Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention

Paul Comfort (BSC (Hons), MSc, PGCAP, CSCS*D, ASCC) is asenior lecturer, programme leader for the MSc Strength andConditioning programme at the University of Salford. Paul is alsocurrently Head of Sports Science Support for Salford City redsRugby League Football Club and Coordinates the Strength andConditioning for England Lacrosse (men's squad). He is a certifiedStrength and Conditioning Specialist (Recertified with Distinction)(CSCS*D) with the National Strength and Conditioning Associationand a founder member and Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coachwith the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association. Heis also currently completing a part-time PhD.
Earle Abrahamson (B Phys Ed, BA Hons, MA, BPS, BASRaT,FRSM, BRCP, AHPCSA, HPCSA, PsySSA) is a principal Lecturer,teaching fellow and programme leader for the Sports Rehabilitationand Injury Prevention programme at Middlesex University. Throughhis programme leadership and teaching fellowship duties, Earle hasdeveloped an interest in student learning and thinking. Earle spentthe majority of his life in South Africa, studying and working, andmoved to the UK in 2002. He is a South African-registered therapistand psychologist and has membership and professional registrationwith a number of UK authorities. Earle has worked extensively as asports rehabilitation with national and international teams,including the world strongest man event. Earle sits on theexecutive committee of the British Association of SportsRehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), as their student liaison officer. In this role he deals with and promotes the BASRaT studentexperience. Earle is the Middlesex University representative forthe higher education academy's hospitality, leisure, sport andtourism sector. He is currently working on a professional doctorateinvestigating different learning approaches in the development ofclinical reasoning skills on undergraduate sports rehabilitationprogrammes.
Earle is married to Emma and has a son, Benjamin. In his spare timehe enjoys sports and is an active cricketer and tennis player. Hefurther enjoys reading and music.