Meet the team

We are a team of 14 academics and researchers with expertise across a variety of disciplines.

Being from various backgrounds, we each bring radically different methodologies and outlooks.

This wealth of expertise is complemented by our collaborations with a variety of partners, ensuring that we address the most pressing issues in the ParaFit field.

Photograph of Vicky Tolfrey

Professor Vicky Tolfrey

Professor of Applied Disability and Para Sport and ParaFit Principal Investigator

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Richard Blagrove

Dr Richard Blagrove

Senior Lecturer in Physiology

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Katherine Brooke-Wavell

Professor Katherine Brooke-Wavell

Professor in Skeletal Physiology, Exercise and Ageing

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Andrea Bundon

Andrea Bundon

Associate Professor - School of Kinesiology

Principal Investigator - International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia

Anna Fitzpatrick

Dr Anna Fitzpatrick

Lecturer in Performance Analysis and Skill Acquisition

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Iuliana Hartescu

Dr Iuliana Hartescu

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Photograph of Simon Hodder

Dr Simon Hodder

Reader in Environmental Ergonomics

Design and Creative Arts

Matthew Maley

Dr Matt Maley

Lecturer in Environmental Ergonomics

Design and Creative Arts

Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Dr Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Aimee Mears

Dr Aimee Mears

Senior Lecturer in Sports Engineering and Biomechanics

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Thomas O'Brien

Dr Thomas O'Brien

Lecturer in Applied Disability and Para Sport

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Nicola Paine

Dr Nicola Paine

Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Medicine

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Tom Paulson

Dr Tom Paulson

Translational Scientist in Disability and Para Sport

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Thomas Rietveld

Dr Thomas Rietveld

Research Associate in Wheeled Sports and Technology

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Tom Slatter

Professor Tom Slatter

Professor of Wear of Materials

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering