Publications
Safi, A., (2019). ‘How to fast responsibly during the Muslim holy month’. Publisher MSN
Safi, A., (2019). ‘How to fast responsibly during the Muslim holy month’. Publisher Yahoo News:
Safi, A., (2019). Ramadan – How to fast responsibly during the Muslim holy month’. Publisher ‘the Independent’.
Safi, A., (2019). ‘Ramadan: Fitness Survival Guide. Publisher Birmingham City University Press Media Office.
Safi, A., (2019). The researcher on a mission to get staff exercising in the office. Publisher Muscle & Fitness: page 141: date 01/05/2019.
Safi, A., (2019). The researcher on a mission to get staff exercising in the office. Publisher Birmingham City University Press office: 13 June 2019.
Al-Kateb, H., Cole., M., Safi, A., (2018). ‘Eating right and keeping well during Ramadan’. Publisher HealthToday, an award-winning monthly Malaysian magazine. HT 14-17. 19 June 2018.
Al-Kateb, H., Cole., M., Safi, A., (2018) ‘Eating right and keeping well during Ramadan’. Publisher Birmingham City University Media Press Office: 01 June 2018
Safi, A., Badiani, Y., (Ramadan, 2018). ‘How to stay healthy while fasting during festival’. Publisher ‘the Independent‘. 31 May 2018.
Al-Kateb, H., Cole., M., Safi, A., (2018). ‘Eating right and keeping well during Ramadan’. Publisher the ‘Times of Oman’ (Lifestyle Wellness) 19 May 2018.
Safi, A (2018). ‘Researchers give tips for a healthy Ramadan’. Publisher the Press-reader on 16 May 2018.
Al-Kateb, H., Cole., M., Safi, A., (2018). ‘How to eat right and keep well during Ramadan’. Publisher Aljazeera on 15 May 2018.
Safi, A., (2017). ‘The importance of exercise psychology in professional cricket’. Publisher BBC Pashto service on the 25 Feb 2017.
Safi, A., (2016). ‘The psychological reasons for losing the winning game of cricket’. Publisher BBC Pashto service on the 25 December 2016.
Safi, A., (2017). ‘New research aims to get staff fitter’. Published by Birmingham City University. Press Office on the 16 July 2017.
Safi, A., (2016). Masters Dissertation: Physical activity levels and Barriers to physical activity of young British South Asians. Newman University.
Safi, A., (2015) Undergraduate Dissertation: Physical Activity and health status of British young people at West Midland’s school. Newman University.
Conferences & presentations
Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (December, 2019). Promoting physical activity amongst university employees through the ’10,000’ step challenge. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Abstract Winner of the ‘Best Student Poster Presentation Award’
Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (2019, November). An evaluation of physical activity levels amongst university employees. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Abstract
Safi, A., (2019). Physical activity, health and well-being interventions in the university workplace. Presentation presented at the 14th annual health conference, at the Birmingham City University. 02 July 2019.
Safi, A., (2019).The importance of engaging in regular physical activity on health and wellbeing. Presentation presented at the RESFEST annual conference, at the Birmingham City University. 03 July 2019.
Safi, A., Cole., M., and Walker., N, (2018). ‘A comparison of two widely used physical activity monitoring methods to determine physical activity rates of University employees’. Paper/presentation presented at the Public health institution conference, at the Liverpool John Moore University. 04 July 2018.
Safi, A., Cole., M., and Walker., N, (2018). ‘Do University employees meet the physical activity guidelines’ (within or outside the workplace)? Paper presented at the Population Health and Prevention Conference by Public Health England at Leeds, 07 March 2018.
Safi, A., Cole., M., and Walker., N, (2018). ‘The Impact of Physical Activity in the Workplace Intervention on Physical Activity Behaviour Change, Health, and Well-Being’. Paper presented at the BASES Division of Physical Activity for Health Divisional Day conference, Coventry University, 08 February 2018.
Khawaja, I., Woodfield, L., Collins, P., Nevill, A. and Safi, A (2016) ‘Gender differences in physical activity behaviour according to location’. Paper presented at the British Heart Foundation Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health across the Lifespan conference. Coventry University, Coventry, UK. 6 October 2016.
Khawaja, I., Woodfield, L., Collins, P., Nevill, A. and Safi, A (2016) ‘The use of technology in measuring children’s physical activity’. Paper presented at Newman University’s Festival of Doctoral Research. Newman University, Birmingham, UK. 7 July 2016.
Khawaja, I., Woodfield, L., Collins, P., Nevill, A. and Safi, A (2016) ‘Physical activity location and intensity across the school year: a mixed methods study’. Paper presented at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Cape Town International Convention Centre. Cape Town, South Africa. 8-11 June 2016.
Khawaja, I., Safi, A., Collins, P., Nevill, A. and Woodfield, L (2015) ‘The measurement of physical activity behaviours of young people’. Paper presented at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 3-6 June 2015.
Leading author of two questionnaires
Safi, A., Myers, T., (2020). Barriers to Physical Activity for young British South Asian (BPAQ).
Safi, A., Myers, T., (2020). Adults Barriers to Physical Activity (ABPA). Both questionnaires are currently being validated as part of the ongoing studies and will be submitted for publication.
Dissertations
Masters Dissertation: Physical activity levels and Barriers to physical activity of young British South Asians (2016). Newman University.
Undergraduate Dissertation: Physical Activity and health status of British young people at West Midland’s school (2015). Newman University.
Acknowledgement
Khawaja, I., Woodfield, L., Collins, P., Benkwitz, A. and Nevill, A., 2019. Exploring Children’s Physical Activity Behaviours According to Location: A Mixed-Methods Case Study. Sports, 7(11), p.240.
Other on-going Research Projects
Safi, A., Kelly, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). ‘Evaluation of physical activity rates amongst University employees’. Journal article in a submission stage for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research. (Potential publisher: American Journal of Prevention Medicine with impact factor 4.435 in 2018-19).
Safi, A., Cole, Kelly, A., M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). ‘A comparison of two widely-used physical activity monitoring methods; International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Actigraph WGT3X-BT to determine physical activity rates of University employees’. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research. (Potential publisher: Journal of Medical Internet research with impact factor of 4.945 in 2018-19).
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020).‘The fundamental reasons University employees provide to explain the challenges and barriers they are facing for not engaging in physical activity’. A qualitative study. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research. (Potential publisher: Journal Springer- Behaviour Research Methods with impact factor of 4.063 in 2018).
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). The impact of providing ergometers (Exercise bikes and rowing machines) in staff offices in the University workplace. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research.
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). The impact of team based 10,000 step Challenge in the University workplace. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research.
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). The impact of health promotion signs near stairs and lifts in the University workplace. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research.
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). The impact of providing height-adjustable workstations to University employees. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research.
Safi, A., Cole, M., Walker, N., Kelly, A.L., (2020). The impact of standing/walking meetings in the University workplace. Journal article to be submitted for publication as part of the ongoing PhD research.
Safi, A., (2020) Diabetes in Afghanistan. (Book in a final stage of writing and will be send for a publication to Afghanistan).
Safi, A., Myers, T., (2020). ‘Measuring physical activity levels and barriers to physical activity of UK based adult Afghans and Afghans in the Afghanistan’. Journal article to be submitted for publication. (This article is in n a final stage of draft). (Potential publisher: International Journal of Behavioural nutrition and physical activity with impact factor of 5.548).
Safi, A., Myers, T., (2020). Perceptions of physical activity and its relationship to the teachings of Islam in the UK Muslim population qualitative study. Journal article under-writing and to be submitted for publication.
Safi, A., Khan, S., Safi, Z., (2020). Investigate the differences between mortality rates during birth in government hospitals vs private hospitals in Afghanistan. Currently in data collection stage and to be submitted for publication.
Safi, A., Khan, S., Safi, Z., (2020). The perception of unskilled birth attendant in Afghanistan. Currently in data collection stage and to be submitted for publication.
