Dr Charlotte Kerner
Senior Lecturer in Sport Health and Exercise Sciences

Topics

PhD topics in the following areas will be considered:

• Body image and body functionality in sport, health, physical activity and exercise contexts
• Physical activity and exercise motivation
• The social, motivational and pedagogical implications of  health and fitness technologies
• Physical education, health and well-being
• Social, psychological and behavioural implications of GLP-1 medications

PhD projects for research students

• GLP-1 weight loss medications and physical activity behaviours
• Body Image, Visible Difference and Physical Activity Participation
• The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping physical activity behaviours and body image

Research supervision

Doctoral Researchers:

• Racheal Onafuye: Health and fitness social media, fitness influencers and body image (Supervised with Dr Beckie Hings & Dr Laura Hills)
• Amelia Beddoe: A qualitative exploration of physical activity motivation in adolescent boys (Supervised with Dr Beckie Hings). Graduated 2026
• Chris Bell: Relationships between social media, body image and exercise motivation in physically active men (Supervised with Dr Adam Cocks & Dr Laura Hills). Graduated 2025.