Human Physiology
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Dr Liam Harper
Senior Lecturer
Physiology
My profile
Biography
Liam joined Manchester Metropolitan University as a Senior Lecturer in Physiology in January 2022 after five years at the University of Huddersfield. Prior to his role at Huddersfield, Liam completed a PhD at Northumbria University, Newcastle on the physiological and performance responses to the extra-time period of soccer. Liam is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (CSci), a Sport, Exercise and Nutrition Register (SENr) Academic Associate and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Liam is also a member of the British American Football Association (BAFA) Sport Science & Medicine Committee, and is particularly passionate about advancing the sport of Flag Football (What is Flag Football? – British American Football).
Interests and expertise
My research interests currently lie in exercise and nutritional interventions for both performance and health. In particular, my research is in team sports, from a performance, physiological and nutritional perspective, as well as the use of adapted sports and nutrition as a way of improving the health and wellbeing of an older population.
Teaching
Human Biosciences
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Biomedical Science
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Research outputs
Some recent publications:
Khatri, M, Naughton, RJ, Clifford, T, Harper LD, & Corr, L. The effects of collagen peptide supplementation on body composition, collagen synthesis, and recovery from joint injury and exercise: a systematic review. Amino Acids 53, 1493–1506 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-021-03072-x
Julian, R, Page, RM, & Harper, LD. The Effect of Fixture Congestion on Performance During Professional Male Soccer Match-Play: A Systematic Critical Review with Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 51, 255–273 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01359-9
Sarmento, H, Clemente, FM, Marques, A, Mianovic, Z, Harper, LD, & Figueiredo, A. Recreational football is medicine against non-communicable diseases: a systematic review. Scand J Med Sci Sports 30, 618-637 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13611
Harper, LD, Field, A, Corr, LD, & Naughton, RJ. The Physiological, Physical, and Biomechanical Demands of Walking Football: Implications for Exercise Prescription and Future Research in Older Adults. J Aging Phys Act 28, 478-488 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2019-0330