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Sally Barber
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My CV
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Education:
Brooke Primary School, Norwich 1987-1993. Framingham Earl High School, Norwich 1993-1998. Hewett 6th Form, Norwich 1998-2000
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Qualifications:
University of Birmingham 2000-2003, University of Leeds 2004-2008
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Work History:
Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, University of Leeds. Research Associate In Exercise Physiology and Childhood Obesity, Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL)
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Current Job:
Senior Research Fellow In Exercise Physiology and Elderly Care
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About my work
We all know that exercise is good for our health. In fact this has been well know for the past 2 and a half Millennia! But there is plenty that we still don’t know about exercising like, what changes occur in our bodies when we exercise to reduce our risk of getting diseases? Can exercise be used to prevent and treat different diseases and conditions? And, what type of exercise is best at preventing or treating different diseases and conditions? In my job at the moment I am working on 4 different projects which are all at different stages. My projects are as follows:
1. How does physical activity and sedentary behaviour (time spent sitting or lying down) relate to obesity in pre-school children?
2. How does exercise training improve health and wellbeing in people with dementia? What type of exercise is best for people with this disease?
3. Can exercise training in frail elderly people living at home help them to stay independent and reduce their risk of hospital admission and death?
4. How does exercise training in postmenopausal women with and without type 2 diabetes reduce their risk of heart disease?In answering these types of questions and developing effective exercise training programmes for different populations we can improve health and wellbeing, and prevent/treat diseases all at little cost to the NHS.
About me
I like to keep my evenings and weekends full and I hate sitting around not doing anything so I have quite a few hobbies. I go to a yoga class, play in a netball team and a womens 5-a-side football team, go jogging and swimming and I’ve just started training for a triathlon. I go to a stained glass class one evening a week which I love doing, it’s a great way to be creative without having to be good at drawing. I’m just finishing off a window to go in my mum and dads house at the moment. I’ve also just joined an acting group and we’ve starting rehearsals for a play which we’ll hopefully perform in August. Also, this year my boyfriend and I have started growing our own fruit and vegetables so we’ve been out in the garden alot recently planting things – we don’t really know what we doing, so fingers crossed everything grows!
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My Typical Day:
At the moment all my projects are either at the start or at the end so I spend most of my time writing new research ideas down, and writing up results from projects which have been completed.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
With the money I would host a hands-on event for older people, their carers and professionals that work with older people to promote physical activity as a way of improving health and well-being in older people.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
“Go For It”
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really. I was always really lucky and stopped messing around just before the teacher came back into the classroom. My friends weren’t alway so lucky! oh, I’ve just remembered, I did once have a school report which said that I was the leader of an unruley gang in cooking lessons!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I don’t have a favourite band or singer. I love any kind of live music and love to go to watch local bands and artists perform.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1. To have detachable bird wings strong enough to fly myself and anyone I chose to take with me all over the world 2. To be wealthy 3. To know the meaning of my life so that I can do what I’ve been put in the world for.
Tell us a joke.
Why did the baker wash his hands?…. Because he kneaded a poo.
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