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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
Research Assistant, University of Essex
7 Jul 2024 → …
Rugby Systems Matchday Operator, Sportable
1 Sept 2022 → …
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Injury Prevention
- Health
- Sport
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Projects
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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 Acceleration Event Exposure During Elite Men’s and Women’s Rugby Union Training
Hudson, S., Tooby, J., Roe, G., Sawczuk, T., Cazzola, D., Cross, M., JonesKemp, B. S., Whitehead, S. & Stokes, K., 2 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., 31 May 2025, In: Sports Medicine . 55, 5, p. 1317-1327 11 p., e005078.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peak Power: A Severity Measure for Head Acceleration Events Associated with Suspected Concussions
Tierney, G., Tucker, R., Tooby, J., Starling, L., Falvey, É., Salmon, D., Brown, J., Hudson, S., Stokes, K., Jones, B., Kemp, S., O’Halloran, P., Cross, M., Bussey, M. & Allan, D., 19 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Medicine .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Effect of Changing Weekly Contact Training Duration Beyond Current Guidelines on Head Acceleration Events in Rugby Union
Sawczuk, T., Roe, G., Tooby, J., Owen, C., Brown, J., Cross, M., Falvey, É., Gilthorpe, M. S., Hendricks, S., Hudson, S., Kemp, S., Starling, L., Stokes, K., Tucker, R. & Jones, B., 27 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Medicine . 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Incidence of Head Acceleration Events During Pitch-Based Training and Match Play in Professional Men's Rugby League
Parmley, J., Weaving, D., Whitehead, S., Tooby, J., Owen, C., Sawczuk, T., Roe, G., Collins, N., Phillips, G., Vishnubala, D., Stokes, K., Hudson, S. & Jones, B., 30 Nov 2025, In: Scandanavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 35, 11, e70156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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