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Bryna completed her BSc (Sport, Health and Exercise Science; 1st Class honours; 2008), MSc by research (Exercise Physiology & Biochemistry; 2011), and PhD (Exercise Physiology; 2013) at the University of Hull. In 2012, Bryna was appointed as Lecturer in Sport Science at the University of Derby. Bryna then went on to work at the University of Bedfordshire (2013-2015) as a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, and course leader for the FD in Applied Sports Science & PE. She was also the Laboratory Director. In 2015 Bryna moved to Qatar to take up the role of Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at Qatar University. She was the Academic PLO coordinator for the Sport Science Program (2018-2021) and the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Leader of the Qatar Active Healthy Kids Report Card (2019-2021). Bryna was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021. In 2024 Bryna joined º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology.

Bryna is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), accredited with the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) and Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA), and a certified Health Mindset Coach.

Bryna’s research focusses on the importance of exercise and physical activity for females, from a health and performance perspective, including the removal of barriers which present for many sub-populations within this cohort. Related to a rapidly warming planet and sustainability more generally, Bryna has a keen passion and research interest in sustainable physical activity and high-performance sport. Whether that be sustainable materials for sporting apparel or facilitating training, performance and/or recreational pursuits within environmental extremes. Such hypothesis-driven research has directly informed policy and practice (e.g., Qatar National Physical Activity Guidelines and high-performance sport SOPs), most notably for men’s and women’s Olympic sports at Tokyo 2020. Within this elite performance focused research theme, a core pillar has been the influence of hot-humid environmental conditions on female athletes’ health and performance; a legacy of spending time in 55oC Qatari summers. More generally, she has provided evidence-based solutions to the world’s best teams, athletes and practitioners across four continents.

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • Accredited by the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES), and Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA)
  • Health Mindset Coach
  • Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) Level 2 Gym Instructor
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PgCAP)
  • ACSM International Relations Committee member (2020-2023)
  • Co-chair of ACSM Physiological & biological mechanisms underlying health & performance interest group (2019-2023)
  • Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Leader of the Qatar Active Healthy Kids Report Card (2019-2021)
  • The Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES) – Editorial advisor for Physical Activity for Health (2017-2021)
  • BASES CPD representative for the Division of Physiology and Nutrition (2015)
  • Applied elite athlete support and consultancy for a number of individual athletes and teams across the globe

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