I am currently a senior lecturer in biomechanics at Newcastle University. My academic interest is in the study of human movement, particularly the interplay between perception and action, across the disciplines of Sport and Exercise, Psychology, and Neuroscience.I completed my BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University (2001), before my MRes in Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool John Moores University (2003).I was awarded my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Lancaster University (2015). For my PhD, I studied the impact of mental practice (combined action observation and motor imagery) on biomechanical and neurophysiological measures (EEG). I attended several PhD training programmes on perception and action: from brain to behaviour (University College London; Radboud University, Holland; Institute of Cognitive Sciences, Lyon; University of Bern, Switzerland).I am a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Psychologist within the British Psychological Society.I am one of four academics who co-lead an international research collaboration called the Research in Imagery and Observation (RIO) Group (https://riogroup.weebly.com).I was previously employed in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Teesside University, where I developed and led the BSc and MSci Sport & Exercise Science degrees. As a senior lecturer, I created and led modules at all levels across the undergraduate and postgraduate provision. I contributed to several committees, such as the REF steering group, and I was elected as co-chair for the University Early Career Researcher Forum. I also delivered an MSc module titled ‘Motor Control and Learning’ at Sheffield Hallam University (2012).I am currently supervising PhD students, and I always welcome expressions of interest to collaborate on research – please feel free to get in touch.I research how seeing and imaging human movements can effect both our brain and behaviour. I am interested in fundamental questions such as ‘How do we integrate a visual description of someone else’s movements into our own motor repertoire, often instantly and even when we do not intend to do so?’ I typically use motion capture and neuroscience research methods, such as EEG and TMS. I also examine how mental practice can improve performance both in sport and motor rehabilitation, for example in stroke survivors and children with motor impairments.Specialties: Experimental Psychology: behavioural research design and analysis, using mo-cap (Vicon, Qualisys) / basic computer programming (Matlab, Psyscript) / SPSS / EEG.