Amy Campbell

Teaching

I teach within Research Methods and various Exercise Physiology modules, and I also supervise undergraduate students during their final year research projects.

I teach on the following modules: 

• Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Physiology
• Applied Research Methods and Design
• Laboratory and Field-Based Testing in Sport and Exercise
• Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology

Research

My research interests include investigating the influence of physical activity and exercise on vascular and cognitive function in healthy ageing. This has involved using both conventional and novel ultrasound techniques to assess the structure and function of peripheral and central arteries.  I am particularly interested in understanding how different modes of exercise can influence the vascular and cognitive health of older females

Publications

Campbell AK., Williamson CE., Macgregor LJ., and Hamilton DL.  (2021)  Elevated Arousal following Acute Ammonia Inhalation is not Associated with Increased Neuromuscular Performance.  European Journal of Sport Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1953150

Beaumont A., Campbell A., Unnithan V., Grace F., Knox A., and Sculthorpe N.  (2020).  Long‐term athletic training does not alter age‐associated reductions of left‐ventricular mid‐diastolic lengthening or expansion at rest.  European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120, 2059-2073. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04418-1

Sculthorpe N., Campbell A., and Beaumont A.  (2020).  Electrocardiogram-Based Timings Cause Systematic Errors in Vascular Strain Measures: A Method for Error Correction and Estimation of Pulse Transit Time.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 33, 636-638.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.02.002 

Campbell A., Grace F., Ritchie L., Beaumont A., and Sculthorpe N.  (2019).  Long-Term Aerobic Exercise Improves Vascular Function into Old Age: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta Regression of Observational and Interventional Studies.  Frontiers in Physiology, 10:31.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00031

Beaumont A., Grace F., Richards J., Campbell A., and Sculthorpe N. (2018).  Aerobic Training Protects Cardiac Function During Advancing Age: A Meta-Analysis of Four Decades of Controlled Studies.  Sports Medicine, 49, 199-219.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-1004-3

Beaumont A., Campbell A., Grace F., and Sculthorpe N.  (2018).  Cardiac Response to Exercise in Normal Ageing: What Can We Learn from Masters Athletes.  Current Cardiology Reviews, 14, 245-253.  https://doi.org/10.2174/1573403X14666180810155513

Conferences and presentations

Campbell A, Gardner D, Herbert P, Beaumont A, Hayes L, Ritchie L, and Sculthorpe N.  (2019).  Ultrasound Speckle Tracking Can Detect Differences in Carotid Artery Function between Active and Sedentary Post-Menopausal Females. (Poster).  University of the West of Scotland Learning, Teaching & Research Conference, Blantyre, UK.

Campbell A, Ritchie L, and Sculthorpe N.  (2019).  Vascular and Cognitive Interactions with Ageing and Exercise.  (Three-Minute Thesis).  Active Ageing Research Group Symposium, Lancaster, UK.

Campbell A., Grace F., Ritchie L., Beaumont A., and Sculthorpe N.  (2017).  Exercise and Vascular Function in Healthy Older Trained and Untrained Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  (Presentation).  University of the West of Scotland Seminar Series, Hamilton, UK.