Professor Jo Corbett
Summary
I am Deputy Associate Dean for Research and Innovation (REF) within the Faculty of Science and Health. Having lead on the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences preparations for REF 2021, I now lead on the Faculty's preparations for the Research Excellence Framework. I am also a Reader in Environmental Physiology in the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science where I lead a number of research projects and supervise postgraduate students, and a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
Biography
I joined the department from the University of Chichester, where I graduated from the MSc in Exercise Physiology pathway with a distinction grade. I completed my PhD in the area of fat metabolism, with a specific focus on the role of bioactive agents and exercise in optimising fat metabolism. In addition to my teaching, research, and administrative roles, I have worked with athletes from recreational level to Olympic champion, have consulted for various National and International groups, and am a BASES accredited Sports Scientist and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research interests
I work in the Extreme Environments Laboratory, which adopts an interdisciplinary research approach to understand, evaluate, and enhance human comfort, performance, and survival in extreme environments
My research focuses primarily on heat, hypoxia and hydration. Specific areas in which I am currently working include: 1) optimising adaptation to environmental stressors, alone and in combination, to improve physical performance in these conditions; 2) the use of environmental stressors to improve physical performance under different condtions (cross-stressor tolerance); 3) strategies to improve physical performance in extreme environments; 4) the therapeutic role of environmental stressors in health and disease.
This work ranges from mechanistic through to applied research and has been funded by industry, defence, elite sport and health groups.
Research outputs
2024
Impact of nocturnal hypoxia on glycaemic control, appetite, gut microbiota and inflammation in adults with T2DM: A single-blind crossover trial
Corbett, J., Cummings, M., Dent, H., Gould, A. A. M., Grocott, M. P. W., James, T. J., Mackintosh, K. A., Makaronidis, J., Massey, H., Mayes, H., McNarry, M. A., Montgomery, H., Murray, A. J., Neal, R.,
1 Nov 2024, In: The Journal of Physiology. 602, 21, p. 5835-5854
Examining coach psychophysiological stress responses during Association Football matches: a preliminary study
Corbett, J., Miller-Dicks, M., Price, D., Thelwell, R., Wagstaff, C., Young, J.
26 Sep 2024, In: Sport and Exercise Psychology Review
Cardiac dysfunction in dialysing adults with end‐stage kidney disease is associated with exercise intolerance: a pilot observational study
Antoun, J., Corbett, J., Lane, E., Lewis, R. J., Sangala, N. c., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I.
10 Sep 2024, In: Physiological Reports. 12, 17, 14p., e70050
The effects of sleep deprivation and extreme exertion on cognitive performance at the world-record breaking Suffolk Back Yard Ultra-marathon
Badariotti, J. I., Benchetrit, S., Corbett, J., Costello, J. T.
14 Mar 2024, In: PLoS One. 19, 3, 13p., e0299475
The effects of sleep deprivation, acute hypoxia, and exercise on cognitive performance: a multi-experiment combined stressors study
Ando, S., Badariotti, J. I., Carvalho, F., Causer, A. O., Corbett, J., Costello, J. T., Mayes, H. S., McMorris, T., Miller-Dicks, M., Neupert, E., Parker, M. O., Thelwell, R. C., Tipton, M. J., White, D. K.,
1 Feb 2024, In: Physiology & Behavior. 274, 14p., 114409
2023
The effect of repeated hot water immersion on insulin sensitivity, heat shock protein 70 and inflammation in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Allard, S., Belcher, H., Corbett, J., Cummings, M. H., Gould, A. A. M., James, T. J., Mayes, H., Perissiou, M., Piccolo, D. D., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I., Shute, J. K., Tipton, M.
8 Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review
Corbett, J., Costello, J. T., Lee, B. J., Stevens, C. E., Tipton, M. J., Walker, E. F., Williams, T. B., Young, J. S.
17 Oct 2023, In: The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 73, 1, 24p., 26
Experiences of adults living with a kidney transplant—effects on physical activity, physical function, and quality of life: a descriptive phenomenological study
Antoun, J., Brown, D. J., Clarkson, B. G., Corbett, J., Lewis, R. J., Mackintosh, K. A., McNarry, M. A., Sangala, N. C., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Renal Care. 49, 3, p. 198-205, 8p.
Effect of different levels of acute hypoxia on subsequent oral glucose tolerance in males with overweight: a balanced cross-over pilot feasibility study
Corbett, J., Cummings, M. H., Grocott, M. P. W., James, T., Montgomery, H., Newman, A., Perissiou, M., Shepherd, A., Tipton, M., Young, J.
5 May 2023, In: Physiological Reports. 11, 9, 8p., e15623
Exploring patients' experiences of the impact of dialysis therapies on quality of life and wellbeing
Antoun, J., Brown, D. J., Clarkson, B. G., Corbett, J., Jones, D. J. W., Lewis, R. J., Mackintosh, K. A., Mason, L., McNarry, M. A., Sangala, N. C., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I.
1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Renal Care. 49, 1, p. 15-23, 9p.