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Dr. Stephen West is a postdoctoral associate in the Sport injury Prevention Research Centre. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science and Health at Dublin City University in Ireland. Stephen completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of Bath with a focus on injury epidemiology and training load management in professional rugby players. While completing his PhD, he was also the lead researcher on the Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project which is a collaboration between the governing bodies of professional rugby union in England (the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby) and the University of Bath. He has also worked at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry, Dublin, Ireland as well as the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Cape Town. His research focuses on risk factors for injury in athletes and his work with SIPRC will focus on neuromuscular warm-up programs and other injury prevention strategies in youth rugby.Ìý

Publications

1. Starling, L.T., McKay, C., Cross, M.J., Kemp, S.P.T., West, S.W. & Stokes, K.A. .
2. Dane, K. Simms, K., Hendricks, S., West, S.W., Griffin, S., Nugent, F.J., Farrell, G., Mockler, D., Wilson, F. . doi: 10.1055/a-1839-6040
3. West, S.W., Shill, I.J., Sutter, B., Geroge, J., Ainsworth, N., Wiley, J.P., Patricios, J., Emery, C.A. Caught on camera: a video assessment of suspected concussion and other injury events in women's Rugby union. DOI: 
4. Robertson, C., Williams, S., West, S.W., Starling, L., Kemp, S.P.T., Cross, M.J., Stokes, K. The influence of playing surface on match injury risk in men’s professional rugby union in England (2013-2019). DOI: 10.1111/sms.14226
5. Starling, L.T., McKay, C., Cross, M.J., Kemp, S.P.T., West, S.W. & Stokes, K.A. The influence of the COVID19-induced suspension of the 2019-20 England Premiership rugby season on match and training injuries. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. [In Press]
6. Williams, S., Robertson, C., Starling, L., McKay, C., West, S.W.,  Brown, J. & Stokes, K.A. . Sports Medicine. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01603-w.
7. West, S.W., Shill, I.J., Clermont, C., Pavlovic, N., Cairns, J., Seselja, B. Hancock, M.V., Roberts, S.P., Hendricks, S., Emery, C.A. . International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 2021. DOI: 
8. Shill, I., Raisanen, A., Black, A.M., van den Berg, C., McKay, C., Barden, C., West, S.W., Pasanen, K., Hagel, B.E. & Emery, C.A. . Frontiers. 2021. DOI=10.3389/fspor.2021.672603   
9. West, S.W., Williams, S., Tierney, P., Batchelor, T., Cross, M., Kemp, S.P.T. & Stokes, KA. Training and match load in professional rugby union: How do contextual factors influence the training week? South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021. DOI: 
10. West, S.W., Cross, M., Trewartha, G., Taylor, A., Brooks, J., Kemp, S.P.T., Locke, D., Ahmed, O. & Stokes, K.A. Brain Injury. 2021.
11. West, S.W., Shill, I.J., Clermont, C., Pavlovic, N., Cairns, J., Seselja, B., Hancock, M., Roberts, S.P., Hendricks, S., & Emery, C.A. Same name, same game, but is it different? An investigation of female rugby union match events in Canadian Varsity players. Submitted to International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. [In Press]
12. Shill, I.J., West, S.W., Sick, S., Schneider, K., Hagel, B.E., Pasanen, K., Wiley, P., Emery, C.A., & Black, A.M. Injuries and concussions in Female High School Rugby: Prevention is worth a try. Submitted to Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine [In Press]
13. Williams, S., Robertson, C., Starling, L., McKay, C., West, S.W., Brown, J. & Stokes, K.A. Injuries in elite men’s Rugby Union: an updated (2012-2020) meta-analysis of 19,877 injury events. Sports Medicine. [In Press]
14. Stokes, K.A., Cross, M., Williams, S., McKay, C., Hagel, B.E., West, S.W., Roberts, S.P., Sant'Anna, R.T., Morrison, E. & Kemp, S. .ÌýInternational Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 (Online: Ahead of print).
15. West, S.W., Williams, S., Cazzola, D., Kemp, S.P.T., Cross, M.J. & Stokes, K.A. . International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020. (Accepted: In Press).
16. West, S.W., Clubb, J., Torres-Ronda, L., Howells, D., Leng, E., Vescovi, J.D., Carmody, S., Posthumus, M., Dalen-Lorentsen, T. & Windt, J. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020.
17. West, S.W., Starling, L.T., Kemp, S.P.T., Williams, S., Cross, M., Taylor, A., Brooks, J.H.M. & Stokes, K.A. . British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 (Online First).Ìý
18. West, S., Williams, S., Kemp, S., Eager, R., Cross, M. & Stokes, K. . Journal of Athletic Training. 2020 (Online: Ahead of print)
19. Stokes, K.A., Jones, B., Bennett, M., Close, G.L., Gill, N., Hull, J.H., Kasper, A.M. Kemp, S.P.T., Mellalieu, S.D., Peirce, N., Stewart, B., Wall, B.T., West, S.W. & Cross, M. . International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 (Online ahead of print).
20. West. S., Williams, S., Kemp, S., Cross, M., McKay, C., Fuller, C., Taylor, A., Brooks, J. & Stokes, K. . Journal of Sport Sciences. 2020: 38 (3): 238-247.
21. West, S., Williams, S., Kemp, S., Cross, M. & Stokes, K. Sports. 2019; 7(5): 98-108.
22. Williams, S., West, S., Howells, D., Mobed. R., Kemp, S. & Stokes, K. . Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2018; 17 (3): 402-408.
23. Williams, S., West, S., Cross, M.J. & Stokes, K.A. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017; 51: 209-210.

Book Chapter:

1. McKay, C.D. & West, S.W. Stress, coping and the missing link in training load: Camel, meet straw. In The Mental Impact of Sports Injury by Carly McKay. Routledge, 2021.Ìý

Published Conference Abstracts

1. West, S.W., Shill, I.J. & Emery, C.A. Pivoting in a pandemic: opportunities for injury surveillance using video analysis in sport. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 2022. Accepted at: SportsKongres
2. West, S.W., Pankow, M.P., Gibson, E., Eliason, P.H., Black, A.M. & Emery, C.A. Injuries in Canadian high school boys collision sports: Insights across football, ice hockey, lacrosse and rugby. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021. [In Press]. Accepted at: International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2021.
3. West, S.W., Shill, I.J., Patricios, J., Ainsworth, N., Everett, A., George, J., Sutter, B., Wiley, P., & Emery, C.A. Narrowing the gender gap in rugby injury epidemiology: A novel video-analysis study in the women’s game. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021. [In Press]. Accepted at: International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2021.
4. West, S.W., Williams, S., Cazzola, D., Cross, M., Kemp, S.P.T. & Stokes, K.A. Training load and other risk factors for soft tissue injury risk in professional rugby union: a 13 team, 2-season study of 383 injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020; 54 (Suppl 1), A45. Accepted at: International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2021.
5. West, S.W., Williams, S., Cazzola, D., Cross, M., Kemp, S.P.T. & Stokes, K.A. The acute: chronic workload ratio: Why one size does not fit all. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020; 54 (Suppl 1), A62. Accepted at: International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2021.