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Dr Ian Walshe

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Ian completed his BSc.and MSc. at the University of Northampton and Loughborough University, respectively.  He then completed his doctorate at Northumbria University in 2011, investigating the inflammatory response to exercise. Ian then held a lecturing position at University of Stirling before returning to Northumbria University as a Senior Lecturer in 2016.

Ian is the programme leader for BSc. Sport, Exercise and Nutrition. His research interests include the interaction between sleep and and food intake as well as other aspects of weight management. 

Ian Walshe

Campus Address

Northumberland Building
City Campus
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Acute Beetroot Juice Supplementation Has No Effect on Upper- and Lower-Body Maximal Isokinetic Strength and Muscular Endurance in International-Level Male Gymnasts, Esen, O., Fox, J., Karayigit, R., Walshe, I. 1 May 2024, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
  • Acute Dosing Strategy with Vistula Tart Cherries for Recovery of Strenuous Exercise—A Feasibility Study, Squires, E., Walshe, I., Dodd, A., Broadbent, E., Hayman, O., McHugh, M., Howatson, G. 15 Aug 2024, In: Nutrients
  • A proposed method to analyse visual data used to enhance qualitative interviews: a case for convergent and holistic data triangulation, Harper, L., Burton, R., Ooms, A., Walshe, I. 29 Oct 2024, In: Learning Disability Practice
  • Energy intake, Hydration Status, and Sleep of World-Class Male Archers During Competition, Esen, O., Walshe, I., Goodall, S. 31 Dec 2024, In: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
  • Nutritional interventions in treating menopause-related sleep disturbances: a systematic review, Polasek, D., Santhi, N., Alfonso-Miller, P., Walshe, I., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Elder, G. 1 Aug 2024, In: Nutrition Reviews
  • People with intellectual disabilities perspectives on interventions for sleep problems., Harper, L., Ooms, A., Walshe, I., Burton, R. 12 Sep 2024, RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2024
  • Plasma-Induced Changes in the Metabolome Following Vistula Tart Cherry Consumption, Squires, E., Walshe, I., Cheung, W., Bowerbank, S., Dean, J., Wood, J., McHugh, M., Plattner, S., Howatson, G. 1 Apr 2024, In: Nutrients
  • Behavioural sleep problems in children and adults with intellectual disabilities: An integrative literature review, Harper, L., McAnelly, S., Walshe, I., Ooms, A., Tuffrey-Wijne, I. 1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • A hypoenergetic diet with decreased protein intake does not reduce lean body mass in trained females, Pearson, A., Lee, A., Witard, O., Coughlin, T., Tipton, K., Walshe, I. 1 Mar 2021, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Impairments in glycaemic control do not increase linearly with repeated nights of sleep restriction in healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial, Sweeney, E., Peart, D., Ellis, J., Walshe, I. 1 Sep 2021, In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

  • Emma Sweeney The effect of short sleep duration and exercise on glycaemic control in healthy adults Start Date: 01/10/2016 End Date: 23/04/2020
  • Lynette Harper A multimethod study exploring problematic sleep in people with intellectual disabilities. Start Date: 01/07/2024

  • Nutrition MSc
  • Physiology PhD


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