Louise Mansfield is Professor of Sport, Health and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on the relationship between communities, physical activity and public health. She has conducted her work with diverse population groups in different contexts and has over 15 years’ experience of leading research projects for sport, culture and public health organisations. She has extensive expertise in partnership and community approaches to physical and cultural activity and issues of health, wellbeing, inequality and diversity. Her work includes a focus on harnessing creative strategies in the design, delivery and evaluation of complex community interventions. Louise is known for developing evidence to inform policy and practice.