Faye Walker
Research Associate - Occupational Performance Research Group
About
Faye Walker is a Research Associate with the Occupational Performance Research Group (OPRG) where she primarily works on the delivery of research projects for the British Army. Faye is also a BASES accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and has gained a wide range of applied experience working with athletes and clients such as Lucozade Ribena Suntory and TomTom. Prior to joining OPRG, Faye completed her MSc at Bangor University where she worked as part of the Extremes Research Group. Her research predominately focused on investigating the effect of repeated muscle damage on the body’s ability to thermoregulate in subsequent heat stress.
Professional
2012-2013 MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science (Hons), Bangor University
2009-2012 BSc Sport Science (Hons), Bangor University
Key Publications
Dolci, A., Fortes, M.B., Walker, F.S. et al. (2015). Repeated muscle damage blunts the increase in heat strain during subsequent exercise heat stress. Eur J Appl Physiol, 115: 1577.
Research
Faye has research interests in the following areas:
- Applied and occupational physiology
- Extreme environments
- Elite performance
Research Output
Articles
Walker, F. S., Needham-Beck, S., Vine, C., Blacker, S. D., Greenlees, I. A., Sharpe, B. T., Siddall, A. G., Maroni, T. D., Ashdown, K., Hinde, K., Elliott, E., Rayson, M. P., Knight, E. and Myers, S. D. (2024) External workload and cognitive performance of a tactical military scenario-based field exercise. BMJ Military Health. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2633-3767 10.1136/military-2024-002672
Needham-Beck, S., Maroni, T. D., Walker, F. S., Vine, C., Moore, D., Draper, J., Alexander, B., Myers, S. D. and Blacker, S. D. (2024) Development of an evidence-based swimming representative military task to assess swimming competency in the British Army. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1051-9815 10.3233/wor-230256
Maroni, T. D., Siddall, A. G., Rue, C. A., Needham-Beck, S., Walker, F. S., Greeves, J. P., Wardle, S. L., Fieldhouse, A., Myers, S. D. and Blacker, S. D. (2024) Beyond change scores: Employing an improved statistical approach to analyze the impact of entry fitness on physical performance during British Army basic training in men and women. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34 (4). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1600-0838 10.1111/sms.14610
Vine, C., Rue, C. A., Walker, F. S., Blacker, S. D., Myers, S. D. and Doherty, J. (2023) A comparison of physical performance during one- and two-person simulated casualty drags. Applied ergonomics, 110. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1872-9126 10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104001
Rue, C. A., Myers, S. D., Coakley, S. L., Ashdown, K., Lee, B. J., Hale, B. J., Siddall, A. G., Needham-Beck, S., Hinde, K., Osofa, J. I., Walker, F. S., Fieldhouse, A., Vine, C., Doherty, J., Flood, T. R., Walker, E. F., Wardle, S. L., Greeves, J. P. and Blacker, S. D. (2023) Changes in Physical Performance during British Army Junior Entry, British Army Standard Entry, and Royal Air Force Basic Training. Changes in Physical Performance during British Army Junior Entry, British Army Standard Entry, and Royal Air Force Basic Training. ISSN 2633-3775 10.1136/military-2022-002285
Waldock, K. A.M., Lee, B. J., Powell, S. D., Wardle, S. L., Blacker, S. D., Myers, S. D., Maroni, T. D., Walker, F. S., Looney, D. P., Greeves, J. P. and Potter, A. W. (2021) Field Validation Of The Heat Strain Decision Aid During Military Load Carriage. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 134. ISSN 0010-4825 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104506
Conference or Workshop Items
Rue, C. A., Needham-Beck, S., Maroni, T. D., Ashdown, K., Lee, B., Walker, F. S., Osofa, J. I., Doherty, J., Vine, C., Wardle, S. L., Greeves, J. P., Saunders, P., Fieldhouse, A., Blacker, S. D. and Myers, S. D. (2023) A Comparison of Role-Related Physical Fitness Between British Army Recruits and Trained Soldiers. In: University Of Chichester Research Conference 2023, 5th & 6th July 2023, Bognor Regis Campus. (Unpublished)
