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What is your main area of research \/ clinical expertise?<\/strong><\/h5>\nI mainly focus on qualitative research in athlete health and welfare. I have special interests in rugby and Para sport.<\/p>\n
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What is your motivation to be a member of the BOSEM team?<\/strong><\/h5>\nTo learn from others and play a part in growing qualitative research in the sport and exercise medicine field.<\/p>\n
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What<\/strong> i<\/strong>s a work-related accomplishment that you\u2019re really proud of?<\/strong><\/h5>\nPerhaps not an \u201caccomplishment\u201d, but I was incredibly proud working with the Chris Burger \/ Petro Jackson Players\u2019 Fund as part of my PhD. They are a non-profit organisation that provides support for seriously injured rugby players. I think it will always be one of the best experiences of my life.<\/p>\n
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Who has influenced you most when it comes to how you approach your work?<\/strong><\/h5>\nSo many researchers in our field inspired me and changed the way I look at the world. If I think back at the first person who really helped build my research foundation \u2013 that would have to be the legend, Dr Ina Diener.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s your favourite way to unwind after a busy day?<\/strong><\/h5>\nGoing for a run would be a good answer, but a good glass of wine is probably closer to the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I live in Cape Town, and I am a Physiotherapist by training. Currently, I am a Research Associate at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) \/ Auckland University of Technology. Sport has always been an important part of my life, so I consider myself really lucky to work in this field! […]<\/p>\n
To learn from others and play a part in growing qualitative research in the sport and exercise medicine field.<\/p>\n
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What<\/strong> i<\/strong>s a work-related accomplishment that you\u2019re really proud of?<\/strong><\/h5>\nPerhaps not an \u201caccomplishment\u201d, but I was incredibly proud working with the Chris Burger \/ Petro Jackson Players\u2019 Fund as part of my PhD. They are a non-profit organisation that provides support for seriously injured rugby players. I think it will always be one of the best experiences of my life.<\/p>\n
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Who has influenced you most when it comes to how you approach your work?<\/strong><\/h5>\nSo many researchers in our field inspired me and changed the way I look at the world. If I think back at the first person who really helped build my research foundation \u2013 that would have to be the legend, Dr Ina Diener.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s your favourite way to unwind after a busy day?<\/strong><\/h5>\nGoing for a run would be a good answer, but a good glass of wine is probably closer to the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I live in Cape Town, and I am a Physiotherapist by training. Currently, I am a Research Associate at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) \/ Auckland University of Technology. Sport has always been an important part of my life, so I consider myself really lucky to work in this field! […]<\/p>\n
So many researchers in our field inspired me and changed the way I look at the world. If I think back at the first person who really helped build my research foundation \u2013 that would have to be the legend, Dr Ina Diener.<\/p>\n
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