Dr Mohsen Sayyah

BEng, MSc, PhD, AFHEA

Pronouns: He/him
  • Senior Research Associate (SHIFT)

After completing a BEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2009, Mohsen went on to complete an MSc in Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University in 2012 and a PhD in Sports Biomechanics at 每日吃瓜 in 2018.

He is now a Senior Research Associate in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at 每日吃瓜, working with Professor Stacy Clemes. 

Mohsen’s research focuses on public health, occupational health, and behavioural science, with an emphasis on improving health and wellbeing in high-risk and underserved populations.

He has expertise in accelerometry, using wearable devices to measure physical activity, as well as quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research approaches that integrate objective health data with lived experience.

Featured publications

  • Sayyah, M., King, J.A., Johnson, V., Hull, L., Edwardson, C.L., & Clemes, S.A. (2026). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: February 25, 2026. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003674
  • Sayyah, M., Clemes, S.A, Maylor, B.D., Edwardson, C.L., Sherry, A.P., Ruettger, K., Chen, Y.-L., Varela-Mato, V., Guest, A.J., King, J.A., Paine, N.J., & Rowlands, A.V. (2024). . Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 7, 1-10. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1123/jmpb.2024-0027
  • Guest, A.J., Clemes, S.A., King, J.A., Chen, Y.-L., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Sherry, A.P., Varela-Mato, V., Paine, N.J. (2023). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 65(3):p 228-234, March. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002715
  • Sherry, A.P., Clemes, S.A., Chen, Y.-L., Edwardson, C., Gray, L.J., Guest, A.J., King, J.A., Rowlands, A.V., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Varela-Mato, V., Iuliana, H. (2023). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 65(1):p 67-73, January. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002687
  • Ruettger, K., Clemes, S.A., Chen, Y.-L., Edwardson, C.L., Guest, A., Gilson, N.D., Gray, L.J., Johnson, V., Paine, N.J., Sherry, A.P., Sayyah, M., Troughton, J., Varela-Mato, V., Yates, T., King, J.A. (2022). . Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 15546. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315546
  • Guest, A.J., Paine, N.J., Chen, Y.-L., Chalkley, A., Munir, F., Edwardson, C.L., Gray, L.J., Johnson, V., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Sherry, A., Troughton, J., Varela-Mato, V., Yates, T., King, J., Clemes, S.A. (2022). . Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 19, 79. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-022-01316-x
  • Clemes, S.A., Varela-Mato, V., Bodicoat, D.H., Brookes, C.L., Chen, Y.-L., Edwardson, C.L., Gray, L.J., Guest, A., Johnson, V., Munir, F., Paine, N.J., Richardson, G., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Sherry, A., Di Paola, A., Troughton, J., Yates, T., King, J.A. (2022). . BMC Med 20, 195. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02372-7
  • Ruettger, K., Varela-Mato, V., Chen, Y-L., Edwardson, C., Guest, A., Gilson, N., Gray, L., Paine, N., Sherry, A., Sayyah, M., Yates, T., King, J., Clemes, S. (2022). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ISSN: 1076-2752. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002484.
  • Sherry, A.P., Clemes, S.A., Chen, Y.-L., Edwardson, C., Gray, L.J., Guest, A.J., King, J.A., Rowlands, A.V., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Varela-Mato, V., Iuliana, H. (2021). . Occupational and Environmental Medicine Published Online First: 19 August 2021. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107643
  • Guest, A.J., Clemes, S.A., King, J.A., Chen, Y.-L., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Sherry, A.P., Varela-Mato, V., Paine, N.J. (2021). . Psychophysiology. 2021;00:e13872. DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13872
  • Longman, D.P., Shaw, C.N., Varela-Mato, V., Sherry, A.P., Ruettger, K., Sayyah, M., Guest, A.J., Chen, Y.-L., Paine, N.J., King, J.A. et al. (2021). . Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18, 3158. DOI:   10.3390/ijerph18063158
  • Sayyah, M., King, M.A., Hiley, M.J., & Yeadon, M.R. (2020). . Human Movement Science, 72, 102634. DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2020.102634
  • Sayyah, M., Hiley, M.J., King, M.A., & Yeadon, M.R. (2018). . Human Movement Science, 59, 234-243. DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2018.04.014