Dr Rebecca Vince

Dr Rebecca Vince

Senior Lecturer in Health Physiology

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Qualifications

  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Dr Rebecca Vince graduated in Biomedical Science at the University of Hull in 2005 and stayed on to complete a PhD identifying novel peptide sequences which bind to MRSA for targeted photodynamic therapy of chronic wounds.

She joined the Sport, Health and Exercise Department in 2008 teaching physiology and nutrition and is involved in multiple research projects in biochemistry and physiology as well as both sport and health nutrition.

Programmes taught on:

- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition

- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Modules list:

- Nutrition and Diet in Health and Disease (Level 5/6)

- Nutrition in Specialist Sporting Populations (Level 5/6)

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Coagulation Profiles in Humans Exposed to Exertional Hypobaric Decompression Stress Determined by Calibrated Automated Thrombogram

Madden, L. A., Vince, R. V., Edwards, V. C., Lee, V. M., & Connolly, D. M. (2023). Coagulation Profiles in Humans Exposed to Exertional Hypobaric Decompression Stress Determined by Calibrated Automated Thrombogram. Hemato, 4(4), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.3390/hemato4040024

Feasibility of delivering supervised exercise training following surgical resection and during adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PRECISE): a case series

Brown, M., O’Connor, D., Turkington, R., Eatock, M., Vince, R., Hulme, C., …Prue, G. (2023). Feasibility of delivering supervised exercise training following surgical resection and during adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PRECISE): a case series. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-023-00722-3

The Effect of a Very-Low-Calorie Diet (VLCD) vs. a Moderate Energy Deficit Diet in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)—A Randomised Controlled Trial

Deshmukh, H., Papageorgiou, M., Wells, L., Akbar, S., Strudwick, T., Deshmukh, K., …Sathyapalan, T. (2023). The Effect of a Very-Low-Calorie Diet (VLCD) vs. a Moderate Energy Deficit Diet in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)—A Randomised Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 15(18), Article 3872. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183872

Digital Health Solutions for Weight Loss and Obesity: A Narrative Review

Irvin, L., Madden, L. A., Marshall, P., & Vince, R. V. (2023). Digital Health Solutions for Weight Loss and Obesity: A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 15(8), Article 1858. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081858

Effectiveness of short-term isothermic-heat acclimation (4 days) on physical performance in moderately trained males

Shaw, J., Walkington, C., Cole, E., Gleadall-Siddall, D. O., Burke, R., Bray, J., …Garrett, A. T. (2022). Effectiveness of short-term isothermic-heat acclimation (4 days) on physical performance in moderately trained males. PLoS ONE, 17(11), Article e0270093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270093

Research interests

Becky's research interests centres around health, nutrition and physical activity themes, specifically looking at:

1.Work-related performance and health

2.Women’s health – focusing on exercise, nutritional and lifestyle interventions

3.Using technology for the prevention, monitoring and treatment of disease and to improve health & well-being

4.The human stress response in healthy and diseased states, and attenuation of stress

5.Nutrition in health, sport & disease

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Assessing the health economics of two home-based exercise programmes in obese adults

Funder

NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Grant

£9,921.00

Started

1 June 2018

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Self-funded MSc/PhD projects are available in the area of workplace health & performance, women’s health, nutrition (in sport/disease), health technology and the human stress response.

For example:

• Implementation of different interventions on the use of technology for the improvement and monitoring of workplace health & performance

• Nutritional, Lifestyle and Exercise-Focused Interventions in PCOS, peri & post-menopause, endometriosis, breast/gynaecological cancers

• Nutrition interventions for the prevention and treatment of disease

• Nutrition and supplementation for sports performance/recovery

• The cellular stress response

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