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Dr Debbie Smith

Senior Lecturer

Debbie is registered with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR) and has completed a PhD investigating the dietary requirements of adolescent rugby players, from which she has published work in academic journals and presented at international conferences.

Debbie has developed a successful consultancy portfolio, including nutrition support for Leeds Rhinos, Yorkshire Carnegie, TASS athletes and Leeds Swimming and Diving Clubs. Additionally, Debbie is a National Trainer working on the education team for UK Anti-Doping. Debbie also provides nutrition support through Leeds Beckett University and is embedded within a team of researchers and nutritionists working within teams such as Chelsea, Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Leeds Rhinos.

Current Teaching

Debbie is a course leader and module leader, mainly working with students on the undergraduate Sport and Exercise Nutrition course. Debbie teaches on the following modules:

Nutrition and Biochemistry
Nutrition for Health Sport and Exercise
Practical Applications of Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Professional Practice in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Employability
Final Year Project supervisor

Debbie also works with MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition students, teaching on the Measurement and Evaluation module, supervising Major Independent Studies and leads the Applied Practice Programme.

Finally, Debbie supervises MRes students in partnership with local sports teams.

Research Interests

Debbie is particularly interested in the appropriateness of current sports nutrition guidelines, barriers and facilitators to achieving these and supplement use.

Carnegie School of Sport

Ask Me About

Diet
Doping
Exercise and physical activity
Health
Nutrition
Sport
Sport science

Selected Outputs

Smith DR; Jones B; Sutton L; King RF; Duckworth LC (2016) Dietary Intakes of Elite 14 - 19 Year Old English Academy Rugby Players During a Pre-Season Training Period. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 26 (6), pp. 506-515.

https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2015-0317
Barlow M; Oldroyd B; Smith D; Lees MJ; Brightmore A; Till K; Jones B; Hind K (2015) Precision Error in Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition Measurements in Elite Male Rugby League Players. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 18 (4), pp. 546-550.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2015.04.008
Fearnley D; Sutton L; O'Hara J; Brightmore A; King R; Cooke CB (2012) Case study of a female ocean racer: prerace preparation and nutritional intake during the Vendee Globe 2008. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 22 (3), pp. 212-219.

Jones B; Smith D; Darrall-Jones J; Till K (2016) Annual Changes in Lean and Fat mass in youth elite rugby league players. In: 39th annual conference of National Strength and Conditioning Association, 6 July 2016 - 9 July 2016, New Orleans, LA.