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Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions (2025)
Journal Article
Donnan, K. J., Williams, E. L., & Stanger, N. (2025). Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0317486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317486

Tyrosine has been proposed to potentially provide ergogenic benefits to cognitive and physical performance in physiologically demanding environments. However research into its effectiveness on cognitive and physical performance during exercise in the... Read More about Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions.

The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport (2024)
Journal Article
Towlson, C., Cumming, S., Donnan, K., & Toner, J. (2024). The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport. European Physical Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X241251654

Students’ experiences of physical education (PE) are considered important for lifelong attitudes towards physical activity. Sex-related differences and the individualised tempo in anthropometric growth because of biological maturation lead to seconda... Read More about The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport.

The effectiveness of heat preparation and alleviation strategies for cognitive performance: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Donnan, K. J., Williams, E. L., & Bargh, M. J. (2023). The effectiveness of heat preparation and alleviation strategies for cognitive performance: A systematic review. Temperature, https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2022.2157645

A range of occupational and performance contexts (e.g. military personnel operations, emergency services, sport) require the critical maintenance of cognitive performance in environmentally challenging environments. Several reviews exist which evalua... Read More about The effectiveness of heat preparation and alleviation strategies for cognitive performance: A systematic review.

Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review (2023)
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Cole, E., Donnan, K. J., Simpson, A. J., & Garrett, A. T. (2023). Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review. PLoS ONE, 18(3 March), Article e0282038. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282038

Introduction Elderly and sedentary individuals are particularly vulnerable to heat related illness. Short-term heat acclimation (STHA) can decrease both the physical and mental stress imposed on individuals performing tasks in the heat. However, the... Read More about Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review.

The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise (2022)
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Donnan, K., Williams, E., & Stanger, N. (2022). The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise. PLoS ONE, 17(12), Article e0279109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279109

Global warming and the globalisation of sport has increased the prevalence of sports competitions being held in hot environments. However, there is currently limited research investigating the impact of the heat on soccer-specific decision-making ski... Read More about The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise.

The effects of exercise at different temperatures on cognitive function: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Donnan, K., Williams, E. L., Morris, J. L., & Stanger, N. (2021). The effects of exercise at different temperatures on cognitive function: A systematic review. Psychology of sport and exercise, 54, Article 101908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101908

To date, no review has focused specifically on the potential modulating role of environmental temperature on the effects of exercise on cognitive function. Despite this, a range of occupations and performance contexts exist (e.g., military personnel,... Read More about The effects of exercise at different temperatures on cognitive function: A systematic review.

The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes (2021)
Journal Article
Donnan, K., Williams, E. L., & Stanger, N. (2021). The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128(1), 439-466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031512520966522

This study investigated the effects of heat exposure on physical and cognitive performance during an intermittent exercise protocol so as to reflect the incremental fatigue experienced during team sports. Twelve well-trained male team sport players c... Read More about The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes.

Riding out the storm: The challenges faced and strategies used when balancing teaching commitments and a PhD (2017)
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Heaviside, H., Staff, H., & Donnan, K. (2017). Riding out the storm: The challenges faced and strategies used when balancing teaching commitments and a PhD. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 13(2), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2017.13.2.32

Neophyte academics appear to be susceptible to occupational stress and there is an increasing need to explore the mental health of individuals in the early stages of an academic career. In this article we present the reflections of three sport and ex... Read More about Riding out the storm: The challenges faced and strategies used when balancing teaching commitments and a PhD.