Dr Laura Wilson

Senior Lecturer in Sport Science

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 Tutor and Supervisor SES4096 Dissertation
  • Module Tutor SES4013 Professional Placement
  • Module Tutor SES3508 Integrative Physiology & Biomechanics
  • Module Tutor SES3509 Human Performance
  • Module Tutor SES2513/SES2613 Physiology & Biomechanics
  • Module Tutor SES0101 Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science

    • PhD 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

  • Journal Editor, Performance Enhancement and Health, 2025
  • Consultancy, London Mavericks, 2024
  • BASES Physiology and Nutrition Division Committee Member, The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, 2024
  • Reviewer, Peer Reviewed Journals,
  • External Examiner for MRes project, Leeds Becket University,

    • Publications

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