Clare Shaw
Senior Lecturer in Sports Science
Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work
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Role
My role at Oxford Brookes primarily relates to teaching and student support on the BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition programmes. I have a strong teaching background and deliver across a range of modules. Additionally, I am an applied practitioner on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition (MSc, PGDip, PGCert)
- Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion (BSc (Hons), DipHE, CertHE)
- Sport and Exercise Science (BSc (Hons))
- Sport, Coaching and Physical Education (BSc (Hons))
Modules taught
Level 4
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Anatomy for Sport and Exercise.
Level 5
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Module lead)
- Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Laboratory Techniques for Sport and Exercise.
Level 6
- Applied Practice in Sport and Exercise Science (Module lead)
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Module lead)
- Sports Injuries.
Level 7
- Exercise Physiology (Module lead)
- Applied Techniques in Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Module lead)
- Applied Practice in Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.
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.
Research
My research interests revolve around sports nutrition and muscle recovery. I am currently a PhD candidate looking at the energy availability in athletes and exercising individuals. I have particular interest in:
- energy availability and its influence on physiological functioning and sport and exercise performance
- sports nutrition and muscle recovery
- fuelling strategies for team based and endurance athletes
- sports rehabilitation.
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
- British Dietetic Association (BDA).