Dr Nick Walters studied at the University of Hull gaining a BSc Zoology in 1975 and a MSc in Physiology in 1977 and was awarded a university scholarship in 1977 leading to a PhD in Respiratory Physiology in 1980. He began his career in higher education in 1980 lecturing physiology to a range of students enrolled on courses leading to health practitioner qualifications. In the period from late the 1980s to the mid 1990s many of these professions sought degree status through validation exercises with universities, and Nick gained valuable experience when supporting development of these courses to achieve this degree status. As a member of the validation panels which scrutinised these degree proposals Nick gained considerable experience in understanding the aspirations inherent in a wide range, and varied subject area, of academic institutions. Nicks’ teaching also extended to Masters level when he was responsible for the successful writing and subsequent validation of three Masters courses. He was also appointed as an External Examiner for Masters courses at the University of Surrey and UNITEC in New Zealand.
In 1996 Nick left the University of Westminster to become Vice Principal at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) where he developed the exercise physiology laboratory and gave further impetus to the research undertakings of the College. In 1999 Nick co-founded the International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research (ICAOR) which was created to act as a shop window for osteopaths to present their research for peer review and to encourage the wider profession to actively engage in research, an aspiration that has seen significant advance. Nick has also been associated with a number of European Colleges supporting their academic development towards degree level. More recently Nick has had extensive involvement in Quality Assurance assessment that has become standard in UK Higher Education and has helped direct European colleagues in their quest for validation.
Nick has been active in clinical exercise physiology research for over 30 years presenting at national and international conferences and publishing in peer reviewed journals.
Selected publications:
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A critical appraisal of the parameters utilised by the Futrex Body Composition Analyser
24th FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Amsterdam 1990
Walters N J.
Body composition and running performance
2nd International Olympic Committee World Congress on Sports Sciences pp243-244 COOB 92
Walters, NJ and D. Micheals
The health related fitness of nurses (Chapter)
In T Williams, L Almond and A Sparkes (eds)
Sport and Physical activity: Moving towards excellence, 1992 444-449 E & FN Spon
Steptoe A, Kearsley N, Walters N.
Acute mood responses to maximal and submaximal exercise in active and inactive men. Psychology and Health, 1993 – 8 89-99
Steptoe A, Kearsley N, Walters N
Psychophysiology, 1993 – 30 245-252
Walters, NJ, Kong, CH, Woolfson, R & FD Thompson
Exercise training during haemodialysis
European Journal of Applied Physiology 1994 89 (3) S41
Walters N J and Brodie D A
An evaluation of the Kenz Calorie Counter during progressive treadmill exercise in adults and children.
Pediatric Exercise and Science, 1996 8 156-166
Carpenter, R and Walters NJ
Oxygen consumption drift during constant running above the ventilatory threshold
4th IOC World Congress on Sports Sciences Monaco 1997
Carpenter, R and Walters NJ
The linear response of VO2 kinetics with specific changes in Work Protocol
26th World Congress of Sports Medicine Orlando 1998
Drysdale* I. P., Kirk L., Mehta M. M., and Walters N. J.
A clinical audit of the Osteopathic approach to treatment of Low Back Pain.
EULAR (European League against Arthritis) XIV Congress, 6 – 11 June, 1999, Glasgow, Scotland.
Walters NJ and Drysdale IP
The influence of physical activity on CHD risk factors in male executives
American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle 1999
Drysdale I.P., Hinkley H.J., Shale M., Bird D., N. J. Walters.
Bilateral variation in calcaneal broadband ultrasound attenuation: Part I.
Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2001 4 (1) 37-42
Drysdale I.P., Hinkley H.J., Shale M., Bird D., N. J. Walters.
Journal of Clinical Densitometry 4 (4),2001, 337-341
Lipman T & Walters NJ
The effect of hydrotherapy on muscle function
XXVII FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Budapest 2002
Janossa M , Hepp F & Walters N
The effect of osteopathic treatment on tennis players with shoulder pain
XXVII FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Budapest 2002
Drysdale I.P., Hinkley H.J., Bird D., Walters N.J.,
Is there a relationship between Bone Density as measured by Ultrasound and Foot Loading?
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 24th Annual Meeting, Henry B Gonzalez Convention Centre, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 20th-24th September 2002.
Hinkley H.J., Drysdale I.P., Walters N.J., Bird D.
Normative data for ultrasound measurement of the calcaneus within different female ethnic groups .
The British Journal of Radiology 2004 –77 1-5
Flinton, DM., Walters, NJ
Prostate cancer : the effect of physical activity on age of presentation
Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise 35 (5) 5 2003
Flinton, DM., Walters, NJ
Occupational activity and risk of prostate cancer in Ireland
J Radiother Pract, 2004
Drysdale I.P., Collins, A.L., Walters H.J., Bird, D., Hinkley H.J.
Journal of Clinical Densitometry (2007), 10, 2, 179-183