Sport and Exercise Science

Profile

Background

Educated at the Universities of Glasgow and Portsmouth, Dr House joined UoP in May 2008 after an 18 year research career at the Royal Navy's Institute of Naval Medicine investigating aspects of operational performance and survival in extreme environments, particularly in relation to operations in hot climates. A consultant advisor to UK Sport, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association, Dr House was involved in most Olympic and Paralympics Sports? preparation for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics in 2008. Currently working on a series of contracted research programmes primarily in occupational physiology.

Teaching Responsibilities

Jim is the unit coordinator for the MSc Research Project for all the Department's Master's Programmes. He also supervises various Undergraduate research projects, individual MSc, MPhil and PhD students and teaches on various modules related to thermal physiology, research ethics and research design.Finally, can you fit in these details somewhere:Member of the Society of BiologyChartered BiologistMember of the Department of Sport and Exercise Science Health and Safety CommitteeChair of the Departmental Scientific and Ethical Review CommitteeChair of the BioSciences Research Ethics CommitteeVice-Chair of the Science Faculty Ethics CommitteeExternal Examiner forCoventry University - Biomolecular & Sports Sciences DepartmentUniversity of Wollongong - Centre for Human and Applied Physiology.

Research Interests

Jim's contracted research is in two main strands, occupational fitness standards and survival and thermal physiology. Current funding bodies include the Energy Institute, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency, UK Sport and the Ministry of Defence. He is also developing a research interest (with the assistance of Professor Mike Tipton) in cold-water swimming, and is currently running two research projects in this area in association with a visiting medics (MD and MSc Sports Medicine students).

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Publications before 2008

House J.R. & Tipton, M.J.  (2005).  Heat strain is reduced at different rates with hand, foot, forearm, or lower leg cooling. In: Environmental Ergonomics, Section 2 Heat Strain, p91-95. Tochihara, Y & Ohnaka, T (Eds). Elsevier Ergonomics Book Series 3, Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK.

House, J.R. & Squire, J.D. (2004). Effectiveness of Proban® flame retardant in used clothing. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 16(4), 361-367.

House, J.R. & Squire, J.D. (2004). Fire hood retains fire protective qualities after wear and washing. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 16(4), 368-373.

Ayers, D., House, J.R. & Galbraith, K.A.  (2004).  The management of burns on HM Ships - A review of burn care provision and special factors associated with burns at sea.  Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service 90.2 57-69.

House, J.R. & Tipton, M.J. (2003). Response to Sessler letter. European Journal of Applied Physiology 89: 403-404.

House, C.M., Lloyd, K. & House, J.R. (2003). Heated socks maintain toe temperature but not always skin blood flow as mean skin temperature falls. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine 74, 891-893.

House, J.R. (2003). Modelling the effectiveness of techniques for reducing heat strain in Royal Navy nuclear, biological and chemical cleansing stations' teams. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service 89(1), 19-26.

House, J.R., Lunt, H., Magness, A. & Lyons, J. (2003). Testing the effectiveness of techniques for reducing heat strain in Royal Navy nuclear, biological and chemical cleansing stations' teams. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service 89(1), 27-34.

House, J.R., Squire, J.D. & Staples, R.A.J. (2002). Optimising the number of layers in firefighters' hoods. International Journal of Clothing Science & Technology 14(2), 111-118.

House, J.R. & Longstaff, R. (2002). NBC cleansing stations and the effects of heat strain on personnel. Review of Naval Engineering 55(3), 37-41.

House, J.R. & Tipton, M.J. (2002). Using skin temperature gradients or skin heat flux measurements to determine thresholds of vasoconstriction and vasodilatation. European Journal of Applied Physiology  88: 141-145.

House, C.M., House, J.R. & Oakley, E.H.N. (2000).  Findings from a simulated disabled submarine trial. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 27(4) 175-184.

House, J.R. (1999). Heat strain in Royal Navy helicopter aircrew. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service, 85.2, 84-109

House, J.R. (1998). Extremity cooling as a method for reducing heat strain. Journal of Defence Science 3(1), 108-114.

House, J.R. (1997). The effectiveness of RN protective clothing against burns. Journal of Defence Science 2(2), 205-212.

Rich, K.J.N.C., House, J.R. & Skinner, A.J. (1997). The influence of clothing on injuries from fire in the Royal Navy. Journal of Defence Science 2(2), 200-204.

House, J.R., Holmes, C. & Allsopp, A.J. (1997). Prevention of heat strain by immersing hands and forearms in water. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service 83(1), 26-30.

Hett, D.A., Geraghty, I.F., Radford, R. & House, J.R. (1994). Routine pre-oxygenation using a Hudson mask. Comparison with a conventional pre-oxygenation technique. Anaesthesia 49, 157-59.

Tipton, M.J., Allsopp, A.J., Balmi, P.J. & House, J.R. (1993). Hand immersion as a method of cooling and rewarming: a short review. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Services. 79, 125-131.

House, J.R., Miller, D.J. & O'Dowd, J.J. (1989). Differences in the distribution of the imidazoles of rat heart between atria and ventricles. Journal of Physiology, 417, 162P.

House, J.R., Miller, D.J. & O'Dowd, J.J. (1989). Evidence for the existence of homocarnosine and its N-acetyl derivative in rat cardiac muscle. Journal of Physiology, 417, 163P.

Funding

2012 

£30,000 (CI) - The influence of climatic factors on work performance in the Oil and Gas Industry (The Energy Institute)

£10,000 (PI) - Preparation of troops for operations in hot and cold climates (Ministry of Defence)

£6,000 (PI) - Human performance literature review: toolbox for assessing dsimounted soldiers (Ministry of Defence)

£3,000 (PI) - Assessment of combined body armour cooling and drinking system (BCB International Ltd)

£3,000 (PI) - Assessment of body armour air ventilated cooling system (BCB International Ltd)

£72,000 (PI) - Assessment of the impact of variable persentage surface area of moisture vapour permable clothing in heat strain in encapsulating protective clothing (Ministry of Defence and University of Portsmouth)

2011

£40,000 (PI) - Thermal impact of prototype combat clothing on dismounted soldiers (QinetiQ Group Plc)

£23,500 (PI) - Energy cost and range of movement impact of prototype clothing (QinetiQ Group Plc)

2009

£19,000 (PI) - Review of cold water swimming capabilities (Ministry of Defence)

£30,000 (PI) - Thermal manikan testing and thermal modelling (Ministry of Defence)