James Faulkner PhD

James Faulkner is a Professor in Sport and Exercise Physiology and a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist. He joined the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Winchester in 2015 and is Programme Leader for the MRes Health Science and MRes Sport and Exercise. He was co-lead for UoA24 for REF2021 and was the inaugural Faculty Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing (2019-2022).

James attained his Bachelor’s (Hons) degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences, and both his Master’s and Doctorate in Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter. Prior to his arrival at the University of Winchester, James worked as a Post-Doc in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter (2008-09) before being appointed as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences at Massey University, New Zealand (2009-2015).

James has journal editorial responsibilities for the following journals: Frontiers in Physiology (Review Editor [Exercise Physiology]; 2021-present), Clinical Trials in Degenerative Disease (Editorial Board; 2018-present) and Journal of Sport Sciences (Advisory Board [Physical Activity, Health and Exercise]; 2017-present). In 2022, he was an invited Guest Editor for the journal Healthcare and Frontiers in Physiology, and regularly peer-reviewed for a number of internationally recognised scientific journals. He is an expert reviewer for a number of National and International Funding Bodies including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB); NIHR Programme Grant; NIHR Dissemination Centre; NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex Funding Panels (PhD Scholarship; Project Funding; Researcher Initiation/Engagement Grants); British Heart Foundation and Stroke Foundation Clinical Study and Neurological Foundation (NZ)

James is a British Association for Sports ad Exercise Sciences (BASES)-accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and regularly supervises and reviews for the BASES Supervised Experience scheme. He was awarded the Membership of Cochrane in November 2021, achieved by contributing to Cochrane’s work in a sustained and substantive way. He is a member of BASES, the Physiological Society, NIHR ARC Wessex, and the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN).

Professor Faulkner has led a Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme (Massey University) and founded the first secondary prevention clinic for minor stroke and TIA patients in New Zealand. He is currently Programme Director for the HELP (Health Enhancing Lifestyle Programme) Hampshire Stroke Clinic, a collaborative project between the University, NHS and independent health providers that provides face-to-face and online exercise and education opportunities for people who have suffered a stroke or TIA.