Lizi studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff from 2008 to 2011, obtaining a first class honours in BSc Sports Biomedicine and Nutrition. She spent the summer after graduating working with a family in Russia helping their children lose weight with diet and exercise modifications.
She began her PhD at Coventry University in September 2011 and completed it in June 2014, titled: 'Fundamental Movement Skills, Physical Activity, Weight Status in British School Children'. While at Coventry she was a research assistant and associate lecturer until she moved to Middlesex University, where she began her first lectureship in September 2014.
Lizi currently teaches undergraduate physiology, teaching and coaching and research methods across all three levels.
Lizi's research interests include physical activity, obesity, children, fundamental movement skills, physical literacy, health and fitness.
Nevill, A. and Bryant, Elizabeth and Wilkinson, Kate and Gomes, Thayse and Chaves, Raquel and Pereira, Sara and Katzmaryyk, Peter and Maia, Jose and Duncan, Michael (2019) Can waist circumference provide a new “third” dimension to BMI when predicting percentage body fat in children? Insights using allometric modelling. Pediatric Obesity , 14 (4). e12491. ISSN 2047-6302
Nicholls, Scott and James, Nic and Bryant, Elizabeth and Wells, Julia (2018) The implementation of performance analysis and feedback within Olympic sport: the performance analyst’s perspective. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching . ISSN 1747-9541 (Published online first)
Nicholls, Scott and James, Nic and Bryant, Elizabeth and Wells, Julia (2018) Elite coaches’ use and engagement with performance analysis within Olympic and Paralympic sport. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport , 18 (5). pp. 764-779. ISSN 2474-8668
Wilkinson, Kate and Bryant, Elizabeth and Heal, Katrina (2017) Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors: results of a unique approach to NHS health checks. Practice Nursing , 28 (9). pp. 390-397. ISSN 0964-9271
Bryant, Elizabeth and Duncan, Michael J. and Birch, Samantha L. and James, Rob S. (2016) Can fundamental movement skill mastery be increased via a six week physical activity intervention to have positive effects on physical activity and physical self-perception? Sports , 4 (1). p. 10. ISSN 2075-4663
Lizi has worked as a research assistant on grants from TANITA and a Sport England.
