Dr Natalie Brown is a research associate based at Swansea University and Sport Wales, working with the Welsh Institute of Performance Science. Her specialist area is the menstrual cycle and sport, supporting all levels of performance, whether that is the Olympic Games or helping women and girls have an active lifestyle. Both her research and applied work focusses on understanding the menstrual cycle, increasing awareness and understanding, and promoting a proactive approach to menstrual-related symptoms and management.

In this podcast, I chat with Dr Natalie Brown, who is a research associate based at Swansea University working with the Welsh Institute of Performance Science. Natalie’s specialist area is the menstrual cycle and sport, so we talk about her work on teachers’ perceptions and experiences of menstrual cycle education in UK schools, and the resources she has created for UK Sport on the menstrual cycle. Natalie also talks about the research she is involved in on concussion in rugby, her next research projects and her career advice.