Dr. Georgia Gidney, BSc, MSc

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Short Bio

I have a background in health psychology (University of Aberdeen) and hold a PhD in Health Management from the Technical University of Munich. I currently work as a Research Associate in the Evidence-Based Public Health working group at LMU. My research interests focus on health behaviour change, particularly the generation of scientific knowledge about the interaction of broader contextual factors with individuals and communities to facilitate positive change. I am also interested in the implementation of complex public health interventions. Throughout my career, I have been invited to work as a Visiting Scholar at the College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, for a total of 7.5 months.

Current projects

• Optimizing care pathways and quality of care for moderate-to-severe hypertension, diabetes and common mental health multimorbidity in Mozambique (PEN-CONNECT) (2025 – 2030) (European Union Horizon funding under grant agreement 101226352)

Areas of interest

• Health management for prevention of non-communicable diseases
• Physical activity and health
• Ecological take on motivation for physical activity
• Health behaviour theories
• Implementation of health interventions

Methods of interest

• Evidence synthesis (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods)
• Quantitative research methods & analysis (structural equation modelling, regression, latent profile analyses etc.)
• Market research / market segmentation

Publications

• Gidney, Georgia; Bocarro, Jason N.; Bunds, Kyle; Koenigstorfer, Joerg. The Relationship between the Environment and Physical Activity-related Motivational Trajectories. Psychology of Sport & Exercise. 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102719.

Conferences

• Gidney, Georgia, Jason Bocarro, Kyle Bunds, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024): A Socioecological Approach to Motivational Trajectories for Physical Activity, in: Proceedings of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, Paris 2024.
• Gidney, Georgia, Jason Bocarro, Kyle Bunds, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024): Physical Activity Motivational Trajectories and Associated Environmental Characteristics, in: Proceedings of the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga 2024.

Teaching (previous courses)

• Consumer Behaviour in Sports and Health Care, Bachelor, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich
• Sponsorship-Linked Marketing, Bachelor & Master, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich
• Application of Sport Science Methods, Bachelor, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich

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