Associate professor of exercise physiology, Staffordshire University, UK

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“I am driven by a desire to promote and strengthen research about women’s exercise physiology to help improve women’s fitness and health.”

Areas of expertise

Menstrual cycle/ovarian hormones and exercise
Performance and health
Bone health/osteoporosis

quote

“My main priority as an exercise physiologist is to raise awareness and cultivate further research of the key factors that influence women in sport and exercise.”

— Jacky Forsyth, PhD

Career

Women in Sport and Exercise Academy Network – Cofounder
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal – Associate editor
European Women in Sport project, promoting the feminization of sport across Europe
Peer-reviewed research publications on improving health, exercise, and performance through exercise for pre- and postmenopausal women, plus served as co-editor of The Exercising Female: Science and Its Application and Women’s Football: From Science to High Performance

Education

Liverpool John Moores University – PhD in exercise physiology
University of St. Andrews – Master of Philosophy in exercise physiology
University of Warwick – Bachelor of Arts with honors and qualified teacher status in physical education and geography

Academic memberships

Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network
Menstrual Cycle Steering Group
Senior fellow at Higher Education Academy

Appearances and publications in other media

Podcast,

01 May 2019

The Women in Sport & Exercise Academic Network

BJSM Podcast,

02 Jul 2018

Research Imbalance: Sport and Exercise in Women versus Men. Episode #341

The Pelvic Health Podcast,

15 Feb 2019

Hormones, Exercise and Bone Health with Dr. Jacky Forsyth

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 487–511.,

02 Mar 2020

Exercise Interventions for Preventing and Treating Low Bone Mass in the Forearm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Routledge,

30 Sep 2019

The Exercising Female: Science and Its Application

ournal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 563–72.,

01 Sep 2014

Effects of Lifestyle Exercise of Premenopausal Bone Health: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Sport in Society, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1280–95.,

27 Sep 2022

Menstrual Cycle, Hormonal Contraception and Pregnancy in Women’s Football: Perceptions of Players, Coaches and Managers