

Dr Joe Costello
Summary
I am the Associate Head for Research and Innovation within the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science. Through this role I lead our strategic approach to the development of Research and Innovation activities that are aligned the unique expertise and facilities housed within the School. In addition, I am the Theme Lead for the Extreme Environments Group. I regularly deliver invited talks at both national and international external organisations and review for various funding bodies and journals. I am on the Editorial Board of The Physiological Societys journal Experimental Physiology and a methodological Editor with the ''Cochrane Collaboration''.
Biography
I joined the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at the 91腦瞳厙, initially as a Postdoctoral Fellow, in 2015 before being appointed as a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in 2016, and then Senior Lecturer in 2017. Prior to joining the School, I completed my PhD at the University of Limerick, Ireland (2008-2012) and three years of Postdoctoral research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia (2012-2015).
Research interests
My primary research interests are directed toward understanding the physiological effects of various stressors (e.g. heat, cold, and hypoxia) on human performance. I have a particular interest in exploring the mechanisms responsible for a decrement in performance, both physical and cognitive, following exposure to these extreme environments.
Research outputs
2025
James, T. J., Mayes, H., Alnajjar, M., Newell, Y., Kohlert, E., Shute, J., Perissiou, M., Corbett, J., Costello, J. T., Neupert, E., Moore, J. M., Morgan, P. T., Simms, C., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I.
15 May 2025, In: The Journal of Nutritional Physiology. 1, 11p., 100003
Research output: Article
Meade, R. D., Akerman, A. P., Notley, S. R., McGarr, G. W., McCourt, E. R., Kirby, N. V., Costello, J. T., Cotter, J. D., Crandall, C. G., Zanobetti, A., Kenny, G. P.
14 Mar 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 26p., 2543
Research output: Article
Stevens, C. E., Costello, J. T., Tipton, M. J., Walker, E. F., Gould, A. A. M., Young, J. S., Lee, B. J., Williams, T. B., Myers, F. A., Corbett, J.
17 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physiology
Research output: Article
2024
James, J., Costello, J. T., Edwards-Price, S., Smith, T., McAuley, A., Scott, B. E., Dimitrakoulas, S., Edwards, M., Kelly, D., Wayte, D. L., Porritt, A. F., Drahota, A.
1 Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 72, 11p., 102416
Research output: Article
Sudo, M., Kitajima, D., Takagi, Y., Mochizuki, K., Fujibayashi, M., Costello, J. T., Ando, S.
1 Dec 2024, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124
Research output: Article
Grainger, A., Malone, J. J., Costello, J. T., Bleakley, C. M., Allan, R.
31 Oct 2024, In: Physiologia. 4, 4, p. 387-392
Research output: Article
James, J., Costello, J. T., Drahota, A.
1 Oct 2024, In: European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 71, 9p., 102391
Research output: Article
Hou, M., Herold, F., Zhang, Z., Ando, S., Cheval, B., Ludyga, S., Erickson, K. I., Hillman, C. H., Yu, Q., Liu-Ambrose, T., Kuang, J., Kramer, A. F., Chen, Y., Costello, J. T., Chen, C., Dupuy, O., Pindus, D. M.,
1 Aug 2024, In: Trends in Molecular Medicine. 30, 8, p. 708-712
Research output: Article
Ando, S., Ishioka, Y., Kambayashi, S., Kano, K., Fujibayashi, M., Costello, J. T., Sudo, M.
17 May 2024, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 15, 7p., 1408963
Research output: Article
Benchetrit, S., Badariotti, J. I., Corbett, J., Costello, J. T.
14 Mar 2024, In: PLoS One. 19, 3, 13p., e0299475
Research output: Article