Sara Hoy
Doctoral student
Email: sara.hoy@gih.se
Phone: +46 8-120 53 847
Visiting address: Lidingövägen 1
Room: 1224
Belongs to: Department of Movement, Culture and Society, Section for Sport Management
Interests
Read more about my interests in research.
My great interest lies in interdisciplinary research fields, from micro to macro perspectives, where public health and sports science meet.
Since 2020, I am a PhD student in the "Brain Health in School" project where I study the implementation and promotion of physical activity among young people in a school context, outside of the physical education subject.
During 2018–2020, I have worked as a research assistant in several research projects:
- FitForAge, which studies the effect of yoga and cardio exercise on the well-being of the elderly, Karolinska Institutet 2020.
- "Physical activity and brain health" sub-project 2 "Activity-based offices - implementation and evaluation of the activity-based office", GIH 2019–2020.
- FitForChange studying yoga and cardio training for alcohol use disorder, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet 2018.
I am also a participant in the research group Research in Education & Movement Culture, which is an interdisciplinary research group that conducts research in the humanities and social sciences on movement, culture and society.
Latest publications
- Conference Paper
Implementing physical activity in secondary school: a case study of school staffs’ networks, knowledge, self-perceived competence and confidence in one's own capability
2024- Sara Hoy,
- Åsa Norman,
- Håkan Larsson,
- Conference Paper
Agents of change? Exploring relations among school staff connected to daily physical activity promotion in a Swedish secondary school from a social network perspective
2024- Sara Hoy,
- Åsa Norman,
- Håkan Larsson,
- Article
Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active
2024- Sara Hoy,
- Håkan Larsson,
- Karin Kjellenberg,
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Other information
Health and movement have always been an interest of mine for as long as I can remember. I have a background in dance and equestrian sports, but I have always had a curious mind and wanted to try most things.
In recent years, I have mainly devoted myself to yoga, both my own practice and teaching, but also to study the subject from a scientific perspective.
My research interest and passion for yoga meet in popular science texts I write in several forums, including the book "Yoga, science and facts – why it works" published by Bonnier Fakta.
Educations (in addition to academic) I have are lic. PT and yoga teacher (E-RYT 500)
Information
Academic title
BSc Public Health, MSc Sport Science
