Charlotte Gowers

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Psychology, Sport and Sensory Science
Location:
Writtle
Areas of Expertise:
Physiology , Nutrition , Sport and exercise sciences
Research Supervision:
Yes

Charlotte Gowers is a Lecturer and Course Director in Sport and Exercise Science at ARU, as well as an applied exercise physiologist. She leads and teaches across exercise physiology and performance nutrition modules, bringing an evidence-based and applied perspective to the curriculum. Alongside her academic role, Charlotte manages the ARU Performance Centre; a dedicated physiology laboratory where she oversees athlete support services and facilitates student engagement in applied testing and research

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/charlottergowers
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charlotte_Gowers
X: @cgowers_
Instagram: @charlottegowers_

Background

Charlotte has been a Lecturer at ARU since 2022. Her academic and applied work focuses on endurance sport performance, with a particular interest in optimising training and nutrition to reduce the incidence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). As an experienced endurance coach and applied physiologist, she integrates real-world insight into her teaching, research, and student supervision.

As an experienced endurance coach and applied physiologist, she has published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national conferences, and supervises undergraduate research in areas related to endurance performance, athlete health, and sports nutrition.

Research interests
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Endurance Physiology
  • Training intensity distribution
  • Relative energy deficiency in sport
  • Performance nutrition
Areas of research supervision
  • Relative energy deficiency in sport
  • Physiology and Sport Performance
  • Dietary supplementation for exercise performance
Teaching

BSc Sport and Exercise Science
BSc Applied Sport Science
BSc Sport Science for Health

Qualifications
  • PhD candidate Sport and Exercise Science
  • MSD Sport and Exercise Science
  • BSc(hons) First class degree in Sport and Exercise Science
Selected recent publications

Gowers, C.R., McManus, C.J., Chung, H.C., Jones, B., Tallent, J. and Waterworth, S.P., 2025. Assessing the risk of low energy availability, bone mineral density and psychological strain in endurance athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 22(1), p.2496448.

Gowers, C.R, McManus, C., Jones, B., Chung, H. and Waterworth, S., 2025. Prevalence of low energy availability and burnout syndrome in female athletes. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.