Chelsea is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences, teaching across areas of Biomechanics, Strength and Conditioning and Professional Practice. Her PhD examined ‘The Internal and external demands of multidirectional running and the subsequent effect on side cut biomechanics in male and female team sport athletes’. Her interests involve understanding neuromuscular/biomechanical factors associated with lower limb injury risk, monitoring training load and injury prevention in team sports. Previously, Chelsea has undertaken lecturing and research roles at the University of Chester, University of Birmingham, and University of Bath, and has practical experience working in fitness, health, and elite sporting environments.
Degrees
2021, University of Chester, United Kingdom, PhD
2014, University of Chester, United Kingdom, MRes Applied Science
2013, University of Chester, United Kingdom, BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences
Certifications
2024, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
2024, British Weightlifting, Level 2 Award in Coaching Strength Training
2024, St John Ambulance, Emergency First Aid at Work
2019, MHFA England, Mental Health First Aider
2018, BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT, United Kingdom, Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills
2014, International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry, Level 1 Anthropometry Accreditation
2010, Focus Training, Level 2 Exercise to Music Instructor
2009, Blackburn College, United Kingdom, NVQ Level 2 in Teaching Exercise and Fitness
Academic appointments
Research Associate in Injury Surveillance, University of Bath, 2022 - 2024
Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham, 2021 - 2021
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, 2014 - 2024
Postgraduate training
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, United Kingdom, University of Chester, 2015 - 2016
Conference publication
Oxendale C, Green M, Stokes K, Williams S. 2024. 682 FO04 – Growth-related injuries occur in a distal-to-proximal fashion in male youth academy footballers: a two-season prospective cohort study Full Oral Abstracts, 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport, Monaco, 29 February–2 March 2024 DOI Publisher Url
Journal article
Cabral HV, Devecchi V, Oxendale C, Jenkinson N, Falla D, Gallina A. 2023. Effect of movement-evoked and tonic experimental pain on muscle force production Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34 :1-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Oxendale CL, Highton J, Smith G, Twist C. 2022. Can Player Tracking Devices Monitor Changes in Internal Response During Multidirectional Running? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, :1-7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Oxendale CL, Highton J, Twist C. 2017. Energy expenditure, metabolic power and high speed activity during linear and multi-directional running Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 :957-961 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Highton J, Mullen T, Norris J, Oxendale C, Twist C. 2017. The unsuitability of energy expenditure derived from microtechnology for assessing internal load in collision-based activities International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12 :264-267 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Oxendale CL, Twist C, Daniels M, Highton J. 2016. The Relationship Between Match-Play Characteristics of Elite Rugby League and Indirect Markers of Muscle Damage International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11 :515-521 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Oxendale C. 2021. The internal and external demands of multi-directional running and the subsequent effect on side cut biomechanics in male and female team sport athletes Smith G, Highton J, Twist C.