Dr Chris Kite | University of Chester

Visiting Research Fellow

Based at University Centre Shrewsbury, Chris is a module leader on the BSc Health and Exercise Science programme. Chris’s PhD research investigated the effectiveness of exercise in treating women with PCOS and this work continues through research fellowships at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, and Coventry University. Additional research interests include exercise and metabolic health, psychological wellbeing, and behaviour change.

Dr Chris Kite is an early career researcher and a lecturer of health and exercise science at the University of Chester, based at University Centre Shrewsbury. Following a lifelong interest in sport, Chris was awarded first-class honours in his BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree, followed by a distinction at MRes level from the University of Wolverhampton. It was during employment as a graduate teaching assistant that Chris gained his PGCE, and the focus of his teaching and research interests shifted from sport to health. Accordingly, his PhD at Aston University investigated the effectiveness of exercise as a treatment strategy in the management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Since starting at the University of Chester in 2017, Chris has collaborated on international research projects, and supervised numerous postgraduate projects to completion, leading to a growing body of published work. Alongside his lecturer role, Chris holds honorary research posts at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, and Coventry University, where his research on exercise in the management PCOS, and other metabolic conditions has continued.

Chris is the module leader for several programmes on the BSc (hons) Health and Exercise Science programme.

These are MD4102 Health and Human Behaviour, MD4105 and MD5105 Applied Practice 1 & 2 respectively, MD5102 Personal and Professional Practice, as well as MD4106, MD5106, and MD6102 which are the Professional Practicum Placement modules for each level of undergraduate study.

In addition, Chris teaches on other undergraduate and postgraduate modules and also supervises dissertation students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as supporting PhD students in partnership with other academic institutions.

Honorary Research fellow at UHCW and Coventry University
Invited symposia speaker at the 5th World Conference on Exercise Medicine: Exercise for the management of PCOS (2021)
External advisor on postgraduate projects in collaboration with other UK universities

Journal Articles

Shea, S., Lionis, C., Kite, C., Atkinson, L., Chaggar, S.S., Randeva, H. S., & Kyrou, I. (2021). Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and potential links to depression, anxiety and chronic stress. Biomedicines. (in press).

Atkinson, L., Kite, C., McGregor, G., James, T., Clark, C.C.T., Randeva, H. S., & Kyrou, I. (2021). Uncertainty, anxiety and isolation: Experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown as a woman with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Journal of Personalized Medicine, 11(952).

Kite, C., Atkinson, L., McGregor, G., Clark, C.C.T., Brown, J.E., Kyrou, I., & Randeva, H. (2021). Sleep disruption and depression, stress and anxiety levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) during the lockdown measures for COVID-19 in the UK. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health.

Kite, C., Lagojda, L., Clark, C.C.T., Uthman, O., Denton, F., McGregor, G., Harwood, A.E., Atkinson, L., Broom, D.R., Kyrou, I, & Randeva, H. (2021). Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Due to Enforced COVID-19-Related Lockdown and Movement Restrictions: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 5251.

Prince, S. A., Cardilli, L., Reed, J. L., Saunders, T. J., Kite, C., Douillette, K., ... & Buckley, J. P. (2020). A comparison of self-reported and device measured sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 1-17.

Dallaway, A., Kite, C., Griffen, C., Duncan, M., Tallis, J., Renshaw, D., & Hattersley, J. (2020). Age-related degeneration of the lumbar paravertebral muscles: Systematic review and three-level meta-regression. Experimental Gerontology, 133, 110856.

Kite, C., Lahart, I. M., Afzal, I., Broom, D. R., Randeva, H., Kyrou, I., & Brown, J. E. (2019). Exercise, or exercise and diet for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Systematic reviews, 8(1), 51.

Kite, C. S., & Nevill, A. (2017). The predictors and determinants of inter-seasonal success in a professional soccer team. Journal of human kinetics, 58(1), 157-167.

Book Chapters

Lahart, I. M., Metsios, G. & Kite, C. (2018). Chapter 5: Physical Activity and Health. In, Draper, N. & Stratton, G. (Eds). Physical Activity: A Multi-disciplinary Introduction. London, UK: .

PhD Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, 2021
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2016
PGCE Post-compulsory education (M-level), 2016
MRes Sport, University of Wolverhampton, 2015
BSc (hons) Sport and Exercise Science, University of Wolverhampton, 2014

Level 4 Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Instructor Qualification, BACPR, 2020
Level 4 Certificate in Physical Activity and Weight Management for Obese and Diabetic Clients, Active IQ, 2018
Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referral, Active IQ, 2018
Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing, Active IQ, 2017