Staff profile

Professor Caroline Dodd-Reynolds joined Durham University in 2014 and she is currently co-Head of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. She completed her PhD at the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre at the University of Exeter in 2005. Professor Dodd-Reynolds is an interdisciplinary academic who leads research into understanding physical activity inequalities. She has a particular interest in physical (in)activity as situated in the lives of children and young people and led conceptualisation of ‘physical activity insecurity’ in relation to this. She is also interested in application of place-based social and physical activity-related inequalities data arising from national/large datasets.

Professor Dodd-Reynolds has a wealth of educational and academic quality assurance experience, having been External Examiner at five institutions, academic lead for validation of numerous undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and formerly Director of Education in the Department.

Professor Dodd-Reynolds’ research has been supported by a range of funders and organisations, including Sport England, NIHR SPHR, and Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health.  Her work employs mixed and qualitative methods and she works with the premise that methodological approach should follow the research need and not be bounded by discipline. Her most recent PI project, funded by SPHR, is collaborative with Sheffield, Newcastle and Birmingham Universities, as well as public partner Youth Groups. The research considers how physical activity could feel more safe, joyful and inclusive for LGBTQIA+ young people and uses a co-production approach with creative methods to explore lived experiences of physical activity insecurity. Non-academic outputs from this project include an SPHR Impact Case Study, a co-produced zine, and a series of blogs for SPHR, Fuse and the Conversation.

Research Interests

Professor Dodd-Reynolds’ research interests are focused upon physical activity inequalities primarily in the public health landscape, including:

·     Young people at-risk of marginalisation

·     LGBTQIA+ young people

·     Physical activity insecurity

·     Local and place-based insight from national and largescale physical activity databases

Esteem Inidcators

2025: Shortlisted for a Fuse Award in Excellence in Public Involvement and Engagement

2024-present: Member of HEPA Europe Socially Disadvantaged Groups working group

2022-2026: External Examiner Sport and Exercise Sciences, Newcastle University

2020-present: Physical Therapy Reviews Editorial Board Member

2013-present: Associate Member of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health and Durham lead for the Fuse Physical Activity Network.

Publication Information

ResearchGate Papers here

Scopus Profile here

PhD Supervision

Professor Caroline Dodd-Reynolds welcomes expressions of interest from potential PhD students in the areas noted above.

Media Interviews

Professor Dodd-Reynolds welcome media interviews connected to physical activity and inequalities. areas of research expertise.

• Professor Dodd-Reynolds’ research interests are focused upon physical activity inequalities primarily in the public health landscape, including:
• · Young people at-risk of marginalisation
• · LGBTQIA+ young people
• · Physical activity insecurity
• · Local and place-based insight from national and largescale physical activity databases

• External Examiner Newcastle University: BSc (Hons) Exercise Biomedicine; BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences
• Chief External Examiner University of Gloucestershire: Faculty of Business, Computing and Applied Sciences
• Topic Board Editor: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Editorial Board Member: Physical Therapy Reviews
• Working Groups:
  • Fuse’ Physical Activity Working Group

Journal Article

• Using Active Lives data to estimate national and local sport volunteering rates in England: sociodemographic characteristics and spatial distribution
  
  Liley, J., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Findlay-King, L., Lindsey, I., & Einbeck, J. (2026). Using Active Lives data to estimate national and local sport volunteering rates in England: sociodemographic characteristics and spatial distribution. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2026.2685490
• 25 years of qualitative research in sport and exercise Psychology: How did it Go? and what now?
  
  Smith, B., Roderick, M., Hockin-Boyers, H., Monforte, J., Williams, T. L., Jachyra, P., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Phoenix, C. (2025). 25 years of qualitative research in sport and exercise Psychology: How did it Go? and what now? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 81, Article 102958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102958
• Advancing active travel through collaboration conference
  
  McCullogh, N., Innerd, A., Connor, N., Archer, D. T., Dodd-Reynolds, C. J., Hayes, L., & Lloyd, S. P. (2025). Advancing active travel through collaboration conference. Journal of Transport & Health, 44, Article 102170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2025.102170
• ‘It depends on where you were born…here in the North East, there’s not really many job opportunities compared to in the South’: young people’s perspectives on a North-South health divide and its drivers in England, UK
  
  Fairbrother, H., Woodrow, N., Holding, E., Crowder, M., Griffin, N., Er, V., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Egan, M., Scott, S., Summerbell, C., Rigby, E., Kyle, P., Knights, N., Quirk, H., & Goyder, E. (2024). ‘It depends on where you were born…here in the North East, there’s not really many job opportunities compared to in the South’: young people’s perspectives on a North-South health divide and its drivers in England, UK. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19537-z
• Young people's experiences of physical activity insecurity: a qualitative study highlighting intersectional disadvantage in the UK
  
  Dodd-Reynolds, C., Griffin, N., Kyle, P., Scott, S., Fairbrother, H., Holding, E., Crowder, M., Woodrow, N., & Summerbell, C. (2024). Young people’s experiences of physical activity insecurity: a qualitative study highlighting intersectional disadvantage in the UK. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article 813. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18078-9
• 204 Physical activity insecurity in children and young people at risk of marginalisation: navigating an equitable and safe research experience using co-production principles
  
  Dodd-Reynolds, C., Hall, S., Crowder, M., Goodyear, V., Griffin, N., Fairbrother, H., Pope, S., & Scott, S. (2024). 204 Physical activity insecurity in children and young people at risk of marginalisation: navigating an equitable and safe research experience using co-production principles. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2), ckae114.097. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.097
• ‘Bigotry is all around us, and we have to deal with that’: Exploring LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and understandings of health inequalities in North East England
  
  Griffin, N., Crowder, M., Kyle, P., Holding, E., Woodrow, N., Fairbrother, H., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Summerbell, C., & Scott, S. (2023). ‘Bigotry is all around us, and we have to deal with that’: Exploring LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and understandings of health inequalities in North East England. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, Article 100263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100263
• Peer-mentoring in a pandemic: an evaluation of a series of new departmental peer-mentor schemes created to support student belonging and transition during COVID-19
  
  Bruce, M., Gangoli, G., Mates, L., Millican, A. S., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2023). Peer-mentoring in a pandemic: an evaluation of a series of new departmental peer-mentor schemes created to support student belonging and transition during COVID-19. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 5(1), 61-82.
• ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health
  
  Fairbrother, H., Woodrow, N., Crowder, M., Holding, E., Griffin, N., Er, V., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Egan, M., Lock, K., Scott, S., Summerbell, C., McKeown, R., Rigby, E., Kyle, P., & Goyder, E. (2022). ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), Article 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679
• Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes
  
  Jones, W., Pearson, A., Glassbrook, D., Slater, G., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Hind, K. (2022). Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25, 692-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2022.08.008
• The understanding, application and influence of complexity in national physical activity policy-making
  
  Rigby, B., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Oliver, E. (2022). The understanding, application and influence of complexity in national physical activity policy-making. Health Research Policy and Systems, 20, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00864-9
• Where next for the design, delivery and evaluation of community-based physical activity prescription? Emerging lessons from the United Kingdom
  
  Oliver, E., Buckley, B., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Downey, J., Hanson, C., Henderson, H., Hawkins, J., Steele, J., Wade, M., & Watson, P. (2021). Where next for the design, delivery and evaluation of community-based physical activity prescription? Emerging lessons from the United Kingdom. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 46(11). https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2021-0101
• Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis
  
  Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Kasim, A., & Vallis, D. (2021). Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063033
• The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a universal community weight management programme: a mixed methods exploration of outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient
  
  Dodd-Reynolds, C., Vallis, D., Kasim, A., Akhter, N., & Hanson, C. (2020). The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a universal community weight management programme: a mixed methods exploration of outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15), Article 5297. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155297
• We are failing to improve the evidence base for “Exercise Referral”: How a Physical Activity Referral Scheme Taxonomy can help
  
  Hanson, C., Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Kelly, P. (2020). We are failing to improve the evidence base for “Exercise Referral”: How a Physical Activity Referral Scheme Taxonomy can help. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(12), 696-697. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101485
• A modified Delphi study to gain consensus for a taxonomy to report and classify physical activity referral schemes (PARS)
  
  Hanson, C. L., Oliver, E. J., Dodd-Reynolds, C. J., Pearsons, A., & Kelly, P. (2020). A modified Delphi study to gain consensus for a taxonomy to report and classify physical activity referral schemes (PARS). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), Article 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01050-2
• Targeting childhood obesity through primary schools: reviewing alignment amongst English policies for physical activity and healthy eating
  
  Chapman, P., Lindsey, I., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Oliver, E., & Summerbell, C. (2020). Targeting childhood obesity through primary schools: reviewing alignment amongst English policies for physical activity and healthy eating. Child and Adolescent Obesity., 3(1), 20-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/2574254x.2020.1740548
• Inequities and inequalities in outdoor walking groups: a scoping review
  
  Rigby, B., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Oliver, E. (2020). Inequities and inequalities in outdoor walking groups: a scoping review. Public Health Reviews, 41, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-020-00119-4
• Challenges, opportunities and solutions for local physical activity stakeholders: an implementation case study from a cross-sectoral physical activity network in Northeast England
  
  Rigby, B., van der Graaf, P., Azevedo, L., Hayes, L., Gardner, B., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2020). Challenges, opportunities and solutions for local physical activity stakeholders: an implementation case study from a cross-sectoral physical activity network in Northeast England. BMC Public Health, 20, Article 1760. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09847-3
• Prototyping for public health in a local context: a streamlined evaluation of a community-based weight management programme (Momenta), Northumberland, UK
  
  Dodd-Reynolds, C., Nevens, L., Oliver, E., Finch, T., Lake, A., & Hanson, C. (2019). Prototyping for public health in a local context: a streamlined evaluation of a community-based weight management programme (Momenta), Northumberland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(10), Article e029718. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029718
• How do participant experiences and characteristics influence engagement in exercise referral? A qualitative longitudinal study of a scheme in Northumberland, United Kingdom
  
  Hanson, C., Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Allin, L. (2019). How do participant experiences and characteristics influence engagement in exercise referral? A qualitative longitudinal study of a scheme in Northumberland, United Kingdom. BMJ Open, 9(2), Article e024370. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024370
• Food intake and appetite following school-based high-intensity interval training in 9–11-year-old children
  
  Morris, A., Cramb, R., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2018). Food intake and appetite following school-based high-intensity interval training in 9–11-year-old children. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(3), 286-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1302599
• Special issue – physical activity and health
  
  Dodd-Reynolds, C., Asenlof, P., & Hellstrom, K. (2017). Special issue – physical activity and health. Physical Therapy Reviews, 22(3-4), 101-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2017.1335823
• Retrospective cohort study of the South Tyneside Exercise Referral Scheme 2009–14: Predictors of dropout and barriers to adherence
  
  Kelly, M., Rae, G., Walker, D., Partington, S., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Caplin, N. (2016). Retrospective cohort study of the South Tyneside Exercise Referral Scheme 2009–14: Predictors of dropout and barriers to adherence. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), e257-e264. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw122
• Exercise on referral: Evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy
  
  Oliver, E., Hanson, C., Lindsey, I., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2016). Exercise on referral: Evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8(4), 731-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2016.1182048
• Comparison of short-term energy intake and appetite responses to active and seated video gaming, in 8 to 11 year-old boys
  
  Allsop, S., Green, B., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Barry, G., & Rumbold, P. (2016). Comparison of short-term energy intake and appetite responses to active and seated video gaming, in 8 to 11 year-old boys. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(06), 1117-1125. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114515005437
• Acute effects of active gaming on ad libitum energy intake and appetite sensations of 8–11-year-old boys
  
  Allsop, S., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Green, B., Debuse, D., & Rumbold, P. (2015). Acute effects of active gaming on ad libitum energy intake and appetite sensations of 8–11-year-old boys. British Journal of Nutrition, 114(12), 2148-2155. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114515003724
• Real Life Active Gaming Practices of 7-to-11 Year-Old Children
  
  Allsop, S., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Debuse, D., & Rumbold, P. (2013). Real Life Active Gaming Practices of 7-to-11 Year-Old Children. Games for Health Journal, 2(6), 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2013.0050
• Agreement between paper and pen visual analogue scales and a wristwatch-based electronic appetite rating system (PRO-Diary), for continuous monitoring of free-living subjective appetite sensations in 7–10 year old children
  
  Rumbold, P., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Stevenson, E. (2013). Agreement between paper and pen visual analogue scales and a wristwatch-based electronic appetite rating system (PRO-Diary), for continuous monitoring of free-living subjective appetite sensations in 7–10 year old children. Appetite, 69(1), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.005
• An evaluation of the efficacy of the exercise on referral scheme in Northumberland, UK: association with physical activity and predictors of engagement. A naturalistic observation study
  
  Hanson, C., Ellis, J., Allin, L., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2013). An evaluation of the efficacy of the exercise on referral scheme in Northumberland, UK: association with physical activity and predictors of engagement. A naturalistic observation study. BMJ Open, 3(8), Article e002849. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002849
• Informing Primary School Nutritional Policy: Effects of Mid-Morning Snacks on Appetite and Energy Control
  
  Rumbold, P., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Stevenson, E. (2013). Informing Primary School Nutritional Policy: Effects of Mid-Morning Snacks on Appetite and Energy Control. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 4(5), 529-537. https://doi.org/10.4236/fns.2013.45068
• Reply to Discussion of "Influence of netball-based exercise on energy intake, subjective appetite and plasma acylated ghrelin in adolescent girls"
  
  Rumbold, P., St Clair Gibson, A., Stevenson, E., King, J., Stensel, D., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2013). Reply to Discussion of "Influence of netball-based exercise on energy intake, subjective appetite and plasma acylated ghrelin in adolescent girls". Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 38(11), 1171-1172. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2013-0266
• Influence of netball-based exercise on energy intake, subjective appetite and plasma acylated ghrelin in adolescent girls
  
  Rumbold, P., St Clair Gibson, A., Stevenson, E., King, J., Stensel, D., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2013). Influence of netball-based exercise on energy intake, subjective appetite and plasma acylated ghrelin in adolescent girls. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 38(8), 854-861. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2012-0466
• Agreement between two methods of dietary data collection in female, adolescent netball players
  
  Rumbold, P. L. S., St Clair Gibson, A., Stevenson, E., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2011). Agreement between two methods of dietary data collection in female, adolescent netball players. Appetite, 56(2), 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2011.06.013
• Energy intake and appetite following netball exercise over 5 days in trained 13–15 year old girls
  
  Rumbold, P., St Clair Gibson, A., Allsop, S., Stevenson, E., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2011). Energy intake and appetite following netball exercise over 5 days in trained 13–15 year old girls. Appetite, 56, 621-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.014
• Energy intake and appetite following exercise in lean and overweight girls
  
  Dodd, C., Welsman, J., & Armstrong, N. (2008). Energy intake and appetite following exercise in lean and overweight girls. Appetite, 51(3), 428-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2008.03.009
• Invited Review article: Energy Regulation in Young People.
  
  Dodd, C. J. (2007). Invited Review article: Energy Regulation in Young People. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 6(3), 327-336.
• Short-term appetite and energy intake following imposed exercise in 9- to 10-year-old girls
  
  Moore, M. S., Dodd, C. J., Welsman, J. R., & Artmstrong, N. (2004). Short-term appetite and energy intake following imposed exercise in 9- to 10-year-old girls. Appetite, 43(2), 127-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2004.02.008