David Giles
Researcher
Department: Health Care Practice
University of Derby
United Kingdom
Biography
Dave is a researcher in the College of Health and Social Care's Research Centre. He works on the design, delivery and evaluation of research activities that meet the centre’s aims of optimising individual health and wellbeing, promoting healthy communities and building and developing an effective health and social care workforce.
Research Interest
Research background is in exercise physiology, psychology and psychophysiology, more specifically the investigation of the physiological, psychological and biochemical responses to performance rock climbing. Dave completed his PhD at the University of Derby in September 2017, titled Psychophysiological and emotional antecedents of climbing performance.
Publications
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Balás, J., Michailov, M., Giles, D.,KodejÅ¡ka, J., PanáÄková, M., Fryer, S. (2015). Active recovery of the finger flexors enhances intermittent handgrip performance in rock climbers. European Journal of Sports Science, 16(7), 764-72. [doi: 10.1080/17461391.2015.1119198]
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Baláš, J., DuchaÄová, A., Giles, D., KotalÃková, K., Pánek, D. & Draper, N. (2017). Shoulder Muscle Activity in Sport Climbing in Naturally Chosen and Corrected Shoulder Positions. Open Sports Sciences Journal, 10, 107-113.
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Fryer, S., Sveen, J., Stone, K., Dickson, T., España-Romero, V., Giles, D., Baláš, J., Draper, N. & Stoner, L. (2017). Differences in forearm strength, endurance and hemodynamic kinetics between male boulderers and sport rock climbers. European Journal of Sports Science. [doi: 10.1080/17461391.2017.1353135]
