuals identified as at risk, to prevent the progression to frailty and poor physical and emotional health in older age. This integration of the different physiological systems and psychological/behavioural predictors implicated in healthy ageing, and applying successful multi-level interventions to improve health in later life is my long term research goal. Attached to this goal is the strong desire to maintain public engagement to increase understanding of the discipline as well as to generate impact from my previous and ongoing research.
I have a strong public engagement profile, particularly in the areas of ageing and stress, and am expanding this to include physical activity in ageing.
GOALD: Connectivity and Digital Design for Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
PI: Professor Catherine Hennessy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Digital Nutrition Assessment Tool
PI: Dr Jenni Connelly
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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COVID19 social distancing effects on social engagement, loneliness, wellbeing and physical activity in Scottish older adults, and an exploration of potential ameliorating strategies.
PI: Professor Anna Whittaker
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Article
Ofosu E, De Nys L, Connelly J, Ryde GC & Whittaker A (2023) A realist evaluation of the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital music and movement intervention for older people living in care homes. BMC Geriatrics, 23 (1), Art. No.: 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03794-5
Article
Whittaker AC, De Nys L, Brindle RC & Drayson MT (2023) Physical activity and sleep relate to antibody maintenance following naturalistic infection and/or vaccination in older adults. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 32, Art. No.: 100661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100661
Article
Dalechek DE, Caes L, Mcintosh G & Whittaker AC (2023) An analysis on history of childhood adversity, anxiety, and chronic pain in adulthood and the influence of inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein. Scientific Reports, 13, Art. No.: 18000. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44874-1
Review
Workplace Physical Activity Within the Gulf Cooperation Council Region: A Scoping Review
Alkhubaizi AA, Ryde GC, Tomaz SA & Whittaker AC (2023) Workplace Physical Activity Within the Gulf Cooperation Council Region: A Scoping Review. Physical Activity and Health, 7 (1), pp. 191-204. https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.280
Article
Ofosu EF, de Nys L, Connelly J, Ryde GC & Whittaker AC (2023) Dimensions of Physical Activity Are Important in Managing Anxiety in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0098
Article
Coleman SC, Seedat ZA, Whittaker AC, Lenartowicz A & Mullinger KJ (2023) Beyond the Beta Rebound: Post-Task Responses in Oscillatory Activity follow Cessation of Working Memory Processes. NeuroImage, 265, Art. No.: 119801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119801
Book Chapter
Stress and Biological pathways of health and disease
Mommersteeg PMC, Whittaker AC & Rohleder N (2022) Stress and Biological pathways of health and disease. In: Pedersen SS, Roessler KK, Elmose Andersen T, Thit Johnsen A & Pouwer F (eds.) Textbook of Applied Medical Psychology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Odense, Denmark: University Press of Southern Denmark, pp. 35-60. https://www.universitypress.dk/shop/textbook-of-applied-3925p.html
Article
Tomaz SA, Ryde GC, Swales B, Neely KC, Andreis F, Coffee P, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Martin JG, Pina I & Whittaker AC (2022) ". . . Exercise opportunities became very important": Scottish older adults' changes in physical activity during Covid19'. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 19, Art. No.: 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-022-00295-z
Article
Ramsey KA, Yeung SS, Rojer AG, Gensous N, Asamane EA, Aunger JA, Bondarev D, Cabbia A, Doody P, Iadarola B, Rodrigues B, Kallen V, Tahir MR, Pazienza P & Whittaker AC (2022) Knowledge of Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines is Not Associated with Physical Function in Dutch Older Adults Attending a Healthy Ageing Public Engagement Event. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 17, pp. 1769-1778. https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s353573
Article
Doody P, Lord JM, Greig CA & Whittaker AC (2022) Frailty: pathophysiology, theoretical and operational definition(s), impact, prevalence, management and prevention, in an increasingly economically developed and ageing world. Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1159/000528561
Article
Sethi S, Manuelpillai N, Mandal A, Simpson O, Morrissey H, Ball P, Sharrod-Cole H, Ford C, Whittaker AC, Drayson M, Race A, Bateman J, Basu S & Cotton J (2022) COVID-19 seroprevalence after the first UK wave of the pandemic and its association with the physical and mental wellbeing of secondary care healthcare workers. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 24, Art. No.: 100492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100492
Article
Howard S, Gallagher S, Ginty AT & Whittaker AC (2022) Life event stress is associated with blunted cardiovascular responding to both personally salient and personally non‐salient laboratory tasks. Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14199
Article
Doody P, Asamane EA, Aunger JA, Swales B, Lord JM, Greig CA & Whittaker AC (2022) The prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty among geriatric hospital inpatients and its association with economic prosperity and healthcare expenditure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 467,779 geriatric hospital inpatients. Ageing Research Reviews, 80, Art. No.: 101666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2022.101666
Article
The effects of physical activity on cortisol and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis
De Nys L, Anderson K, Ofosu EF, Ryde GC, Connelly J & Whittaker AC (2022) The effects of physical activity on cortisol and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 143, Art. No.: 105843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105843
Article
Time of day of vaccination does not relate to antibody response to thymus-independent vaccinations
Whittaker AC, Gallagher S & Drayson M (2022) Time of day of vaccination does not relate to antibody response to thymus-independent vaccinations. Vaccine: X, 11, Art. No.: 100178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100178
Article
De Nys L, Ofosu EF, Ryde GC, Connelly J & Whittaker AC (2022) Physical Activity Influences Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone (Sulfate) Levels in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2021-0501
Article
Social cohesion and loneliness are associated with the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination
Gallagher S, Howard S, Muldoon OT & Whittaker AC (2022) Social cohesion and loneliness are associated with the antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 103, pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.04.017
Article
Swales B, Ryde GC & Whittaker AC (2022) A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial Evaluating a Resistance Training Intervention With Frail Older Adults in Residential Care: The Keeping Active in Residential Elderly Trial. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 30 (3), pp. 364-388. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2021-0130
Article
Ramsey KA, Meskers CGM, Trappenburg MC, Bacalini MG, Delledonne M, Garagnani P, Greig C, Kallen V, van Meeteren N, van Riel N, Correia Santos N, Sipilä S, Thompson JL, Whittaker AC & Maier AB (2022) The Physical Activity and Nutritional INfluences in Ageing (PANINI) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach towards Physical Activity and Nutritional Assessment of Older Adults. Healthcare, 10 (6), Art. No.: 1017. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061017
Article
Burley CV, Francis ST, Thomas KN, Whittaker AC, Lucas SJE & Mullinger KJ (2021) Contrasting Measures of Cerebrovascular Reactivity Between MRI and Doppler: A Cross-Sectional Study of Younger and Older Healthy Individuals. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Art. No.: 656746. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.656746
Article
Daily stair climbing is associated with decreased risk for the metabolic syndrome
Whittaker AC, Eves FF, Carroll D, Roseboom TJ, Ginty AT, Painter RC & de Rooij SR (2021) Daily stair climbing is associated with decreased risk for the metabolic syndrome. BMC Public Health, 21 (1), Art. No.: 923. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10965-9
Article
Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions
Whittaker AC, Ginty A, Hughes BM, Steptoe A & Lovallo WR (2021) Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Health: Recent Questions and Future Directions. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83 (7), pp. 756-766. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000973
Article
Burley CV, Francis ST, Whittaker AC, Mullinger KJ & Lucas SJE (2021) Measuring resting cerebral haemodynamics using MRI arterial spin labelling and transcranial Doppler ultrasound: comparison in younger and older adults. Brain and Behavior, 11 (7), Art. No.: e02126. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2126
Article
Ramsey KA, Rojer AGM, D’Andrea L, Otten RHJ, Heymans MW, Trappenburg MC, Verlaan S, Whittaker AC, Meskers CGM & Maier AB (2021) The association of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior with skeletal muscle strength and muscle power in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews, 67, Art. No.: 101266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2021.101266
Article
Gratitude, social support and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress
Gallagher S, Creaven A, Howard S, Ginty AT & Whittaker AC (2021) Gratitude, social support and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress. Biological Psychology, 162, Art. No.: 108090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108090
Article
Tomaz SA, Coffee P, Ryde GC, Swales B, Neely KC, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Martin JG, Pina I & Whittaker AC (2021) Loneliness, Wellbeing, and Social Activity in Scottish Older Adults Resulting from Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (9), Art. No.: 4517. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094517
Article
Whittaker AC & Chauntry AJ (2021) Blunted cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress predicts low behavioral but not self-reported perseverance: A replication study. Psychophysiology, 58 (1), Art. No.: e13707. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13707
Article
Aunger JA, Greaves CJ, Davis ET, Asamane EA, Whittaker AC & Greig CA (2020) A novel behavioural INTErvention to REduce Sitting Time in older adults undergoing orthopaedic surgery (INTEREST): results of a randomised-controlled feasibility study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32 (12), pp. 2565-2585. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01475-6
Article
Salleh NA, Balakrishnan M & Whitttaker AC (2020) Stress response index for traumatic childhood experience based on the fusion of hypothalamus pituitary adrenocorticol and autonomic nervous system biomarkers. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems, 5 (1), pp. 317-324. https://doi.org/10.25046/aj050140
Article
Pykett J, Chrisinger B, Kyriakou K, Osborne T, Resch B, Stathi A, Toth E & Whittaker AC (2020) Developing a Citizen Social Science approach to understand urban stress and promote wellbeing in urban communities. Palgrave Communications, 6 (1), Art. No.: 85. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0460-1
Article
Shvedko AV, Thompson JL, Greig CA & Whittaker AC (2020) Physical Activity Intervention for Loneliness (PAIL) in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6 (1), Art. No.: 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00587-0
Article
Black JK, Whittaker AC, Tahrani AA & Balanos GM (2020) The implementation of a physical activity intervention in adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea over the age of 50 years: a feasibility uncontrolled clinical trial. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12 (1), Art. No.: 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-020-00195-8
Article
Urban emotion sensing beyond 'affective capture': Advancing critical interdisciplinary methods
Pykett J, Chrisinger BW, Kyriakou K, Osborne T, Resch B, Stathi A & Whittaker AC (2020) Urban emotion sensing beyond 'affective capture': Advancing critical interdisciplinary methods. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (23), Art. No.: 9003. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239003
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Whittaker AC, Tomaz SA, Ryde G, Connelly J, Coffee P, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Swales B, Martin JG, Pina I & Neely KC (2020) Loneliness, social support and wellbeing in Scottish older adults as a result of social distancing during the Covid19 pandemic. American Psychosomatic Society 2020 Virtual Meeting, Online, 03.12.2020-04.12.2020. https://psychosomatic.org/meetings/annual-meeting-2020/
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Tomaz SA, Ryde G, Connelly J, Swales B, Martin JG, Pina I, Neely KC, Coffee P, Kirkland A, Andreis F, McCabe L, Watchman K & Whittaker AC (2020) The impact of Covid19 on Scottish older adults’ physical activity: Changes and associations with wellbeing. Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2020 Digital Conference, Online, 11.11.2020-18.11.2020. https://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/conference-2020/
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Impact of Covid19 social distancing on the social and mental health of Scottish older adults
Whittaker AC, Tomaz SA, Coffee P, Ryde G, Connelly J, Kirkland A, McCabe L, Watchman K, Andreis F, Neely KC, Swales B, Martin JG & Pina I (2020) Impact of Covid19 social distancing on the social and mental health of Scottish older adults. Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2020 Digital Conference, Online, 11.11.2020-18.11.2020. https://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/conference-2020/
Editorial
Editorial: Adaptation to Psychological Stress in Sport
Turner MJ, Jones MV, Whittaker AC, Laborde S, Williams S, Meijen C & Tamminen KA (2020) Editorial: Adaptation to Psychological Stress in Sport. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Art. No.: 2199. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02199
Meeting Abstract
Whittaker A & Swales B (2020) Keeping Active in Residential Elderly (KARE): Preliminary Findings of a Feasibility Study of an Adapted Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Multi-Dimensional Health In Frail Older Adults in Residential Care.. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82 (6), p. A33. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000835
Meeting Abstract
The Relationship Between Perseverance and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Acute Psychological Stress.
Whittaker A & Steward E (2020) The Relationship Between Perseverance and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Acute Psychological Stress.. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82 (6), p. 206. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000835
Article
Malnutrition is associated with dynamic physical performance
Ramsey KA, Meskers CGM, Trappenburg MC, Verlaan S, Reijnierse EM, Whittaker AC & Maier AB (2020) Malnutrition is associated with dynamic physical performance. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32 (6), pp. 1085-1092. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01295-3
Article
Burley CV, Lucas RAI, Whittaker AC, Mullinger K & Lucas SJE (2020) The CO2 stimulus duration and steady-state time point used for data extraction alters the cerebrovascular reactivity outcome measure. Experimental Physiology, 105 (5), pp. 893-903. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP087883
Article
Coyle DKT, Howard S, Bibbey A, Gallagher S, Whittaker AC & Creaven A (2020) Personality, cardiovascular, and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 148, pp. 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.11.014
Article
Doody P, Lord JM & Whittaker AC (2019) Assessing the feasibility and impact of an adapted resistance training intervention, aimed at improving the multi-dimensional health and functional capacity of frail older adults in residential care settings: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5 (1), Art. No.: 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0470-1
Article
Drayson MT, Bowcock S, Planche T, Iqbal G, Pratt G, Yong K, Wood J, Raynes K, Higgins H, Dawkins B, Meads D, Hulme CT, Monahan I, Whittaker AC & Karunanithi K (2019) Levofloxacin prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma (TEAMM): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncology, 20 (12), pp. 1760-1772. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2819%2930506-6
Article
Chauntry AJ, Williams SE & Whittaker AC (2019) Blunted cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress predict low behavioral but not self-reported perseverance. Psychophysiology, 56 (11), Art. No.: e13449. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13449
Article
Chan W, Chin SH, Whittaker AC, Jones D, Kaur O, Bosch JA & Borrows R (2019) The Associations of Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass, and Adiposity With Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Prevalent Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 29 (6), pp. 536-547. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2019.06.009
Article
Doody P, Lord JM, Greig CA & Whittaker AC (2019) Assessing the feasibility and impact of specially adapted exercise interventions, aimed at improving the multi-dimensional health and functional capacity of frail geriatric hospital inpatients: protocol for a feasibility study. BMJ open, 9 (11), Art. No.: e031159. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031159
Article
Drayson MT, Bowcock S, Planche T, Iqbal G, Pratt G, Yong K, Wood J, Raynes K, Higgins H, Dawkins B, Meads D, Hulme CT, Whittaker AC, Hawkey P, Low E & Dunn JA (2019) Prophylactic levofloxacin to prevent infections in newly diagnosed symptomatic myeloma: the TEAMM RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 23 (62), pp. 1-94. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23620
Article
Isautier JMJ, Bosnić M, Yeung SSY, Trappenburg MC, Meskers CGM, Whittaker AC & Maier AB (2019) Validity of Nutritional Screening Tools for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20 (10), pp. 1351.e13-1351.e25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.06.024
Article
Caregiving alters immunity and stress hormones: a review of recent research
Whittaker AC & Gallagher S (2019) Caregiving alters immunity and stress hormones: a review of recent research. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 28, pp. 93-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.02.002
Article
Doody P, Aunger J, Asamane E, Greig CA, Lord J & Whittaker A (2019) Frailty Levels In Geriatric Hospital paTients (FLIGHT)-the prevalence of frailty among geriatric populations within hospital ward settings: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (8), Art. No.: e030147. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030147
Article
Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project
Whittaker AC, Asamane EA, Aunger JA, Bondarev D, Cabbia A, Doody P, Gensous N, Iadarola B, Ramsey K, Rodrigues B, Tahir MR & Yeung S (2019) Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project. Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Research, 1, Art. No.: e190005. https://doi.org/10.20900/agmr20190005
Article
Aimie-Salleh N, Malarvili MB & Whittaker AC (2019) Fusion of heart rate variability and salivary cortisol for stress response identification based on adverse childhood experience. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 57 (6), pp. 1229-1245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-019-01958-3
Article
Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Physical Activity in Older Manual Workers
Black JK, Whittaker AC & Balanos GM (2019) Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Physical Activity in Older Manual Workers. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27 (3), pp. 293-299. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0096
Meeting Abstract
Shvedko A, Whittaker A, Greig C & Thompson J (2019) Physical Activity Intervention for Loneliness (PAIL) in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised feasibility study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 18 (4). https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000699
Article
Gorostegi-Anduaga I, Maldonado-Martín S, MartinezAguirre-Betolaza A, Corres P, Romaratezabala E, Whittaker AC, Francisco-Terreros S & Pérez-Asenjo J (2018) Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Scores and Vascular Age After Aerobic Exercise and Nutritional Intervention in Sedentary and Overweight/Obese Adults with Primary Hypertension: The EXERDIET-HTA Randomized Trial Study. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, 25 (4), pp. 361-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-018-0281-0
Article
Shvedko AV, Thompson JL, Greig CA & Whittaker AC (2018) Physical Activity Intervention for Loneliness (PAIL) in community-dwelling older adults: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4 (1), Art. No.: 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0379-0
Article
Heaney JLJ, Phillips AC, Carroll D & Drayson MT (2018) The utility of saliva for the assessment of anti-pneumococcal antibodies: investigation of saliva as a marker of antibody status in serum. Biomarkers, 23 (2), pp. 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354750x.2016.1265009
Article
Brindle RC, Ginty AT, Whittaker AC, Carroll D & Lucas SJE (2018) Assessment of the cerebral pressure-flow relationship using psychological stress to manipulate blood pressure. Psychophysiology, 55 (12), Art. No.: e13265. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13265
Conference Proceeding
Stress Response Index for Adverse Childhood Experience Based on Fusion of Biomarkers
Aimie-Salleh N, Malarvili M & Whitttaker AC (2018) Stress Response Index for Adverse Childhood Experience Based on Fusion of Biomarkers. In: Proceedings of 2018 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES). 2018 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), Sarawak, Malaysia, 03.12.2018-06.12.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 140-145. https://doi.org/10.1109/iecbes.2018.8626657
Book Chapter
The Vaccination Model in Psychoneuroimmunology Research: A Review
Whittaker AC (2018) The Vaccination Model in Psychoneuroimmunology Research: A Review. In: Yan Q (ed.) Psychoneuroimmunology: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1781. New York: Springer, pp. 309-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_16
Article
Does chronic caregiving stress accelerate T cell immunosenescence?
Whittaker AC (2018) Does chronic caregiving stress accelerate T cell immunosenescence?. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 73, pp. 155-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.07.003
Article
Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences In ageing (PANINI): consortium mission statement
Whittaker AC, Delledonne M, Finni T, Garagnani P, Greig C, Kallen V, Kokko K, Lord J, Maier AB, Meskers CGM, Santos NC, Sipila S, Thompson JL & van Riel N (2018) Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences In ageing (PANINI): consortium mission statement. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 30 (6), pp. 685-692. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-017-0823-7
Article
Shvedko A, Whittaker AC, Thompson JL & Greig CA (2018) Physical activity interventions for treatment of social isolation, loneliness or low social support in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 34, pp. 128-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.10.003
Article
Chan W, Bosch JA, Phillips AC, Chin SH, Antonysunil A, Inston N, Moore S, Kaur O, McTernan PG & Borrows R (2018) The Associations of Endotoxemia With Systemic Inflammation, Endothelial Activation, and Cardiovascular Outcome in Kidney Transplantation. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 28 (1), pp. 13-27. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2017.06.004
Article
Thogersen-Ntoumani C, Black J, Lindwall M, Whittaker A & Balanos GM (2017) Presenteeism, stress resilience, and physical activity in older manual workers: a person-centred analysis. European Journal of Ageing, 14 (4), pp. 385-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-017-0418-3
Article
Carroll D, Ginty AT, Whittaker AC, Lovallo WR & de Rooij SR (2017) The behavioural, cognitive, and neural corollaries of blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 77, pp. 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.02.025
Article
Resilience, work engagement and stress reactivity in a middle-aged manual worker population
Black JK, Balanos GM & Whittaker (previously Phillips) AC (2017) Resilience, work engagement and stress reactivity in a middle-aged manual worker population. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 116, pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.02.013
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Exploring the possible mechanisms of blunted cardiac reactivity to acute psychological stress
Brindle RC, Whittaker AC, Bibbey A, Carroll D & Ginty AT (2017) Exploring the possible mechanisms of blunted cardiac reactivity to acute psychological stress. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 113, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.12.011
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Cardiovascular reactivity patterns and pathways to hypertension: a multivariate cluster analysis
Brindle RC, Ginty AT, Jones A, Phillips AC, Roseboom TJ, Carroll D, Painter RC & de Rooij SR (2016) Cardiovascular reactivity patterns and pathways to hypertension: a multivariate cluster analysis. Journal of Human Hypertension, 30 (12), pp. 755-760. https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2016.35
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Long JE, Drayson MT, Taylor AE, Toellner KM, Lord JM & Phillips AC (2016) Corrigendum to ‘Morning vaccination enhances antibody response over afternoon vaccination: A cluster-randomised trial’ [Vaccine 34 (2016) 2679–2685]. Vaccine, 34 (40), p. 4842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.08.031
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Ginty AT, Williams SE, Jones A, Roseboom TJ, Phillips AC, Painter RC, Carroll D & de Rooij SR (2016) Diminished heart rate reactivity to acute psychological stress is associated with enhanced carotid intima-media thickness through adverse health behaviors: Heart rate reactivity and intima-media thickness. Psychophysiology, 53 (6), pp. 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12640
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Heaney JLJ, Phillips AC, Drayson MT & Campbell JP (2016) Serum free light chains are reduced in endurance trained older adults: Evidence that exercise training may reduce basal inflammation in older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 77, pp. 69-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2016.02.011
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Blunted cardiac stress reactors exhibit relatively high levels of behavioural impulsivity
Bibbey A, Ginty AT, Brindle RC, Phillips AC & Carroll D (2016) Blunted cardiac stress reactors exhibit relatively high levels of behavioural impulsivity. Physiology & Behavior, 159, pp. 40-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.03.011
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Long JE, Drayson MT, Taylor AE, Toellner KM, Lord JM & Phillips AC (2016) Morning vaccination enhances antibody response over afternoon vaccination: A cluster-randomised trial. Vaccine, 34 (24), pp. 2679-2685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.04.032
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Brindle RC, Ginty AT, Phillips AC, Fisher JP, McIntyre D & Carroll D (2016) Heart rate complexity: A novel approach to assessing cardiac stress reactivity: Cardiac stress reactivity and heart rate complexity. Psychophysiology, 53 (4), pp. 465-472. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12576
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Chan W, Jones D, Bosch JA, McPhee J, Crabtree N, McTernan PG, Kaur O, Inston N, Moore S, McClean A, Harper L, Phillips AC & Borrows R (2016) Cardiovascular, muscular and perceptual contributions to physical fatigue in prevalent kidney transplant recipients. Transplant International, 29 (3), pp. 338-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.12727
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Neutrophil function in young and old caregivers
Vitlic A, Lord JM, Taylor AE, Arlt W, Bartlett DB, Rossi A, Arora-Duggal N, Welham A, Heald M, Oliver C, Carroll D & Phillips AC (2016) Neutrophil function in young and old caregivers. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21 (1), pp. 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12156
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Duggal NA, Upton J, Phillips AC & Lord JM (2016) Development of depressive symptoms post hip fracture is associated with altered immunosuppressive phenotype in regulatory T and B lymphocytes. Biogerontology, 17 (1), pp. 229-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-015-9587-7
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Heaney JLJ, Gleeson M, Phillips AC, Taylor IM, Drayson MT, Goodall M, He C, Svendsen IS, Killer SC & Campbell JP (2016) Salivary immunoglobulin free light chains: reference ranges and responses to exercise in young and older adults. Exercise Immunology Review, 22, pp. 28-40. http://eir-isei.de/2016/eir-2016-028-article.pdf
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T cell immunity and caregiving stress in young and older caregivers
Vitlic A, Lord J, Arlt W, Oliver C & Phillips A (2015) T cell immunity and caregiving stress in young and older caregivers. Healthy Aging Research, 4 (1), Art. No.: 15. https://www.longdom.org/archive/har-volume-4-issue-1-year-2015.html
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Phillips AC, Carroll D & Der G (2015) Negative life events and symptoms of depression and anxiety: stress causation and/or stress generation. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 28 (4), pp. 357-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1005078
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Heaney JLJ, Phillips AC, Carroll D & Drayson MT (2015) Salivary Functional Antibody Secretion Is Reduced in Older Adults: A Potential Mechanism of Increased Susceptibility to Bacterial Infection in the Elderly. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 70 (12), pp. 1578-1585. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv085
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Aimie-Salleh N, Malarvili MB & Phillip AC (2015) Quantitative Comparison of Time Frequency Distribution for Heart Rate Variability Using Performance Measure. Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications, 5 (2A), pp. 1-5. http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.c.jwnc.201501.01.html
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Phillips AC, Carroll D, Drayson MT & Der G (2015) Salivary Immunoglobulin A Secretion Rate Is Negatively Associated with Cancer Mortality: The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. PLOS ONE, 10 (12), Art. No.: e0145083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145083
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Exercising Our Brains, Muscles and Cells to Fight the Ageing Process
Lucas SJE, Breen L & Phillips AC (2015) Exercising Our Brains, Muscles and Cells to Fight the Ageing Process. Science Progress, 98 (4), pp. 413-415. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685015x14467218232110
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Increased Risk of Infection in Bereaved Older Adults: From Broken Heart to Broken Immune System
Vitlic A, Lord JM, Carroll D & Phillips AC (2015) Increased Risk of Infection in Bereaved Older Adults: From Broken Heart to Broken Immune System. Advances in Neuroimmune Biology, 6 (1), pp. 25-30. https://doi.org/10.3233/nib-150106
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Phillips AC, Upton J, Carroll D, Arora Duggal N & Lord JM (2015) New-Onset Depression Following Hip Fracture Is Associated With Increased Length of Stay in Hospital and Rehabilitation Centers. SAGE Open, 5 (2) p. 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015583690
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Bibbey A, Carroll D, Ginty AT & Phillips AC (2015) Cardiovascular and Cortisol Reactions to Acute Psychological Stress Under Conditions of High Versus Low Social Evaluative Threat: Associations With the Type D Personality Construct. Psychosomatic Medicine, 77 (5), pp. 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000194
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Bibbey A, Phillips AC, Ginty AT & Carroll D (2015) Problematic Internet use, excessive alcohol consumption, their comorbidity and cardiovascular and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress in a student population. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 4 (2), pp. 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.4.2015.006
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Baëhl S, Garneau H, Le Page A, Lorrain D, Viens I, Svotelis A, Lord JM, Phillips AC, Cabana F, Larbi A, Dupuis G & Fülöp T (2015) Altered neutrophil functions in elderly patients during a 6-month follow-up period after a hip fracture. Experimental Gerontology, 65, pp. 58-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.03.009
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Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Lee H & Carroll D (2015) The Association Between Spirituality and Depression in Parents Caring for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Social Support and/or Last Resort. Journal of Religion and Health, 54 (1), pp. 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-014-9839-x
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Phillips AC, Carroll D, Drayson MT & Batty GD (2015) Raised levels of immunoglobulin G, A and M are associated with an increased risk of total and cause-specific mortality: the Vietnam Experience Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 69 (2), pp. 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204345
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Anticytomegalovirus antibody titres are not associated with caregiving burden in younger caregivers
Vitlic A, Phillips AC, Gallagher S, Oliver C, Lord JM & Moss P (2015) Anticytomegalovirus antibody titres are not associated with caregiving burden in younger caregivers. British Journal of Health Psychology, 20 (1), pp. 68-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12092
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Duggal NA, Upton J, Phillips AC, Hampson P & Lord JM (2015) NK cell immunesenescence is increased by psychological but not physical stress in older adults associated with raised cortisol and reduced perforin expression. AGE, 37 (1), Art. No.: 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-015-9748-2
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Duggal NA, Upton J, Phillips AC, Hampson P & Lord JM (2014) Depressive symptoms post hip fracture in older adults are associated with phenotypic and functional alterations in T cells. Immunity and Ageing, 11 (1), Art. No.: 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-014-0025-5
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Papini CB, Nakamura PM, Zorzetto LP, Thompson JL, Phillips AC & Kokubun E (2014) The Effect of a Community-Based, Primary Health Care Exercise Program on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Hormone Levels. Mediators of Inflammation, 2014 p. 7, Art. No.: 185707. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/185707
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Neuroendocrine and cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress are attenuated in smokers
Ginty AT, Jones A, Carroll D, Roseboom TJ, Phillips AC, Painter R & de Rooij SR (2014) Neuroendocrine and cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress are attenuated in smokers. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 48, pp. 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.023
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Brindle RC, Ginty AT, Phillips AC & Carroll D (2014) A tale of two mechanisms: A meta-analytic approach toward understanding the autonomic basis of cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress: Autonomic basis of cardiovascular reactivity. Psychophysiology, 51 (10), pp. 964-976. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12248
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Vitlic A, Khanfer R, Lord JM, Carroll D & Phillips AC (2014) Bereavement reduces neutrophil oxidative burst only in older adults: role of the HPA axis and immunesenescence. Immunity and Ageing, 11 (1), Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4933-11-13
Module coordinator for Research Methods for Sports Studies from 2019. https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=SPSU9RM Supervisor on MSc Sports Psychology & MSc Sports Coaching/Management and UG Sports Studies major project. I have been teaching since 2004 including module organisation for Health Psychology/Behavioural Medicine modules for 10 years, as well as contributing to teaching medics about the biology of ageing, and Life Sciences postgraduate statistics teaching. I am a visiting lecturer internationally/nationally on Health Psychology MSc courses contributing to Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychophysiology teaching. I have been supervising undergraduate and post-graduate research projects since 2005.
