About

I am a Senior Lecturer within the Sport and Exercise department at the University of Derby. I currently teach on the Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation programmes. I am currently working toward completion of a Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance.

Teaching responsibilities

Modules taught include:

• Level 5 Injury Biomechanics and Corrective Principles
• Level 6 Applied Rehabilitation and Risk Reduction

Professional interests

• Injury rehabilitation
• Athletic performance

Research interests

• Injury rehabilitation and prevention
• Foot mechanics and function
• Gait re-training

Membership of professional bodies

• Society of Sports Therapists

Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) Sports Science

Postgraduate qualifications:

• MSc Sports Therapy
• PGCert(HE)

Other qualifications:

• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• Manipulation & mobilisation techniques for Sports Therapists

Experience in industry

I have 10 years' experience in the Sport and Exercise industry working as a Sports Therapist and Coach. This has enabled me to work with a variety of individuals and teams including young athletes on a Long Term Athlete Development (LATD) programme. My main interests are late stage injury rehabilitation and injury prevention.

Recent publications

• Wilson, J., & Kiely, J. (2016). The multi-functional foot in athletic movement: extraordinary feats by our extraordinary feet. Human Movement, 17(1), 15-20
• Outram, T., Wilson, J., & Wesselingh, R. (2020). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANKLE MOBILITY AND GOLF SWING KINEMATICS. ISBS Proceedings Archive, 38(1), 600