Professor Cindy Gray

Interdisciplinary Professor of Health and Behaviour (Sociology)
Associate (School of Health & Wellbeing)

telephone: 01413306274
email: Cindy.Gray@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

Biography

After completing my PhD in psychology (cognitive neuroscience), I moved into the field of health behaviour change.

I now draw on both psychological and sociological theory to increase understanding of how to engage hard-to-reach groups in different settings and cultural backgrounds in sustained health behaviour change.

I am interested in the potential of community organisations, such as professional sports clubs (e.g. football and rugby clubs), bingo clubs, and prisons, to deliver health behaviour change interventions that are attractive and acceptable to at-risk groups.

I am also interested in the integration of social scientific theory with developments in digital technologies (e.g., mobile phone apps) to promote sustained positive health behaviours.

I am interested in supervising PhD projects to develop and evaluate health behaviour change (e.g. weight loss, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, diet) programmes including those delivered through mobile apps.

Peer-reviewed Journals

Associate editor for BMC Public Health, 2016-date.

Associate editor for Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2015-date

Member of Advisory Board for the Physical Activity and Health Section of the Journal of Sports Sciences, 2017-date

Conference Invitations

Keynotes:

Research in Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, London, Apr 2015

Healthy Stadia Conference, Geneva, Dec 2014

Scottish Faculty of Public Health, Aviemore, Nov 2014

Other invited talks:

Challenging interventions with an obese society-engaging without enraging, International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, atellite meeting, St Andrews, Jun 2015

Symposia:

Expert discussant in Applying user-centred development methods to digital health interventions symposium at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Conference, Cardiff, Dec 2016

Organised Football Fans in Training Symposium, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, St George’ Park, Nov 2014

Awards

Football Fans in Training won the Best Non-match day use of a Stadium Award in the Football Business awards, London, Nov 2016

RuFIT was runner up in the Breakrhru category of the UK Parliamentary Rugby Union Community Awards, London, Jul 2014

Football Fans in Training won the Herald Society Award for Health Provider of the Year, Glasgow, Nov 2011

Football Fans in Training won the1 European Professional Football League Best Practice Award for Social Responsibility, Vienna, Jul 2011

Other Activities

Athena Swan Panellist Jan 2017

Deputy-lead of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Solution-Focussed Research Theme

Member of Glasgow University Gender Equality Steering Group 2013-date

Member of Institute of Health and Wellbeing Athena Swan Committee 2014-date

Member of Glasgow University 2014 Commonwealth Games Committee, 2013-date

Links

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Research interests

Selected Grants

Intervening on sedentary behaviour in older adults: from results to practice

University of Glasgow

Oct 2016-Apr 2017

Move Like a Pro – a weight management and healthy lifestyle programme for male rugby supporters

Premiership Rugby

Nov 2015-Feb 2017

Health through Faith: can faith-based organisations support weight management and reduce the risk of NCDs in South Africa?

MRC PHIND

Jul 2016-Dec 2017

Feasibility study of how best to engage obese men in narrative SMS (short message system) and incentive interventions for weight loss, to inform a future effectiveness and cost-effectiveness trial

National Institute for Health Research

Feb 2016-Apr 2018

Professional Rugby clubs as a vehicle to deliver weight loss programmes for men

Health Research Council NZ

Jun 2015-Jul 2016

Starfish in Stroke RCT

Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

Apr 2015-Mar 2017

Long term weight loss trajectories in participants in a randomised controlled trial of a weight management and healthy lifestyle programme for men delivered through professional football clubs: the Football Fans in Training follow up

National Institute for Health Research

Jan 2015-Jun 2016

Mobile Health data as a utility for public health benefit

ITaaU Network

Oct 2014-Mar 2015

The Well!Bingo programme: A feasibility study of a physical activity intervention delivered to older women in a Bingo club setting

Chief Scientist Office

Jan 2015-Mar 2016

FFIT for Women feasibility and FFIT Training materials development

Glasgow University

Apr 2014- Apr 2015

Intervening for positive lifestyle change in forensic mental health patients

Glasgow University

Feb-Sept 2014

My City: a mobile phone-based app to promote physical activity and engagement with Glasgow during the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Glasgow University

Jun 2013-Sept 2014

EuroFIT: Social innovation to improve physical activity and sedentary behaviour through elite European football clubs: European Fans in Training

EU FP7

Oct 2013 – Sept 2018

Seniors - understanding sedentary patterns

MRC Lifelong Health and Wellbeing

Oct 2013 - Sept 2016

Can rugby clubs help male supporters make positive lifestyle changes? The Rugby Fans in Training (RuFIT) project

The Bupa Foundation

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014

Community-based health improvement for disadvantaged women: could a physical activity/healthy eating intervention be delivered in Bingo clubs in Scotland?

Chief Scientist Office

Mar 2013-May 2014

Can a football-based weight management/physical activity/healthy living programme be adapted for delivery in secure institutional settings to support at-risk groups in positive, sustainable behavioural change?

Chief Scientist Office

Dec 2012 – Dec 2016

Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a randomized controlled trial of a gender-sensitive weight loss and healthy living programme delivered to men aged 35-65 by Scottish Premier League football clubs

National Institute for Health Research

Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a feasibility trial and process evaluation of a weight management and healthy living programme delivered to men by Scottish Premier League football clubs

Chief Scientist Office

Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a before-and-after evaluation of a weight management and healthy living programme delivered to men by Scottish Premier League football clubs

Scottish Premier League Trust

Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

Response to being informed of weight status and body fat composition

Cancer Research UK

Dec 2008 - Jan 2010

Publications

Selected publications

Hunt, K. et al. (2014) A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered by Scottish Premier League football clubs (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 383(9924), pp. 1211-1221. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62420-4)

Hunt, K. , Gray, C. M. , MacLean, A., Smillie, S. , Bunn, C. and Wyke, S. (2014) Do weight management programmes delivered at professional football clubs attract and engage high risk men? A mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 14, p. 50. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-50) (PMID:24443845) (PMCID:PMC4028855)

Rooksby, J., Asadzadeh, P., Morrison, A., McCallum, C., Gray, C. and Chalmers, M. (2016) Implementing Ethics for a Mobile App Deployment. In: OzCHI 2016, The 28th Australian Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Tasmania, Australia, 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2016, ISBN 9781450346184 (doi: 10.1145/3010915.3010919)

Martin, A. , Fitzsimons, C., Jepson, R., Saunders, D.H., van der Ploeg, H.P., Teixeira, P.J., Gray, C.M. and Mutrie, N. (2015) Interventions with potential to reduce sedentary time in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(16), pp. 1056-1063. (doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094524) (PMID:25907181)

All publications

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Number of items: 112.

2024

Mohamed, S. F. et al. (2024) Policies for type 2 diabetes and non- communicable disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya and Tanzania: A desk review and views of decision-makers. BMJ Open, 14(3), e073261. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073261) (PMID:38531573) (PMCID:PMC10966805)

Manyara, A. , Mwanik, E., Gill, J. M.R. and Gray, C. M. (2024) Knowledge, perceptions, and practices towards diabetes risk in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods scoping review. Public Health Nutrition, (Accepted for Publication)

Manyara, A. M. , Mwaniki, E., Gill, J. M.R. and Gray, C. M. (2024) Perceptions of diabetes risk and prevention in Nairobi, Kenya: a qualitative and theory of change development study. PLoS ONE, 19(2), e0297779. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297779) (PMID:38349938) (PMCID:PMC10863861)

Büker, P. et al. (2024) Transdisciplinary research as a means of protecting human health, ecosystems and climate by engaging people to act on air pollution. Documentation. One Health Cases, CABI Publishing. (doi: 10.1079/onehealthcases.2024.0002).

2023

Binyaruka, P., Mtenga, S. M., Mashasi, I., Karugu, C. H., Mohamed, S. F., Asiki, G., Mair, F. S. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 13(12), e073668. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073668)

Meme, H. et al. (2023) Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), e001895. (doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001895) (PMID:37735103) (PMCID:PMC10514609)

Logan, G. , Somers, C., Baker, G., Connell, H., Gray, S. , Kelly, P., McIntosh, E. , Welsh, P. , Gray, C. and Gill, J. M. (2023) Benefits, risks, barriers, and facilitators to cycling: a narrative review. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1168357. (doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1168357) (PMID:37795314) (PMCID:PMC10546027)

Theodorakopoulos, C. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Prostate Football Fans in Training (P-FFIT) Feasibility Study Final Report. Project Report. Prostate Scotland.

Price, H. D. et al. (2023) From reflection diaries to practical guidance for transdisciplinary research: learnings from a Kenyan air pollution project. Sustainability Science, 18(3), pp. 1429-1444. (doi: 10.1007/s11625-023-01317-0) (PMCID:PMC10113976)

van Nassau, F. et al. (2023) Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: a qualitative study in four European countries. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(4), pp. 212-225. (doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac100) (PMID:36694360) (PMCID:PMC10105865)

Maddison, R. et al. (2023) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT NZ): a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01395-w) (PMID:36978139) (PMCID:PMC10043512)

Bunn, C. et al. (2023) How European Fans in Training (EuroFIT), a lifestyle change program for men delivered in football clubs, achieved its effect: a mixed methods process evaluation embedded in a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 23, 526. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15419-y) (PMID:36941552) (PMCID:PMC10026416)

Banda, J., Bunn, C. , Crampin, A. C. , Gill, J. M.R. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Qualitative study of practices and attitudes towards physical activity among prediabetic men and women in urban and rural Malawi. BMJ Open, 13(1), e058261. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058261) (PMID:36653056) (PMCID:PMC9853122)

2022

Bissett, M. et al. (2022) "I see salt everywhere": a qualitative examination of the utility of arts-based participatory workshops to study noncommunicable diseases in Tanzania and Malawi. PLoS Global Public Health, 2(12), e0000927. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000927) (PMID:36962765) (PMCID:PMC10022006)

van der Pol, M., McDonald, M., Collacott, H., Dombrowski, S. U., Harris, F. M., Kee, F., Avenell, A., Gray, C. , Skinner, R. and Hoddinott, P. (2022) Designing financial incentives for health behaviour change: a mixed-methods case study of weight loss in men with obesity. Journal of Public Health, (doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01785-1) (Early Online Publication)

Connell, H. et al. (2022) Development and optimisation of a multi-component workplace intervention to increase cycling for the Cycle Nation Project. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, 857554. (doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.857554) (PMID:36385778) (PMCID:PMC9643150)

Gray, C. M. (2022) The importance of sitting less and moving more. British Medical Journal, 378, o1931. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1931) (PMID:35977729)

Macaulay, L. et al. (2022) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text messages with or without endowment incentives for weight management in men with obesity (Game of Stones): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23, 582. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06504-5) (PMID:35869503) (PMCID:PMC9306253)

Gray, C. M. , MacLean, A., Maycock, M., Hunt, K. , Mailer, C. and Mason, K. (2022) Fit for LIFE: the development and optimization of an intervention delivered through prison gymnasia to support incarcerated men in making positive lifestyle changes. BMC Public Health, 22, 783. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13004-3) (PMID:35436873) (PMCID:PMC9017016)

Kwasnicka, D. et al. (2022) The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings. Psychology and Health, 37(4), pp. 470-489. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1890730) (PMID:33719789)

Gray, C. M. (2022) Clean air, good health Nairobi: creative, participatory lung health research. End of Grant report. Documentation. Wellcome Trust.

Gray, C. M. (2022) Sit Less, Move More: Improving sedentary behaviour and physical activity in community-living older adults. Research Project Briefing (HIPS/17/18). Documentation. Chief Scientist Office.

2021

Andersen, E. et al. (2021) Contributions of changes in physical activity, sedentary time, diet and body weight to changes in cardiometabolic risk. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 166. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01237-1)

McCallum, M. , Gray, C. M. , Hanlon, P. , O'Brien, R. and Mercer, S. W. (2021) Exploring the utility of self-determination theory in complex interventions in multimorbidity: a qualitative analysis of patient experiences of the CARE Plus intervention. Chronic Illness, 17(4), pp. 433-450. (doi: 10.1177/1742395319884106) (PMID:31674216)

West, S. E. et al. (2021) Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(1), 285. (doi: 10.1057/s41599-021-00969-6)

Palmer, V. J., Gray, C. M. , Fitzsimons, C., Mutrie, N., Wyke, S. , Der, G. , Chastin, S. F.M. and Skelton, D. A. (2021) Sitting as a moral practice: older adults’ accounts from qualitative interviews on sedentary behaviours. Sociology of Health and Illness, 43(9), pp. 2102-2120. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13383) (PMID:34724232)

Abraham, E., Gray, C. , Fagbamigbe, A., Tediosi, F., Otesinky, B., Haafkens, J., Mhalu, G. and Mtenga, S. (2021) Barriers and facilitators to health insurance enrolment among people working in the informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. AAS Open Research, 4, 45. (doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.13289.1)

Hanlon, P. , Gray, C. M. , Chng, N. R. and Mercer, S. W. (2021) Does Self-Determination Theory help explain the impact of social prescribing? A qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences of the Glasgow ‘Deep-End’ Community Links Worker intervention. Chronic Illness, 17(3), pp. 173-188. (doi: 10.1177/1742395319845427) (PMID:31053038)

Manyara, A. M. , Mwaniki, E., Gray, C. M. and Gill, J. M.R. (2021) Comparison of risk factors between people with type 2 diabetes and matched controls in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26(9), pp. 1075-1087. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.13629) (PMID:34051023)

Wardle, H. et al. (2021) The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: findings from a cross-sectional online study. Addictive Behaviors, 118, 106876. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106876) (PMID:33647707)

Al Ozairi, E. et al. (2021) Skeletal muscle and metabolic health – how do we increase muscle mass and function in people with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 106(2), pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa835) (PMID:33336682)

Røynesdal, Ø. B. et al. (2021) Exploring the provision and motives behind the adoption of health-promotion programmes in professional football clubs across four European countries. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259458. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259458)

Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The relationship between adult attachment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 25(1), pp. 38-73. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1661893) (PMID:31545148)

2020

Kelly, P. et al. (2020) Beyond cycle lanes and large-scale infrastructure: a scoping review of initiatives that groups and organisations can implement to promote cycling for the Cycle Nation Project. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(23), pp. 1405-1415. (doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101447) (PMID:32269057) (PMCID:PMC7677468)

Hunt, K. et al. (2020) Protocol for a mixed-method investigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gambling practices, experiences and marketing in the UK: the “Betting and Gaming COVID-19 Impact Study”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8449. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228449) (PMID:33203076) (PMCID:PMC7697159)

McDonald, M. D. et al. (2020) Recruiting men from across the socioeconomic spectrum via GP registers and community outreach to a weight management feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20, 249. (doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-01136-2) (PMID:33023501) (PMCID:PMC7542377)

Kwasnicka, D. et al. (2020) A gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living program for men with overweight and obesity in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): a pilot randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 17(8), e1003136. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003136) (PMID:32760144) (PMCID:PMC7410214)

Wardle, H. et al. (2020) Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms. British Medical Journal, 370, m2613. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2613) (PMID:32611591)

Al Ozairi, E. et al. (2020) Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of home and gym-based resistance exercise training on glycaemic control, body composition and muscle strength. Trials, 21, 557. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04480-2) (PMID:32571396) (PMCID:PMC7310149)

Bunn, C. , Kalinga, C., Mtema, O., Abdulla, S., Dillip, A., Lwanda, J., Mtenga, S., Sharp, J. , Strachan, Z. and Gray, C. (2020) Arts-based approaches to promoting health in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health, 5, e001987. (doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001987) (PMID:32444361)

Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Perceptions of past parenting and adult attachment as vulnerability factors for suicidal ideation in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(2), pp. 515-533. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12606) (PMID:31763711)

Kolovos, S. et al. (2020) Five-year cost-effectiveness analysis of the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) physical activity intervention for men versus no intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 30. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-00934-7)

Dombrowski, S. U. et al. (2020) Game of Stones: feasibility randomised controlled trial of how to engage men with obesity in text message and incentive interventions for weight loss. BMJ Open, 10(2), e032653. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032653) (PMID:32102807)

Maddison, R. et al. (2020) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand. Trials, 21, 139. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-4038-4) (PMID:32019609) (PMCID:PMC7001306)

Hunt, K. , Wyke, S. , Bunn, C. , Donnachie, C., Reid, N. and Gray, C. M. (2020) Scale-up and scale-out of a gender-sensitized weight management and healthy living program delivered to overweight men via professional sports clubs: the wider implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 584. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020584)

Pietsch, B., Weisser, B., Hanewinkel, R., Gray, C. , Hunt, K. , Wyke, S. and Morgenstern, M. (2020) Short term effects of a weight loss and healthy lifestyle programme for overweight and obese men delivered by German football clubs. European Journal of Sport Science, 20(5), pp. 703-712. (doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1660809) (PMID:31456489)

2019

Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Adult attachment: investigating the factor structure of the Relationship Scales Questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(12), pp. 2169-2187. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.22838) (PMID:31332813)

Palmer, V. J., Gray, C. M. , Fitzsimons, C. F., Mutrie, N., Wyke, S. , Deary, I. J., Der, G. , Chastin, S. F.M. and Skelton, D. A. (2019) What do older people do when sitting and why? Implications for decreasing sedentary behaviour. Gerontologist, 59(4), pp. 686-697. (doi: 10.1093/geront/gny020) (PMID:29771308) (PMCID:PMC6630262)

Zortea, T. C. , Dickson, A., Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Associations between experiences of disrupted attachments and suicidal thoughts and behaviours: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 235, 112408. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112408) (PMID:31323541)

Draper, C. E., Tomaz, S. A., Zihindula, G., Bunn, C. , Gray, C. M. , Hunt, K. , Micklesfield, L. K. and Wyke, S. (2019) Development, feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle programme delivered in churches in urban and rural South Africa. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0219787. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219787) (PMID:31365557) (PMCID:PMC6668772)

McCallum, C., Rooksby, J., Asadzadeh, P., Gray, C. M. and Chalmers, M. (2019) An N-of-1 Evaluation Framework for Behaviour Change Applications. CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland, 04-09 May 2019. LBW1810. ISBN 9781450359719 (doi: 10.1145/3290607.3312923)

Maddison, R. et al. (2019) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): a pilot randomized controlled trial of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand. BMC Public Health, 19, 166. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6472-3) (PMID:30736781) (PMCID:PMC6368698)

Wyke, S. et al. (2019) The effect of a programme to improve men's sedentary time and physical activity: the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 16(2), e1002736. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002736) (PMID:30721231) (PMCID:PMC6363143)

2018

Bunn, C. , Donnachie, C., Wyke, S. , Hunt, K. , Brennan, G. , Lennox, J., Maclean, A. and Gray, C. M. (2018) Can professional football clubs deliver a weight management programme for women: a feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 18, 1330. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6255-2) (PMID:30509224) (PMCID:PMC6276211)

Gray, C. M. (2018) Reducing sedentary behaviour in the workplace. British Medical Journal, 363, k4061. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4061) (PMID:30305275)

Quested, E. et al. (2018) Protocol for a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(10), e022663. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022663) (PMID:30337315) (PMCID:PMC6196804)

Paul, L., Campbell, E. , Gray, C. , Brewster, S. , Ramsay, A. , Gill, J. M.R. , McFadyen, A. and Dybus, A. (2018) Increasing physical activity in stroke survivors using STARFISH, an interactive smartphone application: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Technology and Disability, 30(1-2), pp. 77-82. (doi: 10.3233/tad-180196)

Zimmermann, M., Bunn, C. , Namadingo, H., Gray, C. M. and Lwanda, J. (2018) Experiences of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Global Health Research and Policy, 3, 25. (doi: 10.1186/s41256-018-0082-y)

Gray, C. M. , Colarte, E. and Young, C. (2018) Response to Cookstove trials and tribulations: what is needed to decrease the burden of household air pollution? Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(8), p. 1001. (doi: 10.1513/annalsats.201804-254le) (PMID:29767537)

Gray, C. M. et al. (2018) Long-term weight loss following a randomised controlled trial of a weight management programme for men delivered through professional football clubs: the Football Fans in Training follow-up study. Public Health Research, 6(9), (doi: 10.3310/phr06090) (PMID:30035935)

Gray, C. M. et al. (2018) Long-term weight loss trajectories following participation in a randomised controlled trial of a weight management programme for men delivered through professional football clubs: A longitudinal cohort study and economic evaluation. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15, 60. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0683-3) (PMID:29954449) (PMCID:29954449)

Mwaniki, E. and Gray, C. M. (2018) Exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes: A cross-sectional study of primary school adolescents in Awendo Sub-County, Migori-Kenya. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 17(6), pp. 63-69.

Evans, J. M.M., Connelly, J., Jepson, R., Gray, C. , Shepherd, A. and Mackison, D. (2018) A physical activity intervention in a Bingo club: Significance of the setting. Health Education Journal, 77(3), pp. 377-384. (doi: 10.1177/0017896917741150)

Gill, J. M.R. et al. (2018) Validation of a novel device to measure and provide feedback on sedentary behavior. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(3), pp. 525-532. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001458) (PMID:29040225) (PMCID:PMC5828381)

McCallum, C., Rooksby, J. and Gray, C. M. (2018) Evaluating the impact of physical activity apps and wearables: interdisciplinary review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(3), e58. (doi: 10.2196/mhealth.9054) (PMID:29572200)

Demou, E. , MacLean, A., Cheripelli, L. J., Hunt, K. and Gray, C. M. (2018) Group-based healthy lifestyle workplace interventions for shift-workers: a systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 44(6), pp. 568-584. (doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3763) (PMID:30196312) (PMCID:PMC6716979)

2017

Petrella, R. J. et al. (2017) Hockey fans in training: a pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(12), pp. 2506-2516. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001380) (PMID:28719494) (PMCID:PMC5704649)

Blunt, W. et al. (2017) Optimization of the Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for male hockey fans. BMC Public Health, 17, 916. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4926-z) (PMID:29183291) (PMCID:PMC5706169)

Ryde, G. C. , Gorely, T., Jepson, R., Gray, C. , Shepherd, A., Mackison, D., Ireland, A. V., Williams, B., McMurdo, M. E.T. and Evans, J. M.M. (2017) How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project. BMC Women's Health, 17, 57. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-017-0405-z) (PMID:28754102) (PMCID:PMC5534081)

van de Glind, I. et al. (2017) The intervention process in the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) trial: a mixed method protocol for evaluation. Trials, 18, 356. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2095-0) (PMID:28750673) (PMCID:PMC5531072)

Martin, A. , Adams, J. M., Bunn, C. , Gill, J. M.R. , Gray, C. M. , Hunt, K. , Maxwell, D. J., van der Ploeg, H. P., Wyke, S. and Mutrie, N. (2017) Feasibility of a real-time self-monitoring device for sitting less and moving more: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 3(1), e000285. (doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000285) (PMID:29081985) (PMCID:PMC5652617)

Paul, L., Brewster, S. , Wyke, S. , McFadyen, A. K., Sattar, N. , Gill, J. , Dybus, A. and Gray, C. M. (2017) Increasing physical activity in older adults using STARFISH, an interactive smartphone application (app); a pilot study. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 4, (doi: 10.1177/2055668317696236) (PMID:31186925) (PMCID:PMC6453053)

2016

Bunn, C. , Wyke, S. , Gray, C. M. , Maclean, A. and Hunt, K. (2016) 'Coz football is what we all have': masculinities, practice, performance and effervescence in a gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living programme for men. Sociology of Health and Illness, 38(5), pp. 812-828. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12402) (PMID:26864994) (PMCID:PMC4950300)

Gill, D. P. et al. (2016) Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) pilot study protocol: a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese male hockey fans. BMC Public Health, 16, 1096. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3730-5) (PMID:27756351) (PMCID:PMC5070306)

Currie, S., Gray, C. , Shepherd, A. and McInnes, R. J. (2016) Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women's experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16, 182. (doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0973-1) (PMID:27448657) (PMCID:PMC4957850)

van Nassau, F. et al. (2016) Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs. BMC Public Health, 16, 598. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3255-y) (PMID:27430332) (PMCID:PMC4950080)

Gill, D. P. et al. (2016) Impact of Hockey Fans in Training Program on Steps and Self-rated Health in Overweight Men. In: American College of Sports Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 31 May - 04 Jun 2016, (doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000486803.09709.d4)

Petrel, R. J. et al. (2016) Can a Sports Team-based Lifestyle Program (Hockey Fans In Training) Improve Weight In Overweight Men? In: American College of Sports Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 31 May - 04 Jun 2016,

Hunt, K. , Wyke, S. , Gray, C. , Bunn, C. and Singh, B. (2016) Football Fans in Training: a weight management and healthy living programme for men delivered via Scotland’s premier football clubs. In: Conrad, D. and White, A. (eds.) Sports-Based Health Interventions: Case Studies from Around the World. Springer: New York, NY, pp. 251-260. ISBN 9781461459958 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5996-5_20)

Evans, J. M.M., Ryde, G., Jepson, R., Gray, C. , Shepherd, A., Mackison, D., Ireland, A. V., McMurdo, M. E.T. and Williams, B. (2016) Accessing and engaging women from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: a participatory approach to the design of a public health intervention for delivery in a Bingo club. BMC Public Health, 16, 345. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3013-1) (PMID:27090081) (PMCID:PMC4836085)

2015

Estévez-López, F., Gray, C. M. , Segura-Jiménez, V., Soriano-Maldonado, A., Álvarez-Gallardo, I. C., Arrayás-Grajera, M. J., Carbonell-Baeza, A., Aparicio, V. A., Delgado-Fernández, M. and Pulido-Martos, M. (2015) Independent and combined association of overall physical fitness and subjective well-being with fibromyalgia severity: the al-Ándalus project. Quality of Life Research, 24(8), pp. 1865-1873. (doi: 10.1007/s11136-015-0917-7) (PMID:25596699)

Ross, R., Gray, C. M. and Gill, J. M.R. (2015) The effects of an injected placebo on endurance running performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(8), pp. 1672-1681. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000584) (PMID:25412293)

Straker, L. M., Fenner, A. A., Howie, E. K., Feltz, D. L., Gray, C. M. , Lu, A. S., Mueller, F. “F.”, Simons, M. and Barnett, L. M. (2015) Efficient and effective change principles in active videogames. Games for Health Journal, 4(1), pp. 43-52. (doi: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0077)

Wyke, S. et al. (2015) Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a randomised controlled trial of a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for men – end of study report. Public Health Research, 3(2), pp. 1-129. (doi: 10.3310/phr03020) (PMID:25654156)

2014

MacLean, A., Hunt, K. , Gray, C. , Smillie, S. and Wyke, S. (2014) How do men’s female relatives feature in their accounts of changing eating practices during a weight-management programme delivered through professional football clubs? International Journal of Men's Health, 13(2), pp. 121-138.

2013

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Leishman, J., Dalgarno, L. and Wyke, S. (2013) Football fans in training: the development and optimization of an intervention delivered through professional sports clubs to help men lose weight, become more active and adopt healthier eating habits. BMC Public Health, 13(232), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-232)

Hunt, K., McCann, C., Gray, C.M. , Mutrie, N. and Wyke, S. (2013) "You've got to walk before you run". Positive evaluations of a walking programme as part of a gender sensitised weight management programme delivered to men through professional football clubs. Health Psychology, 32(1), pp. 57-65. (doi: 10.1037/a0029537)

Gray, C.M. (2013) Discussing weight status with patients; words and context matter. Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal, 6(1), pp. 29-31. (doi: 10.3132/pccj.2012.059)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K. , Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Treweek, S. and Wyke, S. (2013) Weight management for overweight and obese men delivered through professional football clubs: a pilot randomized trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10(1), p. 121. (doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-121)

2012

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Treweek, S., Leishman, J. and Wyke, S. (2012) Can professional soccer clubs help male fans lose weight and become more physically active? Preliminary evidence from the Scottish Premier League. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(6(Sup)), p. 367.

Gray, C.M. , Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Hunt, K., Treweek, S. and Wyke, S. (2012) I Always Knew I had the Fitness in Me, It Was Just Getting it Oot was the Pain: Can Professional Football Clubs Help Fans Become More Active? In: ICSEMIS 2012, Glasgow, UK, 19-24 July 2012,

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2012) Words and context matter [Rapid Response]. British Medical Journal, 344(e1370),

McInnes, R. and Gray, C.M. (2012) Obese women and quality of life. In: Mahmood, T. and Arulkumaran, S. (eds.) Obesity: A Ticking Time Bomb for Reproductive Health. Elsevier. ISBN 9780124160453

Wyke, S. , Hunt, K. and Gray, C. (2012) 11 PRT/8506: Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme delivered to men aged 35–65 years by Scottish Premier League football clubs (ISRCTN32677491) [protocol]. Other. Gray.

2011

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2011) Words matter: a qualitative investigation of which weight status terms are acceptable and motivate weight loss when used by health professionals. BMC Public Health, 11(513), pp. 1-9. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-513)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Treweek, S. and Wyke, S. (2011) Can the draw of professional football clubs help promote weight loss in overweight and obese men? A feasibility study of the Football Fans in Training programme delivered through the Scottish Premier League. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 65, A37-A38. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.143586.84)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K. and Wyke, S. (2011) Football Fans in Training (FFIT) Delivery 2 Spring 2011: Report on Observations at 9 Clubs. Project Report. University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.

Gray, C.M. , Wyke, S. , Hunt, K., Mutrie, N., Anderson, A.S., Treweek, S. and Leishman, J. (2011) Football Fans in Training (FFIT) Delivery 1 Report. Project Report. University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.

Lorimer, K., Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Wyke, S. , Anderson, A.S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Response to written feedback of clinical data within a longitudinal study: a qualitative study exploring the ethical implications. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11(10), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-10)

Watterson, A., Gray, C.M. , Doi, L., Jepson, R., Tyler, A., Mackison, D., Wakeford, T., Young, J. and Moffat, I. (2011) International Literature Review to Support the Development of a Health and Environmental Sustainability Framework for Food and Drink in Scotland. Project Report. Scottish Government Social Research.

2010

Murphy, J., Gray, C.M., Cox, S., van Achterberg, T. and Wyke, S. (2010) The effectiveness of the Talking Mats framework in helping people with dementia to express their views on well-being. Dementia, 9(4), pp. 454-472. (doi: 10.1177/1471301210381776)

Wyke, S. , Hunt, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Gray, C.M. (2010) Response to Being Informed of Weight Status and Body Fat Composition: Understandings, Reactions and Motivations to Achieve a Healthy Weight. Project Report. Cancer Research UK. (Unpublished)

Smith, A., Roxburgh, M., James, B., Seonaid, M., Gray, C.M. , Parkes, T., Lauder, W., McCulloch, K. and Wilson, C. (2010) Developing Community Nursing Practice: Promoting Case Management and Skill Enhancement to Support Shifting the Balance of Care. Project Report. NHS Highland, Inverness, UK.

2009

Gray, C., Anderson, A., Clarke, A., Dalziel, A., Hunt, K., Leishman, J. and Wyke, S. (2009) Addressing male obesity: an evaluation of a group-based weight management intervention for Scottish men. Journal of Men's Health, 6(1), pp. 70-81. (doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.11.002)

Jepson, R. and Gray, C.M. (2009) Exploring Potential Approaches to Measuring Personal and Interpersonal Progress with Young People Referred to Includem. Project Report. Glasgow Centre for Population Health. (Unpublished)

2007

Murphy, J., Gray, C.M. and Cox, S. (2007) Communication and dementia: how talking mats can help people with dementia to express themselves. Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Murphy, J., Gray, C. and Cox, S. (2007) The use of Talking Mats to improve communication and quality of care for people with dementia. Housing, Care and Support, 10(3), pp. 21-28. (doi: 10.1108/14608790200700018)

Murphy, J., Gray, L. and Cox, S. (2007) Talking Mats: the effectiveness of a low technology communication framework to help people with dementia express their views. Journal of Assistive Technologies, 1(2), pp. 30-34. (doi: 10.1108/17549450200700017)

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Number of items: 112.

Articles

Gray, C. M. (2022) The importance of sitting less and moving more. British Medical Journal, 378, o1931. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1931) (PMID:35977729)

Gray, C. M. (2018) Reducing sedentary behaviour in the workplace. British Medical Journal, 363, k4061. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4061) (PMID:30305275)

Gray, C.M. (2013) Discussing weight status with patients; words and context matter. Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal, 6(1), pp. 29-31. (doi: 10.3132/pccj.2012.059)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2012) Words and context matter [Rapid Response]. British Medical Journal, 344(e1370),

Book Sections

McInnes, R. and Gray, C.M. (2012) Obese women and quality of life. In: Mahmood, T. and Arulkumaran, S. (eds.) Obesity: A Ticking Time Bomb for Reproductive Health. Elsevier. ISBN 9780124160453

Research Reports or Papers

Theodorakopoulos, C. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Prostate Football Fans in Training (P-FFIT) Feasibility Study Final Report. Project Report. Prostate Scotland.

Gray, C. M. (2022) Clean air, good health Nairobi: creative, participatory lung health research. End of Grant report. Documentation. Wellcome Trust.

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K. and Wyke, S. (2011) Football Fans in Training (FFIT) Delivery 2 Spring 2011: Report on Observations at 9 Clubs. Project Report. University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.

Murphy, J., Gray, C.M. and Cox, S. (2007) Communication and dementia: how talking mats can help people with dementia to express themselves. Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Conference or Workshop Item

Conference Proceedings

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Supervision

Bissett, Maria
Development of a transcultural arts-based participatory approach to exploring the drivers of noncommunicable diseases among Black communities in Scotland and Malawi.
Merchant, Ayan Mrugank
Impact of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Sleep Patterns
Tesha, Novatus Apolinary
Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer HPV DNA self-testing screening in Low Resource Setting

Teaching

I convene the MSc in Global Health Programme

I convene the Masters-level course Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions

Professional activities & recognition

Grant committees & research advisory boards

2020: Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, Health and Sports Sciences
2018: Health Research Board Ireland, Applying Research into Policy and Practice

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2018: PLoS One
2018: International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity
2017 - 2019: Journal of Sports Sciences
2017 - 2018: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
2016 - 2018: Pilot and Feasibility Trials
2015 - 2018: BMC Public Health

Selected international presentations

2015: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (St Andrews, UK)
2014: Healthy Stadia Conference (Geneva, Switzerland)

Supplementary

Member of College of Experts for DHSC/UKRI Global Effect on COVID-19 Health Research 2020 Expert advisor to the Scottish Government-funded Men's Health Project to develop targeted communications to extend the awareness of cancer screening and prevention behaviours in Scottish men. 2018-19 Expert advisor to the BBC on UK-wide documentary aimed at trying to help people become more physically active. Oct 2017 Member of the Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre’s Older People’s Work Stream Physical Activity Advisory Group. 2014-16 Member of the WHO Europe Health Promoting Physical Activity Expert Working Group on promoting physical activity in socially disadvantaged groups, Cardiff. Sep 2012

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2019

Draper, C., Tomaz, S., Zihindula, G., Bunn, C. , Gray, L. , Hunt, K. , Micklesfield, L. and Wyke, S. (2019) Development, feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle programme delivered in churches in urban and rural South Africa. [Data Collection]

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