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Data Scientist | 2 PhDs | >40 publications | Expert in R and Python | Analysis, Writing and Visualisation

Profile Summary

Data Scientist with PhDs in Computer Science and Sports Science. I have a decade of experience working across a range of projects from sport to health. I have previously provided advanced insights to clients including professional sports teams, supermarkets and national governing bodies. My statistical expertise can be adapted to your needs and the results will be clearly explained and visualised. Services I provide: - Statistical analysis (either Frequentist (p-value analyses) or Bayesian methods) - Data processing, cleaning and visualisation - Academic copywriting

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Exercise & Fitness
• ☆ Physical Fitness
• ☆ Sports Science
• ☆ Kinesiology
• ☆ Exercise Physiology
• ☆ Athletic Training & Coaching
• ☆ Personal Training
• ☆ Soccer
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ SAS
• ☆ R
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Instructional Webinars
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher (Research Associate)

Leeds Beckett University

May 2023 - Present

Education

Computer Science PhD

Leeds Beckett University

December 2019 - December 2022

Sports Science PhD

Leeds Beckett University

October 2015 - November 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Thomas Sawczuk, James Brown, Gordon Ward Fuller, Warren McDonald, Karen Rasmussen, Mark Gilthorpe, Ben Jones, Éanna Cian Falvey (2025). Assessment of an eye-tracking tool to discriminate between concussed and not concussed professional male rugby players: a cohort study . The Physician and Sportsmedicine.

Thomas Sawczuk, Alan M. Burton, Ian Cowburn, Joey C. Eisenmann, Thomas Watson, Jack McDermott, Kevin Till (2025). Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, Psychosocial, and Physical Activity Characteristics in 9- to 14-Year-Olds: Sex Differences and Age and Maturity Considerations . Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Thomas Sawczuk, Lois Mackay, Ben Jones, Cameron Owen, Ryan White, Katie Denton, Sarah Whitehead (2025). Movement characteristics of international and elite domestic netball players during match-play . International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport.

Thomas Sawczuk, Julio Alejandro Henriques Castro da Costa, Anna Palczewska, Ben Jones, Jan Palczewski (2024). A Bayesian Mixture Model approach to expected possession values in rugby league . PLOS ONE.

Thomas Sawczuk, Mike Hopkinson, Gareth Nicholson, Gordon Rennie, Cameron Owen, Sharief Hendricks, Anna Fitzpatrick, Adam Naylor, Colin Robertson, Ben Jones (2022). Are rugby league players involved in more tackles than normal, prior to an injury sustained during a tackle event? . Journal of Sports Sciences.

Thomas Sawczuk, Caroline Sunderland, Anna Palczewska, Ben Jones (2021). Development of an expected possession value model to analyse team attacking performances in rugby league . PLOS ONE.

Sawczuk Thomas, Cedric Leduc, Jason Tee, Padraic Phibbs, Dale Read, Carlos Ramirez, Dan Weaving, Ben Jones(2020). Objective sleep patterns and validity of self-reported sleep monitoring across different playing levels in rugby union . South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 32. (1). p. 1--6. Academy of Science of South Africa

Scantlebury S, Till K, Sawczuk T, Weakley J, Jones B(2018). Understanding the Relationship Between Coach and Athlete Perceptions of Training Intensity in Youth Sport . Journal of strength and conditioning research.

Emmonds S, Sawczuk T, Scantlebury S, Till K, Jones B(2018). Seasonal Changes in the Physical Performance of Elite Youth Female Soccer Players . Journal of strength and conditioning research.

Weaving D, Sawczuk T, Williams S, Scott T, Till K, Beggs C, Johnston RD, Jones B(2018). The peak duration-specific locomotor demands and concurrent collision frequencies of European Super League rugby . Journal of sports sciences.

Scantlebury S, Till K, Sawczuk T, Phibbs P, Jones B(2018). Validity of Retrospective Session Rating of Perceived Exertion to Quantify Training Load in youth Athletes . Journal of strength and conditioning research.

Sawczuk T, Jones B, Scantlebury S, Till K(2018). The influence of training load, exposure to match play and sleep duration on daily wellbeing measures in youth athletes . Journal of sports sciences.

Costello N, Deighton K, Preston T, Matu J, Rowe J, Sawczuk T, Halkier M, Read DB, Weaving D, Jones B(2018). Collision activity during training increases total energy expenditure measured via doubly labelled water . European journal of applied physiology.

Sawczuk T, Jones B, Scantlebury S, Till K(2018). Relationships Between Training Load, Sleep Duration, and Daily Well-Being and Recovery Measures in Youth Athletes . Pediatric exercise science.

Scantlebury S, Till K, Atkinson G, Sawczuk T, Jones B(2017). The within-participant Correlation between s-RPE and Heart Rate in Youth Sport . Sports medicine international open.