Background:

Following my Bachelor’s and PhD studies at the University of Birmingham I lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sports Science and Public Health at the universities of Kingston and Loughborough. These multi-disciplinary courses provided experience of various educational approaches (e.g. lab classes, electronic assessment, fieldwork, and traditional lectures and seminars).

Having developed a keen interest in teaching and learning I joined the University of Exeter as Education Advisor (Programme Approval). This unique role combined two spheres of work. First, delivery of accredited training programmes for new teaching staff, and provision of one-to-one staff support around matters such as assessment design. Second, a quality assurance responsibility, in which I reviewed all new and heavily revised programmes and created institutional policies on programme structure.

I moved to the University of Plymouth in 2015. I support the University's 'Teaching Development Framework' - a scheme through which experienced educators can gain fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. I also teach on the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice; deliver bespoke training on a range of teaching and assessment matters; and serve as the designated educational developer for the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences. I maintain various research interests, with recent projects focussing on early withdrawal from higher education and the attainment gap for non-traditional students.

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Educational Conference Presentations:

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2008). Summarizing the efficacy of public-access stair climbing interventions: a data synthesis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology; 30: S207-S208.

Eves FF, Webb OJ. (2007). A review of point-of-choice stair climbing interventions in worksites. Health Psychology Review; 1: S293.

Eves FF, Puig-Ribera A, Webb OJ. (2007). Paired associate learning of health promotion in pedestrians: effects of contextual cues on stair climbing. Health Psychology Review; 1: S293.

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2007). Stair climbing as a model for increasing population activity levels: an examination of ‘generalisaion effects’. Health Psychology Review; 1: S295.

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2007). Promoting stair climbing: Effects of message specificity and validation. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ;29: S211.

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2006). Promoting stair usage: Message prompts can influence future behaviour. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology; 28: S191.

Webb O, Eves F. (2005). Promoting stair use: Single versus multiple stair-riser messages. Psychology and Health; 20: S288.

Eves F, Webb O, Gillings C. (2005). Effects of different goals within a message for a stair climbing campaign. Psychology and Health; 20: S76.

Other Abstracts:

Knox E, Webb OJ. (2012) Promoting physical activity using 'threshold' messages: implications for public perceptions of the dose-response relationship with health. Presented at the annual meeting of the European College of Sport Science. July 4-7; Bruges, Belgium.

Webb OJ, Benjamin C. (2009). Sedentary behaviour is associated with lower physical self-perceptions. Presented at the annual meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. June 17-20; Casçais, Portugal.  

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2009). A statistical summary of the effectiveness of mall-based stair climbing interventions. Presented at the annual meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. June 17-20; Casçais, Portugal.

Webb OJ, Eves FF. (2008). Clarifying the efficacy of stair climbing interventions in the workplace. Presented at the annual meeting of The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. May 21-24; Banff, Canada.