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Research interests
Sam is a full time PhD student, and a member of the Centre for Health, Injury & Illness in Sport (CHi2PS) and the UK Collaboration Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) at the University of Bath. His research is primarily focused on head acceleration event exposure in elite Rugby Union training.
Other responsibilities
Sam is also a research assistant on the Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (PRISP), which annually reports injury patterns and trends overtime in English Premiership clubs and England senior team. Sam also works as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University, delivering computer lab lectures in statistics, and research and study skills.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Accelerating Our Understanding: Utilising Head Acceleration Data to Assess Relations Between Quantified Contact Loads and Total Mood Disturbance in Elite Rugby Union Athletes, Loughborough University
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Jun 2022
Award Date: 21 Jul 2022
External positions
Rugby Systems Matchday Operator, Sportable
1 Sept 2022 → …
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Injury Prevention
- Health
- Sport
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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PRISP: Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project
Hudson, S. (PI) & Stokes, K. (PI)
12/09/22 → …
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Head Kinematics Associated with Off-Field Head Injury Assessment (HIA1) Events in a Season of English Elite-Level Club Men’s and Women’s Rugby Union Matches
Allan, D., Tooby, J., Starling, L., Tucker, R., Falvey, É., Salmon, D., Brown, J., Hudson, S., Stokes, K., Jones, B., Kemp, S., O’Halloran, P., Cross, M., Bussey, M. & Tierney, G., 16 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Medicine .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How does the level of contact and positional group affect head acceleration rates during training in elite male rugby union players?
Hudson, S. & Tooby, J., 2 Mar 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Player and match characteristics associated with head acceleration events in elite-level men's and women's rugby union matches
Allan, D., Tooby, J., Starling, L., Tucker, R., Falvey, É. C., Salmon, D. M., Brown, J., Hudson, S., Stokes, K. A., Jones, B., Kemp, S. P. T., O'Halloran, P., Cross, M. & Tierney, G., 4 Oct 2024, In: BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 10, 4, e001954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Incidence and Propensity of Head Acceleration Events in a Season of Men’s and Women’s English Elite-Level Club Rugby Union Matches
Allan, D., Tooby, J., Starling, L., Tucker, R., Falvey, É., Salmon, D., Brown, J., Hudson, S., Stokes, K., Jones, B., Kemp, S., O’Halloran, P., Cross, M. & Tierney, G., 26 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Medicine . 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Training and Match-Related Head Acceleration Events in Top Level Domestic Senior Women's and Men's Rugby Union: A Multi-League Instrumented Mouthguard Study
Roe, G., Sawczuk, T., Tooby, J., Hudson, S., White, R., Mackay, L., Owen, C., Starling, L., Cross, M., Falvey, É., Hendricks, S., Kemp, S., Rasmussen, K., Readhead, C., Salmon, D., Stokes, K., Tucker, R. & Jones, B., 31 Oct 2024, In: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. 34, 10, e14744.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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