Our people
In this section you will find contact details and information regarding all members of staff affiliated with Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.
The School's Leadership Team
- Acting Dean of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences: Professor Lauren Sherar
- Associate Dean (ҹɫֱ²¥app and Innovation): Professor Fehmidah Munir
- Associate Dean (ҹɫֱ²¥app and Innovation): Professor Paula Griffiths
- Associate Dean (Education and Student Experience): tbc
- Sub Dean (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion): Professor Daniel Rhind
- Sub Dean (Sporting Excellence and Opportunity): Professor Chris Cushion
- Sub Dean (Sporting Excellence and Opportunity): Professor Vicky Tolfrey
- Head of Operations: Ruth Casey
- Education and Student Experience Manager: Kate Everest
You can search for academic and research or support staff by first or last name, job title or area of research.
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Professor Lauren SherarPronouns: She/herActing Dean of School ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Jarred Acton
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Dr Elizabeth Akam
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Dr Sam Allen
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Kat Allott
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Dr Michael AnagnostouPronouns: He/himUniversity Teacher in Sport Management & Quantitative ҹɫֱ²¥app Methods ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Dawn-Marie Armstrong
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Dr Soukaina Bahsoun
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Dr Stephen Bailey
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Professor Alan Bairner
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Dr Thomas Balshaw
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Dr Jamie Barker
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Dr Laura Barrett
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Donald BarronPronouns: He/himApplied Performance Analysis Lead ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Dr Asya Barutcu
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Professor Lettie BishopPronouns: She/herProfessor of Exercise Immunology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Glen Blenkinsop
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Professor Barry BoginPronouns: He/himEmeritus Professor of Biological Anthropology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Steven BradburyPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Sport, Equality and Diversity ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Karl Brennan
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Dr Katherine Brooke-WavellPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Human Biology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Mark BurnleyPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Tom Cable
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Professor Lorraine CalePronouns: She/herProfessor in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Ash CaseyPronouns: He/himProfessor of Physical Education & Pedagogy ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Rouwen Cañal Bruland
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Dr Kerry ChaplinPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Musculoskeletal Bioengineering ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Bryna ChrismasPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Katie ClarksonPronouns: She/herPostgraduate Teaching Assistant in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Stacy ClemesPronouns: She/herProfessor of Active Living & Public Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Tom CliffordPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Physiology and Nutrition ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Janine CoatesPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Qualitative ҹɫֱ²¥app Methods ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Ed Cope
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Dr Silvia Costa
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Val CraftPronouns: She/herPostgraduate Teaching Assistant (Strength & Conditioning) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Professor Chris Cushion
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Professor Amanda Daley
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Dr Estelle Damant
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Dr Owen DaviesPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Molecular & Regenerative Biomedicine ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Colin DealPronouns: He/himDean’s Associate Fellow in Sport Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Adam DickinsonPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Translation ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Mark DoidgePronouns: He/himReader in Sociology of Sport ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Mathew DowlingPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Paul Downward
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Dr Hannah Fox DugdalePronouns: She/herLecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Dale EsligerPronouns: He/himReader in Digital Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Richard Ferguson
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Professor David Fletcher
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Suzanne FlintPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant in Physical Education and Youth Sport ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Jonathan Folland
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Martin Foster
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Dr Sabrina FurtadoPronouns: She/herDean's Associate Fellow in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Borja GarcÃa GarcÃaPronouns: He/himReader in Sport Policy and Governance ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Antonis Giannopoulos
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Professor Richard GiulianottiPronouns: He/himUNESCO Chair in Sport, Physical Activity and Education for Development ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Kajal GokalPronouns: She/herSenior ҹɫֱ²¥app Associate (Behavioural Medicine) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Henrietta GrahamPronouns: She/herVice-Chancellor Independent ҹɫֱ²¥app Fellow ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Scott GrettonPronouns: He/himStudent Support Team Manager (Undergraduate Psychology and Biosciences Programmes)
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Dr Michael J Grey
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Professor Paula GriffithsPronouns: She/herProfessor of Population Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Jennie HancoxPronouns: She/herLecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Emily Hansell
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Professor Rebecca HardyPronouns: She/herProfessor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Natasha HaresPronouns: She/herPostgraduate Teaching Assistant (Clinical Exercise Physiology) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Conrad HarphamPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate - Health Behaviour Interventions for Remote Workers ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Iuliana Hartescu
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Dr Bill Haug
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Professor Emma HaycraftPronouns: She/herProfessor of Psychology and Public Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Liam Heaney
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Dr Michael Hiley
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Professor Eef HogervorstPronouns: She/herProfessor of Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Clare HolleyPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Oliver HooperPronouns: He/himLecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Laura Houldcroft
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Dr David John HunterPronouns: He/himUniversity Teacher in Human Genetics and Biochemistry ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Lewis James
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Dr Lynsey JamesPronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher – Anatomy, Nutrition and Physiology Practical Lead ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Dr Laura JenkinsPronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Will Johnson
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Dr Amy JonesPronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher (Clinical Exercise Physiology) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Isobelle KennedyPronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher in Sport Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Jamie Kenyon
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Ailish KingPronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr James KingPronouns: He/himReader in Clinical Exercise Science ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Mark KingPronouns: He/himProfessor of Sports Biomechanics ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Dr Andrew KingsnorthPronouns: He/himLecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Florence KinnafickPronouns: She/herReader in Physical Activity and Mental Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Natasha KirkPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant in Rehabilitation Sciences ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Ola Krukowska-BurkePronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Sam LeePronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant ('Snacktivity') ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Christof LeichtPronouns: He/himReader in Exercise, Health, and Rehabilitation ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Paul LesterPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Active & Healthy Living ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Mark Lewis
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Dr Danny LongmanPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Physiology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Claire Madigan
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Dr David MaidmentPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Dominic MalcolmPronouns: He/himProfessor of Sociology of Sport ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society, Sport performance
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Dr Oonagh Markey
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Dr Neil MartinPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Cellular & Molecular Biology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Carolynne MasonPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Sport and Social Justice ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Sarabjit Mastana
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Professor Hilary McDermottPronouns: She/herProfessor of Psychology Education ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Stephen Mears
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Thomas MillerPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant in Wheelchair Tennis and Grass Courts ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Dr Susana Monserrat-Revillo
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Dr Mhairi MorrisPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Biochemistry ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Fehmidah MunirPronouns: She/herProfessor of Health Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Hayley Musson
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Dr Roger NewportPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Yasmin NwoforPronouns: She/herPostgraduate Teaching Assistant (Biosciences) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Thomas O'BrienPronouns: He/himLecturer in Applied Disability and Para Sport ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr David O'ByrnePronouns: He/himUniversity Teacher in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Emma O'Donnell
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José Rui Oliveira RodriguesPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Musculoskeletal Cell Biology and Exercise Modelling
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Dr Hibbah Araba Osei-KwasiPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Nutrition & Public Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Nicola PainePronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Anthony Papathomas
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Dr Natalie PearsonPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Nicholas S Peirce MBEPronouns: He/himHonorary Clinical Professor in Sport and Exercise Medicine ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Emily Petherick
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Dr Joe Piggin
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Dr Carolyn PlateauPronouns: She/herReader in Applied Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Verity PostlethwaitePronouns: She/herVice-Chancellor Independent ҹɫֱ²¥app Fellow ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Erin PriorPronouns: She/herPostgraduate University Teacher (Psychology) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Emma PullenPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Harjot PunniPronouns: She/herPostgraduate Teaching Assistant (Physiology and Nutrition) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Doyoung PyunPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Sport Marketing and Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Monisha RavikumarPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Health and Behaviour Change ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Olivia RayPronouns: She/herTechnical Tutor in Biomechanics ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Kirsty ReynoldsPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant in Sports Nutrition and Water Balance ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Professor Daniel RhindPronouns: He/himProfessor of Sport Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Thomas RietveldPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Wheeled Sports and Technology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Matthew RobertsPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate (Exercise, Inflammation and Chronic Disease) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Emily RoushamPronouns: She/herProfessor of Global Public Health ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Samantha RowlandPronouns: She/herLecturer in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Luke SagePronouns: He/himUniversity Teacher in Psychology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr James SandersPronouns: He/himSenior ҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Digital Health for Lifestyle Medicine ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Paul SandersonPronouns: He/himSenior Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Rachel SandfordPronouns: She/herReader in Physical Education, Youth and Social Justice ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Mohsen SayyahPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate (SHIFT) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Florence SheenPronouns: She/herVice-Chancellor Independent ҹɫֱ²¥app Fellow ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Alice Sinclair
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Dr Jakob Å karabot
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Dr Katelynn SladePronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Associate - Behaviour Change in Older Adults ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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George SpencerPronouns: He/himTechnical Officer in Digital Performance, Health and Behaviour Measurement
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Dr Christopher Spray
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Alison StanleyPronouns: She/herLeicester BRC Lifestyle Theme ҹɫֱ²¥app Administrator & Patient, Public Involvement Engagement Lead
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Professor David StenselPronouns: He/himProfessor of Exercise Metabolism ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Karl Steptoe
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Dr Clare Stevinson
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Dr Julie Stirrup
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Dr Minhyeok TakPronouns: He/himLecturer in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Dr Ian TaylorPronouns: He/himReader in Motivation Science ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Alice ThackrayPronouns: She/herSenior ҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Exercise Metabolism ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Chris TheobaldPronouns: He/himStudent Support Team Manager for Undergraduate Sport and Teacher Education programmes
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Millen James TheophilusPronouns: He/himMSCA Network Fellow (Doctoral Candidate) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Haydn ThomasonPronouns: He/himPostgraduate Teaching Assistant in Physiology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Alex Thurston
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Dr Yvanna TodorovaPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Public Health Evaluations ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Keith TolfreyPronouns: He/himReader in Paediatric Exercise Physiology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Professor Vicky TolfreyPronouns: She/herProfessor of Applied Disability and Para Sport ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport, Business and Society, Sport performance
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Dr Veronica Varela-Mato
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Dr Inês Varela-SilvaPronouns: she/her/elaSenior Lecturer in Human Biology ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Kevin WallbankPronouns: He/himPostgraduate Teaching Assistant (Biomechanics) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport performance
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Caron WalpolePronouns: She/herUniversity Teacher in Sport Management ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society, Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Jack Walton
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Dr Sam WestPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant in Digital Storytelling ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society
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Professor Patrick Wheeler
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Dr Thom Wilcockson
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Dr Soraya WilliamsPronouns: She/herҹɫֱ²¥app Associate in Extracellular Vesicles for Regenerative Aesthetics ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Scott WillisPronouns: He/himҹɫֱ²¥app Associate (Exercise, Diet and Obesity-related Chronic Disease) ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing
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Dr Gareth Wiltshire
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Dr Samantha L WinterPronouns: She/herSenior Lecturer ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Lifestyle for health and wellbeing, Sport performance
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Dr Gemma Witcomb
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Dr Serhat YilmazPronouns: He/himSenior Lecturer in Sports Law ҹɫֱ²¥app areas: Sport, Business and Society