Dr Emily Hunt
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
Heinz Wolff 205
- Email: emily.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265052
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Emily Hunt joined Brunel University London in January 2019 as a Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Psychology). Emily completed her PhD at Loughborough University, completing in July 2021. The focus of Emily's PhD was narrative behaviour change and well-being, specifically exploring the power of stories as a means to promote physical activity for people with arthritis. Most recently, Emily's research has focused on utilising digital storytelling as a means to explore experiences of living with multiple long-term conditions and chronic disease.
Qualifications
Emily completed her BSc and MSc at the University of Chichester on the BPS accredited degrees in Sport and Exercise Psychology. She is now a Chartered Psychologist through research with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and is Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the HEA).
Responsibility
In addition to teaching and research, Emily is the Senior Tutor for the Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences. Her role entails supporting students throughout their degree and overseeing personal tutoring within the department. This typically involves sign-posting students to the student support and welfare services, supporting personal tutors and personal tutoring across the department, and working with our Student Hub team to facilitate the Exceptional Circumstances policy for students.
Newest selected publications
Hunt, E., Smith, R., Gifford, J., Ankers, E., Mansfield, L. and Day, M. (2026) 'Introduction to digital storytelling', inQualitative Research Methods for Sport Studies. London : Routledge. pp. 218 - 235. ISBN 10: 1-003-48453-0. ISBN 13: 978-1-032-77729-0.
Biddle, SJH., Brierley, ML., Castle, EM., Hunt, E., Chater, AM., Edwardson, CL. and et al. (2026) 'Randomised-controlled feasibility study evaluating the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a process evaluation'. BMJ Open, 16 (2). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link
Laxman, S., Day, M., Hunt, ER., Wadey, R. and Yu, C-A. (2026) 'Experiences of delivering community-based physical activity for individuals with severe mental illnesses'. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 1041-3200
Mansfield, L., Gill, J., Smith, R., Gifford, J., Hunt, E. and Sangha Singh, R. (2025) 'Public Narrative Leadership in Community Sport: Enabling Social Change in Health and Wellbeing Through Storytelling, Relationship Building and Collective Action'. Sport in Society, 0 (accepted, in press). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 1743-0437 Open Access Link
Brierley, ML., Chater, AM., Edwardson, CL., Castle, EM., Hunt, E., Biddle, SJH., et al. (2024) 'The REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with Type 2 diabetes: findings from a randomised-controlled feasibility trial'. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 16 (1). pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 1758-5996 Open Access Link