Dr Laura Wilson

School Faculty of Science and Technology
Department London Sports Institute
Location London

Research activities

Laura has particular interests in the following topics;

Exercise Induced Muscle Damage (EIMD)

Recovery interventions to attenuate EIMD

Thermal physiology in athletic and clinical cohorts

Body composition, energy availability, and eating pathology

Nutritional supplements for recovery and performance

Current Teaching

Laura currently teaches on the following modules and programmes;

Programme Leader for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Module Leader SES4030 Research Methods

Module Leader SES4037 Theory of Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Module Leader SES4038 Applied Sport Nutrition

Module Leader SES2704/2804 Applied Sport and Exercise Science

Module Tutor SES4096 Dissertation

Module Tutor SES4013 Professional Placement

Module Tutor SES3504 Advanced Physiology

Module Tutor SES2504 Applied Physiology and Biomechanics

Module Tutor SES2502/2602/2702/2802 Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Module Tutor SES1502/1602/1702/1802 Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science

Postgraduate Supervision

Shannah Anico, ‘Physical Literacy and The Mayors Golden kilometre’, Director of Studies, September 2019 – present.

Xiang Tyler Yao, ‘Anthropometry and physical characteristics in English Premiership female rugby union’, Supervisor, September 2020 – present.

Katherine Paice, ‘Assessing the prevalence and risk of disordered eating in female netball players’, Director of Studies, January 2022 – present.

Biography

Laura is a senior lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition and joined Middlesex University as a full time member of staff in November 2019. Laura is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, and also teaches across undergraduate modules in Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Research Methods. Laura is an accredited physiologist with BASES and is the current BASES Physiology and Nutrition Division CPD Representative. Laura is also a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA).

Qualifications

Title: PhD Exercise Physiology

Notes: 'The impact of cryotherapy versus placebo interventions on recovery following strenuous exercise, and adaptations to resistance training’

Date: 22 Apr 2019

Institution: Middlesex University

Title: MSc Sport Science (Physiology)

Institution: University of Chester

Title: BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Institution: University of Chester

Title: PGCert HE

Institution: Middlesex University

External activities

Consultancy, London Mavericks, 2024

Reviewer, Peer Reviewed Journals,

External Examiner for MRes project, Leeds Becket University,

Publications

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