About

Prior to joining Sheffield Hallam as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Matthew obtained both undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Brighton. It was during these where his interest in environmental physiology came about completing various modules and assisting on projects within the University. He was then employed within the same department as a laboratory technician, during which he assessed on the Expedition physiology and survival medicine, level 6 module and assisted on various other modules. This further developed a prior interest in teaching, established through a number of years as a tennis coach.

Alongside teaching commitments at Hallam, he is a doctoral candidate researching thermal physiology within tennis, and working towards Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship, undertaking a PgCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education over the 16-17 academic year.

Specialist areas of interest

Sport physiology
Thermal physiology
Tennis

Teaching

School of Sport and Physical Activity

College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences

Subject area/group

Sport Sciences and Physical Activity.

Courses

• BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
• BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Sport and Health
• MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science/p>

Modules

• Scientific Principles for Health
• Applied Sport and Exercise Science (module leader)
• Independent Project in Sport and Physical Activity
• Advanced Assessment and Evaluation in Sport and Exercise Science
• Applied Interventions in Sport and Exercise Science (module leader)
• Professional Practice in Sport and Exercise Science
• Applied Project in Sport and Physical Activity

Research

• Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre
• Health Research Institute

Exploring strategies to ameliorate the deleterious effects of playing tennis in hot conditions

The repeatability of a tennis-specific treadmill-protocol in hot conditions