Sam holds practitioner status on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr) and is a Performance Nutrition consultant/advisor for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, supporting professional female football players. Sam's current research addresses female athlete health and performance, supplementation, and alternative protein sources (e.g. cricket protein). Sam has secured external funding, supervised PhD students through to completion and has worked with key stakeholders such as UEFA (e.g. the #WePlayStrong campaign, which is aimed at transforming perceptions of women's football and encouraging girls to take up and continue playing the game). She also serves on the Journal Editorial Board for Performance Nutrition. Previously, Sam led the programme of sports science support for the England Handball Association. Her PhD assessed the physical, physiological and performance characteristics of national team players.
Degrees
2017, University of Chester, United Kingdom, Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2014, University of Chester, United Kingdom, PhD
2010, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, MSc
2009, University of Chester, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons)
Certifications
2021, British Dietetic Association, United Kingdom, Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (Practitioner)
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Nutrition, Sports Science, Liverpool John Moores University, 2025 - present
Associate Professor in Applied Physiology & Nutrition, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, 2024 - 2025
Senior Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, 2016 - 2024
Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, 2014 - 2016
Chapters
Randell RK, Rollo I, Moss SL, Clifford T. 2024. SPORTS NUTRITION NEEDS Women’s Football: From Science to High Performance :99-112 DOI Publisher Url
Journal article
Moss S, Brindley E, Enright K, Highton J, Bott R. 2023. The effects of an acute dose of New Zealand blackcurrant extract on 5 km running performance International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Alwan N, Moss SL, Davies IG, Elliott-Sale KJ, Enright KJ. 2022. Weight loss practices and eating behaviours among female physique athletes: Acquiring the optimal body composition for competition. PLoS One, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Randell RK, Clifford T, Drust B, Moss SL, Unnithan VB, De Ste Croix MBA, Datson N, Martin D, Mayho H, Carter JM, Rollo I. 2021. Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 51 :1377-1399 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dobbin N, Highton J, Moss SL, Hunwicks R, Twist C. 2021. 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, 35 :176-182 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Pentith R, Moss SL, Lamb K, Edwards C. 2021. Perfectionism Among Young Female Competitive Irish Dancers Prevalence and Relationship with Injury Responses JOURNAL OF DANCE MEDICINE & SCIENCE, 25 :152-158 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dobbin N, Highton J, Moss SL, 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, 15 :705-713 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Moss SL, Randell RK, Burgess D, Ridley S, ÓCairealláin C, Allison R, Rollo I. 2020. Assessment of energy availability and associated risk factors in professional female soccer players European Journal of Sport Science, :1-27 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Moss SL, 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 :793-801 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Alwan N, Moss SL, Elliot-Sale KJ, Davies IG, Enright KJ. 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, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McWhannell N, Triggs C, Moss S. 2019. Perceptions and measurement of playtime physical activity in English primary school children: The influence of socioeconomic status European Physical Education Review, 25 :438-455 DOI Publisher Url
Dobbin N, Highton J, Moss SL, Twist C. 2019. Factors affecting the anthropometric and physical characteristics of elite academy rugby league players: A multiclub study International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14 :958-965 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dobbin N, Highton , Moss L, Twist C. 2019. The discriminant validity of a standardized 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 and Performance, 14 :1110-1116 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dobbin N, Moss SL, 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, 18 :1068-1076 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Moss SL, Enright KJ, Cushman S. 2018. The influence of music genre on explosive power, repetitions to failure and mood responses during resistance exercise Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 37 :128-138 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Moss SL, McWhannell N, Michalsik LB, Twist C. 2015. Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of top-elite, elite and non-elite youth female team handball players Journal of Sports Sciences, 33 :1780-1789 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Moss SL, Twist C. 2015. Influence of different work and rest distributions on performance and fatigue during simulated team handball match play Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29 :2697-2707 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Nikolaidis PT, Ingebrigtsen J, Póvoas SC, Moss S, Torres-Luque G, Pantelis N. 2015. 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 Author Url
Sanchez X, Moss SL, Twist C, Karageorghis CI. 2014. On the role of lyrics in the music-exercise performance relationship Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15 :132-138 DOI Publisher Url
Anderson R, Rollo I, Randell RK, Martin D, Twist C, Grazette N, Moss S. A formative investigation assessing menstrual health literacy in professional women’s football Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url