Dr Carl Langan-Evans
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: C.LanganEvans@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4344
Dr Carl Langan-Evans is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Strength & Conditioning and the former Head of Sport Science Support Services/Strength & Conditioning at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). As a former elite athlete in the sport of Taekwondo, Carl was originally involved with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences via the LJMU Sport Scholarship programme from 2004 until 2008. During this time, Carl received a number of support services in the areas of strength & conditioning, physiology, psychology and sport nutrition to aid his competitive goals and this ultimately led to him becoming interested in working within the discipline. Continuing his affiliation with the School, Carl completed his PhD in applied sport physiology and nutrition with a mixed method approach undertaking five qualitative and quantitative, laboratory and field based investigations simultaneously examining and intervening in making weight strategies for combat sport athletes. Carl’s former post doctoral research was funded by the sport nutrition company Science in Sport (SiS) and was specifically focused on examining the formulation and modulation of ergogenic nutritional aids for elite sport performance. Additionally, Carl is an accredited strength & conditioning coach with the UKSCA, a practitioner recognised by the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), qualified sports therapist and completed a master of research (MRes) in sport physiology also at LJMU. Previously, Carl also worked as a strength & conditioning coach for the English Institute of Sport (EIS). Carl supports the School in teaching on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, inclusive of those in strength & conditioning, sports nutrition and applied physiology. Alongside his university role, Carl consults with a number of professional and Olympic combat sports athletes inclusive of those in the UFC, Bellator, Cage Warriors mixed martial arts promotions, boxing and taekwondo.
Degrees
2018, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Sport Physiology and Nutrition
2011, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Master of Research (MRes) Exercise Physiology
2008, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) Business Studies
Certifications
2020, United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD), UKAD Clean Sport Advisor
2020, Focus Awards British Weightlifting, British Weightlifting Level 1 Coaching Award
2017, Virtual College City & Guilds, Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering
2017, Kays Medical, Level 3 First Aid at Work
2017, International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry, Level One Anthropometrist
2015, Vertec Scientific Ltd., IR(ME)R Operator License for Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Scanning
2015, Higher Education Academy (HEA), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2013, Liverpool John Moores University, Great Britain, Venepuncture & Cannulation Accreditation
2012, International Institute of Sports Therapists, IIST
2010, United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association, Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach (ASCC)
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Strength & Conditioning Coaching, Sport & Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - 2022
Programme Leader MSc Strength & Conditioning, Sport & Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Postgraduate training
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Great Britain, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015 - present
Journal article
Cox AM, Langan-Evans C, Jenkins D, Reale R, Pelly F, Slater GJ. 2024. Body Mass Management Practices of Olympic Weightlifting Athletes. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, :1-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Jeukendrup AE, Areta JL, Van Genechten L, Langan-Evans C, Pedlar CR, Rodas G, Sale C, Walsh NP. 2024. Does Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Syndrome Exist? Sports Medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McHaffie SJ, Langan-Evans C, Strauss JA, Areta JL, Rosimus C, Evans M, Waghorn R, Grant J, Cuthbert M, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Morton JP. 2024. Energy expenditure, intake and availability in female soccer players via doubly labelled water: Are we misrepresenting low energy availability? Experimental physiology, :1-16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Weldon A, Cloak R, Kirk C, Ruddock A, Langan-Evans C, Detanico D, Loturco I, Kons R. 2024. Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Practices of Judo Athletes and S&C Coaches: A Survey-Based Investigation Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38 :e160-e173 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Smith KA, Naughton RJ, Langan-Evans C, Lewis K. 2024. “Horrible—But Worth It”: Exploring Weight Cutting Practices, Eating Behaviors, and Experiences of Competitive Female Taekwon-Do Athletes. A Mixed Methods Study Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 18 :150-164 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Kirk C, Langan-Evans C, Clark DR, Morton JP. 2024. The Relationships Between External and Internal Training Loads in Mixed Martial Arts International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 19 :173-184 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
McHaffie SJ, Langan-Evans C, Strauss JA, Areta JL, Rosimus C, Evans M, Waghorn R, Morton JP. 2023. Under-Fuelling for the Work Required? Assessment of Dietary Practices and Physical Loading of Adolescent Female Soccer Players during an Intensive International Training and Game Schedule Nutrients, 15 :1-15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Hearris MA, McQuilliam S, Burke LM, Stellingwerff T, Elliott-Sale KJ, Morton JP. 2023. Hormonal contraceptive use, menstrual cycle characteristics and training/nutrition related profiles of elite, sub-elite and amateur athletes and exercisers: One size is unlikely to fit all International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Wilson G, Langan-Evans C, Martin D, Kasper AM, Morton JP, Close GL. 2023. Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition and Resting Metabolic Rate in Male Professional Flat Jockeys: Preliminary Outcomes and Implications for Future Research Directions. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 33 :161-168 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thomas C, Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Jones H, Whitworth-Turner C, Close GL, Louis J. 2023. Case Report: Effect of low energy availability and training load on sleep in a male combat sport athlete Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Baribeau V, Kirk C, Le DQ, Bose A, Mueller A, French D, Sarge T, Langan-Evans C, Reale R, Murugappan KR. 2023. Rapid Weight Gain and Weight Differential Predict Competitive Success in 2100 Professional Combat-Sport Athletes International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18 :85-94 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
McHaffie SJ, Langan-Evans C, Morehen JC, Strauss JA, Areta JL, Rosimus C, Evans M, Elliott-Sale KJ, Cronin CJ, Morton JP. 2022. Normalising the conversation: a qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of menstrual health support within elite female soccer Science and Medicine in Football, 6 :633-642 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Armstrong R, Baltzopoulos V, Langan-Evans C, Clark DR, Jarvis JC, Stewart CE, O'Brien TD. 2022. An investigation of movement dynamics and muscle activity during traditional and accentuated-eccentric squatting. PLoS One, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Hearris MA, Gallagher C, Long S, Thomas C, Moss AD, Cheung W, Howatson G, Morton JP. 2022. Nutritional Modulation of Sleep Latency, Duration, and Efficiency: A Randomised, Repeated-Measures, Double-Blind Deception Study. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55 :289-300 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Taylor HL, Garabello G, Pugh JN, Morton JP, Langan-Evans C, Louis J, Borgersen R, Areta JL. 2022. Patterns of energy availability of free-living athletes display day-to-day variability that is not reflected in laboratory-based protocols: Insights from elite male road cyclists Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Cronin C, Hearris MA, Elliott-Sale KJ, Morton JP. 2022. Perceptions of Current Issues in Female Sport Nutrition From Elite Athletes, Practitioners, and Researchers Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 30 :133-143 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
McHaffie SJ, Langan-Evans C, Morehen JC, Strauss JA, Areta JL, Rosimus C, Evans M, Elliott-Sale KJ, Cronin CJ, Morton JP. 2022. Carbohydrate fear, skinfold targets and body image issues: A qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of the nutrition culture within elite female soccer. Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hearris MA, Pugh JN, Langan-Evans C, Mann SJ, Burke L, Stellingwerff T, Gonzalez JT, Morton JP. 2022. 13C-glucose-fructose labelling reveals comparable exogenous CHO oxidation during exercise when consuming 120 g/h in fluid, gel, jelly chew or co-ingestion Journal of applied physiology, 132 :1394-1406 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Foo WL, Harrison JD, Mhizha FT, Langan-Evans C, Morton JP, Pugh JN, Areta JL. 2022. A short-term low fibre diet reduces body mass in healthy young men: implications for weight sensitive sports International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kasper AM, O'Donnell A, Langan-Evans C, Jones A, Lindsay A, Murray A, Close GL. 2022. Assessment of activity energy expenditure during competitive golf: The effects of bag carrying, electric or manual trolleys European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Armstrong R, Baltzopoulos V, Langan-Evans C, Clark DR, Jarvis JC, Stewart CE, O'Brien TD. 2022. Determining concentric and eccentric force-velocity profiles during squatting European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Morehen JC, Langan-Evans C, Hall ECR, Close GL, Morton JP. 2021. A 5-Year Analysis of Weight Cycling Practices in a Male World Champion Professional Boxer: Potential Implications for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Robinson N, McQuilliam S, Donovan TF, Langan-Evans C, Whitehead AE. 2021. The Current Landscape of Youth Multi-Sport Training; Athlete and Parent Insight Data. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Reale R, Sullivan J, Martin D. 2021. Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports European Journal of Sport Science, 22 :720-732 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kirk C, Langan-Evans C, Clark DR, Morton JP. 2021. Quantification of training load distribution in mixed martial arts athletes: A lack of periodisation and load management. PLoS One, 16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Burke LM, Slater GJ, Matthews JJ, Langan-Evans C, Horswill CA. 2021. ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports Current Sports Medicine Reports, 20 :199-217 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kasper AM, Langan-Evans C, Hudson JF, Brownlee TE, Harper LD, Naughton RJ, Morton JP, Close GL. 2021. Come Back Skinfolds, All Is Forgiven: A Narrative Review of the Efficacy of Common Body Composition Methods in Applied Sports Practice Nutrients, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Areta JL, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. The Psychological and Physiological Consequences of Low Energy Availability in a Male Combat Sport Athlete. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kirk C, Clark DR, Langan-Evans C, Morton JP. 2020. The physical demands of mixed martial arts: A narrative review using the ARMSS model to provide a hierarchy of evidence. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kirk C, Langan-Evans C, Morton JP. 2020. Worth the Weight? Post Weigh-In Rapid Weight Gain is Not Related to Winning or Losing in Professional Mixed Martial Arts. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30 :357-361 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh JN, Sparks AS, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Langan-Evans C, Kirk B, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2019. Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptoms during a marathon race. European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Brotherton EJ, Moseley SE, Langan-Evans C, Pullinger SA, Robertson CM, Burniston JG, Edwards BJ. 2019. Effects of two nights partial sleep deprivation on an evening submaximal weightlifting performance; are 1 h powernaps useful on the day of competition? Chronobiology International, 36 :407-426 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kasper AM, Crighton B, Langan-Evans C, Riley P, Sharma A, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Case Study: Extreme Weight Making Causes Relative Energy Deficiency, Dehydration and Acute Kidney Injury in a Male Mixed Martial Arts Athlete. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Impey SG, Hammond KM, Naughton R, Langan-Evans C, Shepherd SO, Sharples AP, Cegielski J, Smith K, Jeromson S, Hamilton DL, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Whey Protein Augments Leucinemia and Post-Exercise p70S6K1 Activity Compared to a Hydrolysed Collagen Blend When in Recovery From Training With Low Carbohydrate Availability International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Langan-Evans C, Crighton B, Kasper A, Martin D, Wilson G. 2017. Current practices in weight making sport The Sport and Exercise Scientist, :8-9 Publisher Url Public Url
Kasper AM, Cocking S, Cockayne M, Barnard M, Tench J, Parker L, McAndrew J, Langan-Evans C, Close GL, Morton JP. 2016. Carbohydrate mouth rinse and caffeine improves high-intensity interval running capacity when carbohydrate restricted EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 16 :560-568 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Wilson G, Pritchard PP, Papageorgiou C, Phillips S, Kumar P, Langan-Evans C, Routledge H, Owens DJ, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Fasted Exercise and Increased Dietary Protein Reduces Body Fat and Improves Strength in Jockeys INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 36 :1008-1014 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Langan-Evans C, Close GL, Morton JP. 2011. Making Weight in Combat Sports STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING JOURNAL, 33 :25-39 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
van der Heijden I, Monteyne AJ, West S, Morton JP, Langan-Evans C, Hearris MA, Abdelrahman DR, Murton AJ, Stephens FB, Wall BT. Plant Protein Blend Ingestion Stimulates Post-Exercise Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates Equivalently to Whey in Resistance-Trained Adults Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Conference publication
Langan-Evans C. 2024. Nutrition for Female Combat Sport Athletes British Association of Sport & Exercise (BASES) Performance Sport Division Combat Sport Workshop
Langan-Evans C. 2023. Athlete Health in Elite Sport - Weight Category Sports International Sport & Exercise Nutrition Conference
Langan-Evans C. 2023. Nutrition for Combat Sports British Association of Sport & Exercise (BASES) Conference
Langan-Evans C. 2023. Fuelling the female athlete - Weight restricted sports Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) Conference session ‘Fuelling the female athlete’
Langan-Evans C. 2022. The psychophysiological effects of low energy availability during weight making and subsequent recovery in combat sport athletes Inaugural LJMU Energy Stress Meeting
Langan-Evans C, Hearris M, Gallagher C, Long S, Thomas C, Cheung W, Howatson G, Moss A, Morton J. 2022. A Novel Nutritional Blend Improves Subjective & Objective Measures of Sleep In Male and Female Participants: A Randomised Counterbalanced, Repeated Measures Crossover, Double Blind Deception Study European College of Sport Science Congress
Alowaish OR, Langan-Evans C, Shepherd S, Morton J. 2020. BOX-HIT IS PERCEIVED MORE ENJOYABLE AND AS PHYSIOLOGICALLY DEMANDING AS RUN-CONT AND HIT-RUN MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM) Virtual Conference 52 :283-283 Author Url
Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Making Weight Safely: Manipulation of Energy Availability and Within Daily Energy Balance Without Symptoms of RED-S in an International Standard Male Taekwondo Athlete International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference
Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Making Weight Safely: Manipulation of Energy Availability and Within Daily Energy Balance Without Symptoms of RED-S in an International Standard Male Taekwondo Athlete European College of Sport Sciences Congress
Langan-Evans C. 2017. Managing Multi Diverse Cultures: A Journey through West Africa and the Mountains ICCE Global Coaching Conference
Langan-Evans C, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2017. Physiological Responses and Energy Expenditure Measurement During Taekwondo Pad-Work Bouts: Influence of Different Work:Rest Ratios. European College of Sport Science Congress
Langan-Evans C, Ellison M, Pugh J, Tod D, Scott M, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2016. Occurrence, Methods, Magnitudes and Influences of Acute and Chronic Body Mass Loss Practices Among International Standard Taekwondo Athletes of Differing Age Divisions International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference
White A, Sargeant A, Parry S, Morgan C, Molphy J, Langan-Evans C, Impey S, Flower D, Crighton B, Cable NT, Hulton A. 2011. Metabolic and thermal responses to combined hypoxic and thermal challenge European College of Sport Science
Crighton B, Flower D, Impey S, Langan-Evans C, Molphy J, Morgan C, Parry S, Sargeant A, White A, Cable NT, Hulton A. 2011. Cardiorespiratory and thermal responses to combined hypoxic and thermal challenge
Langan-Evans C. The Lowdown on the Rebound: Assessing Energy Availability & Within Daily Energy Balance to Make Weight Safely in Combat Sports American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) Combat Sport Special Interest Group Meeting
Langan-Evans C. Periodised manipulation of energy availability and within daily energy balance without symptoms of REDs in an elite female mixed martial arts athlete: A two year-long case study Female Athlete Conference hosted by the Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard University
Langan-Evans C. Periodised manipulation of energy availability and within daily energy balance without symptoms of REDs in an elite female mixed martial arts athlete: A two year-long case study American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) Combat Sport Special Interest Group
Langan-Evans C. Making Weight in Athletes WE Nutrition Conference
Langan-Evans C. Weight in Combat Sports: Lessons Learned from the Labs and the Field to Employ in Practice British Association of Sport & Exercise (BASES) Performance Sport Division Combat Sport Workshop
Poster
Langan-Evans C, Johnson C, Oxborough D, Morton J. 2022. Periodised Manipulation of Energy Availability without Symptoms of Athlete Triad or RED-S in an Elite Female Combat Sport Athlete: A 2 Year Long Case Study
Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. On the rebound: Symptoms of acute hyperphagia in an international level male Taekwondo athlete following chronic body mass loss International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference
Langan-Evans C, Naughton R, Scott M, Ellison M, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2017. Methods of Body Composition and Energy Expenditure Measurement in Male International Level Taekwondo Athletes International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference
Internet publication
Clark D, Langan-Evans C, Erskine R. 2022. Here’s why you don’t need to feel sore after a workout to know it’s worked Publisher Url
Clark D, Langan-Evans C, Erskine R. 2020. Supersets save time in the gym – which may help you reach fitness goals faster Publisher Url
Clark DR, Langan-Evans C, Erskine R. 2020. Resistance training: here’s why it’s so effective for weight loss Publisher Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Langan-Evans C. 2019. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MAKING WEIGHT IN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL TAEKWONDO ATHLETES Morton J, Close G. Public Url
Chapters
Langan-Evans C, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Body Composition Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning :240-274 Routledge 9781351839044
Public engagement:
Public talk or lecture, Senior school students & teachers, Organiser & Invited Speaker, LJMU Student Life Building, Here Come the Girls Event - Fuelling the Female Athlete. 2024
Public talk or lecture, LJMU students, Invited Speaker, LJMU Student Life Building, LJMU and Matchroom Boxing student Q&A, Panel Q&A for LJMU students from School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool Screen School and Liverpool Business School, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2023/3/10/students-gain-insight-into-world-of-international-boxing. 2023
Other: Please specify in text box below, Senior school students, Practical workshops, Organiser & Invited Speaker, LJMU Tom Reilly Building, LJMU Randox Health Grand National Horse Racing Festival ‘How do we profile and train elite athletes?’, Practical workshops on ‘How do we profile and train elite athletes?’, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/faculty-of-science/school-of-sport-and-exercise-sciences/external-engagement/public-engagement. 2019
Museum and Gallery exhibitions/education, Special interest and family groups, Organiser & Invited Speaker, Liverpool Natural History Museum, Liverpool Natural History Museum ‘Train Like a Warrior’ Event, Comparing modern day training techniques in combat sports to the ones used by the Terracotta Warriors, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/faculty-of-science/school-of-sport-and-exercise-sciences/external-engagement/public-engagement. 2018
Media Coverage:
Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett YouTube Vlog 2022
Fight Science Podcast - Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports: What We Do and Don't Know 2021
We Do Science Podcast - Making Weight in Combat Sports 2021
Reporter German national broadcast service - Losing Weight for the Fight 2021
Fight Science Podcast - Energy Availability in Combat Athletes with Dr. Carl Langan-Evans 2020
Fight Science Podcast - Class is in Session with Dr. Carl Langan-Evans 2020
BBC 3 - Inside the Cage: The Rise of female Fighters 2019
Fight Science Podcast - The School of Weight Cutting with Dr Carl Langan-Evans 2019
Nutrition, Health & Performance Podcast - Making Weight in Fighting Sports 2019
BBC Sport - A day training with UFC's Molly McCann 2019
BBC Sport - Bold move trying to match Anthony Joshua in the gym 2017
BBC Sport - How Mo Can You Go 2017
Olympic Channel - Anatomy of a Diver: Yona Knight-Wisdom shows remarkable results! 2017
BBC 1 Xtra - ‘Nicks Sports Day’ 2015
BBC 5 Live - Fred MacAulay v Victoria Pendleton on bike simulator 2014
CBBC - Turbo Boost 2013
www.ljmu.ac.uk
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Other invited event:
LJMU Women’s Physiology and Nutrition Symposium, The Spine, Liverpool, UK, Athlete and practitioner expert panel member. 2023
UFC Performance Institute Visit, UFC Performance Institute, Las Vegas, USA, Invited visit as guest academic and practitioner in combat sports science. 2019
Liverpool in Yunnan Cultural Exchange Project, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, People's Republic of China, Supervising a summer school for 10 SPS students and with the additional aims of setting up an international exchange including staff/student mobility and LJMU course offerings. 2019
External committees:
Weight Management Task Force, International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF), Expert committee member. 2021
English Mixed Martial Arts Association (EMMAA), Performance Sport and Education Advisory Board, Board Member. 2019
Membership of professional bodies:
Practitioner Registrant, Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), https://www.bda.uk.com/senr-sport-and-exercise-nutrition-register/registrant-directory.html. 2021
Level 1 Award in Coaching Weightlifting, British Weight Lifting (BWL). 2020
Level 1 Anthropometrist, International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). 2016
Level 4 Diploma Sports Therpies (IIST), International Institute of Sports Therapy. 2012
Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach (ASCC), United Kingdom Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA), https://www.uksca.org.uk/find-a-coach. 2010
External collaboration:
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/bicentenary/our-people/molly-mccann/molly-mccann-profile, Liverpool John Moores University, ongoing research to practice projects with previous alumna, local elite professional combat sport athlete and UFC fighter ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann profiled as part of the LJMU Bicentenary. 2019
Fellowships:
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy. 2015
Award:
LJMU Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Social and Economic Engagement, Liverpool John Moores University. 2015
Industrial connections:
English Institute of Sport, Strength & Conditioning Coach. 2013
Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. 2013