
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Biochemistry
Dr Sarah Aldred describes herself as a skilled, enthusiastic and resourceful scientist. She is an expert in the field of oxidative stress, and has been researching chronic diseases of ageing associated with oxidative stress for more than 10 years.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7284
Email s.aldred.1@bham.ac.uk

Teaching and Research Fellow
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Paul was born and still lives in Coventry. His undergraduate degree in Sport Studies was completed at De Montfort University and he subsequently gained a PhD on the origins of perfectionism in junior athletes. Whilst completing his PhD, Paul was a lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Bedfordshire. He then joined the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 4142517
Email p.appleton@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8828
Email g.m.balanos@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Andy Blannin is a lecturer in exercise metabolism and has enjoyed working in the school of Sport and Exercise Sciences since 1996. In that time he has published over 50 research articles and examined 23 PhDs.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7353
Email a.k.blannin@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Exercise and Behavioural Immunology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Jos Bosch is a biopsychologist with an expertise in Health Psychology, Psychophysiology and Psychoneuroimmunology; a field that studies the interactions between psychological, neuro-endocrine and immunological processes. His work involves both experimental research and epidemiological studies in healthy and clinical populations. Dr Jos Bosch is also associate editor of Health Psychology.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8105
Email j.a.bosch@bham.ac.uk
Doctoral Researcher
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
PhD Title: Mechanisms of obesity-associated insulin resistance
Supervisors: Professor Anton Wagenmakers and Dr Chris Shaw
Helen is a Doctoral Researcher in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on glucose transport proteins in skeletal muscle cells of insulin ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8742
Email heb905@bham.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8104
Email v.e.burns@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Applied Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Professor Carroll has an international reputation in Behaviour Medicine. His research group contributed substantially to the success of the School in the last RAE exercise. The School was joint top in their subject area in the UK.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7240
Email carrolld@bham.ac.uk

ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Andrew is a postdoctoral research fellow who is currently conducting an ESRC funded research project to investigate whether neurofeedback training can expedite motor skill acquisition and promote optimal performance under competitive pressure.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4115
Email a.m.cooke@bham.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Jennifer Cumming is an expert in the imagery and observational learning use of athletes, exercisers, and dancers.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2877
Email j.cumming@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Professor Duda is internationally known for her expertise on motivational processes and determinants of adherence and optimal functioning in sport, exercise, and dance. She is an experienced mental skills consultant, working with athletes, coaches/instructors, and other performers at all levels. Joan is Director of a large multi-national EC-funded project which aims to promote quality ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2737
Email j.l.duda@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Hala Evans works in the field of children’s health, health & lifestyle and disability. She thinks critically and bridges the gaps between theories and practices.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8258
Email h.s.evans@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Lifestyle Physical Activity
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4133
Email f.f.eves@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr James Fisher is an Exercise Physiologist working in the field of human cardiovascular control. The focus of his laboratory is on the neural regulation of the heart and blood vessels in human health and disease.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8011
Email j.p.fisher@bham.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Motor Control
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Rob Gray’s work illuminates the dynamics of perception, cognition, and action in skilled performance. His work has the admirable quality of advancing perception-action theory while directly relating to applied problems. He brings real-world activities into the laboratory, where he rigorously investigates fundamental issues related to performance.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7239
Email r.gray.2@bham.ac.uk

Director of Research and Senior Lecturer in Motor Neuroscience
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Grey is a motor neuroscience physiologist with interests in cortical/spinal plasticity and neurorehabilitation. He uses non-invasive electrophysiology, transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging techniques to study human movement.
Telephone 0121 414 7242

Lecturer in Motor Control
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7253
Email m.hollands@bham.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Maria Kavussanu is one of the world’s experts on morality in sport. She has published extensively in this area and received funding for her research from the ESRC and The Nuffield Foundation.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4112
Email m.kavussanu@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Applied Physiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4125
Email m.d.lakie@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Motor Control and Learning
Dr François-Xavier Li is primarily interested in the control and optimisation of movement in a variety of contexts, populations and task.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4114
Email f.x.li@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Exercise and Sport Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Nikos Ntoumanis (pronounced "Doumanis") is interested in personal and contextual factors that optimise motivation and promote performance, psychological well-being and health-conducive behaviours in various physical activity settings (exercise, sport, physical education). His work is supported by funding from national and international research councils and charities and has ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7981
Email n.ntoumanis@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Applied Physiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6977
Email m.j.parkes@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Behavioural Medicine
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Anna C. Phillips is an internationally renowned researcher and Health Psychologist working in Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychophysiology. She has conducted award winning work on stress and vaccination response across the life course.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4398
Email a.c.phillips@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Eleanor Quested is a research fellow in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7674
Email e.j.quested@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Motor Control
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Raymond Reynolds has a wide range of interests within the field of human motor control. This includes vestibular control of balance, for which he has recently been awarded a BBSRC New Investigator grant to study the effect of age on vestibular reflexes.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4107
Email r.f.reynolds@bham.ac.uk

Professor in Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4275
Email c.m.ring@bham.ac.uk

Post-doctoral Research Fellow
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4128
Email c.s.shaw@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Exercise Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani examines factors related to physical activity, well-being and performance in the workplace, motivational predictors of exercise adoption and adherence, mechanisms of well-being change through physical activity, and the role of self-presentation to adaptive and maladaptive health behaviours across the lifespan.
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 5816
Email c.thogersen@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Biological Psychology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3379
Email veldhujj@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Dr Wallis draws on a diverse range of experiences and expertise, which includes academic and industrial scientist roles as well as practitioner experience with high performance athletes, to enable him to deliver leading edge research and education in the area of Sport and Health Nutrition.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4109
Email g.a.wallis@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Exercise Physiology
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4123
Email m.j.white@bham.ac.uk