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Personal profile
Biography
Neale is an Honourary Research Fellow within the School of Life and Health Sciences at Roehampton. He first joined the University of Roehampton in September 2010 and held roles as Deputy Dean (2019-2024), Programme Leader for BSc Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Psychology programmes (2016-2019), Senior Lecturer (2013-2016), and Lecturer (2010-2013). Neale completed his PhD in Neuromuscular Function at Loughborough University (2007-2010), his MSc in Human Movement at the University of Western Australia (2006), and his BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University (2001-2004).
Qualifications
PhD, Neuromuscular Function 2007-2011, Loughborough University
M.Sc., Human Movement; 2006-2007, University of Western Australia
B.Sc. (Hons), Sport and Exercise Science; 2001-2004, University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Research interests
Neale has mainly studied the neuromechanics of human skeletal-muscle strength in-vivo, with a particular interest in explosive muscle strength - the ability to rapidly produce force. Neale has also led award-winning research into the coupling of electromyography and GPS wearable data for the purposes of monitoring fatigue in team-sport players.
Teaching
Neale contributed to the teaching of neuromusculoskeletal function, muscle physiology, and athletic training on a number of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Links
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Return to Sport after Hamstring Injury: An Evidence-Based Approach for developing muscle strength
Strike, S. (PI) & Tillin, N. (CoI)
3/10/22 → 2/10/26
Project: Research
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Corticospinal excitability is facilitated during coordinative action observation and motor imagery of adapted single-leg sit-to-stand movements in young healthy adults
Tyler, C. J., Bruton, A. M., Chembila Valappil, A., Tillin, N. A., Mian, O. S., Wright, D. J., Grilc, N., Knight, R. & Chye Chien Min, S., 16 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Cerebral Cortex.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Test-retest reliability of TMS motor evoked responses and silent periods during explosive voluntary isometric contractions
Castelli, F., Bruton, A. M., Mian, O. S., Chembila Valappil, A. & Tillin, N. A., 22 Feb 2025, In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Home-based resistance training performed at either fast or slow speeds improves power output in older adults
Hirata, K., Ito, M., Nomura, Y., Kawashima, C., Yoshida, T., Yamada, Y., Tillin, N. A., Power, G. A. & Akagi, R., 1 Jun 2024, In: Experimental gerontology. 190, p. 112430Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Motor imagery drives the effects of combined action observation and motor imagery on corticospinal excitability for coordinative lower-limb actions
Grilc, N., Valappil, A. C., Tillin, N. A., Mian, O. S., Wright, D. J., Holmes, P. S., Castelli, F. & Bruton, A. M., 6 Jun 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, p. 13057Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heat acclimation reduces the effects of whole-body hyperthermia on knee-extensor relaxation rate but does not affect voluntary torque production
Gordon, R., Moss, J., Castelli, F., Reeve, T., Diss, C., Tyler, C. J. & Tillin, N. A., 13 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Invited speaker: Skeletal Muscle Rate of Force Development: Functional Relevance, Mechanisms, and Training
Tillin, N. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Invited talk for an academic audience
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CPD lecture series for English Institute of Sport
Tillin, N. (Advisor)
2021 → …Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements
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Invited Lecture: Determinants of and training for explosive strength
Tillin, N. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Invited lecture: Determinants of- and training for explosive strength
Tillin, N. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Frontiers in human neuroscience (Journal)
Tillin, N. (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Activity