Laura Joanne Wilde
Research Fellow
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Coventry University
United Kingdom
Biography
She is a PhD research student in the Centre for Innovative Research Across the Life Course (CIRAL) at Coventry University. She has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Winchester and an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Southampton. She has previously worked at the University of Southampton in the Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology.
Research Interest
Her research interests include health, chronic illness, behaviour change, physical activity and technology. Her current research is investigating how we can prolong the use mobile phone apps and wearable technology to support health and lifestyle. She is currently working towards conducting a qualitative systematic review investigating user’s experiences (barriers and facilitators) of mobile phone apps and wearables that support physical activity tracking.
Publications
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Wilde LJ, Ward G, Wark PA. Long-term use of mobile phone apps and wearables to support physical activity: from barriers and facilitators to guidelines.