Below is the full and detailed programme. Please note, timings, activities and locations are subject to change. A digital and printed programme will be available at the conference.
Wednesday 15th July (day 2)
Optional: From 7.30 – Sport and physical activity sessions – Paddock Park
From 9.00 – Arrivals – Martin Hall
10.00 – 10.15 – Opening address – Martin Hall Theatre
10.15 – 11.15 – Spotlight session three – Dr Nicole M. LaVoi – Martin Hall Theatre
11.25 – 12.25 – Oral session D
| Education and leadership Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Governance and representation Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Symposium Room: Sarah Massey MBE | Symposium Room: Mari Thomas-Welland |
| Development, Implementation and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Teen Dance Intervention for Adolescent Girls in Rural and Urban Settings (35) Sarah Dillon, Clare McDermott, Fiona Skelly, Aoife Lane, Emma Cowley (Technological University of the Shannon – Midlands) | Unequal play: Examining women’s (in)access in sport media (82) Swarali Patil (Manchester Metropolitan University) Lauren Hindman (Hofstra University) | The Female Athlete Triad: Scientific and Clinical Updates from the 2025 Consensus Statement and Introduction of a New Adolescent Model (79) Nancy Williams, Mary Jane De Souza (Penn State University); Emma O’Donnell (Loughborough University) | Changing the Narrative: Rethinking Research and Practice Through the Female Athlete Voice (5) Bryna Chrismas (Loughborough University) Natalia Galan-Lopez (Loughborough University); Natalie Brown (Swansea University); Georgie Bruinvels (University College London) |
| Creating Safe Spaces: Black Feminist Pedagogies of Resistance and Affirmation in Gymnastics and Dance (66) Asma Khalil, Janelle Joseph (Brock University) | Studying Harassment Experiences in women’s Running: Understanding Narratives of Safety (SHE RUNS) – international research team and participatory methodology (37) Joanne Hill (University of Bedfordshire) | ||
| The Dual Playbook: Motherhood Experiences of Women Coaches and Officials (108) Tara-Leigh F. McHugh, Jessie Dinh, Jasleen Gill, Ariel Dimler (University of Calgary) | Leading Change: Understanding International Federations’ Strategies for Women’s Coaching (100) Tarryn Godfrey, Vassil Girginov, Laura Hills, Charlie Fennelly (Brunel University London), Morten Schmidt (Laureus Sport for Good) |
12.25 – 13.25 – Lunch – Shirley Pearce Square and Towers Marquee
13.25 – 14.25 – Oral session E
| Education and leadership Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Governance and representation Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Life course and health Room: Sarah Massey MBE | Equipment and performance Room: Mari Thomas-Welland |
| Exploring the impact of the menopause on female sports coaches (93) Rosanna Walters-Symons Nichola Kentzer, Katheryn Edwards (Plymouth Marjon University), Hazel Bending (Open University) | Women in Leadership: Connecting Sports Governance with Higher Education (58) Hanya Pielichaty (University of Lincoln) | Associations Between Testosterone Levels, Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Strength Parameters in Female Athletes (20) Nicola Rawlinson Stephen Bailey, Elizabeth Akam (Loughborough University); Richard Burden (UK Sports Institute); Emma O’Donnell (Loughborough University) | Women-Centred Driver Design: Perceptions of Suitability, Confidence, and Performance (49) Lindsey Legg Aimee Mears, Jonathan Roberts, Steph Forrester (Loughborough University), Jonathan Shepherd (PING) |
| Sex and Gender Experiences of Elite Female Gaelic Games Athletes (33) Sarah Doran, Niamh Ní Chéilleachair, Fiona McHale, Aoife Lane (Technological University of the Shannon, University of Limerick) | Women in the Lead: Lessons from Omani Muslim Women in Sport Governance (67) Asma Khalil (Brock University) | Investigating sex-specific androgen and estrogen receptor activity in male and female skeletal muscle in response to in vitro hormone dosing (19) Emily Alderson (Loughborough University) | Developing an Athlete-Centred Fitting Methodology for Smart Leggings in Women’s Sport (31) Lucinda Abell (Loughborough University) |
| Navigating Sub-Cultural Gendered Norms within Strength & Conditioning Coaching (17) Val Craft, Leanne Norman, Ed Cope (Loughborough University); Ali Bowes (Nottingham Trent University) | The Effect of Ovarian Hormone Profiles on Wearable-Derived Heart Rate Variability in Female Athletes (63) Eline de Jager (University College Dublin) | Gym Experiences Across the Lifespan: A Qualitative Study on Midlife and Older Women’s Physical Activity Journeys and the Role of Fitness Professionals (3) Kat Schneider, Aline Tinoco (University of the West of England) |
14.35 – 15.35 – Spotlight session four – Panel – From Grassroots to Elite: Supporting Women and Girls in Sport – Martin Hall Theatre
15.45 – 16.45 Oral session F
| Education and leadership Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Governance and representation Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Life course and health Room: Sarah Massey MBE |
| “When you got praise from her, you cherished it because you knew it was real”: Praise, authenticity and trust in women’s rugby coaching (89) Kieran File (University of Warwick), Molly Gardiner (University of Warwick/Rugby Football Union) | Developing Coaches, Navigating Gender: Female Coach Developers’ Experiences in Football (51) Erin Pruett (Nottingham Trent University | ‘Actif Period Project’: A Co-Designed Active Education Programme to Enhance Physical Activity Participation Across the Menstrual Cycle (23) Kelly McNulty Natalie Brown (Swansea University), Sophie Harrison (Bangor University) |
| What does ‘being diplomatic’ mean to women in leadership positions across the UK sporting system? (96) Brooke Wilkinson, Christopher Brown, Claire Jenkin, Elizabeth Pike (University of Hertfordshire); Verity Postlethwaite (Loughborough University) | ’It’s difficult to say I feel welcome’: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women of Colour Football Officials in England (88) Allison Thompson (University of Leicester) | The effect of the menstrual cycle on perception of breast characteristics and movement during physical activity (32) Bahira El Mantawi Emma O’Donnell, Andy Harland, Agathe van Lamsweerde, Eleonora Benhar Noccioli, Danielle Perro, Rebecca Grant (Loughborough University, NaturalCycles, Nordic AB) |
| How do we, as Sports Medicine Practitioners, “Care” for our elite female rugby players (99) Caroline White, Paul Garner, Andy Soundy, Ian Horsley (University of Birmingham and UKSI) | Olympic Female-Athlete Health Provision: How does policy play out in practice? (59) Ali Bowes, Emily Dargue-Fox (Nottingham Trent University); Stephanie Coen (University of Nottingham), Joanne Parsons (University of Manitoba), Jessica Piasecki (Nottingham Trent University) | Tackling the menstrual cycle: The impact of menstrual symptoms among under-18 international female rugby union athletes (38) Sophie E. Harrison Anaïs Moczulski, Abigail Grant, Julian A. Owen (Bangor University) |
17.00 – 17.30 – Closing address and prize ceremony – Martin Hall Theatre
Prizes to be awarded:
• Outstanding poster presentation. In partnership with Routledge
• Outstanding oral presentation. In partnership with Care Fertility
• Outstanding symposium session. In partnership with Loughborough Sport
• Outstanding student contribution. In partnership with boobydoo
• Spirit of WiSEAN award. In partnership with WiSEAN directors
Optional: 17.30 – Tour of facilities – Shirley Pearce Square
Tuesday 14th July (day 1)
From 9.00 – Arrivals – Martin Hall
10.00 – 10.15 – Opening address – Martin Hall Theatre
10.15 – 11.15 Spotlight session one – Dr Kate Ackerman – Martin Hall Theatre
11.25 – 12.25 Oral session A
| Education and leadership Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Governance and representation Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Life course and health Room: Sarah Massey MBE | Equipment and performance Room: Mari Thomas-Welland |
Creating Inclusive Swimming Opportunities for Women and Girls: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Council-Led Free-Swimming Programme in Tower Hamlets (48) Kristen Clements, Yvanna Todorova, Akusile Makawa, Lauren Sherar (Loughborough University); Perfect Asamoah, Elizabeth Orton (University of Nottingham) | “Empowering” martial arts and combat sports for women are not a universal experience: writing new stories (10) Fabiana Turelli (University of Manitoba) | The Experience and Effect of 3 Female Health Domains (Menstrual, Breast and Pelvic Floor Health) on Age-Grade Female Rugby Union Players (85) Eloise Kirby, Julian Owen (Bangor University) | Bra motion asymmetry of pregnant and post-partum women (52) Katie Reeves, Hannah Divall, Jon Wheat, Steve Faulkner, Katy Griggs (Nottingham Trent University) |
| Reimagining Girls’ Physical Education in China: An Activist Approach to Gender Democratisation and School-Based Interventions (6) Jiayi Du, Cara Lamb, Helin Zhao, David Kirk (University of Strathclyde) | Feeling Seen, Heard, Known, and Valued: Belonging in an Elite Woman Athlete’s Career (69) Jennifer Mead Michelle Akers (Bridgewater State University) | Forward Momentum: Advancing Physical Activity and Wellbeing during Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum on the island of Ireland (28) Elizabeth Deery, Maria Faulkner, Cat Caro (Ulster University) | Temporal Validation of Full-Field Measurement for Dynamic Breast Motion Analysis (46) Lauren Holmes, Rebecca Grant, Andy Harland (Loughborough University); Dr Henry Hanson (adidas) |
| Exploring Girls’ Perspectives on the use of Small-Sided Games in Netball (76) Oliver Hooper, Rachel Sandford, Suzanne Flint, Lillie McGuckian, Andrew Butterworth, Ollie Clemo, Chris Cushion (Loughborough University) | Sex and Gender Specific Considerations in Youth Female Athletes in Ireland (34) Angela Kenneally (Technological University of the Shannon Athlone); Aoife Lane, Eamon Henry, Niamh Ní Chéilleachair (TUS Athlone; Offaly Sport Partnership) | Examining female pain experiences during ultra-endurance events: A mixed-methods biopsychosocial investigation using think-aloud protocols (84) Britta Maria Sorensen (St Mary’s University, London) | Developmental mapping for sports bra wear-life and breast support definition: outline from the 2025 ‘Business of Women’s Health’ workshop (56) Rebecca Grant, Lauren Holmes, Mark Buckley (Loughborough University); Tasneem Sabir (Manchester Metropolitan University); Deirdre McGhee (University of Wollongong); Katherine Rizzone (University of Rochester) |
12.25 – 13.25 – Lunch – Shirley Pearce Square and Towers Marquee
13.25 – 14.25 Oral session B
| Education and leadership Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Governance and representation Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Life course and health Room: Sarah Massey MBE | Equipment and performance Room: Mari Thomas-Welland |
Exploring the Widespread Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Teenage Girls Living in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence (98) Fallon Parker, Victoria Archbold (University of Bradford) | Mediated (re)Constructions of Black and White Women Footballers: An Examination of Matchday Commentary at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (90) Allison Thompson, Paul Ian Campbell (University of Leicester) | Heart Rate Variability Is Elevated Before and After Exercise in Habitually Aerobically Trained Amenorrheic versus Eumenorrheic Athletes (77) Emma O’Donnell (Loughborough University) Paula J Harvey (University of Toronto / Women’s College Hospital) | Material-Based Comfort Testing and Wearer Perception of Knee Braces: An Applied Ergonomics Study in Female Users (40) Tasneem Sabir, Elisa Roldan Ciudad (Manchester Metropolitan University) |
Girls’ Voices- Preferences about Coach Behaviors (75) Efrat Abadi (Kaye Academic College of Education) | Breaking the Cycle: Co-Creating Menstrual Health Policies for Inclusive Workplace (36) Sophie Lester, Fiona Higgs (University College Birmingham) | Menstrual Cycle, Oral Contraceptives, and Postural Control: Behavioral and Neural Insights (24) Carina Pohle, Daniel Büchel, (Paderborn University), Silvana Bucher Sandbakk (University of Agder), Øyvind Sandbakk (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Belinda Pletzer (University of Salzburg), Jochen Baumeister (Paderborn University) | Surface electromyographic analysis of gastrocnemius and soleus muscles across different running speeds and calf strengthening exercises: a systematic literature review (68) Ania Zufic (UPMC Sport Surgery Clinic) |
Strategies for Physical Activity Recruitment of adolescent girls via consensus Knowledge (SPARK-Girls): A two-Panel Delphi study with physical activity providers and adolescent girls (12) Tanya O’Brien, Catherine Darker, Emer Barrett (Trinity College Dublin) | Fostering Privileged Students’ Critical Consciousness and Empowering Women through Representative Curriculum Design (8) Stacie Gray (Northampton University) | Development and validation of a daily menstrual symptom burden questionnaire in a physically active population (MSBQ-PA) (61) Hannah K. Wilson, James Hardy, Samuel J. Oliver, Eleri Jones, Sophie E. Harrison (Bangor University) | The impact of breast support on breast biomechanics, pain, and rider position in female equestrians (78) Lorna Cameron (Hartpury University), Natalie Stones (University Centre Sparsholt), Victoria Lewis, Emma Davies, Jenni Louise Douglas, Christy Maddock, Katy Searle (Hartpury University), Jenny Burbage (University of Portsmouth) |
14.35 – 15.35 – Spotlight session two – Dr Kelsie Johnson – Martin Hall Theatre
15.45 – 16.45 – Oral session C
| Symposium Room: Emma Wiggs MBE | Symposium Room: Ama Agbeze MBE | Life course and health Room: Sarah Massey MBE | Equipment and performance Room: Mari Thomas-Welland |
Nutritional Intervention for Menstrual and Bone Health Recovery in Exercising Oligo/amenorrheic women: Lessons from a randomized clinical trial to establish key determinants and targets associated with the resumption of menses and improved bone health in female (80) Mary Jane De Souza, Nancy I. Williams (Penn State University) | Symposium: Reimagining Sport Coaching: Designing a System that Works for Women (97) Leanne Norman (Loughborough University) Tanya Martin (Women in Sport) | Gender-Informed Concussion Recovery: Co-Designing Safer Sporting Environments Through the Concussion Toolkit (25) Pippi Heath, Millie Puddephatt (Concussion Toolkit) | Measuring Progress and Developments in the British Netball Superleague: Technical Performance Benchmarks in an Era of Increased Professionalisation (72) Hannah Hersant (University of Kent) Luke Oates (Middlesex University) |
| It was all his fault!” An analysis of published and public opinion reactions to the Luis Rubiales kissing scandal in Spain (18) Susana Monserrat-Revillo, Borja Garcia Garcia (Loughborough University), Henk Erik Meier, Samuel Tickell, Roberto López Llorente (University of Münster) | Who Gets Counted? Rethinking Injury Surveillance in Women’s and Community Sport (87) Peter Higgins (Olympic Handball Ireland); Domenico Crognale (University College Dublin); Bennedetta Coco, Andrea Ongaro, João Ferreira (Olympic Handball Ireland) | Validating App-Based Menstrual Cycle Phase Identification in Female Athletes Using App Tracking, LH Surge Detection, and Serum Hormone Profiles (44) Ephrem Mekonnen, Jonathan Goldman, David C. Clarke (Simon Fraser University); Alexandra Coates, Emily Kraus (Stanford University); Christopher Napier (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Women’s Perceptions of Safety when Running in Public Spaces (SHE RUNS) (29) Laura Gubby (Canterbury Christ Church University) Joanne Hill (University of Bedfordshire) | Menopause and elite sport; an exploration of masters’ athletes experiences of training and competing though menopause (74) Laura Wallace, Laura Graham (University of the West of Scotland) |
16.45 – 17.45 – Poster session and drinks reception – Shirley Pearce Square and Towers Marquee
| Poster Title | ID |
|---|---|
| An exploration of coaches’ perceived capability, opportunity and motivation to embed female-specific health considerations to support adolescent female rugby players | 4 |
| Exploring Emotional Experiences and Stigma associated with seeking psychological help in Predicting Common Mental Health ill Symptoms among Women Sports Officials working in Culturally Men dominant settings | 7 |
| Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review and regression analysis | 11 |
| The Straps Gap: Results from the Inaugural Women’s & Non-Binary Aerial Straps Symposium for progressing gender equality in circus arts | 13 |
| Evaluation of iron status in athletes | 14 |
| Turning Up the Heat: Can Weekly Hot Yoga Transform Health and Performance? | 22 |
| The Impact of the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptives on Sporting Performance: An Online Survey of Athletes at the FISU World University Games 2025 | 26 |
| The Female-Specific Physiological and Gastrointestinal Responses to Exercise in the Heat | 27 |
| Providing Accessible Nutrition Support | 39 |
| Female Athlete’s Experience of Burnout and their Perspective on the Influence of the Coach’s Role | 41 |
| Fear of movement as a barrier to physical activity in pregnant and postpartum women: A scoping review | 42 |
| Use of arts-based methods to explore the experiences of a female coach within rugby union | 43 |
| Negotiating Femininity in Chinese Elite Women’s Basketball: Identity, Power, and Embodiment in Contemporary Sport | 45 |
| Evaluation of breast support and sports bra knowledge of female university students | 47 |
| Breast changes pre- and post-breastfeeding: an exercise-related case study | 53 |
| Contesting Gender and Nationality: Self-Representations of Chinese Women Athletes Across Social Media Platforms During the Olympic Games | 54 |
| Exploring Fitness Professionals’ Experiences Working with Women Over 40 in Exercise Settings | 55 |
| Variance in Key Components of Sports Bras: A Standardised Measurement Approach for Enhanced Fit and Sizing | 65 |
| Staying in the Saddle: Pregnancy, Postpartum Recovery, and Return to Equestrian Sport | 71 |
| The Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Knee Joint Laxity and Joint Position Sense in Physically Active Females | 73 |
| Examining pain experiences across a professional ultra-triathlon season: A longitudinal mixed-methods approach using a biopsychosocial lens | 86 |
| Sex differences in motivational and affective responses during endurance exercise | 91 |
| Incorporating Feminist Ethics of Care into the American Women’s Soccer Market | 101 |
| Disability inclusion in physical activity interventions for menopause: A scoping review | 102 |
| Equal Strike? A Global Examination of Gender Representation in Fencing | 104 |
| Wheelchair rugby female participation study | 105 |
| RED-S and Bone Microarchitecture in Female Athletes: Insights from HR-pQCT and Updated Conceptual Models | 107 |
Optional: 17.45 – Tour of facilities – meet by Shirley Pearce Square
Optional: 18.30 – Evening event (BBQ) – Edward Herbert Building
For more information on the oral, poster and symposia sessions, please click through to the full list of abstracts. Use the ID numbers at the end of presentation titles to find specific abstracts.
A full digital and printed programme will be available at the conference.
Any contributors, for more details on putting together your poster, oral and symposium presentations check-out the dedicated details page here.