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Clare Shaw

Senior Lecturer in Sports Science

School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions

Clare Shaw
Role
Teaching and supervision
Research
Publications
Professional information

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

Modules taught

Level 4

  • 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).