Greg Atkinson
Professor of Health Sciences and Biostatistics Res
School of Health & Social Care
Teesside University
United Kingdom
Biography
Greg is a Professor of Health Sciences and Biostatistics Research. He completed his degree in Sports Science at Liverpool Polytechnic. In 1994, he completed his PhD programme, entitled 'The effects of age on human circadian rhythms'. Greg has a long-standing interest in translational physiology and joined HSCI in March of 2012. Greg's research interests focus on the translation of knowledge about human physiology to real world problems. He has researched health issues relating to working shifts, as well as the mechanisms surrounding the circadian variation in sudden cardiac and cerebral events. He is particularly interested in the role of the ‘morning surge’ in blood pressure in explaining why these events are more common in the morning. He is also interested in travel health, with particular emphasis on the disturbance of the body clock by jet-lag. Greg is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and has published widely in research methods and statistics. Another of Greg's interests is general exercise science, particularly the relationships between physical activity and cardiovascular health, as well as issues relating to world class cycling performance. He leads the Journal Club on Lifestyle, Nutrition & Health Research (to support and develop the skills of PhD students and early stage researchers).
Research Interest
Greg research includes Health & Social Care research.
Publications
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Atkinson G, BATTERHAM AM (2015) The Clinical Relevance of the Percentage Flow-Mediated Dilation Index. Current Hypertension Reports, 17: 1-9.
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Atkinson G, Batterham AM (2015) True and false inter individual differences in the physiological response to an intervention. Experimental Physiology 100: 577-588.
