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Dr Sally Waterworth

Lecturer
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Dr Sally Waterworth

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Biography

Sally joined the University of Essex in 2019. She graduated as a Sports Therapist in 2001 and has since spent time in academia, sport and clinical practice in the UK and in South Africa. She completed her PhD in Human Movement Science at the University of Pretoria in 2014 and an MSc in Sports Nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University in 2019. She is a member of the Society of Sports Therapists, Sport and Exercise Nutrition register and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. Research interests include training and nutrition for endurance sports (with a particular focus on iron-distance triathlon masters athletes) and physical activity and health.

Qualifications

  • PhD Human Movement Science University of Pretoria, (2014)

  • MSc Sports Nutrition Liverpool John Moores University, (2019)

  • BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy University of North London, (2001)

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Lecturer in Sports Therapy, University of Essex, University of Essex (2019 - present)

Other academic

  • External Examiner, University of Wales Trinity St David (2020 - present)

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Professional Skills and Development 1 (SE101)

  • Sport and Exercise Psychology (SE104)

  • Anatomy and Physiology for Sport (SE111)

  • Professional Skills 2 (SE201)

  • Evaluation of Sports and Exercise Injuries (SE218)

  • Manual Therapy (SE228)

  • Research Methods in Sport and Exercise (SE230)

  • Research Project (SE309)

  • Applied Sports Therapy (SE315)

  • Research Project (SE318)

  • Sports Therapy Placement (SE321)

  • Further Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health (SE738)

  • Sports Therapy Treatments (SE770)

  • Sports Therapy Placement (SE775)

  • Research Project (SE777)

  • Research Project (SE740)

Previous supervision

Jasmine Melinda Vincent
Jasmine Melinda Vincent
Thesis title: Physical and Mental Health of University Athletes with and Without Type 1 Diabetes.
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Medicine
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 8/7/2024
Charlotte Rose Gowers
Charlotte Rose Gowers
Thesis title: An Investigation of Energy Availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport in an Athletic Population.
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Science
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 19/1/2023

Publications

Journal articles (16)

McManus, C., Butson, J., Rogerson, M., Waterworth, S., Jones, B., Cooper, C. and Sandercock, G., (2024). The influence of full leg-length compression tights during treadmill running at race speed. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 19 (1), 401-409

Rogerson, M., Knight, D., Scherer, R., Jones, B., McManus, C., Waterworth, S., Murray, K. and Hope, E., (2024). Meta-analysis of the effects of VAR on goals scored and home advantage in football. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Evans, DW., Mear, E., Neal, BS., Waterworth, S. and Liew, BXW., (2024). Words matter: Effects of instructional cues on pressure pain threshold values in healthy people. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 73, 103150-103150

Chung, HC., Keiller, DR., Waterworth, SP., McManus, CJ., Roberts, JD. and Gordon, DA., (2024). Genotypic Variations Associated with Changes in Body Mass in Response to Endurance Training. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1-11

Ross, M., Wilson, M., Reed, K., Waterworth, S. and McManus, C., (2023). Acute Consumption of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract Has No Effect on Cycling Performance in Normobaric Hypoxia with Trained Cyclists. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. 6 (1)

Butson, J., McManus, C., Waterworth, S., Cooper, C. and Jones, B., (2023). Application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in the physiological assessment of sprint triathlon. Asian Exercise and Sport Science Journal. 7 (1), 64-71

Chung, H., Waterworth, S., Shaw, I., McManus, C. and Shaw, B., (2023). Genetics and exercise health in strength training: A brief overview and commentary. Global Research Journal. 2 (2)

Black, C., Mallows, A., Waterworth, S., Freeman, P., Hope, E. and Liew, BXW., (2023). A cross-sectional investigation of back pain beliefs and fear in physiotherapy and sport undergraduate students.. PLoS One. 18 (4), e0284754-e0284754

Jones, B., Waterworth, S., Tallent, J., Rogerson, M., Morton, C., Moran, J., Southall-Edwards, R., Cooper, C. and McManus, C., (2023). Influence of cold-water immersion on lower limb muscle oxygen consumption, as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy.. Journal of Athletic Training. 59 (3), 317-324

Waterworth, S., Kerr, C., McManus, C., Chung, H., Shaw, B., Shaw, I. and Sandercock, G., (2023). Four-year longitudinal associations of physical activity, waist circumference, and blood pressure in UK adolescents.. Pediatric Research. 95 (3), 736-743

Waterworth, S., Kerr, C., McManus, C., Costello, R. and Sandercock, GRH., (2022). Obese individuals do not underreport dietary intake to a greater extent than nonobese individuals when data are allometrically-scaled. American Journal of Human Biology. 34 (7), e23743-

Shaw, BS., Lloyd, R., Da Silva, M., Coetzee, D., Moran, J., Waterworth, SPW., Mathunjwa, ML. and Shaw, I., (2022). German volume training for health promotion: Acute vasopressor, pulmonary and metabolic responses.. Frontiers in Physiology. 13, 1025017-

Waterworth, S., Costello, R., Pryer, B., Lewis, T. and Kerr, C., (2022). Sports Therapists' Perceptions and Experiences of Graduate Employment. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 29 (6), 1-10

Kerr, CJ., Waterworth, SP., Brodie, D., Sandercock, GRH. and Ingle, L., (2021). The associations between physical activity intensity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 36 (12), 3508-3514

Waterworth, S., Spencer, CC., Porter, AL. and Morton, JP., (2020). Perception of carbohydrate availability augments high-intensity intermittent exercise capacity under sleep-low train low conditions. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 30 (2), 105-111

Waterworth, S., (2019). Nutrition for Iron-Distance Triathletes. Professional Strength and Conditioning. 55, 31-42

Conferences (1)

Adams, T., Waterworth, S., Lowry, R., Lewis, T., Datson, N. and Harkness-Armstrong, A., Physical characteristics of youth female football players during training

Grants and funding

2024

The validation of a novel epigenetic clock using a salivatory DNA methylation test within humans.

[UOE_BIAA] University of Essex (BBSRC IAA)

Validation of saliva DNA test kits for personalised exercise and nutritional advice based on genotypes: A feasibility study

[UOE_BIAA] University of Essex (BBSRC IAA)

2022

A novel treatment for sleep apnoea - taking back control for a better life

University of Essex (ESRC IAA)

Contact

s.p.waterworth@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 874986

Location:

ESA.3.13, Colchester Campus

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