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School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Our academic staff

Along with carrying out research on their specialist areas, our academics teach a range of modules across our undergraduate and masters degrees, and supervise our research students undertaking PhDs, MPhils, and MSDs.

Head of Department

Professor Nelson Cortes

Head of School - Professor (R), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Biofeedback for Knee Osteoarthritis; Autonomy of Feedback Frequency

Academic members of staff

Dr Zainab Altai
Research Fellow (IPHW), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Jo Barton
Reader, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sebastian Biggins
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Aleksandra Birn-Jeffery
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Biomechanics; Neuromechanics
Dr Andrew Brinkley
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Physical Activity and Health
Dr Henry Chung
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: The effects of E-sport and gaming on health
Dr Nicholas Clark
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Knee and ankle post-trauma osteoarthritis control; Knee and ankle injury control in games players; Sensorimotor control of functional joint stability in male and female games players; Sex differences in sensorimotor control of joint stability and lower limb injury predisposition; Brain neuroplasticity after knee and ankle injury; Hip, knee, ankle primary (ageing-associated) osteoarthritis; Injury control and human performance optimisation in the tactical athlete
Jacalyn Clarke
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Academic entry criteria and resulting attrition from Physiotherapy programmes; Transition from student physiotherapist to graduate physiotherapist; Students as exercise buddies for patients with long term conditions; Physiotherapy teaching of Aerosol Generating procedures in HEIs during COVID19
Professor Nelson Cortes
Head of School - Professor (R), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Biofeedback for Knee Osteoarthritis; Autonomy of Feedback Frequency
Dr Emily Cushion
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Izzie Easton
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Joanne Etherton
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Paul Freeman
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Katrina Gemal
Practice Educator, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Robynne Gilchrist
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sarah Golding
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kerry Hardy
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Alice Harkness-Armstrong
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Louis Howe
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Sue Innes
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: The use of musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging in physiotherapy, professional application of MSK ultrasound imaging, optimising engagement with activity, the impact of therapeutic interventions on exercise related musculoskeletal symptoms and the therapeutic alliance.
Professor Jo Jackson
Professor, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Learning and teaching; Professional healthcare education; Pilates and physiotherapy in womens health; Gait and ageing
Dr Benjamin Jones
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Catherine Kerr
Reader, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Caroline Kerry
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sarah-Jane King
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Tracy Lewis
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Bernard Liew
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Low back pain, Osteoarthritis, Musculoskeletal pain, Joint replacement, Biomechanics, Motor control, Pain neurophysiology, Psychological factors of pain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine/deep learning, Markerless motion capture, Wearable sensors.
Dr Benedict Low
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Adrian Mallows
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Tendinopathy; Psychosocial influences on outcomes; Client / Therapist interaction
Jay Matthams
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Christopher McManus
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Sports Performance; Physiological Assessment Tools; Dietary interventions; Asylum seeker and migrant populations: Physical activity interventions; Blood flow restriction training
Professor Dominic Micklewright
Dean of Undergraduate Education - Professor (R), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Deborah Miles
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Jason Moran
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Interoception and Exercise in Adolescent Girls; Mind Body Exercise and Community Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
Dr Callum Morgan
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kelly Murray
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Philip Nardone
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Bradley Neal
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Epidemiology of Patellofemoral Pain; Mechanisms of Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain
Luke Olsson
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kelly Peters
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kate Pittaccio
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Barry Pryer
Dean of Post Graduate Taught Education and Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Simon Quick
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Developing coach education and coaching practice in Ice Hockey; The ethics of sport coaching
James Roberts
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Mike Rogerson
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Professor Gavin Sandercock
Professor, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Patrick Schoenmakers
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Brandon Shaw
Reader (R), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Mind Body Exercise and Community Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
Dr Ina Shaw
Reader (R), School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Mind Body Exercise and Community Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
Anthony Smith
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Jamie Tallent
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Matthew Taylor
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Nasir Uddin
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Exercise neurophysiology; Fluid balance; Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Dr Sally Waterworth
Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Carly Wood
Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Research members of staff

Kurtis Cusimano
Research Officer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research Officer., School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Fatemeh Farhadi
Senior Research Officer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Richard Penney
Research Officer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Jenson Taylor
Research Officer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Claire Wicks
Senior Research Officer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Emeritus Professors

Professor Christopher Cooper
Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences
Emeritus Professor, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Professor Martin Sellens
Emeritus Professor, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Effects of exercise on the immune response, and on renal and cognitive function.; Metabolic substrate utilisation during endurance exercise.; Green exercise
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