Mark Godwin

Mark's Profile

Job title

Director of Strategic Partnership Projects

Academic qualifications

MSc Sport Science, BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Sciences, PhD

Telephone

0121 604 1000

Profile

I joined University College Birmingham in September 2011, having held several lecturing positions and running a number businesses. I am the Director of Strategic Partnership Projects and have the responsibility of project managing a range of exciting and impactful projects.

Teaching

I supervise both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and deliver teaching on research methods.

Research Interests and Scholarly activity

  • Godwin, M., & Foskett, L. (2018). Accelerated rehabilitation program for a lateral discoid meniscus of a professional soccer player. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per Le Scienze Mediche 2018, 177(10), 592–597. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0393-3660.18.03609-4

  • Godwin, M. S., Fernandes, J. F. T., & Twist, C. (2018). Effects of Variable Resistance Using Chains on Bench Throw Performance in Trained Rugby Players: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(4), 950–954. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002421

  • Godwin, M., Matthews, J., Stanhope, E., & Richards, K. (2020). Intra and intersession reliability of the Run RocketTM in recreationally trained participants. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2021.161.05

  • Godwin, M., Stanhope, E., Bateman, J., & Mills, H. (2020). An Acute Bout of Self-Myofascial Release Does Not Affect Drop Jump Performance despite an Increase in Ankle Range of Motion. Sports, 8(3), 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8030037
  • Godwin MS, Fearnett T, Newman MA. (2021). The Potentiating Response to Accentuated Eccentric Loading in Professional Football Players. Sports. 2021; 9(12):160. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120160

  • Godwin, M., Sahil Dhone and Newman, M.A. (2023). Post-Activation Performance Enhancement (PAPE) After Resisted Sprinting in Recreationally Active Participants: A Double-Blind Randomised Crossover Trial. International journal of strength and conditioning, 3(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v3i1.226

Co-authored

  • Richards, D., Jones, S., Jeffery, J., Lowe, M., Godwin, M., & Willett, M. (2021). Intra-Rater and Inter-Rater Reliability of Pressure Pain Algometry of the Sural and Tibial Nerves in Asymptomatic Elite Youth Footballers. Sports, 9(9), 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9090132

  • Holland, C. J., & Godwin, M. S. (2020). The metabolic demand of external load carriage in golfers: A comparison of a single versus double-strap golf bag. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 59(12). https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.19.09668-3

  • Matthews, J. J., Stanhope, E. N., Godwin, M. S., Holmes, M. E. J., & Artioli, G. G. (2019). The Magnitude of Rapid Weight Loss and Rapid Weight Gain in Combat Sport Athletes Preparing for Competition: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0165 

External engagements

Member of the West Midlands Military Education Committee. External examiner at Moulton College

Department of Sport and Nutrition

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