Jonathan Davy

Lecturer
Human Kinetics and Ergonomics
Rhodes University
South Africa

Academician General Science
Biography

Mr Davy completed his undergraduate studies in the Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics and Organisational Psychology. He then completed an Honours and Masters in Ergonomics. He recently completed and has submitted his doctorate, focused specifically on identifying novel countermeasures to the performance decrements associated with working at night. He also has a keen interest in understanding the effects of sleep on physical and sporting performance as well as the health and ethical issues surrounding the use of commercially available supplementation. He is currently a contracted lecturer in the Department, where he is responsible for the day to day running of the Practical and Tutorial System, while also coordinating the Community Engagement and Consultancy activities along with senior academic staff and postgraduate students.

Research Intrest

Understanding the effects of sleep on physical and sporting performance as well as the health and ethical issues surrounding the use of commercially available supplementation

List of Publications
Steenekamp T, Davy JP (2014) The effects of partial sleep restriction on biomechanical, physiological and perceptual responses during an early morning treadmill run. J Community Health Sci 9.
Huysamen KC, Goebel M, Davy JP (2013) The effects of different types of cognitive tasks in conjunction with circadian regulation on heart rate variability and performance variability. Ergonomics J South Afr 25: 52-68.
Davy JP, Goebel M (2013) The effects of a self-selected nap opportunity on psychophysiological, performance and subjective measures during a simulated industrial night shift regimen. Ergonomics 56: 220-234.

Global Scientific Words in General Science