Jade Ward is a PhD student (co-funded by industry partner P&G) who joined the ThermoSense lab in September 2022 as part of the Skin Sensing Research Group at the University of Southampton.
Jade's PhD project is on physiological and perceptual mechanisms of sweat-induced skin wetness sensing in humans at the underarm with application to antiperspraint deoderants.
The effect of skin hydration levels on local skin wetness perception.
2021- Present Associate Lecturer, 0.1 FTE- fixed-term contract
Buckinghamshire New University, Wycombe:
Taught on:
Level 5 BSc Strength and Conditioning for Military Personal
Level 4 BSc Introduction to Health and Physiology, Human Anatomy and, Human Sciences for Physical Education.
Jade completed her BSc in Sports Science and MSc in Applied Sport and Excise Physiology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. After completing her MSc, she joined the English Institute of Sport for over 4 years as a physiology laboratory technician. During her time at the Institute, she had a role as a rehab scientist working in the Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, supporting athletes' return to training and competition after injury, and as a Physiologist with GB Hockey, delivering the heat acclimation project for both the male and female senior squad and staff members leading up to 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.