Charlotte Gowers

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Psychology, Sport and Sensory Science
Location:
Writtle
Areas of Expertise:
Physiology , Nutrition , Sport and exercise sciences
Research Supervision:
Yes

Charlotte is an exercise physiologist who teaches on modules covering physiology and nutrition. Alongside her role as a lecturer she manages Writtle Performance Centre, the university’s performance physiology laboratory.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @cgowers_
Instagram: @charlottegowers_

Background

Charlotte has been a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science since 2022, teaching across physiology and nutrition. With a background in endurance sport, her research and teaching is focused around elite sport and training for optimal performance to reduce incidences of relative energy deficiency in sport.

She is undertaking a PhD in Sport and Exercise Science focused on endurance physiology and performance. Charlotte has achieved an MSD in Sport and Exercise Science researching into RED-s and low energy availability in endurance athletes and has a First Class BSc(Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Essex.

Research interests
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Endurance Physiology
  • Training distribution
  • Relative energy deficiency in sport
Areas of research supervision
  • Relative energy deficiency in sport
  • Physiology and Sport Performance
  • Dietary supplementation for exercise performance
Teaching

Sport and exercise science (coaching)
Sport and exercise science (exercise referral)
Sport and exercise science (education)

Qualifications
  • PhD candidate Sport and Exercise Science
  • MSD Sport and Exercise Science
  • BSc(hons) First class degree in Sport and Exercise Science
Selected recent publications

Multiple publications under review not yet published