Profile
Georgia AB
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About Me:
My name is Georgia and I love sport. I work at Northumbria University and do sport science research. I like football and support Newcastle United (both the men and women’s teams). I also really like athletics. I used to compete in the hurdles when I was younger.
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I used to do lots of sports when I younger and then I started coaching children. I am a qualified coach in football, netball, multi-skills, and frisbee.
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My pronouns are:
she/her
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My Work:
My work is very exciting. I teach (a bit like school but for people who are 18 years old or older) and I also do research.
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When I teach it can be in a lecture where I talk to a large group of students (sometimes there’s 300 people) or in a seminar (about 20-30 people) which is a bit like your classroom I think.
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Education:
I spent a lot of time at school and university:
Ellison Primary School
Springfield Secondary School (this school no longer exists)
South Tyneside College for two years (I did A-levels)
Northumbria University for four years (I did a 3 year BSc in Applied Sport Science and a 1 year MSc in Sport and Exercise Behaviour)
Brunel University for three years (I did a 3 year funded PhD)
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Qualifications:
At left school at 16 with 10 G.C.S.E’s. They were calculated differently back then and I got:
- 4 x A’s
- 3 x B’s
- 3 x C ‘s
At 18 I left college with:
- A in Sport Studies
- B in Biology
- C in Sociology
The at university I got:
- 2:1 BSc (Hons) in Applied Sport Science
- Merit in MSc Sport and Exercise Behaviour
- PhD in Sport Psychology and Education
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Work History:
My first paid job was in a shop called Woolworths (these shops don’t exist in the UK anymore).
I then worked as a Community Development Coach for the local council. I went into schools and delivered PE and after-school sport classes. I also worked as a football coach for children under 5 years old and as a football referee.
When I left university I worked in a hospital down in London helping people to exercise whilst they were staying in hospital.
I then went to Brunel University to do a PhD (a big research project).
After my PhD I have worked in two universities (York St John and Northumbria).
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Current Job:
Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise and Health
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Employer:
Northumbria Univeristy
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
sport-mad scientist
What did you want to be after you left school?
A P.E teacher
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Criminologist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Fall Out Boy
What's your favourite food?
Seafood and cake
Tell us a joke.
What do you call an alligator in a vest?.... an investigator (in-vest-igator haha)
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