Caroline Westwood

• MSc University of Chichester (Exercise Physiology)
• BSc Hons (First class) University of Portsmouth (Sport Science)

• Exercise physiology
• Strength & conditioning
• Quantitative methods of research

Caroline is a BASES accredited physiologist with chartered scientist status. Caroline's main interests lie in thermoregulatory physiology and she is currently completing her doctoral studies investigating incidence, monitory and prevention of exertional heat illness in the Armed Forces. She has also completed work exploring paediatric heat acclimation. Caroline is also an accredited strength and conditioning coach to the UKSCA and NSCA. She has engaged in applied conditioning work with a number of athletes ranging from GB Taekwondo to Premiership footballers. 

Ogden, H., Child, R.B., Fallowfield, J.L., Delves, S.K., Westwood, C.S., Millyard, A.and Layden J.D. (2020). Gastrointestinal tolerance of low, medium and high dose acute oral L-Glutamine supplementation in healthy adults: a pilot study. Nutrients. 12(10), 2953.  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102953

Ogden, H., Child, R.B., Fallowfield, J.L., Child, R.B., Davison, G., Fleming, S.C., Delves, S.K., Millyard, A., Westwood, C.S. and Layden J.D (2020). Influence of aerobic fitness on gastrointestinal barrier integrity and microbial translocation following a fixed-intensity military exertional heat stress test. European Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04455-w

Ogden, H., Child, R.B., Fallowfield, J.L., Delves, S.K., Westwood, C.S. and Layden J.D. (2020). The Gastrointestinal Exertional Heat Stroke Paradigm: Pathophysiology, Assessment, Severity, Aetiology. Nutrients. 120, 2325-2337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020537    

Westwood, C.S, Fallowfield, J.L., Delves, S.K., Nunns, M., Ogden, H. and Layden, J.D. (2020) Individual risk factors of heat illness: A Systematic review. Experimental Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP088458

Ogden, H., Child, R.B., Fallowfield, J.L., Delves, S.K., Westwood, C.S. and Layden J.D. (2020). The Gastrointestinal Exertional Heat Stroke Paradigm: Pathophysiology, Assessment, Severity, Aetiology and Nutritional Countermeasures. Nutrients. 12(2), 537; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020537

Ogden, H., Fallowfield, J.L., Davison, G. Fleming, S., Edinburgh, R.M. Delves, S.K., Westwood, C.S., Millyard, A. and Layden J.D. (2020) Reliability of gastrointestinal barrier integrity and microbial translocation biomarkers at rest and following exertional heat stress. Physiological Reports. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14374

Handford, M., Anniss, B. and Westwood, C.S. (2018) The effect of isoinertial and augmented eccentric loading strategies upon subsequent power clean velocity, UKSCA Annual Conference, 3-5^thAugust, MK Dons Stadium, Milton Keynes, UK

Bright, T., Anniss, B. and Westwood, C.S. (2018) Post-activation potentiation of 20-m sprint performance using plyometric exercise amongst youth participantsUKSCA Annual Conference, 3-5^thAugust, MK Dons Stadium, Milton Keynes, UK 

Westwood, C., Layden J. and Starbuck, C. (2016). Acute effects of high intensity resistance training upon biomechanical parameters associated with club head velocity. World Scientific Congress of Golf VII, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

Rowley, N., Westwood, C. and Lindsey, A. (2016) Neuromuscular Fatigue over 2-day Tournament in Category One Golfers, World Scientific Congress of Golf VII, July 18-22^nd, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

Westwood, C. (2016) The role of Strength and Conditioning: a focus on prehabilitation. National Student Sports Therapy, March 5^th , University of St Mark & St John, UK

Westwood, C.S., Davies A. and Layden, J.L. (2015) The effect of a posterior chain activation exercise upon knee stability indices during altitude landings in female university field sport players. BASES Annual Conference, St George’s Park, Burton, UK.

Wilson, L. and Westwood, C.S. (2012) Positional variations in physiological profiles of professional football players. (Abstract). Proceedings of the Strength, Conditioning and Sports Therapy Symposium, June 28th, Coventry, UK.

Brokenshire, C.S. and Whitchurch, L. (2011). The effectiveness of land vs aquatic based plyometrics training on vertical jump and muscle soreness in volleyball players. Poster session presented at the UKSCA Annual Conference. June 18-19th, Stirling, UK.

Brokenshire, C.S. (2011) Health and Fitness topics.Radio Plymouth.

Brokenshire, C.S., Armstrong, N. and Williams, C.A. (2009). The reliability of adolescent thermoregulatory responses during a heat acclimation protocol. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 8:689-695.

• International University Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA) advisory member
• National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) accreditation
• UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) accreditation
• British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES)