Eleanor Travis, Lecturer

Eleanor Travis

Lecturer

Eleanor is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Therapy with a keen research interest in British American Football. 

Eleanor is a Graduate Sports Therapist and researcher, specialising in injury management in British American Football. She is a member of the Sport Science and Medicine Committee for the British American Football Association (BAFA) and is Lead Team Sports Therapist with the Great Britain Women’s American Flag football team.

Eleanor has been part of two BUCS National Championship winning teams whilst working in a coaching and sports therapy capacity.

Research Interests

Eleanor’s current research looks at the prevalence, surveillance and management of injuries among American Footballers in the UK. She is also interested in professions and practitioner boundaries and sports policy and player welfare.

Eleanor’s recent publications include a paper titled Concussion Reporting and Safeguarding Policy Development in British American Football: An Essential Agenda which is being used to develop future policy development within the sport.

In 2021, Eleanor presented ‘Therapy considerations in a collision and helmeted sport’ at the Therapy Expo, Birmingham.

Eleanor Travis, Lecturer

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  1. Governance
  2. Sports injury
  3. Welfare