RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Concussion knowledge and attitudes amongst competitive cyclists
What are cyclists knowledge of and attitudes toward concussion? See my article exploring this here. Findings show competitive cyclists hold good knowledge of concussion and symptom recognition, but significant issues were found amongst attitudes in regard to reporting a concussion and withdrawal from competition. These findings reinforce the need for robust in competition protocols from the UCI and British Cycling, as well as the need to develop targeted educational interventions addressing these attitudes.
Does participation in Downhill mountain biking affect measures of executive function?
Concussion in sport is increasingly featuring in mainstream media, namely in Football and Rugby. Do these health concerns extend to Downhill mountain bikers that are also regularly subjected to head accelerations? See a research article I co-authored in the Journal of Science and Cycling here exploring this. Findings show a significant decrease in executive function following participation in Downhill mountain biking.
Cycling: head injuries ignored because of entrenched macho culture
Road cycling is often described as having a hypermasculine and macho culture, but how does this
impact injury management? See an article I co-authored here in The Conversation discussing this.
impact injury management? See an article I co-authored here in The Conversation discussing this.
How has people’s relationship with physical activity changed under lockdown?
I have been working with Virtual Global Village researching various impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on society. See an article I wrote here exploring the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on physical activity levels.
We Need To Talk About Concussion
I was invited to discuss my work, and the issue in cycling, with the Global Cycling Network and working in collaboration with Ian Boswell. Please watch "We Need To Talk About Concussion" to get an insight to the area, and some of my views on how cycling could start to better manage concussion.
Knowledge of and attitudes towards concussion in UK competitive cyclists
I presented my research at the British Sociological Association Sport Study Group Annual Conference 2019. In this project, a survey was administered to 118 competitive UK cyclists to ascertain the current levels of knowledge and attitudes towards concussion. The findings present that levels of concussion knowledge were good, compared to other sports and the public. However, issues were found in some of the attitudes held by this cohort, this supports previous findings from Hurst et al. (2019)
My work on this topic is not yet published, please contact me if you are interested to hear more.
My work on this topic is not yet published, please contact me if you are interested to hear more.
Sport Collision Injury Collective
I am an active member of the Sport Collision Injury Collective, a multidisciplinary collective of academics who are committed to reducing injuries sustained in youth sport. I have been involved in research examining the ethical implications around contact Rugby in UK schools, as well as other projects on injury in youth sport with particular focus on concussion. For more information on the research team, please visit the collective's site.
Healthy eating in first-year university students
Physical activity and sustainable healthy eating are both areas of research interest to me. As a student fellow, myself and a colleague received funding to research undergraduate physical activity levels and eating patterns. We surveyed 200 first year students and found large gaps in knowledge around healthy eating, as well as a range of unique barriers that first-year undergraduates face when trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.
As a result of the research, we worked with the university to produce a ‘Healthy Eating and Living guide’ which was included in all new first-year students starter packs. Please see one of our blog posts for further insight to the project.
As a result of the research, we worked with the university to produce a ‘Healthy Eating and Living guide’ which was included in all new first-year students starter packs. Please see one of our blog posts for further insight to the project.
I am always open to media requests, please contact Jack Hardwicke