Dr Louise Burnie

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

After completing an MEng in Civil Engineering at Imperial College, Louise worked as a Structural Engineer in large multidisciplinary engineering consultancies for 7 years in London and New Zealand. She returned to university to study an MSc in Sports Biomechanics at Loughborough University, graduating in 2014. Louise then studied for a PhD in Sports Biomechanics at Sheffield Hallam University which involved working with British Cycling and the English Institute of Sport. In 2019, Louise was appointed as a Research Assistant at Swansea University on a joint project between the Applied Science, Technology, Exercise and Medicine Research Centre and the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating to develop new printed products which included printed heaters and pressure sensors. Louise started as a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria in November 2021 and teaches Sport Biomechanics on the undergraduate degree programmes. Louise's main area of research is cycling biomechanics and the influence of factors such bicycle setup, training and sex.

Louise Burnie

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Louise鈥檚 main research interests are understanding coordination in human movement and how this can be manipulated to improve human performance. She has a particular interest in cycling biomechanics, coordination and performance. There is a lack of sports science research into female athletes and female athlete health. To address this lack of knowledge Louise has several research projects around the female cyclist. This includes investigating the effect of sex differences and menstrual cycle on the performance, physiology, and biomechanics during cycling, and capturing the lived experiences and perceived effect of the menstrual cycle and saddle sores on cycling training and performance.

Key Publications

PGR Supervision

Elisa Pastorio Sex differences and the effect of the menstrual cycle on cycling performance, physiology, and biomechanics Start Date: 01/10/2023

Qualifications

  • Sports Science PhD March 02 2020
  • Sports Science MSc September 30 2014
  • Civil Engineering MEng July 29 2005
  • Member International Society of Biomechanics in Sport 2021
  • Member International Society of Biomechanics 2021

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