Lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation
Samara graduated from the University of Hull with a BSc (Hons) in Sport Rehabilitation in 2015, she went on to work in both private practice and in semiprofessional rugby union - completing postgraduate courses in suturing, advanced kinesio and rock taping, instrument assisted soft tissue massage and Pre-hospitalisations immidate care in sport.
Samara joined the Hull University Sports Rehabilitation team in 2016 and became a Higher Education Fellow in 2019.
In 2020 Samara joined the RFU as a faculty member, delivering the Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport postgraduate course around the UK.
Samara currently teaches on the Sport Rehabilitation undergraduate programme.
Module leader for:
Level 4: Introduction to musculoskeletal injuries and assessment.
Level 5: Professional practice
Level 6: Fitness and injury prevention
Placement Director for the Sport Rehabilitation undergraduate programme.
Co-placement supervisor, providing emergency care during the BUCs home games.
My research interests fall predominantly within the Sport Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning fields with some cross over into pedagogy.
In particular the impact of strength training interventions on the rehabilitation and prevention of injuries, the impact of concussion within contact sports, as well as the epidemiology of musculoskeletal pathologies with specific interest in those effecting the sacroiliac joint.
I have conducted research relating to the biomechanical alignment of the lower limb and its effect on MCL injury risk.
Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES)
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