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Mark Godwin
Department of Sports
Director of Strategic Partnership Projects
Academic qualifications
MSc Sport Science, BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Sciences, PhD
Profile
I joined ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Godwin MS, Fearnett T, Newman MA. (2021). The Potentiating Response to Accentuated Eccentric Loading in Professional Football Players. Sports. 2021; 9(12):160.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
External engagements
Member of the West Midlands Military Education Committee. External examiner at Moulton College
