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Academic Lead for Research for the Department of Life and Sport Sciences
颁补颈苍'蝉听background is in听statistics and data analytics applied to sport sciences, nutrition, and behavioural epidemiology. Cain shares an听extensive portfolio of scholarly work, including publications, grant acquisition, and supervision. He听is also听ranked in the top 2% of global scientists in 鈥淪port Sciences鈥� and 鈥淣utrition & Dietetics鈥�.
Biography
滨听am听the Academic Lead for Research for the Department of Life and Sport Sciences听at Birmingham City University. 惭测听expertise听is in听the application of robust and novel statistics in sport sciences, nutrition, and behavioural epidemiology.听听听
Area of research
I have a听passion for听systematic reviews and meta-analyses, mixed-effects听modelling, time-use modelling,听compositional data analysis,听and听strongly听advocate听for听cross and inter-disciplinary听working.
I have had the honour of working with a myriad of excellent collaborators, and have now published more than 400 manuscripts, several book chapters, and countless conference presentations.听听
Background
My educational background听actually began听as听an听Undergraduate studying BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences; 滨听most enjoyed the dissertation, planning the research, and analysing the data. This led me down a path of undertaking a MSc by Research in听modelling exercise physiology data.听Following this, I crossed the border into Wales, to conduct my PhD听at Swansea University, focussing on data analytics applied to health and sport.听
My professional career听actually began听as a phlebotomist in Hereford, doing this part-time during my undergraduate study. I then progressed听into a Sport and Exercise Science Laboratory Technician role whilst studying.
Post-graduation, I have worked as a lecturer, senior lecturer, course leader, research fellow, senior research fellow, and associate professor, across听Wales and the West Midlands.听Throughout my educational and professional career, I have听always strived to utilise robust and novel statistics to advance the fields of sport science, nutrition, and behavioural epidemiology.听听
Work with industry
One interesting thing听滨鈥檓听working on is the global 听project, where听滨听work as a听leadership group听member, and lead statistician. This work听brings together听researchers from听low, middle, and high income听countries across the globe,听and听seeks to measure听physical activity, sedentary听behaviour听and sleep听in听children under the age of 5 years.听It is a globally听inclusive and听pioneering听and听piece of work, with听70听countries听included听and more joining!听
Past students
Students that I have听supervised听have progressed into research fellow, senior research fellow, and lecturing roles (with academia).听Moreover,听a听number of听former听students now work听in governmental and advisory capacities, both in the UK and internationally.听