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    "summary": "Associate Professor of Sport Physiology and Performance at Sheffield Hallam University and Co-Founder of Boxing Science. CASES Fellow, Chartered Scientist, and Senior Fellow of the HEA. 50+ peer-reviewed publications (h-index: 25) spanning exercise physiology, high-intensity interval training, thermoregulation, and combat sports science. Led scientific support for boxers in 15 world-title contests including Anthony Joshua OBE. Recipient of the CASES Applied Practitioner Award 2021.",
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      "region": "South Yorkshire",
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        "Providing strategic leadership for the Physiology and Nutrition Division",
        "Overseeing professional standards and accreditation processes",
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      "position": "Associate Professor of Sport Physiology and Performance",
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      "startDate": "2023-01-01",
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        "Course Leader for BSc Sport Technology and BSc Sport and Exercise Science (2021-2025), managing up to 350 students and 30 staff",
        "SHU Academic Board member (2021 - 2024)",
        "Currently supervising 5 PhD candidates"
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      "name": "Boxing Science",
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        "Provides scientific support to boxers and combat athletes worldwide",
        "Led scientific support for boxers in 15 world-title contests",
        "Delivered workshops to over 500 coaches across UK, Europe, North America and Asia",
        "Platform reaches 30,000 unique users per month"
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      "position": "Ethics Lead, School of Sport and Physical Activity",
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        "Leading research ethics governance for taught programmes",
        "Ensuring ethical compliance across student research projects"
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      "name": "Sheffield Hallam University",
      "position": "Laboratory Director, School of Sport and Physical Activity",
      "startDate": "2019-01-01",
      "endDate": "2024-12-31",
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        "Managed laboratory operations and equipment",
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      "name": "Birmingham Newman University",
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        "Ensured academic standards and quality assurance",
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      "position": "Senior Lecturer",
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      "name": "CASES Expert Statement on Guidance for Reporting of Physiological Assessments: Sport Performance Testing",
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      "name": "Effects of a 5-Day Back Squat Overreaching Protocol on Strength Performance, Perceived Recovery and Wellness Responses: A Pilot Trial",
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      "name": "Physiological and Nutritional Considerations for Elite Squash: A Systematic Review",
      "publisher": "Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise",
      "releaseDate": "2024-01-01",
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      "name": "Reliability of three landmine-punch-throw variations and their load-velocity relationships performed with the dominant and nondominant hands",
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      "name": "Fluid balance, sodium losses and hydration practices of elite squash players during training",
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      "name": "\"Is it a slow day or a go day?\": the perceptions and applications of velocity-based training within elite strength and conditioning",
      "publisher": "International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching",
      "releaseDate": "2022-01-01",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221099641"
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      "name": "The role of strength on punch impact force in boxing",
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      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004252"
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    {
      "name": "\"I want to create so much stimulus that adaptation goes through the roof\": high-performance strength coaches' perceptions of planned overreaching",
      "publisher": "Frontiers in Sports and Active Living",
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      "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.893581"
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      "name": "High-intensity conditioning for combat athletes: practical recommendations",
      "publisher": "Applied Sciences",
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