Doctor Coral Hanson

With over 20 years of experience working in a public sector physical activity environment, Coral has worked as both a deliverer and manager of physical activity interventions for those with long-term conditions since 1995. She completed a part-time PhD at Durham University in 2017. This was a large-scale, pragmatic, mixed methods evaluation of a community based physical activity programme. Coral joined Edinburgh Napier University in 2017. She is principal research fellow and co-deputy lead of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health at Edinburgh Napier. She has secured over £1m as principal investigator in competitive research funding. Her research focuses on the implementation of community based physical activity referral schemes and the translation of research into practice. Coral is also involved in a growing body of international research about physical recovery programmes for people who have had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Coral enjoys cycling and kayaking.