Dr Tony Turner
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology / Leader of Human Performance Science Research Group
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6003
- Email: tony.turner@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SL
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
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:
Undergraduate teaching
- BSc Applied Sport Science
- MA Physical Education
Postgraduate teaching
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 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.
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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) -
Variability of within-step acceleration and daily wellness monitoring in Collegiate American Football
(6 pages)
In:
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, pp. 488-493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.10.013
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The effect of unilateral and bilateral leg press on strength, power, and athletic performance in Scottish adolescent rugby players (Oral Presentation)
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
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)
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 36, pp. 1993-2001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1430984
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Concussion in motorsport? Experience, knowledge, attitudes and priorities of medical personnel and drivers
In:
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000647
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
3 vs. 5 sets for strength development in trained adolescent Rugby Union players
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Match demands of Senior and Junior players during International Rugby League
(7 pages)
In:
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol. 32, pp. 1678-1684
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002028
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Recovery practices in Division 1 collegiate athletes in North America
In:
Physical Therapy in Sport, vol. 32, pp. 67-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.004
Research output: 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)
In:
Professional Strength & Conditioning, pp. 15-22
Research output: 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)
In:
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 15, pp. 40-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0638
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)