Dr Sam Moss
Senior Lecturer
Sam Joined the department as a member of staff in January 2014. She completed her undergraduate and PhD studies at the University of Chester and MSc at Loughborough University.
Sam holds practitioner status on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr) and works as a nutrition consultant for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, supporting professional female football players. She is currently supervising four PhD students in the areas of physiology and nutrition.
Previously, Sam led the programme of sports science support for the England Handball Association. During this time, she completed her PhD which assessed the physical, physiological and performance characteristics of national team players. Assessment of congested training/match schedules and implementation of strategies to better manage loading, formed a key part of the thesis.
Sam holds current external examiner roles and is regularly invited to review for a number of scientific journals, including Sports Medicine, Journal of Sports Sciences, European Journal of Sports Sciences, PLOSONE, Research Quarterly and the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
Sam teaches on the following nutrition, physiology and psychology modules:
- Introduction to Sport & Exercise Physiology (Level 4)
- Applied Experience in Sport & Exercise Sciences (Level 5)
- Issues in Elite Training & Performance (Level 6)
- Sports Nutrition and Performance (Level 6)
- Enhancing Sports Performance (MSc)
- The Applied Sports Scientist (MSc)
- Managing the Performance Athlete (MSc)
Sam also supervises student dissertation projects on the MSc in Sports Performance and the BSc Sport & Exercise Sciences.
Research interests:
- Female athlete physiology and nutrition
- Nutritional supplementation
- The demands of team sport competition
MPhil/PhD supervision
Completed:
Nick Dobbin - ‘The utilisation of the Rugby League Athlete Profiling Battery for assessing the anthropometric and physical characteristics of rugby league players (2020).
Current students:
James Hetherington
Nura Alwan
Rebecca Pentith
Romina Galea
Rosie Anderson
All publications by year
In Press
Moss, S. L., Brindley, E., Enright, K., Highton, J., & Bott, R. (in press) The effects of an acute dose of New Zealand blackcurrant extract on 5 km running performance. International Journal of Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism.
2023
Moss, S. L. & Randell, R. K. (2023). Sports Nutrition Recommendations for elite female soccer players. Sports Science Exchange. Gatorade Sports Science Institute.
2022
Alwan, N., Moss, S. L., Davies, I. G., Elliott-Sale, K. J., & Enright, K. (2022). Weight loss practices and eating behaviours among female physique athletes: Acquiring the optimal body composition for competition. PloS One, 17(1), e0262514-e0262514. DOI
2021
Randell, R. K., Clifford, T., Drust, B., Moss, S. L., Unnithan, V. B., De Ste Croix, Mark B A, . . . Rollo, I. (2021). Physiological characteristics of female soccer players and health and performance considerations: A narrative review. Sports Medicine, DOI
Pentith, R., Moss, S. L., Lamb, K., Edwards, C. (2021 – in press). Perfectionism Among Young Female Competitive Irish Dancers: Prevalence and Relationship with Injury Responses. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science.
2020
Moss, S.L., Randell, R. K., Burgess, D., Ridley, S. OCaireallain, C., Allison, R. & Rollo, I. (2020). Assessment of energy availability and associated risk factors in professional female soccer players. European Journal of Sport Sciences. DOI
Dobbin, N., Highton, J., Moss, S. L., & Twist, C. (2020). The effects of in-season, low-volume sprint interval training with and without sport-specific actions on the physical characteristics of elite academy rugby league players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. DOI
2019
Alwan, N., Moss S.L., Elliott-Sale, K.J., Davies, I.G., Enright, K. (2019). A Narrative Review on Female Physique Athletes: The Physiological and Psychological Implications of Weight Management Practices. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 13, 1-8. DOI
Dobbin, N., Highton, J., Moss, S. L., & Twist, C. (2019). The discriminant validity of standardised testing battery and its ability to differentiate anthropometric and physical characteristics between youth, academy and senior professional rugby league players. International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 14(8):1110-1116. DOI
Dobbin, N., Highton, J., Moss, S. L., & Twist, C. (2019). Factors Affecting the Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics of Elite Academy Rugby League Players: A Multi-Club Study. International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 24, 1-32. DOI
Moss, S.L., Francis, B., Calogiuri, G., & Highton, J. (2019). Pacing during a cross-country mountain bike mass-participation event according to race performance, experience, age and sex. European Journal of Sport Science, 19 (6), 793-801. DOI
2018
Dobbin, N., Moss, S. L., Highton, J., & Twist, C. (2018). An examination of a modified yo- yo test to measure intermittent running performance in rugby players. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-9. DOI
Moss, S. L., Enright, K., & Cushman, S. (2018). The influence of music genre on explosive power, repetitions to failure and mood responses during resistance exercise. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 37, 128-138. DOI
Dobbin, N., Highton, J., Moss, S. L., Hunwicks, R., & Twist, C. (2018). Concurrent validity of a rugby-specific yo-yo intermittent recovery test (level 1) for assessing match-related running performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, [online ahead of print]. DOI
2017
McWhannell, N., Triggs, C., & Moss, S. (2017). Perceptions and measurement of playtime physical activity in English primary school children: the effect of socioeconomic status. European Physical Education Review, 25(2) 438-455. DOI
2015
Moss, S. & Twist, C. (2015). The influence of different work and rest distributions on performance and fatigue during simulated team handball match play. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 29, 2697-707. DOI
Moss, S., McWhannell, N., Michalsik, L. B., & Twist, C. (2015). Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of top-elite, elite and non-elite youth female handball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33, (17), 1780-1789. DOI
2014
Nikolaidis, P.T, Ingebrigtsen, J., Póvoas, S.C., Moss, S., & Torres-Luque, G. (2014). Physical and physiological characteristics in male team handball players by playing position – Does age matter? Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 55, 297-304.
Sanchez X., Moss, S., Twist, C., & Karageorghis, C. I. (2014). On the Role of Lyrics in the Music-Exercise Performance Relationship. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15, 132-138. DOI
Conferences
Moss, S.L., Randell, R. K., Burgess, D., Ridley, S., O’Caireallain, C., & Rollo, I. Assessment of energy availability and associated risk factors in professional female soccer players. 24th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-6 July.
Alwan, N., Davies, I.G., Moss, S., Morton, J., McVeigh, J., & Enright, K. (2017). Novel insights into methods practiced among female physique athletes to acquire optimal body compositions. International Sport & Exercise Nutrition Conference, Newcastle, UK, 19-21st December.
Tarnowski, C., Randell, R., Moss, S., Carter, J., & Rollo, I. (2017). Sweat rate, sweat sodium concentration, carbohydrate and fluid intake in professional female football players during high-intensity training. 22nd Annual Congress of the European Conference of Sports Sciences, Ruhr, Germany, 5th-8th July.
Moss, S. & Twist, C. (2015). The influence of different work and rest distributions on performance and fatigue during simulated team handball match play. 20th Annual Congress of the European Conference of Sports Sciences, Malmo, Sweden, 24th-27th June.
Moss, S., McWhannell, N., Michalsik, L. B., & Twist, C. (2014). Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of elite and non-elite youth female handball players. 19th Annual Congress of the European Conference of Sports Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2-5 July.
Moss, S. L., McWhannell, N., & Twist, C. (2012). Neuromuscular and perceptual fatigue in English male team handball players during international competition. 17th Annual Conference of the European Conference of Sports Sciences, Bruges, Belgium, 4-7 July.
Moss, S., McWhannell, N., Michalsik, L. B., & Twist, C. (2011). Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of elite and non-elite youth female handball players. In: European Handball Federation (eds.). Science and Analytical Expertise in Handball. Proceedings of the second International Conference on Science in Handball, Vienna, Austria, 18-19 November: 174-179.
Moss, S.L., & Twist, C. (2011). Neuromuscular and well-being responses of high-level male handball players during a training camp. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, University of Essex, 6th-8th September.
BSc (Hons), PGCert, MSc, PhD