Dr Sarah Needham-Beck
Research Fellow in Exercise Physiology
About
Sarah is a Research Fellow in the Occupational Performance Research Group (OPRG), where she primarily works on delivery of research projects for the British Army, investigating topics such as the development of physical employment standards and use of wearable technology to monitor training.
Sarah is also Programme Coordinator for the MSc Dance Science, teaches on the BSc Dance Science, and supervises student research at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Prior to joining the 香港六合论坛 in 2017, Sarah worked in vocational and professional dance as a researcher, guest lecturer, and manager of the Healthier Dancer Programme at One Dance UK. Her PhD research focused on the cardiorespiratory demands of contemporary dance training and performance and examined appropriate methods for documenting this. Sarah continues to undertake research in dance, with a current focus on monitoring and managing load in training and performance settings.
Sarah currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS).
Professional
- 2017, PhD Dance Science, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- 2010, MSc Dance Science, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- 2009, BSc (Hons) Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter
- International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS), professional member and serving on the 2023-25 Board of Directors
Key Publications
Powell, S.D., Siddall, A.G., Needham-Beck, S.C, Edwards, V.C., Light, N., Jackson, S., Greeves, J.P., & Blacker, S.D., Myers, S.D. (2023). Influence of external training loads on injury incidence during 44 weeks of military training. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 33, 1211-1220.
Needham-Beck, S.C., & Aujla, I.J. (2020). Development of a Performance Evaluation Tool to Track Progress in an Inclusive Dance Syllabus. Research in Dance Education, 22 (2), 150-158.
Siddall, A.G., Thompson, J.E.S., Powell, S.D., Edwards, V.C., Needham-Beck, S.C., Kefyalew, S.S., Singh, P.A., Orford, A.R.,Venables, M.C., Jackson, S., Greeves, J.P., Blacker, S.D., & Myers, S.D. (2019). Validity of energy expenditure estimation methods during 10 days of military training. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 29, 1313-1321.
Chasse, E., Tingelstad, H.C., Needham-Beck, S.C., & Reilly, T. (2019). Factors Affecting Performance on an Army Urban Operation Casualty Evacuation for Male and Female Soldiers. Military Medicine, 184(11-12), e856-62.
Needham-Beck, S.C., Wyon, M.A., & Redding, E. (2019). The Relationship Between Performance Competence and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Contemporary Dance. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 34(2), 79-84.
Beck, S., Redding, E., & Wyon, M.A. (2015). Methodological considerations for documenting the energy demand of dance activity: a review. Front. Psychol. 6:568. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00568
Research
Research Interests:
- Field measurement of physiological demand
- Development of fitness testing protocols/physical employment standards
- Training load monitoring
- Supplementary fitness training interventions for dancers
Research Output
Articles
Chopra, S., Needham-Beck, S. and Ambegaonkar, J. P. (2023) Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. pp. 1-28. ISSN 2374-8060
Powell, S. D., Siddall, A. G., Needham-Beck, S., Edwards, V., Light, N., Jackson, S., Greeve, J. P., Blacker, S. D. and Myers, S. D. (2023) Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. ISSN 1600-0838
Rue, C. A., Myers, S. D., Coakley, S. L., Ashdown, K., Lee, B. J., Hale, B. J., Siddall, A. G., Needham-Beck, S., Hinde, K., Osofa, J. I., Walke, F. S., Fieldhouse, A., Vine, C., Doherty, J., Flood, T. R., Walker, E. F., Wardle, S. L., Greeves, J. P. and Blacke, S. D. (2023) Changes in Physical Performance during British Army Junior Entry, British Army Standard Entry, and Royal Air Force Basic Training. ISSN 2633-3775
Edwards, V., Myers, S. D., Wardle, S. L., Siddall, A. G., Powell, S. D., Needham-Beck, S., Kefyalew, S. S., Singh, P. A., Orford, E. R., Venables, M. C., Jackson, S., Greeves, J. P. and Blacker, S. D. (2022) International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 32 (3). pp. 195-203. ISSN 1526-484X
Edwards, V., Myers, S. D., Wardle, S. L., Siddall, A. G., Powell, S. D., Needham-Beck, S., Jackson, S., Greeves, J. P. and Blacker, S. D. (2022) International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 32 (3). pp. 204-213. ISSN 1526-484X doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2021-0191
Needham-Beck, S. and Aujla, I. (2020) Research in Dance Education, 22 (2). pp. 150-158. ISSN 1464-7893
Siddall, A. G., Powell, S. D., Needham-Beck, S., Edwards, V., Thompson, J. E. S., Kefyalew, S. S., Singh, P. A., Orford, E. R., Venables, M. C., Jackson, S., Greeves, J. P., Blacker, S. D. and Myers, S. D. (2019) Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 29 (9). pp. 1313-1321. ISSN 0905-7188
Needham-Beck, S., Wyon, M. A. and Redding, E. (2019) Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 34 (2). pp. 79-84. ISSN 0885-1158
Aujla, I. and Needham-Beck, S. (2019) International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 67 (5). pp. 563-570. ISSN 1034-912X
Chass茅, E., Tingelstad, H. C., Needham-Beck, S. and Reilly, T. (2019) Military Medicine, 184 (11-12). e856-e862. ISSN 0026-4075
Needham-Beck, S., Wyon, M. A. and Redding, E. (2018) Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32 (3). pp. 841-848. ISSN 1064-8011
Conference or Workshop Items
Rue, C. A., Needham-Beck, S., Maroni, T. D., Ashdown, K., Lee, B., Walker, F. S., Osofa, J. I., Doherty, J., Vine, C., Wardle, S. L., Greeves, J. P., Saunders, P., Fieldhouse, A., Blacker, S. D. and Myers, S. D. (2023) In: University Of Chichester Research Conference 2023, 5th & 6th July 2023, Bognor Regis Campus. (Unpublished)
Needham-Beck, S., McKee, J. and Harman, G. (2018) In: International Association of Dance Medicine and Science 28th Annual Conference, October 25-28, 2018, Helsinki, Finland. (Unpublished)
