Meet Sally

I am a University of Pittsburgh Sport Science MS graduate with seven years of experience conducting large-scale health and performance research trials, looking to transition into the healthcare, public health, and science industries. A recipient of the Loughborough University SSEHS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Placements and the LSU Welfare and Diversity Unsung Hero Award, I pair rigorous scientific research skills with a deeply collaborative, community-focused approach.

One of our Different Thinkers with ADHD.

ADHD

  • Creativity

  • Innovation

  • Problem-solving

  • Adaptability

  • Hyperfocus

  • Initiative

  • Resilience

  • Big-picture thinking

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SKILLS

Data Analysis - executed statistical analysis using regression, ANOVA, and independent samples T-test.

  • Data Visualisation - developed interactive dashboards to communicate health and performance data.

  • Literature Reviewing - implemented a comprehensive literature review on return to exercise postpartum.

  • Writing - coauthored scientific reports and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

  • Science Communication - communicated complex scientific findings to academic and military audiences.

Work Experience

Graduate Student Researcher, Aug 2024 - June 2025

Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

  • Executed comprehensive physiological assessment (DXA, HR-pQCT, VO₂ max, resting metabolic rate, hydration, IMTP and CMJ) and optimised biosample handling for 30 subjects to examine resilience to HPG axis suppression through multi-stressor training.

  • Streamlined management of data for 200 subjects, minimizing errors and supporting data analysis to assess the relationship between training volume and performance outcomes and hormonal and bone adaptations to physical training interventions.

  • Analysed 60 HR-pQCT scans to quantify bone adaptations over a physical training intervention.

Scientific Support Officer and Research Assistant, Aug 2019 - Aug 2024

Army Health and Performance Research, Ministry of Defence, Andover, UK.

  • Delivered evidence-based recommendations to optimize the health and performance of women in ground close combat roles and presented key findings to over 300 academic and military stakeholders.

  • Facilitated over 20 scientific reviews as the Army Scientific Assessment Committee Secretary.

  • Engaged with key stakeholders to deliver data collection through, coordinating consumable inventories, SOPs, ethics and data protection documents and managing biosample processing, monitoring compliance and menstruation for 50+ participants.

  • Developed physiological testing skills (phlebotomy, ultrasound, isokinetic strength), questionnaire delivery and knowledge of hormonal contraceptives to assess their impact on health and performance.

  • Applied infection control polices to 200+ biological samples daily to evaluate COVID-19 detection.

  • Validated buccal swabs as a non-invasive testing method, for sickle cell trait, in 2,000 British Army personnel leading to its implementation at applicant medical screening.

  • Designed and implemented cost-effective nutrition plans to evaluate the impact of calcium supplementation on bone metabolism following load carriage.

Junior Scientific Support Officer, Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

Women in Ground Close Combat Research Team, Ministry of Defence, Andover, UK.

  • Produced a comprehensive and methodical literature review on return to exercise postpartum informing the development of a postpartum exercise intervention study.

  • Assessed 200 participants endocrine function and mobility through physiological and dietary assessment.

Voluntary Experience

Disability Officer, Oct 2018 - June 2019, Welfare and Diversity, Loughborough Students Union.

  • Directed five volunteers in planning and executing campaigns and events to support disabled students and promote disability awareness on campus.

  • Coordinated the rebranding and restructuring of the disability support network leveraging a questionnaire to enhance student engagement.

  • Spearheaded an inclusive sport initiative and introductory sign-language course, enhancing sports accessibility and engagement and social cohesion between Deaf and hearing students.

  • Delivered disability awareness training to seven university clubs and staff groups promoting inclusivity and improving understanding across the university.

Education

Master of Science in Sports Science 4.0 GPA, Aug 2024 - June 2025, University of Pittsburgh.

  • Capstone Project: The influence of tibial loading characterised by the inertial measurement unit outcome, cumulative bone stimulus, on changes in bone biomarker and bone strength outcomes during Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) training.

  • Key Modules: Laboratory Techniques I & II, Research Methodology and Applied Statistics, Data Analytics, Seminar in Sports Medicine I & II, Sports Science Practicum I, II & III (with internship).

BSc (Hons) in Human Biology with Diploma in Professional Studies 2:2, Sept 2015 - July 2019, Loughborough University.

  • Final Year Project: Is there a difference in the association of years since menopause versus chronological age with bone mineral content and hip structural parameters in postmenopausal women?

  • Key Modules: Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Data Analysis, Exercise Physiology, Experimental Design and Analysis, Homeostasis, Body Composition and Nutrition.

Training

  • Level 3 Credit in Venepuncture for Non-Diagnostic Research and Phlebotomy Skills, 2023

    Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Training Day, 2017

    Statistical Analysis Software - Excel, SPSS, STATA, R

    Data Visualization - Prizm, Tableau, R.