Co-chairs
Verity Postlethwaite
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Verity is leading on all things operations for WiSEAN 2026, she is very excited to bring the energy and vibrancy for what is going to be a fantastic two-days.
Hannah Fox Dugdale
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hannah is leading on the call for contributions and programme for WiSEAN 2026, she’s also excited but will be heading on maternity leave before WiSEAN. We’ve got a ‘babe in arms’ plan in place for if Hannah can still make the event!
Members
Since securing the rights to host WiSEAN 2026, we’ve had many members of the university from the schools, to sport, to our events team help bring the conference to life.
- Emma O’Donnell
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Carly Perry
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Emma Kavanagh
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Rebecca Grant
School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering - Oliver Hooper
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Jacky Mueller
Loughborough University London - Val Craft
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Emily Hansell
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences - Bryna Chrismas
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Student members
Further to the team above, we are powered by a mighty team of postgraduate taught and research students who are helping out across all facets of WiSEAN 2026.
- Aoife Coffey
- Chloe Emery
- Yasmina Eissa
- Charlotte Steele
- Rue Rupprecht
- Hannah Smallwood
- Morgan Rogers
- Natalie Galan-Lopez
- Emma Quinn
- Emily Jacobs
- Bahira El-Mantawi