Postgraduate
The Centre offers supervision of research projects at Masters and Doctoral levels in all areas of research interest.
Current studies:
Physiological and neuromuscular adaptations in response to uphill-downhill sprint training
Nassos Bissas
Supervisory team: Professor Carlton Cooke, Michael Gray
The biomechanical effects of fatigue upon gait parameters during race walking
Brian Hanley
Supervisory team: Dr Sean Carroll, Nassos Bissas, Andrew Drake
Physiological heat stress responses to self-paced and directed-paced rowing ergometry exercise in a thermo neutral environment at the same relative intensity of effect
Patrick Lander
Supervisory team: Dr Andrew Edwards, Dr Ron Butterly
Pre-exercise carbohydrate ingestion, metabolism and endurance performance
John O'Hara
Supervisory team: Professor Rod King, Dr Sean Carroll
The evaluation and assessment of effective basketball coaching
Dimitris Papailiou
Supervisory team: Stuart Miller, Adrian Schonfeld, Laslo Nemeth
An exploration of stress, coping and coping effectiveness amongst professional adolescent footballers
Clive Reeves
Supervisory team: Professor Jim McKenna, Dr David Carless
Nutrition and health in aquatic sport participants
Sarab Shhab
Supervisory team: Professor Jim McKenna, Dr David Carless, Dr Adam Nicholls
Performance analysis of shoe-surface interaction in situ
Daniella Strauss
Supervisory team: Stuart Miller, Nassos Bissas, Professor Carlton Cooke
The influence of carbohydrate co-ingested with caffeine on cycling performance, psychological affect and metabolism
Aaron Thomas (Centenary PhD Student)
Supervisory team: Professor Rod King, Dr Susan Backhouse, Dr Ron Butterly
Role of strength and conditioning in the development of high performance junior rugby players
Kevin Till (Centenary PhD Student)
Supervisory team: Professor Carlton Cooke, Professor Rod King
Identification of key technique parameters of Olympic kayaking
Barney Wainwright
Supervisory team: Professor Carlton Cooke, Dr Chris Low
An analysis of phenotype-genotype interactions on body composition, bone mineral density and bone turnover in distance runners
Emma Whatley (Centenary PhD Student)
Supervisory team: Professor Rod King, Professor Carlton Cooke
Talent development in elite junior tennis players: An application of positive psychology
Laura Wolfenden (Centenary PhD Student)
Supervisory team: Professor Jim McKenna, Dr Chris Cushion
Completions include:
Creatine supplementation: The effects of an acute loading with or without carbohydrates and subsequent maintenance supplementation on muscle metabolites and anaerobic performance
Dr Apostolos S. Theodorou
Supervisory team: Professor Rod King, Professor Carlton Cooke
A biomechanical and physiological evaluation of combined Uphill-Downhill Sprint Running Training
Dr Giorgos Paradisis
Supervisory team: Professor Carlton Cooke
An evaluation of selected ergogenic aids for strength training
Dr Harry Ispoglou
Supervisory team: Professor Rod King, Dr Cathy Zanker
Laboratory and field tests for predicting Maximum Lactate Steady State and running performance
Dr Nikos Monisteriotis
Supervisory team: Professor Carlton Cooke, Ray Lloyd
For information on postgraduate studies, contact:
Mrs Julie McMahon
Administrative Officer
Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education
Faculty Office
205 Carnegie Hall
Headingley Campus
Tel: 0113 812 3537
Email: J.McMahon@leedsmet.ac.uk
