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Dr Jessica Hill

Interim Dean for the Faculty of Sport, Technology, and Health Sciences

Dr Jessica Hill

About Research

Email: jessica.hill@stmarys.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8240 4283

Biography

Jessica Hill is the interim dean for the Faculty of Sport, Technology, and Health Sciences, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the role. Previously, she served as the Head of School for Sport, Exercise, and Applied Science, where she played a pivotal role in shaping academic initiatives.

Jess is a BASES-accredited physiologist with a strong foundation in applied practice, having collaborated with elite athletes and prestigious organisations, including the RAF. Her academic journey culminated in a PhD in 2015, focusing on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage.

Since then, she has become a leading researcher in this field, contributing significantly to the understanding of physiological recovery processes.

Under her leadership, Jess continues to champion innovation and excellence in sport, technology, and health sciences.

Research

Areas of research supervision

  • Muscle damage
  • Recovery strategies

Research profile

Peer-reviewed publications

  • Woodhead., A. et al. (2024). Corticospinal and spinal responses following a single session of lower limb motor skill and resistance training. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
  • Brown, F., Hill, M., Renshaw, D., Pedlar C.P., Hill, J., van Someren, K., Howatson, G. and Tallis, J. The effect of medical grade compression garments on the repeated-bout effect in non-resistance trained men. (2023). Experimental Physiology. 108, 12, 1490-1499.
  • Luke Edinborough, Jessica Hill, Mark Jarvis, Stewart Bruce-Low & Charles R Pedlar (2023) A bespoke sleep monitoring and sleep hygiene intervention improves sleep in an U18 professional football player: A case study, Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2213032
  • Brown, F., Hill, M., Renshaw, D., Pedlar, C., Hill, J., & Tallis, J. (2023). Test–retest reliability of muscular performance tests and compression garment interface pressure measurements: a comparison between consecutive and multiple day recovery. Sports Engineering, 26(1), 3.
  • Edinborough, L., Bruce-Low, S., Hill, J., Woodhouse, J., Jarvis, M., & Pedlar, C. (2023). Day type and start time may influence sleep in adolescent professional football players. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 44, 05, 336-343.
  • Woodhead, A., North, J. S., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., Kidgell, D. J., & Tallent, J. (2023). Corticospinal and spinal adaptations following lower limb motor skill training: a meta-analysis with best evidence synthesis. Experimental Brain Research, 241, 3, 807-824.
  • Négyesi, J., Hortobágyi, T., Hill, J., Granacher, U., & Nagatomi, R. (2022). Can Compression Garments Reduce the Deleterious Effects of Physical Exercise on Muscle Strength? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. Sports Medicine. 52, 9, 2159-2175.
  • Brown, F., Pedlar, C.R., & Hill, J. (2021). Compression garments for exercise recovery; dose responses and implications for applied practice. Current Sports Medicine Reports. In Press
  • Brown, F.C.W., Hill, J.A., van Someren, K., Howatson, G., & Pedlar, C.R. (2021). The effect of custom-fitted compression garments worn overnight for recovery from Judo training in elite athletes. European Journal of Sport Science. 22, 4, 521-529.
  • Hill, J. A., Keane, K. M., Quinlan, R., & Howatson, G. (2021). Tart cherry supplementation and recovery from strenuous exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 31, 2, 154-167.
  • Tallent, J., Woodhead, A., Frazer, A. K., Hill, J., Kidgell, D. J., & Howatson, G. (2020). Corticospinal and spinal adaptations to motor skill and resistance training: Potential mechanisms and implications for motor rehabilitation and athletic development. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 1-13.
  • Brown, F., Jeffries, O., Gissane, C., Howatson G., van Someren, K., Pedlar, C. & Hill, J. (2020). Custom fitted compression garments enhance recovery from muscle damage in rugby players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  • Quinlan, R., & Hill, J. (2020). The efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in recovery from intermittent exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(3), 368-374.
  • Waddingham, D., Millyard, A., Patterson, S., & Hill, J. (2019). The effect of ballistic potentiation protocols on elite sprint swimming: Optimizing performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  • Barber, S., Pattison, J., Brown, F., & Hill, J. (2017). The Efficacy of Repeated Cold Water Immersion on Recovery Following a Simulated Rugby Union Protocol. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34(12), 3523-3529.
  • Brown, F., Gissane, C., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Pedlar, C., & Hill, J. (2017). Compression Garments and Recovery from Exercise: A Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 47(11), 2245-2267.
  • Hill, J., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Gaze, D., Legg, H., Lineham, J., & Pedlar, C. (2017). The effects of compression garment pressure on recovery from strenuous exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12(8), 1078-1084.
  • Jeffries, O., Hill, J., Patterson, S. D., & Waldron, M. (2017). Energy drink doses of caffeine and taurine have a null or negative effect on sprint performance. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(12), 3475-3481.
  • Upton, C., Brown, F. & Hill, J. (2017). The Efficacy of Compression Garments on Recovery during a Simulated Rugby Protocol. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Science, 31(11), 2977-2982.
  • Dimitriou, L., Hill, J., Jehnali, A., Dunbar, J., Brouner, J., McHugh, M., Howatson, G. (2015). Influence of a montmorency cherry juice blend on indices of exercise-induced stress and upper respiratory tract symptoms following marathon running – a pilot investigation. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 12(1), 22.
  • Hill, J., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Davidson, S., & Pedlar, C. (2015). The variation in pressures exerted by commercially available compression garments. Sports Engineering, 18(2), 115-121.
  • Lewis, N. A, Howatson, G., Morton, K., Hill. J., & Pedlar, C. (2015). Alterations in Redox Homeostasis in the Elite Endurance Athlete: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 45(3), 379-409.
  • Hill, J., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Walshe, I., & Pedlar, C. (2014). The influence of compression garments on recovery following Marathon running. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 28(8), 2228-2235.
  • Hill, J., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Leeder, J., & Pedlar, C. (2014). Compression garments and recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage: A meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48, 1340-1346.
  • Knowles, A. M., Hill, J., Davies, H., Dancy, B., Mistry, N., Mellor, R., & Howatson, G. (2012). Physiological and psychological health effects of Nordic walking on sedentary adults. Journal of Sport and Health Research.
  • Howatson, G., Goodall, S., Hill, J., Brouner, J., Gaze, D., McHugh, M., & Shave, R. (2011). Antioxidant supplementation does not attenuate exercise-induced cardiac troponin release. International Journal of Cardiology, 152(1), 101-102.
  • Howatson, G., Hough, P., Pattison, J., Hill , J. A., Blagrove, R., Glaister, M., & Thompson, K.G. (2011). Trekking poles reduce exercise-induced muscle injury during mountain walking. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 43 (1): 140-145.
  • Howatson, G., McHugh, M.P., Hill, J., Brouner, J., Jewell, A., van Someren, K.A., and Shave, R. Howatson, S.A. (2010). The effects of a tart cherry juice supplement on muscle damage, inflammation, oxidative stress and recovery following Marathon running. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 20(6), 843-852.

Book chapters and contributions

  • Hill, J. (2017). Recovery from training. In P. Hough & S. Penn (Eds) Advanced personal training: Science to Practice. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Hill, J. (2017). Can compression clothing improve performance and prevent injury? In J. Brewer (Ed) Running Science. Brighton: Ivy Press.
  • Hill, J. (2016). Compression garments and recovery. In F. Engel & B. Sperlich (Eds) Compression Garments in Sports: Athletic Performance and Recovery. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

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