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School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Our research students

Our research students are undertaking a postgraduate research degree under the supervision of at least one of our academics.

During their time in the School they also have the opportunity to take up paid roles as Graduate Laboratory Assistants, helping them gain teaching experience in a higher education environment.

Graduate Laboratory Assistants (GLAs)

Manali Akre
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Physiotherapy, Neurosciences, Transcranial magnetic stimulator, Sports rehabilitation Research interests: Adaptation in corticospinal and spinal neuromuscular function in physically active male and female adults after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis with novel quantitative synthesis of study methodologies and findings.; The Effect of Rhythmic Auditory Cueing on Functional Gait Performance in Parkinson's Disease.; Effect of Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) BIG Exercises on Functional Gait Performance of Parkinson’s Disease Patients; COMPARISON OF STATIC BALANCE IN MALE FOOTBALL AND GYMNASTIC PLAYERS BY USING BALANCE ERROR SCORING SYSTEM
James Black
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kurtis Cusimano
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Fawei Deng
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Knee pain; Physiotherapy
Henry Edgington
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Samantha Jover
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Nature and wellbeing; Nature Based Interventions
Mahbi Razavi
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Gait Analysis; Body Centre of Mass and Balance ; Circadian Rythm, Time of the day, Dynamic Stability and Biomechanics of Walking Research interests: The Effect of Hypoxia on Energy Expenditure and Substrate Utilization Following High-Intensity Interval Training (Msc Dissertation); What Prognostic Indicators andTreatment Mechanisms Exist forEfficacious Treatments in PeopleWith Patellofemoral Pain? ASecondary Meta-regressionWith an Updated Search; The Morning-Evening Variation of Dynamic Balance under Dual Cognitive Task in Morning-Type Elderly Women (Published in Farsi); The effect of 8 weeks deep-aquatic exercises on static balance and lower body strength among elderly men; Evaluation of dynamic stability and kinematic parameters in walking of the nurses working in day and night shifts
Ellie Rossiter
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ana Sarmiento Perez
Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: COM-B Theory; Menopause; Healthy Ageing; Walking sports
Bethany Thompson
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Huaizhi Zhang
Graduate Laboratory Assistant, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Research students

Thomas Adams
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Manali Akre
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Physiotherapy, Neurosciences, Transcranial magnetic stimulator, Sports rehabilitation Research interests: Adaptation in corticospinal and spinal neuromuscular function in physically active male and female adults after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis with novel quantitative synthesis of study methodologies and findings.; The Effect of Rhythmic Auditory Cueing on Functional Gait Performance in Parkinson's Disease.; Effect of Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) BIG Exercises on Functional Gait Performance of Parkinson’s Disease Patients; COMPARISON OF STATIC BALANCE IN MALE FOOTBALL AND GYMNASTIC PLAYERS BY USING BALANCE ERROR SCORING SYSTEM
Yasser Alanezi
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Mariam Alnuwaiser
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Daniel Ayling
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Joseph Barker
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sebastian Biggins
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
James Black
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Thomas Brazier
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sean Burke
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Mark Burrell
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Kurtis Cusimano
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Michael Davies
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Fawei Deng
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Knee pain; Physiotherapy
Adiele Dube
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Healthy Ageing; Non-Communicable Disease; Exercise is Medicine Research interests: Impact of Traditional Dance and Games on Cardiovascular Health; Hypohydration and Fluid Balance vs Athlete's cognitive performance; HIIT, Intermittent Fasting effects vs cardiometabolic biomarkers in people with T2D; Musculoskeletal Injuries in Swimming; Exercise-Heat Stress, Hyperthermia, Dehydration and Fatigue Effects on Cognitive Performance; Physical Activity among University students; Obesity vs Purchasing habbits in schools; HIV and Experiences Regarding the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, Option B+ Program; Professional Membership
Henry Edgington
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Emily Finch
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Conrad Fletcher
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Behnam Gholami
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sarah Golding
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Value of First Contact Physiotherapy in early recognition of Rheumatological disorders
Charlotte Gowers
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Aiden Griggs
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Jamie Harding
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Harry Harwood
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Philip Hillson
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ian Holland-Coulton
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Constance Janes
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Samantha Jover
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Nature and wellbeing; Nature Based Interventions
Edward Kirby
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Caroline Lindsay
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Daniel McPartlan
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Deborah Miles
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Joseph Olivelle
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Richard Penney
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Alex Porter
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Mahbi Razavi
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: Gait Analysis; Body Centre of Mass and Balance ; Circadian Rythm, Time of the day, Dynamic Stability and Biomechanics of Walking Research interests: The Effect of Hypoxia on Energy Expenditure and Substrate Utilization Following High-Intensity Interval Training (Msc Dissertation); What Prognostic Indicators andTreatment Mechanisms Exist forEfficacious Treatments in PeopleWith Patellofemoral Pain? ASecondary Meta-regressionWith an Updated Search; The Morning-Evening Variation of Dynamic Balance under Dual Cognitive Task in Morning-Type Elderly Women (Published in Farsi); The effect of 8 weeks deep-aquatic exercises on static balance and lower body strength among elderly men; Evaluation of dynamic stability and kinematic parameters in walking of the nurses working in day and night shifts
Rachel Rheam
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: ACL injury prevention
James Roberts
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Peter Robinson
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Jonathan Rothery
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ana Sarmiento Perez
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Ask me about: COM-B Theory; Menopause; Healthy Ageing; Walking sports
Albie Sayer
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Alicia Taylor
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Jenson Taylor
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Uma Thangavelu
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Bethany Thompson
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Lyndsey Townsend
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Nasir Uddin
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Research interests: Exercise neurophysiology; Fluid balance; Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Leeza Voyevoda
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Sean White
Postgraduate Research Student, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
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