Liam Harper

Senior Lecturer - Sport Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Department of Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise
School of Human and Health Sciences
Member, Centre for Applied Research in Health

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-4799

Phone01484 471157
EmailL.Harper@hud.ac.uk
Websitehttps://research.hud.ac.uk

Accepting PhD Students

232 Citations
10 h-Index

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Biography

Liam is a British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist, an Academic Associate on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Clean Sport Advisor.

After completing a PhD at Northumbria University on the extra-time period of soccer, Liam joined the University of Huddersfield as a Lecturer in Sport, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in September 2016, and became Senior Lecturer in October 2017. He is the Course Leader for MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition and MSc Sport Physiology and Performance.

Liam is Deputy Lead-Coordinator for Unit of Assessment 24 (Sport and Exercise Sciences) for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and is on the Editorial Board for Biology of Sport, an international quarterly journal dedicated to the Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Since July 2020, Liam has been a Scientific Advisor to the British American Football Association (BAFA), and a member of the BAFA Sport Science and Medicine Committee. Liam's role is to support the development of contact and flag formats of American Football in the UK, across all age groups.

Liam is passionate about developing new and early-career researchers and some of his research areas are listed below. He is currently supervising five PhD and two MRes students and if you wish to discuss postgraduate research opportunities (including ones not listed below) please contact L.Harper@hud.ac.uk.

Research Expertise and Interests

Research and the application of science in team sports, particularly soccer and American Football
The investigation of ergogenic aids to improve exercise performance
The effectiveness of recovery modalities following exercise
Sports nutrition
Recreational team sport activities to improve health and wellbeing (e.g., walking football and netball)

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Research Output

232 Citations
10 h-Index
26 Article
5 Review article
2 Meeting Abstract
1 Other report
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- 1 Chapter

Acute consumption of varied doses of cocoa flavanols does not improve muscle recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage in active males and females

Corr, L., Field, A., Pufal, D., Killey, J., Clifford, T., Harper, L. & Naughton, R., 1 Sep 2020, In : International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 30, 5, p. 338-344 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Maturity associated considerations for training load, injury risk and physical performance within youth soccer: one size does not fit all

Towlson, C., Salter, J., Ade, J., Enright, K., Harper, L., Page, R. & Malone, J., 6 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Sport and Health Science.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article