Louisa Herring
As Physical Activity, Research and Implementation Lead Research Associate at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, I research in the area of physical activity and clinical populations (obesity and multiple other long term conditions) and lead the translation of our physical activity research into implementable tools for people living with or at risk of long term conditions.
I joined the Leicester Loughborough Biomedical Research Unit as a PhD student in 2012 achieving a PhD from Loughborough University in the area of Physical Activity, lifestyle and Bariatric Surgery. I concurrently worked as the exercise expert in a weight management service and have worked at the Diabetes Research Centre since 2016.
Favourite way to be active
Swimming, cycling and stand up paddle boarding.
Contact
Louisa.Herring@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Research Areas
Behaviour Change Interventions
Drug and Lifestyle
Ageing and Physical function
Weight Management
Physical activity and exercise for clinical populations
24hour physical behaviours
Current Projects
The effect of acute aerobic exercise on the time spent in hypoglycaemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (The BariEX Study)
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in 16 – 40 year olds: A Multifactorial Management Research Title Intervention to Address Multimorbidity in Early-Onset T2D in Adults (The M3 Research Programme
The Midlands Liver Research Alliance - A partnership to optimise obesity-related liver disease research; targeting areas of high incidence and underserved communities.