Dr. John McMahon is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics at the University of Salford, where he leads the Sport and Exercise Research Group, the Sport Science program’s Strength and Conditioning (S&C) pathway, and the S&C module. The module also forms part of Salford’s Master’s degree in S&C, which is endorsed by the NSCA’s Education Recognition Program. John has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA since 2010. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and conference presentations with many postgraduate and undergraduate students. John has co-edited two S&C textbooks and co-authored multiple chapters in four other S&C textbooks. John received an NSCA Foundation Doctoral Research Grant whilst undertaking his PhD in 2012, with the resulting research earning him the Outstanding Podium Abstract Presentation Award at the 2014 NSCA National Conference. In 2018, one of his PhD students also received an NSCA Foundation Doctoral Research Grant to support their research. Since 2018, John has been an invited speaker at several major S&C, Sport Science, and Sport Biomechanics international conferences, primarily to present his research on force plate testing sport. He has also produced educational videos on force plates for NSCA TV. John is currently an NSCA Foundation Grant Committee Member, having served as a Grant Reviewer for the Foundation in the previous three years.