Staff profile

staff list  BackDr Hayley Mills

  • Job title: Senior Lecturer
  • Dept: Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
  • Tel: 01227 767700 ext 3294
  • Campus: Canterbury
Hayley Mills

Dr Hayley Mills is a Chartered Exercise and Sport Psychologist (British Psychological Society & Health Professions Council). She graduated from the University of Surrey with both a Psychology BSc (Hons) and an MSc in Health Psychology. She went on to complete a PhD in Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Gloucestershire. Hayley obtained her PGCHE at Canterbury Christ Church University where she is employed as a lecturer.

Current Research Project

Bridges to Better Health: Health Perception Questionnaire (NHS: Eastern and Coastal Kent Community Services)

Teaching responsibilities

Level 2: The Psychology of Exercise and Health

Level 3: Applied Exercise and Health Psychology

Recent Publications 

  • Mills, H., Crone, D & El Ansari, W. (2009). Public health and physical activity. In F. Wilson & A. Mabhala (Eds). Key Concepts in Public Health. London: Sage.
  • James, D.V.B., Mills, H., Crone, D., Johnston, L.H., Morris, C., Gidlow, C. (2009). Factors associated with physical activity referral completion and health outcomes . Journal of Sports Sciences, 27 (10) 1007-1017.
  • Mills, H., Crone, D., Johnston, L & James, D. (2007) 'Even if you can't skip, you have a skip in your step when you walk out of the gym': A study into patients' perceptions of an exercise referral scheme. Journal of Sport Sciences, 25 (S2), 108-109.

Conference Contributions 

  • Uphill, M.A., & Mills, H. Emotional intelligence: associations with emotions, emotion regulation, and performance. International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, August, 2011.
  • Mills, H., Uphill, M & Weed, M. Building Bridges - An innovative tool to capture small health behaviour changes; the development process. European Federation of Sport Psychology, Madeira Island, Portugal, July, 2011.
  • Mills, H & Mendez, K. ‘Like I say to my dad, it’s not you’re fat, it’s probably muscle’ - Exploring young boys perceptions of the physical activity and health relationship., British Psychological Society (Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology), London, England, Dec, 2010.
  • Mills, H., Crone, D., Johnston, L & James, D. A mixed method investigation into the perception and measurement of success in an exercise referral scheme, European Congress of Sports Science, Antayla, Turkey, July, 2010.
  • Mills, H., Crone, D., Johnston, L & James, D. Factors associated with exercise referral success. European Congress of Sports Science, Oslo, Norway, July, 2009.
  • Mills, H., Crone, D., Johnston, L & James, D. ‘Even if you can’t skip, you have a skip in your step when you walk out of the gym’: A study into patients’ perceptions of an exercise referral scheme, BASES annual conference, Bath, England, Sep, 2007.