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Prof Simon Bennett

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Faculty of Science

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Professor Simon Bennett (Professor of Sensorimotor Neuroscience) is an academic member of staff with teaching and research duties. Simon teaches on both the Sport Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science degrees. He is a tutor for level 4, 5 and 6 modules and leader of level 6 module on Applied Motor Behaviour (6052SPS). Simon is the Brain and Behaviour Research Group Leader and member of the RISES board. He has published over 170 peer-review journal articles and 4 books in the areas of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, and Motor Control and Learning. The main aim of his research to understand the sensorimotor processes involved in typical and atypical human motor behaviour, with the intention to facilitate performance and learning across the lifespan. Central to his work is the detailed analysis of overt human movement across a range of scales from whole-body to upper limb fine motor control, as well as the underlying cognitive, visual, ocular and neural processes. His research has been funded by Economic and Social Research Council, British Council, Royal Society, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Nike Plc.

Degrees

1996, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, PhD, Motor Behaviour
1993, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, BSc (hons) 1st, Sport Science

Academic appointments

Professor of Sensorimotor Neuroscience, Liverpool John Moores University, 2009 - present
Reader in Behavioural Neuroscience, Liverpool John Moores University, 2005 - 2009
Research Fellow, Optometry & Neuroscience, University of Manchester, 2001 - 2005
Lecturer in Motor Control, Sport & Exercise Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1998 - 2001
Research Fellow, Sport & Exercise Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996 - 1998

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