Mark Glaister

Dr. Mark Glaister is a Reader in Exercise Physiology at St Mary's University, London, where he has worked since 2002 as a full-time academic. He holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, specializing in physiological responses to multiple sprint work in field/court sports. His research focuses on caffeine supplementation effects on performance, sprint recovery, and genotype-based personalized nutrition advice. He leads the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology program and collaborates with international institutions like the University of Edinburgh and US Olympic organizations.

Dr. Glaister has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and serves as a reviewer for major journals. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His work emphasizes caffeine’s impact on heart rate, cycling performance, and recovery dynamics, with contributions to critical power models and anaerobic capacity measurement.

His research also explores injury mechanisms in netball, creatine supplementation effects, and the reliability of exercise testing protocols. He actively participates in endurance sports, completing Ironman triathlons and cycling the Tour de France route, reflecting his commitment to applied sports science.