Dr Kirsty Roberts is a Daphne Jackson and British Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow and a member of the Cardiovascular Health Sciences Research Group within the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at LJMU. Her research interests are centred on cardiovascular and thermoregulatory physiology, particularly cutaneous vascular function and structure, and female health. Kirsty's current research focuses on the potential mechanisms underpinning menopausal hot flushes.
Degrees
2018, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD
2013, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
Academic appointments
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 2021 - present
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - 2019
Highlighted publications
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
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
Journal article
Agbaedeng TA, Noubiap JJ, Roberts KA, Chew DP, Psaltis PJ, Amare AT. 2024. Sex-Based Outcomes of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis Drugs, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
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
Conference presentation:
Getting Under the Skin of the Menopausal Hot Flush, Daphne Jackson Trust Conference 2024, London, Other. 2024
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
Media Coverage:
BHF Live & Ticking Special Edition for World Menopause Day – Menopause and the Heart 2023
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.