People in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Academic and research staff.

Head of School

Professor Anton Wagenmakers

Professor Anton Wagenmakers

Professor of Exercise Biochemistry, Head of School

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4129

Email a.wagenmakers@bham.ac.uk

Academic staff

Dr Sarah Aldred

Dr Sarah Aldred

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

Dr Paul Appleton

Dr Paul Appleton

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

Dr George Balanos

Dr George Balanos

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8828

Email g.m.balanos@bham.ac.uk

Dr Andy Blannin

Dr Andy Blannin

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

Dr Jos Bosch

Dr Jos Bosch

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

Helen Bradley

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

Dr Victoria Burns

Dr Victoria Burns

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 Doug Carroll

Professor Doug Carroll

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

Dr Andrew Cooke

Dr Andrew Cooke

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

Dr Jennifer Cumming

Dr Jennifer Cumming

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 Joan Duda

Professor Joan Duda

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

Dr Hala Evans

Dr Hala Evans

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

Dr Frank Eves

Dr Frank Eves

Reader in Lifestyle Physical Activity

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4133

Email f.f.eves@bham.ac.uk

Dr James Fisher

Dr James Fisher

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

Dr Robert Gray

Dr Robert Gray

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

Dr Michael J. Grey

Dr Michael J. Grey

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

Dr Mark Hollands

Dr Mark Hollands

Lecturer in Motor Control

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7253

Email m.hollands@bham.ac.uk

Dr Maria Kavussanu

Dr Maria Kavussanu

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

Dr Martin Lakie

Dr Martin Lakie

Reader in Applied Physiology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4125

Email m.d.lakie@bham.ac.uk

Dr François-Xavier Li

Dr François-Xavier Li

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

Dr Nikos Ntoumanis

Dr Nikos Ntoumanis

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

Dr Mike Parkes

Senior Lecturer in Applied Physiology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6977

Email m.j.parkes@bham.ac.uk

Dr Anna Phillips

Dr Anna Phillips

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

Dr Eleanor Quested

Dr Eleanor Quested

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

Dr Raymond Reynolds

Dr Raymond Reynolds

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 Christopher Ring

Professor Christopher Ring

Professor in Psychology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4275

Email c.m.ring@bham.ac.uk

Dr Chris Shaw

Dr Chris Shaw

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4128

Email c.s.shaw@bham.ac.uk

Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani

Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani

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

Dr Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Dr Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Lecturer in Biological Psychology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3379

Email veldhujj@bham.ac.uk

Dr Gareth Wallis

Dr Gareth Wallis

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

Dr Mike White

Dr Mike White

Reader in Exercise Physiology

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4123

Email m.j.white@bham.ac.uk