Journal article

Thomas SD, Carter HH, Jones H, Roberts KA, Thijssen D, Low DA. 2022. Acute impact of aerobic exercise on local cutaneous thermal hyperaemia Microvascular Research, 146 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Maxwell J, Bannell D, Brislane A, Carter S, Miller GD, Roberts KA, Hopkins ND, Low DA, Carter H, Thompson A, Claassen J, Thijssen D, Jones H. 2022. The impact of age, sex, cardio-respiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk on dynamic cerebral autoregulation and baroreflex sensitivity European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Agbaedeng TA, Roberts KA, Colley L, Noubiap JJ, Oxborough D. 2022. Incidence and predictors of sudden cardiac death in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a pooled analysis EP Europace, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Roberts KA, Draijer R, Hopkins ND, de Graaf Y, Holder SM, Carter SE, Thijssen DHJ, Low DA. 2021. Impact of green tea on the deleterious cardiometabolic effects of 7-days unhealthy lifestyle in young healthy males. Physiological Reports, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ellison-Hughes GM, Colley L, O'Brien KA, Roberts KA, Agbaedeng TA, Ross MD. 2020. The Role of MSC Therapy in Attenuating the Damaging Effects of the Cytokine Storm Induced by COVID-19 on the Heart and Cardiovascular System Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 :327 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Roberts KA, Colley L, Agbaedeng TA, Ellison-Hughes GM, Ross MD. 2020. Vascular Manifestations of COVID-19 - Thromboembolism and Microvascular Dysfunction Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Woodward KA, Draijer R, Thijssen DHJ, Low DA. 2017. Polyphenols and Microvascular Function in Humans: A Systematic Review. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 23 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Roberts KA, van Gent T, Hopkins ND, Jones H, Dawson EA, Draijer R, Carter HH, Atkinson CL, Green DJ, Thijssen DHJ, Low DA. 2017. Reproducibility of four frequently used local heating protocols to assess cutaneous microvascular function. Microvascular Research, 112 :65-71 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Woodward KA, Hopkins ND, Draijer R, de Graaf Y, Low DA, Thijssen DHJ. 2016. Acute black tea consumption improves cutaneous vascular function in healthy middle-aged humans. Clinical Nutrition, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Woodward KA, Unnithan V, Hopkins ND. 2015. Forearm Skin Blood Flow After Kinesiology Taping in Healthy Soccer Players: An Exploratory Investigation. Journal of Athletic Training, 50 :1069-1075 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Thesis/Dissertation

Roberts KA. Effects of Tea on Peripheral and Cerebral Micro- and Macrovascular Function in Humans Low D, Hopkins N, Thijssen D. Public Url

Media Coverage:

BHF Live & Ticking Special Edition for World Menopause Day – Menopause and the Heart 2023

Conference presentation:

Menopause and Vascular Function, Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN), Liverpool, UK, Oral presentation. 2023

Covid-19: A vascular legacy, Active and Healthy Ageing across the Lifespan: Translating Research into Practice, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, UK, Oral presentation. 2022

Tea time: a British solution to improve cardiovascular health?, Northern Vascular Biology Forum, Liverpool, UK, Oral presentation. 2017

Effects of green tea consumption on micro- and macrovascular function under metabolically challenging conditions in healthy men, 8th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, Québec City, Canada, Oral presentation. 2017

Acute black tea consumption improves cutaneous vascular function in healthy middle-aged humans., Physiology 2016, a joint meeting of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society., Dublin, Ireland, Poster presentation. 2016

Effect of Kinesiology tape on forearm skin blood flow., European College of Sports Science., Barcelona, Spain, Oral presentation. 2013

Fellowships:

Project - The Menopausal Hot Flush: Cutaneous Vascular and Sudomotor Function and Structure in Symptomatic Women, British Heart Foundation sponsored Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowship, https://daphnejackson.org/fellow/dr-kirsty-roberts/. 2021

Award:

Academic Achievement of the Year Award 2013, Faculty of Health Sciences, Staffordshire University. 2013

Dissertation of the Year 2013, Faculty of Health Sciences, Staffordshire University. 2013

Membership of professional bodies:

Affiliate Member, British Menopause Society.

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), Higher Education Academy.

Regular Member, British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES).

Regular Member, European Menopause and Andropause Society.

Regular Member, The American Physiological Society.

Regular Member, The Physiological Society.

External collaboration:

Nutrition and Health, Unilever R&D, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, Richard Draijer.

University of Oxford, Dr Thomas A. Agbaedeng.

Other Professional Activity:

Social Media Ambassador, European Journal of Applied Physiology (EJAP) 2017-Present.