Dr Jenny Burbage and Miss Brogan Horler on breast health, bra fitting and breast support for the exercising female

The Women in Sport & Exercise Academic Network Podcast

Dr Jenny Burbage completed a BSc (Hons) Sports Science degree in 2006 at the University of Portsmouth and an MSc Sport & Exercise Biomechanics degree in 2007 at the University of Chichester. She completed a part-time PhD in July 2013, which focused on the breast support implications for female recreational athletes. Jenny is currently a Senior Lecturer in biomechanics and the Recruitment & External Promotions Lead for the Department of Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Portsmouth. She continues to carry out research and innovation activities as part of the Research Group in Breast Health, focusing on functional breast support, bra fit and breast health education.

Brogan Horler graduated from the University of Chichester in 2011 with a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science. She then went on to complete an MSc in Sports Performance Analysis. Brogan joined the University of Portsmouth in 2015 and works as a Research Associate and member of the Research Group in Breast Health (RGBH). Her main responsibility is to lead the RGBH Bra Testing Unit which offers product testing and consultancy work to some of the major lingerie, sports bra and apparel manufacturers around the world.

In this podcast I talk to Jenny and Brogan about their work as part of the Research Group in Breast Health at the University of Portsmouth, their advice and tips for appropriate bra support and their future planned research in this area.

For more information on the Research Group in Breast Health:

Website: port.ac.uk/breastresearch

Email: [e-mail]

Twitter: @UOP_RGBH