Dr Liane Azevedo started at the University of Huddersfield in 2020 as a Reader in Health Research. Previously, she worked at Teesside University and was a staff member of Fuse- Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. She attained a BSc in Biology at the University of Sao Paulo, an MSc in Exercise Physiology at the Federal University of São Paulo and a PhD in Biomechanics at the University of Cape Town. Her areas of research are development and evaluation of interventions to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour, particularly in children and young people.

She has also carried out several systematic reviews, including Cochrane reviews, on obesity, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and in other areas.

She has been involved in externally funded projects to develop or evaluate physical activity interventions and developed strong collaborations with sports county organisations, local authorities, community and voluntary sectors. She has also established many research collaborations with scholars from the UK and internationally.