Omar undertook doctoral studies at Manchester Metropolitan University leading to a PhD on locomotion in old age. Specific areas of investigation at this time included studies on determinants of the higher metabolic cost of walking in old age, mechanics of stair negotiation in old age, and the impact of exercise training on gait in old age. 

He then undertook postdoctoral work at University College London focusing on how vestibular information is utilised in the control of balance, as well as examining the mode of action of galvanic vestibular stimulation, and of vestibular stimulation by static magnetic fields. He has also held positions at Durham University and London South Bank University.

He joined University of Roehampton in September 2016 and primarily lectures on biomechanics of human movement.

BSc, Loughborough University, Physical Education and Sports Science

MSc, Loughborough University, Exercise Physiology

PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University, Locomotion in Old Age

Omar’s general research interests are the control and mechanics of gait and balance, as well as how this changes with ageing and disease. He is particularly interested in the contributions of vestibular input to the control of gait and balance.  

Omar is programme convenor for the Sport & Exercise Sciences undergraduate degree. He also convenes the postgraduate Neuromusculoskeletal Function module and contributes to teaching on the following modules: Applied Biomechanics (undergraduate year 2), Research Methods for Sport & Exercise Science (undergraduate year 2), Biomechanics: Performance & Injury (undergraduate year 3).

International Society for Posture & Gait Research

The Physiological Society