Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Podcast

Dr Ali Bowes is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Nottingham Trent University . Ali primarily researches the sociocultural dimensions in elite women’s sport and is the co-editor of two books: The Professionalisation of Women’s Sport and Women’s Football in a Global, Professional Era . Ali has published 40 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters , focusing mainly on qualitative methodol...

Kerry McGawley is a professor in sports science at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre , part of Mid Sweden University . She is also the senior manager of the female athlete programme at Orreco (Fitrwoman). Kerry is passionate about supporting and developing women in sport and much of her research is conducted in collaboration with national and international sports organisations. In line wit...

Christy Greenleaf , Ph. D. is a Professor of Kinesiology at Zilber College of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Dr Greenleaf’s research focuses on psychosocial aspects of weight, physical activity and body image. In particular, she is curious about the lived experiences of individuals with larger bodies in health and fitness contexts and how weight bias, or negative attitudes and s...

Dr Marlize De Vivo is a qualified Biokineticist, Sports Rehabilitator and Sport & Exercise Scientist with extensive experience spanning health and sports settings. During her PhD, she focused on understanding and predicting the physical activity behaviour of pregnant women, leading to the development of This Mum Moves , a national educational initiative to upskill workforces, supported by Nati...

In this podcast, I chat with Dr Jenny Burbage, who is a senior lecturer in biomechanics and part of the Research Group in Breast Health within the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at the University of Portsmouth . Her research focuses on biomechanics, health and education related to the female breast, and she is one of the few world experts in this area. She is passionate about ensurin...

Emma completed her BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin. She completed rotations in Geriatrics, General Medicine, Neurology and Sports Medicine at Changi General Hospital in Singapore before travelling to the US, where she was the physiotherapist for the 3,000-mile bicycle race ‘Race Across America’ in 2015 and 2016. She then moved to Switzerland where she worked in musculoskeletal...

About Dr Hanya Pielichaty and Critical Pedagogies in Sport When I retired from playing football in 2015, I had clocked up three decades of unwavering dedication to the sport. My experience of, and within, football shaped my childhood and adulthood in many personal and professional ways. My memories of football include wearing oversized shirts designed for the male form, playing on undulating pitch...

Professor Győző Molnár joined the University of Worcester in September 2008. Győző is a critical sociologist with a research focus on identity politics, political populism, gender and empowering marginalised populations. His current research has focused on the migratory and gendered aspects of Fiji rugby, challenging dominant perspectives in Adapted Physical Activity research and unfolding connect...

Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner and clinical researcher from N. Ireland in the UK. She is incoming co-editor for the journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy and will sit on the Board of Trustees for the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy Association . She is on the specialist advisory board for the Active Pregnancy Foundation and is a...

Emma Brockwell is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women’s health-related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in supporting women back to exercise, particularly running and netball if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Ru...

Dr Natalie Brown is a research associate based at Swansea University and Sport Wales, working with the Welsh Institute of Performance Science . Her specialist area is the menstrual cycle and sport, supporting all levels of performance, whether that is the Olympic Games or helping women and girls have an active lifestyle. Both her research and applied work focusses on understanding the menstrual cy...

Dr Lori Gano-Overway is the director of and instructor in the coaching education minor program at James Madison University . She has been involved in coaching education for over 20 years teaching coaching courses and workshops, collaborating with coaches on creating environments that foster positive experiences and performance enhancement outcomes for athletes as an Association of Applied Sport Ps...

Dr Georgie Bruinvels is a Research Scientist and the Female Athlete lead at Orreco .  Georgie is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London . Both her applied and research focus is on better understanding female physiology and in particular focusing on how the hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle impact physiological, physical and psychological readin...

Lorna Mackay runs her own business as a personal trainer and Zumba instructor. Her specialist interest lies in the management of chronic pain through the participation in exercise. She is a strong believer in both the physiological and psychological benefits of exercise. Lorna holds an MSc in Applied Sport an Exercise Science; her research considered the effect of Zumba® and ZumbaGold® on non-spec...

Dr Philippa Velija is Head of School for Social Sciences, Psychology and Education and Associate Professor in the Sociology of Sport at Solent University, Southampton. She is author of Women’s Cricket and Global Processes which explores the development and emergence of the global game in relation to broader changes in gender relations. She has also co-edited Gender Equity in UK Sport Leadership an...

Dr Naomi Datson is a Reader within the Institute of Sport, Nursing and Allied Health at the University of Chichester . Naomi is an experienced practitioner and has provided sport science support to elite female soccer players for over 15 years. Previously, Naomi was employed as Head of Sport Science (women’s) for the English FA . In this role, Naomi worked with the England women’s senior and youth...

Dr Maurizio Valenti is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law at Manchester Metropolitan University and member of the Faculty’s Sports Policy Unit. He is the leader of the BSc (Hons) Sport Business and BSc (Hons) Sport Marketing undergraduate programmes that are offered at Manchester Met. His principal research interests reside around the development of women’s football. He has recei...

Dr Emma Ross was, until recently, the Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), supporting practitioners working across Olympic and Paralympic sports and leading the EIS Female Athlete Programme . This programme aimed to empower coaches, athletes and sports practitioners to better understand the exercising female, and how to capitalise and cope with her physiology and psychology...

In this podcast I talk to Marie-Stéphanie Abouna and Balkis Lefebvre . We talked about the 3-year, Erasmus+-funded project, E-WinS, but I also asked Marie-Stephanie about her research and future goals, and from Balkis, I asked about her tips on how to have success in applying for grants for large, multi-partner projects, from funding sources such as Erasmus+. After working in various intercultural...

Kelly McNulty is a PhD student at Northumbria University in the UK, investigating the effects of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in sportswomen. She has recently launched a project and podcast (*coming soon*) – the period of the period – which aims to promote awareness and increase evidence-based education on the topics surrounding women'...

Dr John W. Dickinson , PhD is Reader within the School of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Kent , UK. He has over 17 years’ experience of helping athletes optimise their airway health. Over this time, he has seen in excess of 2000 athletes. His work has influenced policy on the management of athlete respiratory health, helping practitioners differentiate between various respiratory...

Rebecca Myers is a journalist for The Times and Sunday Times and the lead reporter for the prestigious Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards. She has covered major sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games, the World Athletics Championships, and the FIFA Women's World Cup, and her work focuses on women's sport. She was shortlisted for the Society of Editors’ Young Journalist of the Year...

Dr Glen Davison is Reader and Director of Research in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kent, where he also co-ordinates the Endurance Research Group. Glen’s research interests include: Nutrition and exercise immunology; interval training; and strategies to maintain optimal health and performance in athletes. Glen is a BASES-Accredited sport and exercise scientist (Phy...

Dr Nicola Keay BA, MB (Cantab), MB, BChir, MRCP, studied medicine at Cambridge University, with clinical attachments including sports medicine clinics in Australia and University of Geneva. After gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, Nicky trained in endocrinology. As a Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, she was part of the international medical team which developed an anti-d...

Áine Brislane is a lecturer in exercise physiology at York St. John University (YSJU) within the School of Sport, where she is responsible for delivering teaching in exercise physiology and supervising dissertation projects at undergraduate level. Áine is particularly interested in how physical activity, sedentary behaviour and exercise affect various aspects of vascular health during the lifespan...