Background
She was born in Carshalton, London.
She was born in Carshalton, London.
University of Birmingham.
This is the English record, and places her fourth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head and Philippa Roles. Shelley has a degree in physiology, which she gained at the University of Birmingham in 1994. She earned her doctorate in the subject in 1999.
She currently works as the BM4 Director in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton.
Previously she held posts at the University of Birmingham and, until 2007, Cardiff University.