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I am a postgraduate researcher and visiting lecturer in the School of Sport and Wellbeing. I am researching factors affecting human floatation in water, focusing on the safety implications for drowning prevention and aquatic self-rescue. This applied interdisciplinary PhD project sits within environmental ergonomics and includes aspects of physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and injury prevention. Floating is central to the UK's national water safety advice and education. This research is conducted to contribute to the evidence base underpinning the advice and optimising how best to achieve it.

As a former Royal Navy Submariner, qualified swim teacher, and lifeguard, I bring practical experience and an understanding of critical safety challenges and considerations in aquatic environments and other operational settings.

Research interests

I am interested in environmental ergonomics, human factors, and health and safety, with an emphasis on ensuring and optimising health, safety, and performance in occupational, non-occupational, and sport settings. My work is driven by a commitment to injury prevention, drawing upon my expertise in applied physiology and biomechanics to analyse human behaviour in critical environments. Additionally, I am interested in the application of emerging technologies, such as 3D body scanning, to inform and enhance these fields.

I am an accredited level 2 ISAK anthropometrist with expertise in 3D body scanning. These and other services are bookable through Trinity Performance.

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Education/Academic qualification

Master of Science, Exercise Physiology (Dist), Liverpool John Moores University

Sept 2018Jul 2019

Bachelor of Science, Sports Science (1st, Hons), University of Huddersfield

Sept 2015Jul 2018

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