Dr Julie Gooderick

Julie Gooderick holds a degree in Sports Therapy and a Masters degree in Strength and Conditioning. She has over 15 years of experience working in the field of elite sport, in both Sports Therapy and Strength and Conditioning roles, supporting athletes to two Olympic Games and working within a wide range of sports.

Julie’s PhD investigated how to maximise sleep and recovery of female athletes, and the effects of sleep hygiene on performance; work which she has presented at national conferences, and has been influential in changing working practices in professional sport. She is also a board director for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.

Julie joined the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences in 2023. Outside the department, she regularly consults with several professional athletes and organisations, including Premier League and WSL footballers, British Gymnastics, and Red Bull; focusing on sleep, recovery, and performance.

Julie’s research interests lie primarily around the interactions between sleep and performance, the effects of sleep hygiene on performance, and investigations around the specifics of female athlete sleep.

She has additional research interest around post-partum rehabilitation and return to play protocols surrounding this. 

Module lead for SPOR6021 and SPOR6022