Kerry McGawley

Kerry McGawley is a Professor at Mid Sweden University's Department of Health Sciences, affiliated with the National Winter Sports Center (NVC) in Östersund. Her research focuses on elite winter sports performance, particularly biathlon and cross-country skiing, with emphasis on physiological responses, training adaptations, and female athlete health. She leads projects on athlete recovery, high-altitude training, and menstrual cycle impacts on performance.

Research Interests

• Biathlon biomechanics
• Female hormonal health
• High-intensity interval training
• Altitude acclimatization
• Performance data analytics
• Recovery optimization

Publication Trends

Recent articles address sex differences in physiology, biomarker discovery for illness prediction, and neurofeedback applications in biathlon. Collaborative work explores IOC injury reporting standards and ergogenic aids like nitrate supplementation.