Alix Covenant

Physical activitySedentarySleepBehaviour Change
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I graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a BSc in Exercise Nutrition and Health in 2011. I then worked as a health trainer both within the community and on clinical trials before doing a MSc in Health Psychology at UCL, graduating in 2021. I started my PhD at the University of Leicester based at the Diabetes Centre in October 2022 as part of the Future 100 cohort. My PhD is looking to improve sleep in those living with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 

Favourite way to be active

I love walking, running and body boarding (badly).

Contact

ahac1@leicester.ac.uk

Research Areas

  • Sleep

  • Sleep therapies

  • zeitgebers

  • Behaviour change

  • Individual sleep stages.

Current Projects

  • Step up 2 Sleep - An efficacy study exploring the optimisation of sleep and the reduction of sedentary behaviour in those living with Type 2 Diabetes.

  • Looking at sleep variability in those living with Type 2 Diabetes and examining the associations with wellbeing outcomes.

Publications

Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep in Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Narrative Review

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