Role
Dr Karah Dring is a Lecturer in Exercise and Health in the Department of Sports Science within the School of Science and Technology.
Dr Dring joined NTU as a Lecturer in 2019 teaching exercise and health related modules across the undergraduate degree programmes.
Dr Dring continues to research the benefits of physical activity in young people, alongside interventions to enhance health, cognition and well-being.
Career overview
Dr Dring completed her BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, before going on to complete a MSc in Integrated Physiology in Health and Disease at the University of Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé. Following this, Karah returned to NTU to undertake her PhD, which examined the benefits of physical activity for adolescent cardiometabolic health and fitness.
Research areas
Dr Dring is a member of the Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Group. Her research interests include:
- Effects of physical activity, physical fitness and body composition in predicting the cardiometabolic health of young people. Specifically interested in the relationship between physical fitness and novel risk factors for cardiometabolic health and how these develop across the lifespan.
- Effects of acute bouts of ecologically valid exercise on postprandial glycaemic, insulinaemic and inflammatory responses in young people. Research will continue to examine the optimum mode, intensity, duration and frequency of exercise necessary to optimise health in children and adolescents.
- Factors affecting cognitive function in young people across the school morning, with a focus on the role of physical activity. Work is continuing to examine the optimum modality, intensity and duration of exercise to optimise cognition in young people.
- The effects of physical activity on cardiometabolic health in young people and their families, including an analysis of the facilitators and barriers to exercise in order to improve long-term adherence.
Sponsors and collaborators
Internal Collaborators:
Dr Simon Cooper, Dr John Morris, Dr Caroline Sunderland, Dr Ryan Williams, Dr Ruth Boat, Dr Kirsty Hunter.
External Collaborators
- John van Geest Cancer Research Centre
- Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé City Council Childhood Obesity Working Group
- Active Notts and Active Derbyshire
Publications
WILLIAMS, R.A., DRING, K.J., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C., NEVILL, M.E. and COOPER, S.B., 2022. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4: 884051. ISSN 2624-9367
WILLIAMS, R.A., COOPER, S.B., DRING, K.J., HATCH, L., MORRIS, J.G., SUN, F.-H. and NEVILL, M.E., 2022. BMC Pediatrics, 22: 75. ISSN 1471-2431
HATCH, L.M., DRING, K.J., WILLIAMS, R.A., SUNDERLAND, C., NEVILL, M.E. and COOPER, S.B., 2021. Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21): 11594. ISSN 1661-7827
HATCH, L.M., WILLIAMS, R.A., DRING, K.J., SUNDERLAND, C., NEVILL, M.E., SARKAR, M., MORRIS, J.G. and COOPER, S.B., 2021. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 57: 102047. ISSN 1469-0292
HATCH, L.M., WILLIAMS, R.A., DRING, K.J., SUNDERLAND, C., NEVILL, M.E. and COOPER, S.B., 2021. Scientific Reports, 11: 7462. ISSN 2045-2322
WILLIAMS, R.A., COOPER, S., DRING, K.J., HATCH, L., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C. and NEVILL, M.E., 2021. Journal of Sports Sciences. ISSN 0264-0414
KINNEAR, W., DRING, K., KINNEAR, K., HANSEL, J. and SOVANI, M., 2021. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18. ISSN 1479-9723
WILLIAMS, R.A., COOPER, S.B., DRING, K.J., HATCH, L., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C. and NEVILL, M.E., 2020. BMC Public Health, 20 (1): 1398.
WILLIAMS, R.A., DRING, K.J., COOPER, S.B., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C. and NEVILL, M.E., 2020. British Journal of Nutrition. ISSN 0007-1145
DRING, K.J., COOPER, S.B., WILLIAMS, R.A., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C. and NEVILL, M.E., 2020. Nutrients, 12 (3): 754. ISSN 2072-6643
DRING, K.J., COOPER, S.B., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C., FOULDS, G.A., POCKLEY, A.G. and NEVILL, M.E., 2019. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 29 (4), pp. 597-605. ISSN 0905-7188
DRING, K.J., COOPER, S.B., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C., FOULDS, G.A., POCKLEY, A.G. and NEVILL, M.E., 2019. Frontiers in Physiology, 10: 629. ISSN 1664-042X
COOPER, S.B., DRING, K.J., MORRIS, J.G., SUNDERLAND, C., BANDELOW, S. and NEVILL, M.E., 2018. BMC Public Health, 18: 603. ISSN 1471-2458
COOPER, S.B., DRING, K.J., MORRIS, J.G., COUSINS, B.E.W., NUTE, M.L. and NEVILL, M.E., 2017. British Journal of Nutrition, 117 (4), pp. 541-547. ISSN 0007-1145
COOPER, S.B., BANDELOW, S., NUTE, M.L., DRING, K.J., STANNARD, R.L., MORRIS, J.G. and NEVILL, M.E., 2016. Preventive Medicine Reports, 4, pp. 155-161. ISSN 2211-3355
COOPER, S.B., DRING, K.J. and NEVILL, M.E., 2016. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 15 (4), pp. 245-251. ISSN 1537-890X
Press expertise
- Physical Activity and Health in Young People
- Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Young People