Role
Graham is Deputy Head of the Sport Science Department.
He is also Chair of the Departmental Teaching and Learning Committee and leads the Level 6 module "Strength, Power and Endurance in Sport and Exercise" (SPOR30022)
Research areas
Dr Sharpe's research interests focus on the potential for breathing to limit whole body exercise in healthy humans.
- The effects of inspiratory muscle training on exercise tolerance.
- The influence of gut microbiota on lung inflammation
- The physiological consequences of increased work of breathing.
- Exercise-induced inspiratory muscle fatigue and its effect on locomotor muscle function.
Dr Sharpe is able to act as a consultant in the following areas:
- Measurement of the physiological response to exercise in healthy and clinical populations based upon blood-borne markers and breath-by-breath analysis of pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange.
- Measurement of lung function and respiratory muscle strength, including trans-diaphragmatic pressures.
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD may exist in all areas outlined above especially projects examining exercise-induced diaphragm fatigue using bilateral magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves. Further information may be obtained from the NTU Graduate School.
External activity
Expert reviewer for the following journals:
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
- Journal of Sport Sciences
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Journal of Sports Engineering
External PhD Examiner:
- Brunel University
Sponsors and collaborators
University collaborations include:
- University of Loughborough
- Queens Medical Centre (University of Nottingham)
- Brunel University