Sarah Jane Cullen

Biography

SarahJane is an Assistant Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in the Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Science in WIT. She is also an exercise physiologist with The Turf Club (regulatory body for horse racing in Ireland) and helps coordinate research, education and sport science support for all jockeys in Ireland, in line with the Long Term Jockey Development Pathway. She gives jockey specific guest talks worldwide on nutrition and exercise for optimum health and performance. She is also an ISAK-accredited anthropometric instructor (Level 3). SarahJane graduated from Sport Science and Health in DCU in 2008. She spent time as an undergraduate and postgraduate research assistant in the Centre of Sports Medicine and Human Performance at Brunel University in London and the School of Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, respectively, investigating musculoskeletal health and performance in athletes. SarahJane received a scholarship funded by The Turf Club to complete her PhD (graduated 2014) and postdoctoral research role in DCU focusing on the health and performance of jockeys. She is currently completing a MSc in Applied Sports Nutrition (part-time) in St Marys University, Twickenham. SarahJane's research interests focus on performance physiology particularly in relation to weight category sports, physiological demands of sports and sport specific physiological testing protocols but is also interested in musculoskeletal health and body composition in elite athletes. SarahJane was Tournament Nutritionist for the Women's Rugby World Cup held in Ireland in 2017. She was also part of Team Ireland's sport science and medical team at the holding camp for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and London 2012.

Research Interest

Performance physiology particularly in relation to weight category sports, physiological demands of sports and sport specific physiological testing protocols but is also interested in musculoskeletal health and body composition in elite athletes