DrTina Smith

PhD Supervision

Completed supervisions:

2023 Asymmetries within elite youth soccer players: an investigation into the impact of soccer-specific loading

2023 Low back pain in ballet, modern, and hip-hop dancers

2020 Effect of birth-date distribution and maturation on injury and long term success in academy footballers 
2017 The effects of continuous, intermittent and mode of exercise on mechanical bone remodelling

Current supervisions:
The association between muscle mechanics and kinematic and kinetic features of walking and turning in people with Parkinson’s disease

The efficacy of Pilates-based exercises on rectus abdominis engagement in comparison with the FITNESSGRAM in collegiate dancers 
Coaching anatomy in the dance class

MSc by Research

Completed supervisions:
2015 The Effects of Weight Loss on the Biomechanics of Walking Gait in Healthy Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review.

I have extensive supervisory experience of postgraduate and undergraduate research projects and currently supervise MRes and undergraduate research projects within the area of biomechanics. I have supported many students in writing for publication / conference abstracts, provided opportunities for practical research experience and supported their career development.

BSc(Hons) Sport & Exercise Science Course Leader 2020 - 2022
MRes Sport & Exercise Course Leader 2014 – 2020

I have experience of teaching in Higher Education since 2001. Currently I am module leader and lecturer for the following modules:

6SR001 – 3D Analysis of Human Movement

5SR008 – The Biomechanics of Sport & Exercise

5SR010 – Introductory Principles of Exercise Referral Systems

4SR005 - Measurement and Evaluation in Sport & Exercise Science

I also contribute to teaching on additional modules of the BSc(Hons) Sport & Exercise Science programme.

I have been involved in the development of numerous undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. Recently this includes contributing to writing the new BSc(Hons) Sport & Exercise programme starting in September 2020, development and validation of the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy programme (2016), leading the curriculum review and development of the MRes Sport & Exercise programme (2015).

I have been nominated for the Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence for Valuing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (2020), Enriching the Learning Experience (2017 & 2019) and Innovation in Student Engagement (2018), also the Student Union Outstanding Personal Tutor Award (2015).