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Dr Paula Robson-Ansley
Role: Reader
Email: paula.ansley@unn.ac.uk
Phone: 0191 243 7774
Room: NB251
About
Paula was appointed as a reader in the Division of Sport Sciences in September 2007. She joined the Division from the University of Portsmouth where she was a senior lecturer in sport and exercise physiology. She graduated from the University of Brighton in 1996 and completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham in 1999 where her research focussed on the effect of exercise on immune system function.
Research
Paula spent four years as a post-doctoral research fellow in South Africa. Three of these years were at the University of Stellenbosch where she formulated and tested a range of nutritional supplements to maintain immune function in endurance sports people. This work received an award of excellence by the South African department of Trade and Industry. During her final year in South Africa, Paula was based in the Sport Science Institute of South Africa at the University of Cape Town where she investigated the role of inflammation in the sensation of fatigue. Her main research interest is the role of cytokines in fatigue during exercise, chronic fatigue syndrome and inflammatory disorders as well the effect of non-pharmacological therapies on inflammation and immune function. Paula also runs a clinic for rehabilitating underperforming, chronically fatigued athletes and individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome. Paula is accredited for both scientific support and research by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
Brain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre
School of Psychology and Sport Sciences
4th Floor, Northumberland Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
t: 44 (0) 191 2048818
e: bpnrc@northumbria.ac.uk
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