Key details
Dr Mark Goss-Sampson
Professor in Human Movement and Sport Science
Having gained a MIBiol in biochemistry and physiology at the University of London, Dr Mark Goss Sampson completed his PhD in neurophysiology and neurochemistry of experimental vitamin E deficiency in 1987. From 1988 to 1993 he worked at the Institute of Child Health as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and then non-clinical lecturer. In 1993 he joined the University of Greenwich as a Senior Lecturer in Physiology and was awarded a Principal Lectureship for Teaching Excellence in Sports and Exercise Science in 1999. In 1998 he was awarded a PGDip in Clinical Gait Analysis from the University of Strathclyde.
Responsibilities within the university
Postgraduate Leader
Course co-ordinator for
- Physiology and Biomechanics of Strength and Conditioning (L7)
- Research Method And Professional Practice In Strength And Conditioning (L7)
- Muscle Physiology and Training (L6)
- Control and Disorders of Movement (L6)
- Independent Research Project (L6)
- Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics 1 and 2 (L4 & 5).
MPhil/PhD supervision
- Robert Cooper - The effects of multi-nutrient supplement strategies on body composition, performance and bio-markers
- Andrea Firth-Clark - An investigation of interventions to improve performance outcomes of underachieving children labelled talented in sports in the school environment
- Stephen Mann - The effect of structured exercise delivered within a fitness centre environment upon health and wellbeing
- Dan Robbins - Human Physiological and Biomechanical Responses to Vibration Exercise
- Jenny Strickland - An investigation of the use of massage in the treatment of childhood traction apophysitis injuries.
Research / Scholarly interests
- Metropolitan Police - biomechanics and physiology of equipment carriage/body armour
- 3D analysis of sport-specific movements
- Electromyographical analysis of movement
- Effects of whole body vibration on sensorimotor coordination.