Dr Tony Turner

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology / Leader of Human Performance Science Research Group

Moray House School of Education, ISPEHS
University of Edinburgh

Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6003
Email: tony.turner@ed.ac.uk

Street: Moray House School of Education, SL
City: University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
Post code: EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Tony Turner is a senior lecturer in exercise physiology in the Institute for Sport, Physical Education & Health Sciences (SPEHS), where he leads the Human Performance Science Research Group and is research cluster facilitator for SPEHS. He teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes: BSc Applied Sport Science, MA Physical Education and MSc Strength & Conditioning. Tony has applied experience as a physiologist working with performers in a range of sports, most recently in motor sport on the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy:

Coaching motorsport stars of the future

Teaching & PhD supervision

Undergraduate teaching

BSc Applied Sport Science
MA Physical Education

Postgraduate teaching

MSc Strength & Conditioning

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Current PhD students supervised

Xiang (Cam) Zhao - Unilateral resistance training in adolescents
Andrew M Murray - Recovery in adolescent athletes
Stephanie Adams - Concussion in motor sport: Exploring experts' perceptions, knowledge and attitudes

Past PhD students supervised

Jacki Thow - Asymmetries in strength & power related to swimming technique
Matthew Pearce - Characterising time outside and physical activity of children using GPS
Mark Sanderson - Whole body vibration: Stimulus Characteristics and Acute Neuromuscular Responses
Shaun Phillips - Impact of carbohydrate supplementation on intermittent exercise performance in adolescents.
Danielle Bryant - Teacher stress, learned optimism and coping strategies
Alan MacPherson - Rhythm in Sport

Research

Research summary

The application of physiology in sport & exercise contexts

motor sport physiology & performance
cardio-respiratory systems’ responses during exercise
physiology of strength & conditioning
physiology of Race Running
physiology of golf caddying
concussion

Current and recent research

Tony is a core member of the Human Performance Science Research Group and associate member of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre.

Research & Knowledge Exhange funds (since 2008):

Research - College of AHSS Reserach & KE grant (2017), £5k.
Research - Moray House School of Education research seedcorn funding (2016), £1.3k.
Research - Principal's Career Development Scholarship with Edinburgh Global top-up (2015), ~£50k.
Knowledge Exchange - projects with FIA Institue Young Driver Excellence Academy is ongoing since 2011, accruing in excess of £50k in external funding.
Research - University of Edinburgh Development trust Innovation Initaitive grant (2013), £5k.
Research - Hearts Development Trust funding for MSc by Research (2012-13), £5k.
Research - Moray House School of Education research seedcorn funding (2012), £1k.
Knowledge Exchange - College of HSS Knowledge Exhange grant (2010), £2.5k.
Knowledge Exchange - work with Pirelli Star Driver programme (2009-2010), accrued £4.5 in external funding.
Research - College of HSS PhD studentship (2008), £45k.
Knowledge Exhange - work with Scottish Institute of Sport (2008), £27.5k.

Publications

Variability of within-step acceleration and daily wellness monitoring in Collegiate American Football (6 pages) 30 Apr 2019 In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 488-493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.10.013
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Concussion in motorsport? Experience, knowledge, attitudes and priorities of medical personnel and drivers 13 Aug 2018 In: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000647
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
3 vs. 5 sets for strength development in trained adolescent Rugby Union players 13 Jul 2018
Contribution to conference › Poster (Published)
Match demands of Senior and Junior players during International Rugby League (7 pages) 1 Jun 2018 In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 1678-1684
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002028
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Recovery practices in Division 1 collegiate athletes in North America 8 May 2018 In: Physical Therapy in Sport, vol. 32, pp. 67-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.004
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
FMS screening for middle distance running : a case study of the impact of a four-week training intervention (8 pages) 31 Mar 2018 In: Professional Strength & Conditioning, no. 48, pp. 15-22
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Indoor and outdoor context-specific contributions to early adolescent MVPA as measured by combined diary, accelerometer and GPS (6 pages) 31 Jan 2018 In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 40-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0638
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Comparison of affective responses during and after low volume high-intensity interval exercise, continuous moderate- and continuous high-intensity exercise in active, untrained, healthy males (9 pages) 29 Jan 2018 In: Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1430984
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
The acute physiological and metabolic responses of individuals with Cerebral Palsy to RaceRunning training (Oral Presentation) 22 Sep 2017
Contribution to conference › Other (Published)
A pilot study using entropy as a non-invasive assessment of running (4 pages) Sep 2017 In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 1119-1122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0205
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)

This article was published on Jul 16, 2019