Layan Fessler
Curriculum vitae
CV
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Dr. Layan Fessler (he/him, fr/eng)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lille & French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Email: layan.fessleruniv-lille.fr
Website: https://pro.univ-lille.fr/layan-fessler
2. SUMMARY OF IMPACT
- National Open Science Thesis Award 2025
- Chair of SportRxiv
- 22 refereed journal articles
- 13 invited talks
- 7 publicly available datasets and R scripts
- 13 media contributions (interviews, articles, podcasts)
- 7 Refereed Conference Presentations
- 860 citations
- H-index = 11, i10-index = 12
- ORCID account: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-5110
3. EDUCATIONAL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS
Degrees
2021–2024 PhD in movement and behaviour for health and autonomy, University Grenoble Alpes, France. Supervised by Pr. Philippe Sarrazin and Dr. Boris Cheval.
2019–2021 Master of Science (MSc) in sport and exercise sciences, University Grenoble Alpes, France. Supervised by Pr. Philippe Sarrazin and Dr. Boris Cheval.
2018–2019 Third year of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in kinesiology, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Canada
2016–2019 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in sport and exercise sciences, University Grenoble Alpes, France
Credentials
2025 Eligibility for Assistant Professor positions in France (“Qualification”), Universities National Council, France. In France, researchers must apply to the Universities National Council for a qualification to obtain an Assistant Professor position. This certification recognises the researcher's proficiency in scientific, teaching, and administrative activities. The Assistant Professor must have a specific qualification for each field of research they wish to apply for. My qualifications are in: (1) psychology and ergonomics, (2) science and technology of physical and sports activities, and (3) rehabilitation sciences.
2023–2024 Visiting Scholar, Karageorghis Lab, Brunel University of London, UK
2021 Certificate of Therapeutic Patient Education, University Grenoble Alpes, France
4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Academic Work Experience
2026– Adjunct Professor, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France
2025– Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lille & French National Centre for Scientific Research, France
2024 Research Engineer, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University Grenoble Alpes, France
2022–2024 Part-Time Professor, University Grenoble Alpes, France
5. RECOGNITION
2025 Open Science Thesis Award, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France
6. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
6.1. Leadership Activities
2025 Project manager, Consortium of the Sensoria Industrial Chair for augmented sensory environments, France
2023–2025 Chair, Young Researchers Network, Association des Chercheurs en Activités Physiques et Sportives (ACAPS), France
2023–2025 Board Member, Association des Chercheurs en Activités Physiques et Sportives (ACAPS), France
2023–2024 Board Member, Brain & Cognition Research Excellence initiative (LabEx CerCoG), University Grenoble Alpes, France
6.2. Editorial Activities
2025– Chair, SportRxiv, the preprint repository for physical activity and health research.
2025– Associate Editor, Peer Community In (PCI) Health & Movement Sciences
6.3. Peer Review Activities
Reviewer – Articles (N = 12)
British Journal of Health Psychology (n=1); Communications in Kinesiology (n=4); Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews (n=3); International Journal of Epidemiology (n=2); Movement & Sport Sciences - Science & Motricité (n=1); PCI Health & Movement Sciences (n=1).
Reviewer – Grant
2026 Reviewer, Insight Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Canada
6.4. Memberships
2025– Member, SedActif Working Group, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), tasked with producing national evidence-based interventions and practical recommendations, France
2025– Member, Consortium of the Sensoria Industrial Chair, for augmented sensory environments, France
2025– Member, Network of Young Researchers in Sports Science and Related Fields (RJC-SSA), France
2023– Member, Association des Chercheurs en Activités Physiques et Sportives (ACAPS), France
6.5. International Collaborations
Matthieu Boisgontier Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada
Expert in neuroscience and physical activity
Collaboration topic: Retraining approach–avoidance tendencies towards physical effort and sedentary behaviours.
Ongoing project: Training older adults to inhibit the automatic attraction to sedentary stimuli: A cognitive-bias-modification protocol. https://doi.org/10.52057/erj.v3i1.32.
Jasmin Hutchinson Professor, Springfield College, USA
Expert in exercise psychology
Collaboration topic: Effect of music on psychological, psychophysical and psychophysiological responses to exercise in patients.
Ongoing project: Effect of Differentiated Music Exposure on Exercise-Related Affect Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Inpatients. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14872097
Costas Karageorghis Professor, Brunel University of London, UK
Expert in exercise psychology
Collaboration topic: Effect of music on psychological, psychophysical and psychophysiological responses to exercise in patients and athletes.
Ongoing projects: (1) Effect of Differentiated Music Exposure on Exercise-Related Affect Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Inpatients. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14872097; (2) Re-examining Psychological and Psychophysiological Effects of Respite–Active Music in HIIT. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13908678
Christophe Luthy Professor, Chief Medical Officer, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Expert in cardiology
Collaboration topic: Design and implementation of clinical trials aimed at improving physical activity behaviour in cardiac rehabilitation.
Ongoing project: Effect of Differentiated Music Exposure on Exercise-Related Affect Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Inpatients. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14872097
Liye Zou Professor, Shenzhen University, China
Expert in exercise psychology and neuroscience
Collaboration topic: Effects of physical activity and exercise-related stimuli on brain activity.
Ongoing project: Neuropsychological mechanisms underlying human motivation for physical activity (book chapter).
7. SUPERVISION AND MENTORING
Note. Mentorships are not official supervision but go beyond training to include independent supervision of specific studies and thesis writing.
7.1. Summary – Career Numbers
Supervision 3 BSc students
Mentoring 1 PhD student
6 MSc students
2 BSc students
7.2. Supervision: Details
BSc students
2024 Faustine Bourges, The MUSICare project: Using music to improve the psychological and psychophysiological experience in hospitalised patients in cardiac rehabilitation, Grenoble Alpes University, France
2024 Julie Vacheron, The MUSICare Project: The effects of music on patients in cardiac rehabilitation, Grenoble Alpes University, France
2024 Chloé Boles. Promoting physical activity in individuals with chronic diseases: the role of affective mechanisms, Grenoble Alpes University, France
7.3. Mentoring: Details
PhD student
2021–2023 Dr. Cecilia Craviari, Evaluation of trends in approach to movement and their predictive value on daily physical activity in patients affected by cardiovascular diseases: preliminary study, University of Rome “foro italico”, Geneva University Hospitals
Current Employment: Resident in cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
MSc students
2025 Victorine Ampère. Creative Minds in Multisensory Worlds: Insights into the Influence of Natural Environments on Divergent Thinking, University of Lille & French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
2023 Joy A. Kuan, Mixed-Methods Investigation of How Menstruation Influences Women's Psychological Responses to High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Brunel University of London, UK
2022 Anaïs Quossi, Study of the effect of a cognitive bias modification intervention targeting automatic action tendencies towards physical activity on physical health, mental health, and physical activity level of patients in multidisciplinary rehabilitation, Geneva University, Switzerland
2021 Arbnor Hasani, Effects of a cognitive bias modification intervention on the level of physical activity and mental health of patients with chronic diseases, Geneva University, Switzerland
2021 Auriane, Micheli, Retraining action tendencies to improve the level of physical activity: a randomised controlled trial in patients in rehabilitation, Geneva University, Switzerland
2021 Zoë Piazza, Increasing the level of physical activity by retraining action tendencies: a randomised-controlled trial in a rehabilitation programme for patients with cardiovascular diseases, Geneva University, Switzerland
BSc students
2023 Calum Pinto, Examining Psychological and Psychophysiological Responses to High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Brunel University of London, UK
2023 Oluwatobiloba Ojuri, Examining the Effects of Respite-Active Music on Psychological Variables During High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Brunel University of London, UK
8. TEACHING
8.1. Current Courses
Undergraduate Courses (Faculty of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France)
2026 Réponses affectives à l’activité physique, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France
2026 Interventions musicales en activités physiques, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France
8.2. Previous Courses (Faculty of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Grenoble Alpes University, France)
2023–2024 Ontogenèse : de l'enfant à l'âge adulte, Grenoble Alpes University, France
2021–2023 Psychologie des activités physiques et sportives, Grenoble Alpes University, France
9. RESEARCH FUNDING HISTORY (PI = Principal Investigator)
Date | Source | Type | Role | Amount |
2026 | Invited talk, Entretiens de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, France | Award | PI | CA$800 (€500) |
2026 | Award ceremony, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France | Award | PI | CA$$350 (€217) |
2026 | Invited talk, Le Mans University, France | Award | PI | CA$$500 (€300) |
2023 | Invited talk, Quadrimed Clinic, Cran Montana, Switzerland | Award | PI | CA$$1,500 (CHF900) |
2023–2024 | Initiative of Excellence Award, University Grenoble Alpes, France | Award | PI | CA$$3,600 (€2,225) |
2021–2022 | Grenoble Cognition Centre, Grenoble Alpes University, France | Award | PI | CA$$4,500 (€2,800) |
2021–2024 | Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France | Fellowship | PI | CA$$160,000 (€99,000) |
2018–2019 | BCI Exchange Programme, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France | Award | PI | CA$$5,000 (€3,017) |
10. PUBLICATIONS & CITATIONS
Notes. (1) Authorship: In my field of research, first authorship is indicative of the individual who performed the bulk of the work and/or prepared the manuscript. (2) Journal Impact Factor (JIF): As recommended by the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), a global initiative endorsed by the Tri-Agency of Canada (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) that supports the development and promotion of best practices in the assessment of scholarly research, JIF are not reported in my CV. (3) Preprints are early versions of research articles shared publicly before formal peer review. They allow for the rapid and free dissemination of research, increasing equity, visibility, and providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate early evidence of their productivity. This open science practice is supported by the Canadian Tri-Agency (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC). (4) Open datasets and codes refer to publicly accessible research data and scripts that can be freely used and shared by other researchers. These resources promote transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration in scientific research. These open science practices ensure that research is more inclusive and accessible to a broader audience. (5) Study preregistration and registered report involve publicly documenting the research plan, including hypotheses, methodology, and analysis strategies, before data collection begins. This practice enhances research transparency and rigor by preventing selective reporting or data-driven hypotheses (also known as "p-hacking").
10.1. Summary – Career Numbers
Preprint (not peer reviewed)…..…………...…..1
Refereed Journal Articles………………....……22
Refereed Journal Articles as First Author...……4
Open Datasets and Codes………………………7
Study Preregistrations…………………………...4
Registered Report.…..………………….………..1
Refereed Chapter…..…………………………….1
Non-Refereed Reports..………………………….2
Metrics
Total Number of Citations……………………....……865 (Google Scholar, Jan 2026)
H Index…………………………………………….….…11 (Google Scholar, Jan 2026)
i10 Index.………………………………….………….….12 (Google Scholar, Jan 2026)
10.2. Preprint (not peer reviewed)
1. Fessler, L., Orsholits, D., Le Faucheur, A., Rhodes, R.E., Cheval, B., & Sarrazin, P. (2025). Unravelling the Relationship Between Exercise-Induced Affective Responses and Daily Physical Activity in People with Chronic Diseases: Spillover or Confounding effect? SportRχiv. https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.664. In revision in the British Journal of Health Psychology.
Contribution: Conceptualisation, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualisation, Writing–original draft, Writing–Review and editing.
10.3. Refereed Journal Articles
(†joint first authorship; mentored trainees are underlined)
22. Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Meyer, P., Finckh, A., Cullati, S., Sander, D., Friese, M., Wiers, R., Farajzadeh, A., Luthy, C., Sarrazin, P., & Cheval, B. (2026). Anatomy of a Failure: A Retrospective Evaluation of a Cognitive Bias Modification Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation. BMJ Open. This article was accepted on 29 January 2026. Therefore, the online version is not yet available. The associated preprint can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.25323019.
Contribution: Conceptualisation, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualisation, Writing–original draft, Writing–Review and editing.
21. Wang, Y. B., Hutchinson, J., Bird, J. M., Cheval, B., Herold, F., Fessler, L., Gerber, M., Mao, Z-H., Heath, M., Kramer, A.F., Lowe, C. J., & Zou, L. (2025). Affective and cerebral haemodynamic responses to audiovisual stimuli during exercise above and below the ventilatory threshold. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2549884.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
20. Pellet-Bourgeois, G., Laulan, P., Fessler, L., & Lebon, F. (2025). Beyond Age and Expertise: Emotional Intelligence and Heart Rate Variability Predict Decision-Making Under Risk in Mountain-Guide Population. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 102974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102974.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing, Formal analysis.
19. Chen, J., Aikeremu, A., Cheval, B., Gerber, M., Fessler, L., Werneck, A.O., Owen, N., Kramer, A.F., Hall, D.L., Yeung, A.S., Liu, J., Herold, F., Pindus, D.M., Kuang, J., Zou, L. (2025). Social Support for Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Latent Profile Analysis and Correlates. Mental Health and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100706.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing, Methodology, Conceptualization.
18. Wang, Y.-B., Bigliassi, M., Cheval, B., Yu, Q., Maltagliati, S., Zhang, Z., Herold, F., Chen, Y., Dupuy, O., Gao, Y., Hou, M., Fessler, L., Kuang, J., Gerber, M., Heath, M., Pindus, D.M., Mao, Z.-X., Terry, P.C., Zou, L. (2025). Effects of Self-Selected Audiovisual Stimuli on Affective Responses and Cortical Oxygenation in the Prefrontal Cortex during Acute Endurance Exercise: An fNIRS Study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 100688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100688.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing, Methodology, Conceptualization.
17. Karageorghis, C. I., Guérin, S. M. R., Fessler, L., Howard, L. W., Pinto, C., Ojuri, O., Kuan, J., & Samwell-Nash, K. G. (2025). One-HIIT wonder: Can music make high-intensity interval training more pleasant? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 76, Article e102717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102717.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing, Visualization, Project administration, Methodology, Investigation, Data curation.
16. Fessler, L., Tessitore, E., Craviari, C., Sarrazin, P., Meyer, P., Luthy, C., Hanna-Deschamps, E., Cheval, B. (2024). Motivational and Emotional Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior After Cardiac Rehabilitation: An Observational Study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 16, 209. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00997-0.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing–original draft.
15. Maltagliati S.†, Fessler, L.†, Yu, Q., Zhang, Z., Chen, Y., Dupuy, O., Falck R., Owen, N., Zou, L., Cheval, B. (2025). Effort Minimization: A Permanent, Dynamic, and Surmountable Influence on Physical Activity. Journal of Sport and Health Science, Article e100971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100971.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing–original draft.
14. Quossi, A., Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Gardner, B., Miller, M.W., Sander, D., Rebard, A., Szabo, A., Cheval, B. (2024). Can automatic reactions mirror exercise dependence? International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2024.2387698.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Resources, Writing–original draft, Writing–review & editing.
13. Cheval, B., Zou, L., Maltagliati S., Fessler, L., Owen, N., Falck R., Yu, Q., Zhang, Z., Dupuy, O. (2024). The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: unravelling the critical role of the automatic tendency towards effort minimisation. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58, 889–891 https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108144.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
12. Fessler, L., Sarrazin, P., Maltagliati, S., Smeding A., & Cheval, B. (2024). All’s well that ends well: an early-phase study testing lower end-session exercise intensity to promote physical activity in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Movement & Sport Sciences-Science & Motricité, 123, 17–31. https://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2023009.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing–original draft.
11. Maltagliati, S., Muller, D., Sarrazin, P., Fessler, L., Ferry, T., Wiers, R., & Cheval, B. (2024). Improving physical activity using a single personalized consequence-based approach-avoidance training: Effects on self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and choices. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 70, Article e102565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102565.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
10. Maltagliati, S., Sarrazin, P., Fessler, L., Lebreton, M., & Cheval, B. (2024). Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits. Journal of Sport and Health Science, S2095–2546(22), 00105–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2022.10.005.
Contribution: Writing – review & editing.
9. Farajzadeh, A., Goubran, M., Fessler, L., Cheval, B., Van Allen, Z., & Boisgontier, M. P. (2023). Training older adults to inhibit the automatic attraction to sedentary stimuli: A cognitive-bias-modification protocol. European Rehabilitation Journal, 3(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.52057/erj.v3i1.32.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
8. Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Sieber, S., Cullati, S., Tessitore, E., Craviari, C., Luthy, C., Hanna, E., Meyer, P., Orsholits, D., Sarrazin, P., & Cheval, B. (2023) Physical activity matters for everyone’s health, but individuals with multimorbidity benefit more. Preventive Medicine Reports, 34, Article e102265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102265.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing–original draft.
7. Wang, T., Cheval, B., Maltagliati, S., Zenko, Z., Herold, F., Ludyga, S., Gerber, M., Luo, Y., Fessler, L., Müller, N.-G., & Zou, L. (2023). Validation of the Chinese version of the Affective Exercise Experiences (AFFEXX) questionnaire. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 25(7), 799–812. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028324.
Contribution: Writing-review & editing, Formal Analysis.
6. Cheval, B., Maltagliati, S., Saoudi, I., Fessler, L., Farajzadeh, A., Sieber, S., Cullati, S., & Boisgontier, M.P. (2023). Physical activity mediates the effect of education on mental health trajectories in older age. Journal of Affective Disorders, 336, 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.052.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
5. Cheval, B., Saoudi, I., Maltagliati, S., Fessler, L., Farajzadeh, A., Sieber, S., Cullati, S., & Boisgontier, M.P. (2023). Initial status and change in cognitive function mediate the association between academic education and physical activity in adults over 50 years of age. Psychology and Aging, 38(6), 494–507. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000749.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
4. Cheval, B., Maltagliati, S., Fessler, L., Farajzadeh, A., Ben Abdallah, S.N., Vogt, F., Dubessy, M., Lacour, M., Miller, M.W., Sander D. & Boisgontier, M. P. (2022). Physical effort biases the perceived pleasantness of neutral faces: a virtual reality study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 63, Article e102287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102287.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
3. Cheval, B., Finckh, A., Maltagliati, S., Fessler, L., Cullati, S., Sander, D., Friese, M., Wiers, R.W., Boisgontier, M.P. Courvoisier, D., & Luthy, C. (2021). A cognitive-bias intervention to improve physical activity in patients following a rehabilitation program: protocol for the randomized controlled IMPACT trial. BMJ Open, 11, Article e053845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053845.
Contribution: Writing–review & editing.
2. Maltagliati, S., Rebar, A., Fessler, L., Forestier, C., Sarrazin, P., Chalabaev, A., ... & Cheval, B. (2021). Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID‐19 lockdown. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26 (4), 1135–1154. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12524.
Contribution: Investigation; Writing–review & editing.
1. Cheval, B., Sivaramakrishnan, H., Maltagliati, S., Fessler, L., Forestier, C., Sarrazin, P. Orsholits, D. Chalabaev, A., Sander, D., Ntoumanis, N., & Boisgontier, M.P. (2021). Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(6), 699–704. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1841396.
Contribution: Investigation; Writing– review & editing.
10.4. Open Datasets and Codes (N = 7)
7. Fessler, L., Guérin, S. M. R., & Delevoye-Turrell, Y. N. (2025). Effect of Traffic Separation and Nature Integration on Affect and Cerebral Oxygenation During Active Transport: An Immersive Virtual Reality and Multi-Study Design. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17658559
6. Fessler, L., Orsholits, D., Le Faucheur, A., Rhodes, R. E., Cheval, B., & Sarrazin, P. (2025). Unravelling the Relationship Between Exercise-Induced Affective Responses and Daily Physical Activity in People with Chronic Diseases: Spillover or Confounding effect? [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17724441
5. Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Meyer, P., Finckh, A., Cullati, S., Sander, D., Friese, M., Wiers, R., Farajzadeh, A., Luthy, C., Sarrazin, P., & Cheval, B. (2025). Anatomy of a Failure: Can a Cognitive-Bias Modification Intervention Improve Physical Activity in Patients Following a Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme? [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14937262
4. Fessler, L., & Cheval, B. (2024). Predicting Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors After Cardiac Rehabilitation: An Observational Study. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11064184
3. Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Sarrazin, P., & Cheval, B. (2024). Managing LimeSurvey Data Using R. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10634157
2. Cheval, B., Maltagliati, S., Fessler, L., Farajzadeh, A., Ben Abdallah, S., Vogt, F., Dubessy, M., Lacour, M., Miller, M. W., Sander, D., & Boisgontier, M. P. (2022). Automatic affective reactions to physical effort (eng) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6405782
1. Cheval, B., Fessler, L., Sarrazin, P., Smeding, A., Maltagliati, S., & Boisgontier, M. (2021). All's well that ends well: an early-phase study testing lower end-session exercise intensity to promote physical activity in patients with Parkinson's disease [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4742001
10.5. Study Preregistrations
5. Fessler, L., Guérin, S. M. R., & Delevoye-Turrell, Y. N. (2026). Effect of Traffic Separation and Nature Integration on Affect and Cerebral Oxygenation During Active Transport: An Immersive Virtual Reality and Multi-Study Design. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18403839. [Registered Report]
4. Fessler, L., Igloi, K., Karageorghis, C. I., Hutchinson, J. C., Tessitore, E., Luthy, C., Sarrazin, P., & Cheval, B. (2025). Effect of Differentiated Music Exposure on Exercise-Related Affect Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Inpatients: A Pre-Registration of the MUSICare Project. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14872097
3. Karageorghis, C. I., Guérin, S. M. R., Fessler, L., Howard, L. W., Schiphof-Godart, L., Silva, P. J., Samwell-Nash, K. G., Blacio Zambrano, U., Collins, Z. R. E., & Bonsu, N. D. (2024). Re-examining Psychological and Psychophysiological Effects of Respite–Active Music in HIIT (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13908678
2. Karageorghis, C. I., Guérin, S. M. R., Fessler, L., Howard, L. W., Pinto, C., Ojuri, O., Kuan, J., & Samwell-Nash, K. G. (2024). Psychological and Psychophysiological Effects of Respite–Active Music in HIIT (1.3). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10794497
1. Fessler, L., Sivaramakrishnan, H., Ntoumanis., N., Maltagliati, S., Gucciardi, D., Sarrazin, P., Cheval, B. Effects of interventions targeting affective mechanisms on physical activity behaviors in people with chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022354104
10.6. Acknowledged Contributions
1. Gigliotti, M.F., Lauret, D. & Delevoye-Turrell, Y.N. The sonic energy of background music impacts cognitive performances: a behavioral and physiological investigation. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 10, 80 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-025-00676-9.
Contribution: Writing– review & editing.
10.7. Refereed Chapter
1. Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Cheval, B. et Sarrazin, P. (2024). Chapter 9. Engaging in Regular Physical Activity: The Role of Positive Affective Experiences. In In Martin-Krumm, C. and Tarquinio, C. (eds.), Positive Psychology of Physical and Sports Activities: Body, Mental Health and Well-being, 202-219. Dunod. https://doi.org/10.3917/dunod.marti.2024.01.0202.
Contribution: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing—original draft.
10.9. Non-Refereed Reports
2. Moyon, L., Fessler, L., Pauline, C., Devrièse-Sence, A., Hello, D., Ginoux, C., Leclerc, E., & Meras Serrano, H. (2025). Guide des Jeunes Chercheur·euses en APS : du doctorat à l'insertion professionnelle. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17338843
1. Association Nationale des Etudiants en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives. Guide du Doctorat “De l’orientation à la réalisation d’un projet doctoral”. https://anestaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Guide-du-doctorat-De-lorientation-a-la-realisation-dun-projet-doctoral.pdf
11. KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION / MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES
11.1. Summary – Career Numbers
Invited Talks....................................................................... 13
Refereed Conference Presentations.................................... 7
Broadcast Media................................................................... 6
Text Media............................................................................ 7
11.2. Invited Talks:
International
13. Fessler, L. Physical activity and chronic diseases: the role of affective mechanisms. Therapists' Day, Quadrimed Clinic, Cran Montana, Switzerland, 2023.
12. Fessler, L. Physical activity and chronic diseases: is running after your health the right strategy? Medical teaching in the Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland, 2023.
11. Fessler, L. The role, importance and modulation of the motivational processes involved in health behaviour. Medical teaching in the Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland, 2022.
National
10. Fessler, L. Faciliter l'adhésion à un style de vie actif chez les personnes atteintes de maladies cardiovasculaires : déterminants affectifs et motivationnels, Entretiens de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Montpellier, France, 2026.
9. Fessler, L. Réponses affectives à l’activité physique, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France, 2026.
8. Fessler, L. Interventions musicales en activités physiques, University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France, 2026.
7. Fessler, L. Physical activity and health: the role of affective experiences. Webinar for a physical activity association (Santé Sport Sud Manche). France, 2026.
6. Fessler, L. Physical activity and health: the role of affective experiences. Seminar for the “Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity” day. Le Mans, France, 2026.
5. Fessler, L. Facilitating the transition to an active lifestyle: The role of affective mechanisms. Team Seminar, SCALab, Lille, France, 2025.
4. Fessler, L., Mazéas, A., Maltagliati, S. The perspectives of digital means for sport and exercise psychology interventions. Symposium “Promoting physical activity through digital interventions”. Grenoble, France, 2023.
3. Fessler, L. Positive affective experiences and adapted physical activity: a practical guide. Regional day for sports and health centres in Pays de la Loire, France, 2023.
2. Fessler, L. Understanding the role of emotions in physical activity behaviour. “Emotions at the heart of practice”, Institute of Sports Therapy, Grenoble, France, 2022.
1. Fessler, L. Physical activity and chronic diseases: is running after your health the right strategy? Month of Sport, Grenoble Alps University Hospital, France, 2022.
11.3. Refereed Conference Presentations (mentored trainees are underlined)
7. Fessler, L., Guérin, M.R.S., Delevoye-Turrell, Y.N. Effect of Urban Design and Natural Environment on Affect, Perceived Exertion and Cerebral Oxygenation During Active Transport: An Immersive Virtual Reality and Multi-Study Design. Association des Chercheurs en Activités Physiques et Sportives (ACAPS), Poitiers, France, 2025.
6. Fessler, L., Sarrazin, P., Cheval, B. Ending on a High Note: Cheval, B. Predicting Daily Physical Activity in People with Chronic Diseases from Affective Responses During an Exercise Session: Spillover or Confounding Effect? European Federation of Sport and Physical Activity Psychology (FEPSAC), Innsbruck, Autriche, 2024
5. Fessler, L., Sarrazin, P., Cheval, B. Measuring and Predicting Physical Activity in People with Chronic Diseases: The Role of Exercise-Related Affective Responses and Perceived Exertion. International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Rennes, France, 2024.
4. Fessler, L., Tessitore, E., Craviari, C., Hanna, E., Sarrazin, P., S., Meyer, P., Luthy, C., Cheval, B. Predicting physical activity and sedentary behavior during and after multidisciplinary and cardiac rehabilitation: An observational study. Association des Chercheurs en Activités Physiques et Sportives (ACAPS), Reims, France, 2023.
3. Craviari, C. Fessler, L., Luthy, C., Tessitore, E., Meyer, P., Hanna, E., Cheval, B. Valutare e predire l’attività fisica e i comportamenti sedentari durante e dopo la riabilitazione cardiaca multidisciplinare: studio osservazionale. National Congress of the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine (FMSI), Roma, Italy, 2023.
2. Craviari, C., Fessler, L., Maltagliati, S., Sieber, S., Cullati, S., Tessitore, E., Luthy, C., Hanna, E., Meyer, P., Orsholits, D., Sarrazin, P. Cheval, B. Physical activity matters for everyone’s health, but individuals with multimorbidity benefit more. National Congress of the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine (FMSI), Roma, Italy, 2023.
1. Fessler, L., Sarrazin, P., Fickh, A., Maltagliati, S., Cullati, S., Sander, D., Friese, M., Wiers, R., Boisgontier, M.P., Courvoisier, D., Luthy, C., Cheval, B. Improving physical activity in patients through approach-tendencies training: The randomized controlled IMPACTtrial. European Federation of Sport and Physical Activity Psychology (FEPSAC), Padova, Italy, 2022.
11.4. Interviews & Media
Broadcast Media
Interviewee
13. Le pouvoir de l’affect : aimer pour s’adhérer à l’activité physique. Interviewee: Layan Fessler. Interviewer: BeDietOnic. Nourris ta Santé. Spotify, 2025.
Interviewer
12. Quelles est la place des femmes dans la recherche en STAPS ? Interviewees: Camille Muller, Claire Perrin. Interviewers: Layan Fessler, Lisa Moyon. ACAPS Webinar, 2025.
11. Quels sont les mythes autour de la recherche en France et à l’étranger, et sont-ils avérés ? Interviewee: Charles-Etienne Benoit. Interviewers: Layan Fessler, Lisa Moyon. ACAPS Webinar, 2025.
10. Pourquoi et comment s’insérer dans la recherche hors-académique ? Interviewees: Cindy Richard, Chloé Leprince. Interviewers: Layan Fessler, Lisa Moyon. ACAPS Webinar, 2025.
9. Comment préparer sa candidature pour un poste de Maître·sse de Conférences ? Interviewees: Raphael Zory, Silvio Matlagliati. Interviewers: Layan Fessler, Lisa Moyon. ACAPS Webinar, 2025.
8. Rôle du noyau sous-thalamique dans la décision et la confiance. Interviewee: Audrey Kist. Interviewer: Layan Fessler. CerCoG-CAST. YouTube, 2023.
Text Media
7. Fessler L., Moyon, L. Le coin du réseau jeune chercheurs. Newsletter de l’ACAPS, France, 2025.
6. Fessler L., Moyon, L. Le coin du réseau jeune chercheurs. Newsletter de l’ACAPS, France, 2023.
5. Maltagliati, S., Cheval, B., Fessler, L., Le Breton, M., Sarrazin, P. Pourquoi mettre en avant ses bénéfices pour la santé ne suffit pas à promouvoir une activité physique régulière. In Bulletin Infirmier du Cancer, 2023; (4) EchoSciences Grenoble, 2023; (3) Sud-Ouest France, 2022; (2) OnePlanet, 2022; (1) The Conversation, 2022.