Dr Sue Taylor
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Sue has more than 20 years experience in academia and is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science. Sue’s research initially focused on paediatric exercise science but has more recently focused on health and ageing related topics. Sue teaches on the BSc Health and Exercise Science and the MSc Exercise Medicine courses at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) and is the programme leader for both of these courses.
Teaching and Supervision
Current teaching on the BSc in Health and Exercise Science includes: • Physiology and Human Movement (Level 4; ML) • Placement (Level 4; ML) • Causes and Aetiology of Key Chronic Diseases (Level 5) • Personal and Professional Practice (Level 5; ML) • Physiology and Human Movement in Chronic Diseases (Level 5) • Applied Practice 2 (Level 5) • Placement 2 (Level 5) • Applied Practice 3 (Level 6; ML) • Project/Dissertation (Level 6; ML) • Placement 3 (Level 6; ML) Current teaching on the MSc in Exercise Medicine includes: • Physical activity, Exercise, and Sport in Public Health (Level 7) • Research and Analysis in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport (Level 7; ML) • Psychology and Human Behaviour in Health and Performance (Level 7; ML) • Research Project (Level 7; ML) *Module leader (ML)
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Sue’s principal area of research was paediatric exercise for her PhD and for her 2 year-doctoral position at Liverpool John Moores University with the SportsLinx Project, which focused on childhood obesity, health and fitness. Since then, she has expanded her research in to health, chronic disease and ageing.