Dr Shaun Phillips (PhD, SFHEA)
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 4110
- Email: shaun.phillips@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SLL3.33
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
I completed my BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Bedfordshire and my MSc in Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University, before gaining my PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Edinburgh. I taught at Abertay University as a teaching fellow and as lecturer in sport and exercise science and year 3 and 4 programme leader for six years, before leaving Abertay to join The University of Edinburgh in January 2015.
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2020
- National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, 2018
- Level 2 Accredited Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy Training Services, 2013
- PGCert Academic Practice, Abertay University, 2013
- PhD Exercise Physiology, University of Edinburgh, 2011
- MSc Exercise Physiology, Loughborough University, 2005
- BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, University of Bedfordshire, 2004
Responsibilities & affiliations
I have provided exercise physiology support to a variety of athletes and organisations, including high performance triathletes, footballers and basketball players, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian FC, the FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy, Scottish Institute of Sport, and the male and female senior Hockey teams.
Undergraduate teaching
- Programme: BSC (Hons) Applied Sport Science. Teaching: Sports Nutrition; Research and Statistics in Sport Science 3; Sports Physiology 4; dissertation supervision
Postgraduate teaching
- Programme: MSc Strength and Conditioning. Teaching: Sports Nutrition; dissertation supervision
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
I would be willing to discuss PhD projects within the areas of fatigue and human performance, and high-intensity interval exercise for health.
Current PhD students supervised
Sian Salmon (PhD): Physiological and nutritional demands of dancers.
Nicholas Lam (PhD): Development of ecologically valid mental fatigue protocols.
Guy Stern (PhD): Exercise modalities for improving and mantaining functional capacity in healthy older adults.
Past PhD students supervised
Cam Zhao: Effects of unilateral vs. bilateral resistance training on lower body muscle strength and sport-specific performance in adolescent rugby union players. PhD. Completed October 2021.
Guy Stern: A comparative examination of the effect of high-intensity interval exercise and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on functional movement, peak power output, and health-related quality of life, in healthy males and females aged 50-70 years. MRes (Distinction). Completed November 2020.
Wendy Timmons: Hypermobility in young athletes. PhD. Completed September 2020.
Research summary
- Fatigue and human performance.
- High-intensity interval exercise for health.
Project activity
Current research projects include investigating mental fatigue in orienteering; the use of high-intensity interval training for improving functional movement in healthy older adults; and investigating the importance of the ventilatory threshold on affective responses to exercise and how this may inform work into high-intensity interval exercise as a population health tool.
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International orienteering experts’ consensus on the definition, development, cause, impact and methods to reduce mental fatigue in orienteering: A Delphi study
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2177027
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effect of unilateral and bilateral leg press training on lower body strength and power and athletic performance in adolescent rugby players
In:
Journal of Human Kinetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jhk/159626
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Effect of high intensity interval training on functional movement in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(19 pages)
In:
Sports Medicine - Open, vol. 9, pp. 1-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00551-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Relative age effects in Scottish male under 16 national players: The presence and effects on selection into an under 17 national squad
In:
Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, vol. 30
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The acute effect of moderate-intensity continuous exercise and sprint interval exercise in a mentally fatigued state on subjective ratings of mental fatigue
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Investigating Affective Responses to Remotely Delivered "At Home" Low Volume High Intensity Interval Exercise: A Non-Randomized Parallel Group Feasibility Study
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4, pp. 862019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.862019
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Investigating affective responses to remotely delivered “At Home” low volume high intensity interval exercise: A non-randomized parallel group feasibility study
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.862019
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Affecting effects on affect: The impact of protocol permutations on affective responses to sprint interval exercise; A systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled individual participant data
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.815555
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Changes in mental fatigue, physical fatigue, and mood state during a two-day orienteering competition
(1 page)
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 40, pp. 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2125766
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published) -
The effect of self-selected music on endurance running capacity and performance in a mentally fatigued state
In:
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2022.174.16
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Continuous walking and time- and intensity-matched interval walking: Cardiometabolic demand and post-exercise enjoyment in insufficiently active, healthy adults
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1803717
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Adaptations to swimming training in athletes with Down’s Syndrome
(10 pages)
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249175
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The effect of RaceRunning on cardiometabolic disease risk factors and functional mobility in young people with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy: A feasibility study
In:
BMJ Open, vol. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036469
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The effects of two weeks self-regulated high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise enjoyment, and intentions to repeat
In:
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2021.162.15
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise compared with continuous moderate- and high-intensity exercise
(34 pages)
In:
Health Psychology Review, vol. N/A, pp. 1-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1728564
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Effect of two-weeks self-regulated high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise enjoyment, and intention to repeat (Oral Presentation)
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Other (Published) -
Effects of unilateral and bilateral resistance training on strength, sprinting, jumping, and change of direction performance in adolescent team games players.
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
The effects of music on mental fatigue and endurance performance
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Contribution of strength-endurance, isometric trunk endurance, and movement ability to 2 km rowing performance in University rowers
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Self-reported tolerance of the intensity of exercise influences affective responses to and intentions to engage with high-intensity interval exercise
(9 pages)
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 37, pp. 1472-1480
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1570590
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)