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Dr Daniel Peart

Head Of Department

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dan started teaching at Teesside University before taking a graduate teaching assistant position at the University of Hull whilst studying for his PhD titled ‘The Leukocyte Expressed Heat Shock Protein Response to Exercise Following the Induction of a Pre-Exercise Alkalosis’. He subsequently contributed to a Higher Education foundation course in Biomedical Science at Sunderland College before becoming Programme Leader for Bioscience and Biochemistry at the University Centre in Scunthorpe.

Dan's main teaching and research interests are in the areas of nutrition and physiology for health and performance. He also conducts research on Higher Education teaching and learning and leads the department's SER pedgagogy research group.

Daniel Peart

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Editorial: Remote assessment, measurement, and delivery in sport, physical activity and health, Peart, D., Graham, M., Lunn, D., Burn, N., Franklin, J., Arnold, J. 14 Mar 2025, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Identifying gender gaps on sports degrees: a retrospective case study, Bradburn, R., Quinn, E., Avner, Z., McCullogh, N., Hayman, R., Johns, K., Cook, P., Peart, D., Ansdell, P. 18 Sep 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
  • The effect of a short recipe book intervention on nutrition confidence and sports nutrition knowledge of women football players, Peart, D., Walshe, I., Briggs, M., McIver, V., Esen, O., Spurr, T., Rumbold, P. 27 Jun 2025, In: Performance Nutrition
  • What nutrition advice is freely available for gymnasts, coaches and parents on their member national governing body webpages?, Riman, J., Keane, K., Hicks, K., Allen, G., Peart, D. 1 Mar 2025, In: Nutrition and Health
  • The effect of curcumin supplementation on functional strength outcomes and markers of exercise-induced muscle damage: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Oxley, R., Peart, D. 1 Mar 2024, In: Nutrition and Health
  • Acute beetroot juice supplementation did not enhance intermittent running performance in trained rugby players, Esen, O., Karayigit, R., Peart, D. 2 Dec 2023, In: European Journal of Sport Science
  • 'If lecturers are at home, they can’t tell their kids to shut up’: University student engagement with blended learning during Covid-19: A mixed methods study, Thornton, C., Peart, D., Hicks, K., McCullogh, N., Allen, G. 21 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
  • Investigation into the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, between new and continuing undergraduate students, Briggs, M., Thornton, C., McIver, V., Rumbold, P., Peart, D. 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
  • Effects of pre-meal whey protein consumption on acute food intake and energy balance over a 48-hour period, King, D., Peart, D., Broom, D., Tew, G. 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Functional Foods
  • Hand drawing as a tool to facilitate understanding in undergraduate human biology: a critical review of the literature and future perspectives, Peart, D. 2 Jan 2022, In: Studies in Science Education

  • Victoria Duke Nutritional interventions to support thyroid function in female high intensity functional training (HIFT) athletes: a mixed methods exploration. Start Date: 14/03/2025
  • Jessica Riman Developing an understanding of the nutritional landscape within gymnastics to design an evidenced based education resource for gymnastics coaches Start Date: 18/01/2021 End Date: 28/02/2025

Sports Science PhD June 30 2013


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