Vicky Tolfrey
Vicky L. Goosey-Tolfrey | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Loughborough University |
| Thesis | Prediction of peak oxygen uptake from differentiated ratings of perceived exertion during wheelchair propulsion in trained wheelchair sportspersons |
Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey is a British sports scientist who is Professor of Applied Disability and Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport at Loughborough University. She researches applied sport science as a strategy to support Paralympic athletes. She was awarded the International Paralympic Committee Paralympic Scientific Award in 2017.
Early life and education
[edit]Tolfrey told Jim Al-Khalili that as a child she had dreamed of becoming an Olympian.[1] Tolfrey studied Sport Science at Manchester Metropolitan University.[2] She was awarded the Exercise and Sport Science Department Prize for best all-round undergraduate. She started her doctoral research into the propulsion technique of wheelchair racers, and worked part time as an Assistant for the British Wheelchair Racing Association.[3] Her doctorate argued for the development of new technologies for wheelchair racers.
Research and career
[edit]Tolfrey joined the Team GB wheelchair basketball team. She joined the faculty at the Manchester Metropolitan University, where she spent four years before moving to Loughborough University.[citation needed]
Tolfrey is recognised by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. She started working with Paralympic athletes in 1994, and attended the 1996 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She worked with the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Association, where she developed and oversaw the applied sport programme for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[citation needed]
She has led research that looks to increase the participation of women in wheelchair rugby.[4]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2005 BASES Award for Good Practice[2]
- 2011 BASES Fellowship[2]
- 2017 IPC Paralympic Scientific Award[5]
- 2021 Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Annual Health and Fitness Professionals Lecture[6]
- 2024 BBC Radio 4 The Life Scientific[7]
Selected publications
[edit]- Kathleen Martin Ginis; Jan W van der Scheer; Amy E Latimer-Cheung; et al. (25 October 2017). "Evidence-based scientific exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury: an update and a new guideline". Spinal Cord. 56 (4): 308–321. doi:10.1038/S41393-017-0017-3. ISSN 1362-4393. PMID 29070812. Wikidata Q48127697.
- Jan W van der Scheer; Kathleen Martin Ginis; David S Ditor; Victoria L Goosey-Tolfrey; Audrey L Hicks; Christopher R West; Dalton L Wolfe (21 July 2017). "Effects of exercise on fitness and health of adults with spinal cord injury: A systematic review". Neurology. 89 (7): 736–745. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000004224. ISSN 1526-632X. PMID 28733344. Wikidata Q39451347.
- Barry S Mason; Lucas H V van der Woude; Victoria L Goosey-Tolfrey (1 January 2013). "The ergonomics of wheelchair configuration for optimal performance in the wheelchair court sports". Sports Medicine. 43 (1): 23–38. doi:10.1007/S40279-012-0005-X. ISSN 0112-1642. PMID 23315754. Wikidata Q38073739.
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics". BBC. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Professor Vicky Tolfrey, Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Prediction of peak oxygen uptake from differentiated ratings of perceived exertion during wheelchair propulsion in trained wheelchair sportspersons | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Loughborough research will aim to increase female participation in wheelchair rugby". Loughborough University. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "IPC Scientific Award". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Loughborough Professor awarded for services to Para sport". Loughborough University. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics". BBC. Retrieved 2024-08-02.