Prof. Hugh Fullagar, PhD

Professor of Sport Sciences at Reykjavik University

Sport Scientist (PhD)

PhD Topic: Recovery in football
(Joint degree in cooperation with University of Technology Sydney)

PhD Project: 

Fatigue and Recovery in elite football: current sleep-related issues facing professional players (Finished: March 2017)

PhD Publications:

Fullagar HHK, Skorski S, Duffield, R, Meyer T. The effect of an acute sleep hygiene strategy following a late-night soccer match on player recovery. Chronobiology International. 2016,33(5):450-505.

Fullagar HHK, Skorski S, Duffield R, Julian R, Bartlett J, Meyer T. Impaired sleep and recovery after night matches in elite football players. International Journal of Sports Sciences: Science and Medicine in Football. 2016 Jul;34(14):1333-1339.

Fullagar HHK, Duffield R, Skorski S, White D, Bloomfield J, Kölling S, Meyer T. Sleep, travel and recovery responses of national footballers during and following long-haul international air travel. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 2016. Jan;11(1):86-95.

Fullagar HHK, Duffield R, Skorski S, Coutts AJ, Julian R, Meyer T. Sleep and recovery in team sport: current sleep-related issues facing professional team-sport athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 2015;10(8):950-957.

Fullagar HHK, Skorski S, Duffield R, Hammes D, Coutts AJ, Meyer T. Sleep and athletic performance: the effects of sleep loss, and physiological and cognitive responses to exercise. Sports Medicine. 2015 Feb;45(2):161 – 168.