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Dr Emily Williams

Course Director

Emily is a Course Director in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, and the Subject Discipline lead for Sport and Exercise Physiology. Her research interests include fatigue and investigating psychophysiological mechanisms of sports performance.

Emily completed her PhD research in Sport Physiology at Edge Hill University. This investigated use of deceptive manipulations and competitors to influence pacing algorithms and performance in cycling time trials. Prior to this, she completed a BSc (Hons) in Applied Sport and Exercise Science from Northumbria University and a MSc degree in Sport and Exercise Physiology at the University of Central Lancashire.

Emily has completed her Postgraduate Certification for Teaching in Higher Education and is currently a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Current Teaching

BSc (Hons) Science of Sport Performance
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Research Interests

Emily’s research focuses on investigating the complex mechanisms involved in athlete’s pacing strategies and the psychophysiological constructs in cognition during performance. She is interested in mind and body interactions and how humans alter performance when influenced by fatigue. Her interests also expand to the psychophysiological responses to exertion in the heat and the influence environmental stressors have on behaviour and performance.