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BASES Committees and Advisory Groups

BASES operates a number of committees which help to manage the operations of the Association. Committees are made up of BASES members. Appointments to positions on the committees take place every year, with decisions announced at the BASES Annual Conference in November.

If you are interested in joining a BASES committee, more information about the roles and responsibilities of each committee can be found in the Terms of Reference document.

Members of a BASES Committee or Task Group receive 5 CPD credits per year.

The Board

The Board is responsible for the management of the Association's business in line with its Strategy, Articles of Association and legal requirements.

Name	Position
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Chair
Ian Wilson	BASES Chief Executive Officer
Dr Andrew Mitchell FBASES	Chair of Division of Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASES	Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health
Dr Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition
Dr Amy Whitehead	Chair of Division of Psychology
Dr Ibrahim Akubat FBASES	Chair of Division of Sport and Performance
Susan Went	Non-Exec Director
Gregory Koral	Non-Exec Director
James Tugwell	Non-Exec Director
Dr Helen Rippon	Non-Exec Director

Division Committee - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of biomechanics and motor behaviour within sport and exercise science.

Name	Position
Dr Andrew Mitchell FBASES	Chair of Division of Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Dr Athanassios Bissas	Deputy Chair
Rachel Mason	CPD Representative
Dr Theodoros Bampouras	Membership Representative
Francesca Collings	Student Representative (PG)
Julia Suchanecka	Student Representative (UG)
Dr Romanda Dillon	Co-opted
Dr Lauren Forsyth	Co-opted

Division Committee - Physical Activity for Health

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the understanding of the benefits of physical activity for health and helping people to move more.

Name	Position
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASES	Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health
Dr Daniel Bailey	Deputy Chair
Dr Miranda Armstrong	Membership Representative
Dr Anna Myers	CPD Representative
Sofie Power	Student Representative (PG)
Mastveer Ghatahora	Student Representative (UG)

Division Committee - Physiology and Nutrition

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of the physiological and nutrition processes underpinning sport and exercise science.

Name	Position
Dr Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition
Dr Andy Galbraith	Deputy Chair
Dr Alan Ruddock FBASES	CPD Representative
Dr Pradeep Chahar	Membership Representative
Victoria Tidmas	Student Representative (PG)
Lily Matthias	Student Representative (UG)

Division Committee – Psychology

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of psychology within sport and exercise science.

Name	Position
Dr Amy Whitehead	Chair of Division of Psychology
Dr Denise Hill FBASES	Deputy Chair
Dr Amy Whitehead	CPD Representative
Dr Richard Sille	Membership Representative
Richard Simpson	Co-opted
TBC	Student Representative (PG)
TBC	Student Prepresentative (UG)

Division Committee - Sport and Performance

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of sport and exercise science

Name	Position
Dr Ibrahim Akubat FBASES	Chair of Division of Sport and Performance
Joshua Wass	Deputy Chair
Dr Ross Cloak	CPD Representative
Dr James Malone	Membership Representative
Josh Till	Student Representative (PG)
Patrick Mannix	Student Representative (PG)
TBC	Student Representative (UG)
Laura Needham	Co-opted Member
Dr Adam Grainger FBASES	Co-opted Member

Human Resources, Remuneration and Appointments Committee

Responsible for recommending to the Board: Appointments to the BASES Divisions, Remuneration of BASES paid staff and Financial policies.

Name	Position
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Committee Chair
Susan Went	Non-Executive Director
Greg Koral	Non-Executive Director
TBC	Division Chair
Dr Ibrahim Akubat	Division Chair

Finance & Risk Committee

To advise the Board on any action required to maintain the financial health of the Association; the adequacy and effectiveness of processes for overseeing risk management, control, and related governance; the development and review of financial policies; and non-financial risk matters such as reputational exposures.

Name	Position
Greg Koral	Board Member & Committee Chair
James Tugwell	Board Member
Ian Wilson	Board Member
TBC	Chair of the Commercial Advisory Group
Dr Lee Taylor	Chair of the Awards Advisory Group

Governance Committee

To advise the Board on any action required to maintain the effective governance of the Association in line with statutory requirements.

Name	Position
Susan Went	Board Member & Committe Chair
Dr Ibrahim Akubat FBASES	Board Member
Dr Kotryna Fraser	Chair of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group

Learning and Development Committee

To develop, monitor, and promote excellence in lifelong learning processes and strategies for practising sport and exercise scientists.

Name	Position
	Board Member & Committee Chair
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Board Member & Committe Chair
Prof Jon Saxton FBASES	Chair of the BASES Conference Planning Group
Dr Ross Cloak	Chair of the CPD Advisory Group
Dr Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Chair of the BASES Expert Statement Advisory Group
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Editor of The Sport and Exercise Scientist Editorial Advisory Group
Dr Ross Cloak	Chair of the CPD Advisory Group

Professional Standards Committee

To provide the strategic overview for professional standards matters relating to sport and exercise sciences.

Name	Position
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Board Chair & Committee Chair
TBC	Division Chair
Dr Emma Kavanagh FBASES	Chair of the Integrity Advisory Group
Dr Tom Clifford	Chair of the Accreditation Advisory Group
Dr Robert Morris	Chair of the Sport & Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route Advisory Group
Dr Lisa Board FBASES	Chair of the HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group
Dr David Green	Chair of the Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Group

Stakeholder Committee

To ensure that the quality of the Association’s membership is maintained; To be responsible for the development of the Association’s membership at large; To collect, analyse and monitor member data; and To monitor and advise that an appropriate strategy is in place to manage the overall relationship between BASES and its key stakeholders.

Name	Position
James Tugwell	Board Member & Committee Chair
Dr Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Division Chair
Ian Wilson	Board Member
Dr James Malone	Divisional Membership Representative
Ishq Abraham	Chair of the Student Advisory Group
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES	Member and Chair

Public and External Affairs Advisory Panel

To ensure the Board can respond to consultations through a unified voice when informing Government and other agencies.

Name	Position
Dr Andy Smith MBE FBASES	Member and Chair
Prof David Broom FBASES	Member
Dr Rita de Oliveira	Member
Prof John Dickinson FBASES	Member
Dr Mark Faghy	Member
Prof Charlie Foster OBE	Member
Dr Matthew Green FBASES	Member
Dr Neil Maxwell FBASES	Member
Dr Mark Ross	Member
Dr Lauren Struszczak	Member
BASES Operational Team	Administrative Support

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group

Responsible for the development and implementation of an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, ensuring that there is an integrated, proactive approach to equity, diversity and inclusion that is informed by sector best practice.

Name	Position
Dr Kotryna Fraser	Member and Chair
Dr Romanda Dillon	Member
Dr Laura Johnson	Member
Dr John Fernandes	Member
Dr Richard Buscombe	Member
Dr Sharon Dixon	Member
Dr Tori Sprung	Member
Emily Hansell	PG Student Representative
Nia Evans	UG Student Representative
Dr Sanjoy Deb	Member
Thirsha de Silva	Member
Ian Wilson	Chief Executive Officer (ex-offcio)
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASES	Board Diversity Champion

Integrity Advisory Group

Responsible for advising the Board on matters relating to Safeguarding, Welfare, Duty of Care, Ethics, Clean Sport, Whistleblowing and SEPAR candidate pre-application stage checks.

Name	Position
Dr Emma Kavanagh FBASES	Member and Chair
Dr Neil Chester	Member
James Platt	Member
Jack Sharkey	Member
Dr Andy Miles FBASES	Member
Dr Emily Ryall	Member
Prof Sue Backhouse FBASES	Member
Dr Daniel Rhind	Member
Dr Phil Clarke	Member
Dr James Newman	Member
Ian Wilson	Chief Executive Officer (ex-offcio)

Accreditation Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the Accreditation and Supervised Experience (SE) scheme including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, and reviewing. NOTE - Chair position is a rotational role every 6 months.

Name	Position
Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES	Physiology Representative (Performance)
Chris Barnes FBASES	Physiology Representative (Performance)
Prof John Saxton FBASES	Physiology Representative (Physical Activity & Clinical)
Dr Paul Jones	Biomechanics Representative (Physiology)
Dr Mary Margaret Meade	Psychology Representative
Dr Ian Sadler	Pedagogy Representative
Dr Gary Brickley FBASES	High Performance Sport Representative
Dr Tom Clifford	Chair and Nutrition Representative
Dr Matthew Wright	S&C Representative
Lisa Phillips	BASES Professional Development Manager (ex-officio)
Jane Gillott	Professional Standards Administrator (Admin Support)

Sport & Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, assessing, alignment to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Education and Training, and Standards of Proficiency.

Name	Position
Dr Robert Morris	Chair
	Chair of Psychology (ex-officio)
Dr Amy Whitehead	Div of Psychology CPD Representative (ex-officio)
Lisa Phillips	BASES Professional Development Manager (ex-officio)
Jane Gillott	BASES Professional Standards Administrator (ex-officio)
Dr Mark Uphill	External Examiner (ex-officio)
Rebecca Levett	External Examiner (ex-officio)
Prof Chris Harwood FBASES	Reviewer Representative
Chris Marshall	Reviewer Representative
	Candidate Representative
Zach Hickmore	Candidate Representative
Simon Crampton	Alumni Representative
Dr Claire Rossato	Alumni Representative
Dr Misia Gervis	Supervisor Representative
Dr Paula Watson	Supervisor Representative
Dr Nichola Kentzer	Supervisor and Reviewer Training Representative
Dr Hayley McEwan	Supervisor and Reviewer Training Representative
	End-User Representative
Kate Hays	End-User Representative

Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) Criminal Convictions and Applications Review Panel (CCARP)

Name	Position
TBC	Integrity Advisory Group Chair and Chair of the Panel
Dr Robert Morris	SEPAR Advisory Group Chair
Ian Wilson	Chief Executive Officer
TBC	Independent Non-Executive Director

HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the BASES Undergraduate and Postgraduate Endorsement Schemes, including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, and reviewing.

Name	Position
Dr Lisa Board FBASES	Chair and Reviewer
Dr Helen Matthews	Reviewer
Dr Ian Sadler	Reviewer
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Kelly Marrin	Reviewer
Dr Matthew Timmis	Reviewer
Dr Denise Hill FBASES	Co-opted member
Jane Bairstow	BASES Senior Admin Officer (Admin)

Laboratory Endorsement Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the BASES Laboratory Accreditation scheme, including quality assurance and reviewing.

Name	Position (Chair to be appointed)
Prof Glyn Howatson FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Charles Pedlar FBASES	Reviewer
Prof Andy Jones FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Rhys Thatcher FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES	Reviewer
Dr David Green	Chair and Reviewer
Jane Bairstow	BASES Senior Admin Officer

Student Advisory Group

To support the Board in their responsibilities for the quality of the BASES student experience; and to provide a regular opportunity for student members to raise issues of concern or importance as they relate to the BASES experience.

Name	Position (Chair to be appointed)
Ishq Abraham	Chair
Francesca Collings	Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour Postgraduate Representative
Julia Suchanecka	Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour Undergraduate Representative
Sofie Power	Physical Activity for Health Postgraduate Representative
Mastveer Ghatahora	Physical Activity for Health Undergraduate Representative
Victoria Tidmas	Physiology and Nutrition Postgraduate Representative
Lily Matthias	Physiology and Nutrition Undergraduate Representative
TBC	Psychology Postgraduate Representative
TBC	Psychology Undergraduate Representative
Josh Till	Sport and Performance Postgraduate Representative
Patrick Mannix	Sport and Performance Postgraduate Representative
Emma Forsyth	BASES MarComms Manager (ex-officio)

Head of Department Advisory Group

Responsible for the technical content and planning of the annual Heads of Department event.

Name	Position
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES	Member and Chair
Steve Hunter	Member
Jocelyn Tantawy	Member
Dr Martyn Morris	Member
Dr Rebecca Murphy	Member
Dr Jessica Hill	Member
Angus Boyle	BASES Administrator

The Sport and Exercise Science Editorial Group

To shape the coverage and content of each issue of The Sport and Exercise Scientist, and provide guidance on how The Sport and Exercise Scientist can best serve readers’ interests and contribute to CPD.

Name	Position
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Editor
Gavin Thomas	Book and Resource Review Editor
Dr Paul Gorczynski	Psychology
Dr Claire Rossato	Psychology
Dr Neil Clarke FBASES	Physiology
Prof Craig Sale	Nutrition
Dr Lynne Boddy FBASES	Physical Activity for Health
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASES	Physical Activity for Health/Psychology
Dr Robert McCunn	Sport and Performance Columnist
Dr Shaun Mclaren	Sport and Performance
Dr Mayur Ranchordas	Nutrition
Dr Theodoros M. Bampouras	Biomechanics

BASES Conference Planning Group

Responsible for the technical content and planning of the annual BASES Conference.

Name	Position
Dr Ian Taylor	Member and Chair
Prof Mike Duncan FBASES	Member
Assoc Prof Lance Doggart FBASES	Member
Dr Daniel Bailey	Member
Dr Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Member
Dr Tracy Donachie	Member
Dr Kotryna Fraser	Co-opted member
Dr Richard Buscombe	Co-opted member
Dr Adam Grainger FBASES	Member
Ian Wilson	Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio)

CPD Advisory Group

To promote and facilitate good practice in all aspects of education, training, and professional development for BASES members; and to provide a Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter workshop and webinar programme.

Name	Position
Dr Ross Cloak	Member - Sport and Performance, and Chair
Dr Anna Myers	Member - Physical Activity for Health
Dr Alan Ruddock FBASES	Member - Physiology and Nutrition
Rachel Mason	Member - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour
Dr Amy Whitehead	CPD Representative
Dr Andy Miles FBASES	Co-opted
Lisa Phillips	Professional Development Manager (ex-officio)
Angus Boyle	BASES Administrator

Expert Statement Advisory Group

Responsible for reviewing all Expert Statements and Position Stands which are submitted to BASES.

Name	Position (Chair to be appointed)
Prof Lindsay Bottoms FBASES	Chair - Member - PA for Health
Dr Tracey Devonport FBASES	Member - Psychology
Prof Bill Baltzopoulos FBASES	Member - Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Dr Valerie Gladwell	Member - Physiology & Nutrition
Prof Craig Twist FBASES	Member - Sport & Performance

Awards Advisory Group

To advise on, or determine, such awards, grants, and honours as are referred, or delegated, to it by the BASES Board.

Name	Position
Dr Lee Taylor	Member and Chair
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES	Member
Dr Andy Galbraith	Member
Prof Alan Barker FBASES	Member
Prof Andy Lane FBASES	Member
Dr Anastasiya Khomutova	Member
Jane Bairstow	BASES Senior Admin Officer
Dr Sarah Coakley	Member

BASES Climate Change Action Team

Name	Position
Dr Andy Smith MBE FBASES	Member and Chair
Romain Denis	Member
Louise Ellis	Member
Dr Andrew Garrett	Member
Dr Lee Graves	Member
Dr Stephen Mears	Member
Dr Ash Willmott	Member
Dr Julia Zakrzewski-Fruer	Member

BASES Outreach Project Team

Name	Position
Prof John Dickinson	Member and Chair
Mastveer Ghatahora	Member
Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES	Member
Dr James Johnstone	Member
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Member
George Mitchell	Member
Dr Sarah Powell	Member
Dr Andy Sparks	Member
BASES Operations Team	Administrative Support

Clinical Exercise Physiology UK Advisory Group

Name	Position
Professor Helen Jones	Chair
Dr Gemma Miller	Deputy Chair
Prof David Broom FBASES	Advocacy Lead
Prof Keith George FBASES	Advocacy Group
Dr Keith Tolfrey FBASES	Advocacy Group
Prof Anna Campbell	Standards and Accreditation Lead
Dr Andrew Scott FBASES	CPD Lead
Prof Dawn Skelton	CPD Group
Dr Gordon McGregor	Registered RCCP CEP Rep 1
Prof John Buckley FBASES	Registered RCCP CEP Rep 2
Anthony Crozier	Registered RCCP CEP Rep 3
TBC	End-user Rep 1
TBC	End-user Rep 2
Dr Chris Askew	CEP (or equivalent) International Rep 1
Prof Daniel Green	CEP (or equivalent) International Rep 2
TBC	Allied health professional representative (Physiotherapy)
Prof Sandy Jack	Clinical Physiologist/healthcare Scientist
Lizanne Steenkamp	Member of the RCCP Executive Team