Clare Shaw
Senior Lecturer in Sports Science
School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions
Role
Clare’s teaching interests and academic specialisms are in the field of sport and exercise nutrition. She currently teaches across the BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition programmes. Clare has a strong teaching background and delivers across a range of modules. Additionally, Clare is an applied practitioner on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition (MSc, PGDip, PGCert)
- Sport and Exercise Science (BSc (Hons))
- Sport, Coaching and Physical Education (BSc (Hons))
- Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion (BSc (Hons), DipHE, CertHE)
Modules taught
Level 4
- SPOR4010: Anatomy for Sport and Exercise
- SPOR5046: Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Module lead)
- SPOR5012: Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
- SPOR5008: Laboratory Techniques for Sport and Exercise.
- SPOR6012: Applied Practice in Sport and Exercise Science (Module lead)
- SPOR6034: Sports Injuries
- SPOR6008: Dissertation
- NUTR7009: Applied Techniques in Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Module lead)
- NUTR7008: Research Project
- NUTR7011: Applied Practice in Sport, Exercise and Nutrition
- NUTR7013: Foundations of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
- NUTR7007: Exercise Physiology (Module lead)
My teaching interests link to my subject specialisation within sport and exercise nutrition. I teach on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science, BSc in Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion, and MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition. I supervise Dissertations and Research projects on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science and BSc Sport, Coaching and Physical Education degrees.
Supervision
I supervise postgraduate MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition Research Projects.
Effects of caffeine ingestion on short duration anaerobic rowing performance in elite male and female university rowers: A double-blind, randomised crossover study.
Low Energy Availability in female aesthetic and endurance athletes.
The use of the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) as an effective screening tool for understanding the physiological effects of Low Energy Availability in female endurance athletes.
Energy Availability and sports nutrition knowledge in athletes and exercising females.
The effect of curcumin supplementation on recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage in trained athletes.
Motivators and barriers to healthy eating in university students.
Research
- energy availability and its influence on physiological functioning, health, recovery, and sport and exercise performance
- fuelling strategies for team based and endurance athletes
- the female athlete with a focus on sports nutrition and exercise physiology
- sports nutrition and muscle recovery
- sports rehabilitation
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES)
- British Dietetic Association (BDA