Dr Charlie Roberts
Charlie leads modules related to nutrition and exercise on the MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition and the BSc Sport and Exercise Science degrees. Charlie is research-active and has interest in areas such as supporting stakeholders, understanding disordered eating, and dietary intake of athletes. He is currently working with the FA to support the provision of nutrition support to caregivers of female academy football players in the Pro-Game Academies.
Charlie was awarded a doctoral scholarship to complete a PhD at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. His research aimed to identify and analyse the nutrition support process in rugby union athletes in New Zealand to provide practical support for those working in rugby academies. Prior to this, he achieved an MSc in Human Nutrition with specialisation in Sport & Exercise Nutrition at the University of Glasgow and a BSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Science at Northumbria University.
Alongside his work in academia, Charlie developed his practical skills both in conjunction with and separately from his PhD, working within many disciplines and levels spanning from youth to professional athletes. Charlie is accredited on the British Dietetic Associations Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register.