Sophie Burton

Sophie is a senior lecturer and researcher in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics within the School of Sport and Health Sciences.

Sophie's research focuses on the biomechanics, motor control and non-linear dynamics of movement, specialising in artistic gymnastics. In collaboration with British Gymnastics, Sophie's research involves enhancing sports performance and understanding technique across gymnast age groups to aid with coaching practice, individualised performance understanding and insight into gymnast's capacity to adapt to changing skill complexity. Her projects incorporate elements of marker-based motion capture (3D kinematics) and kinetics (internal and external) alongside kinathropometry and field-based markerless capture options.