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Gemma Ryde is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Her research focuses on the role of physical activity in health, having completed her PhD at the University of Queensland in 2013, where she investigated sitting time among Australian office employees. Prior to her academic career, Gemma worked for several years on community health promotion initiatives and community development in Scotland, with a focus on encouraging walking in deprived areas. She is particularly passionate about research that impacts real-world settings, especially evaluating real-world interventions in the workplace context. Gemma collaborates closely with external partners, including Paths for All, a Scottish charity that promotes walking for health, and she has published evaluations related to the national workplace Step Count Challenge initiative. Currently, her work emphasizes embedding physical activity into people's daily lives and she supervises PhD students who are also focusing on workplace contexts. Her research interests include Metabolic Disease, Lifestyle and Sports & Exercise, Cognitive Impairment & Dementia, and Pregnancy Complications.