Rebecca Willcocks

Previous Degrees:

BSc (with distinction) – University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

MSc (distinction) – University of Exeter

PhD supervisors:

Associate Professor Craig williams

Professor. Neil Armstrong

Research topic:

Children’s metabolic responses to exercise using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Profile:

Rebecca’s research interests focus on children’s muscle and include muscle metabolism, exercise performance, fatigue, and recovery. She studied kinesiology at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC, Canada, before coming to Exeter to complete the MSc program in paediatric exercise physiology. During her masters studies, Rebecca became involved in a research project using magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study muscle metabolism during high-intensity exercise in children. She enjoyed the research so much that she elected to stay at Exeter for her PhD, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof Craig Williams and Prof. Neil Armstrong.

Outside my studies, I enjoy my workouts, from running to weight lifting. I am a member and coach of the university trampolining team, and I’ve also been known to enjoy Exeter’s lovely pubs.

Conference presentations:

Willcocks, R.J., Barker, A.R., Fulford, J., Welford, D., Welsman, J.R., Armstrong, N., & Williams, C.A. (2008). Kinetics of phosphocreatine and deoxyhemoglobin in children and adults during high-intensity exercise. Presented at the 55th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Published abstracts:

Willcocks, R.J., Barker, A.R., Fulford, J., Welford, D., Welsman, J.R., Armstrong, N., & Williams, C.A. (2008). Kinetics of phosphocreatine and deoxyhemoglobin in children and adults during high-intensity exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40(5), Supplement 1:S20.

Williams, C.A., Willcocks, R.J., Barker, A.R., Fulford, J., Welford, D., Welsman, J.R., Armstrong, N. (2008). Recovery of muscle oxygenation and phosphocreatine in children and adults following high-intensity quadriceps exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40(5), Supplement 1:S20.