Current Research Higher Degree Students

The following provides a list of currently enrolled research higher degree candidates within the School of Human Movement Studies, grouped within research disciplines.

• Ergonomics

• Exercise Science, Chronic Disease and Ageing

• Perception and Neuroscience

• Pedagogy/Coaching/Social Sciences

• Physical Activity and Health

• Sport and Exercise Psychology

 

Ergonomics

Roxanne Egeskov (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Robin Burgess-Limerick
• The effect of government agency auditing in reducing the risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders caused by manual tasks

William Kerr (MPhil P/T

• Supervisor: Dr Robin Burgess-Limerick
• The effect of organizational culture on acceptance of risk to health from musculoskeletal disorder in construction, transport and storage industries

Jennifer Legge (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Dr Robin Burgess-Limerick
• Validating the JobFit system functional health assessment method

Jane Mihell (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Robin Burgess-Limerick
• Female athletes: Which predisposing factors play a greater role in causing non-contact ACL injuries and if there is a correlation between the phase of the menstrual cycle and time of injury

Victor Selvanayagam (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Stephan Riek
• Effects of core stability exercises in enhancing resistance training exercises

Veronica Thorsson (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Robin Burgess Limerick & Dr Guy Wallis
• Principles for the reduction of errors in bolting control operation

Christine Zupanc (PhD F/T) (thesis submitted for examination)

• Supervisor: Dr Robin Burgess-Limerick
• Compatability effects and age effects on performance characteristics of driving a simulated underground coal mine shuttle car

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Exercise Science, Chronic Disease and Ageing

Damien Austin (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr David Jenkins & Dr Tim Gabbett (Broncos Rubgy League)
• Changes in rugby league game intensity over a season using Time Motion Analysis

Emma Beckman (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Sean Tweedy
• Towards unified disability athletics classification: The development of a test battery

Hedda Brooks (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr David Jenkins & Dr Mark Osborne (QAS)
• The effect of pedal cadence on chemo-mechano-energetics of cycling

Tania Brancato (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr James Sharman (Med/HMS), Dr Jeff Coombes, Prof. Tom Marwick (Med)
• Effect of exercise physiologist intervention on cardiovascular risk in patients with coronary artery disease

Andrew Bulmer (PhD F/T) (thesis submitted for examination)

• Supervisor: Dr Jeff Coombes, Dr I. Toth (Mol&Microbial Sc), Dr J. Blanchfield (Mol&Microbial Sc), Dr S. Taylor (Physiol & Pharm)
• Efficacy of bilirubin supplementation: In vitro and in vivo considerations

Kelly Clanchy (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Sean Tweedy
• The use of individualised community based intervention for individuals with severe brain and spinal cord injuries

Rob Fassett (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Dr Jeff Coombes & Dr Dominic Geraghty (UTas)
• The effect of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor on the progression of chronic renal disease

Adrian Gray (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr David Jenkins
• Quantifying the physiological and player demands of elite Australian Rules Football (AFL) using global positioning systems (GPS) and accelerometry technology

Daniel Green (PhD F/T remote)

• Supervisor: Dr David Jenkins & Dr Jeff Coombes
• Physiological indicators related to triathlon performance

David Holland (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr James Sharman (HMS & School of Medicine) & Dr Jeff Coombes
• Effect of acute and chronic exercise on ventricular-vascular interaction

Christine Houghton (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Jeff Coombes
• Orally-bioactive superoxide dismutase as a clinical intervention tool

Erin Howden (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Jeff Coombes & Dr Dennis Taaffe
• Effects of exercise training on myocardial function in chronic kidney disease patients

Naomi Lee (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Dennis Taaffe, Dr Mark Forwood (Biomed Sci), Dr J. Wong (Qld Health), Dr G.
  Radford-Smith (Qld Health)
• Skeletal consequences of Crohn's disease

Aya Matsumoto (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Jeff Coombes, Dr Sue Marsh (Univ. of Birmingham, Alabama)
• Effect of exercise and antioxidant supplementation on myocardial and vascular endothelium gene expression

Stuart Mitchell (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr David Jenkins, Dr Michael Leveritt & Dr Marcus Deutsch
• The reliability and the validity of the vertical jump

Kellie Pritchard-Peschek (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr David Jenkins, Dr Mark Osborne (QAS), Dr Gary Slater (Singapore)
• The dose-response relationship between pseudoephedrine and exercise performance

Julian Sacre (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr David Jenkins, Dr James Sharman, Dr Matthew Hordern, Dr Dennis Taaffe
• Effects of exercise training on cardiovascular autonomic nervous system function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Beth Sheehan (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr David Jenkins, Dr Tim Gabbett (QAS), Dr Michael Leveritt (Griffith)
• The dose-response relationship between pseudoephedrine and exercise performance

Tina Skinner (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr David Jenkins, Dr Michael Leveritt & Dr Jeff Coombes, Dr Dennis Taaffe
• Effects of caffeine on high intensity exercise performance

Natalie Strobel (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Jeff Coombes, Dr Rob Fassett (UTas) & Dr Dominic Geraghty (UTas)
• Type 1 diabetic children, oxidative stress and exercise training

Simon van Rosendal (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Jeff Coombes, Dr Mark Osborne (QAS), Dr Leigh Ward (Mol& MicSc)
• Rehydration and monitoring hydration in elite athletes

Sudhindra Vooturi (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr James Sharman (HMS & School of Medicine)
• The pressure wave in lifestyle modification and device-based treatment of heart failure

 

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Perception and Neuroscience

Tamyka Bell (PhD F/T) (interrupted)

• Supervisor: Prof. James Tresilian (HMS & Univ. of Warwick), Dr A. White, & Dr Alexei Gilchrist (Physics)
• Applications of entanglement in quantum information

Alex Burmester (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Guy Wallis & Prof. James Tresilian (HMS & Univ. of Warwick)
• New investigations into the visual representation of scenes and objects

Alanna Cresp (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Timothy Carroll
• Time-course of corticospinal responses to a single bout of strength training for the human wrist

Adam Gorman (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Prof. Bruce Abernethy (HMS & University of Hong Kong) & Dr Damian Farrow (AIS & HMS)
• Understanding and developing expert recall and recognition of natural visual patterns of movement

Ben Hoffman (MPhil F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Andy Cresswell
• Central and peripheral fatigue during maximal dynamic contractions in man

James Holbeck (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Damian Farrow (AIS)
• Visual-perception and decision-making skills in Rugby Union: Developing a model of expert acquisition and intervention

Tomomichi Oya (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor:s: Dr Andy Cresswell & Dr Stephan Riek
• On the regulation of Ia-presynaptic inhibition during the performance of voluntary contraction in man

Welber Marinovic (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. James Tresilian (HMS & Warwick University) & Dr Anna Plooy
• Response variability in interceptive tasks

Jonah Oliver (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. James Tresilian (HMS & Warwick University) & Dr Ottmar Lipp (School of Psychology)
• An rTMS study of the neural correlates of motor memory consolidation for interactive tasks

Andrew Popple (MPhil F/T) thesis under examination

• Supervisor: Prof. Richard Carson (HMS & Queens University, Belfast) & Dr Stephan Riek
• Vibration exercise: Effects on neuromuscular control and functional performance

Simranjit Sidhu (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Timothy Carroll
• Neural mechanisms of bilateral increases in muscular strength achieved through single-limb exercise

John Towers (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Stephan Riek
• A validation of workload measures utilized within the prediction of human performance

Juanita Weissensteiner (PhD P/T remote) (thesis submitted for examination)

• Supervisor: Prof. Bruce Abernethy (HMS & Univ. of Hong Kong) & Dr Damian Farrow (HMS & AIS)
• Maximising transfer from training to competition: A systematic approach to drills and progression considering perceptual technical skill

 

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Pedagogy / Coaching / Social Sciences

Basim Alsaleh (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Cliff Mallett & Prof. Richard Tinning
• Understanding the relational interdependence at work for Saudi high performance coaches

Dean Barker (PhD F/T remote)

• Supervisors: Dr Tony Rossi & Prof. Richard Tinning
• Teamwork in physical education

Yvonne Becker (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Prof. Doune Macdonald & Prof. R. Harde (Canada)
• The view from the "I's" of female athletes

Margot Bowes (MPhil/P/T remote)

• Supervisors: Prof. Richard Tinning & Mr Peter Hay
• Critical inquiry in physical education

Jason Brooks (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Dr Tony Rossi
• Learning in the field: The influence of unmediated and reflective learning situations in the development of sport psychology practitioners

Kirron Byrne (MPhil P/T)

• Supevisors: Dr Cliff Mallett & Prof. Richard Tinning
• Developing an autonomy supportive learning environment: A case study in sports coaching

Greg Carter (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. Richard Tinning
• The physical education of students in an international school, competing and cooperating influences

Herman Chan (PhD P/T) (thesis submitted for assessment)

• Supervisor: Prof. Richard Tinning
• Situated learning and healthism

Nigel Farley (MPhil F/T) (thesis submitted for assessment)

• Supervisors: Prof. Richard Tinning & Dr Tony Rossi
• Oh for the love of the gym: Value orientations and socialization processes of pre-service teachers in health and physical education: an Australian case study

Erin Flanagan (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Prof. Richard Tinning & Dr Louise McCuaig
• Teachers' professional development, communities of practice, and the secondary school subject department: The case of health and physical education

Kathryn Horton (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Tony Rossi
• Career pathways in coaching at the elite level

Koon Teck Koh (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Cliff Mallett & Dr John Wang (Singapore)
• Evaluation of high performance basketball coaches in Singapore: A case study

Alexis Lebedew (PhD P/T remote)

• Supervisor: Dr Tony Rossi
• Balance in coaching

Chee Siong (Anthony) Leow

• Supervisor: Prof. Doune Macdonald & Ms Louise McCuaig
• The uptake of public health policies by schools: The case of Eat Well Be Active

Kristy McLean (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Cliff Mallett & Dr Peter Newcombe (School of Psychology)
• The match-play demands and physiological requirements of professional rugby league

Robert McWhirter (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Prof. Richard Tinning & Dr Cliff Mallett
• How do team sport coaches learn their craft?

Alison Nelson (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Prof. Doune Macdonald & Dr Rebecca Abbott
• Meaning and use of physical activity amongst Indigenous young people

Joseph Occhino (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Cliff Mallett
• Mentoring in high performance coaching

Rebecca Olive (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Murray Phillips
• "Don't be such a Barbie!": How women surf

Mark O'Neill (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Murray Phillips
• 'Players out of bounds': Athletes defying popular stereotypes of 'racial' sporting dispositions

Martin Rabjohns

• Supervisors: Dr Cliff Mallett
• Developing and maintaining a high performance culture to maximise performance

Alex Roper (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Murray Phillips
• Sport and nation building in Malaysia: A socio-political analysis

Phillip Russell (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. Richard Tinning
• Developing culturally responsive pedagogies for indigenous students in physical education

Steven Rynne (PhD F/T) (thesis submitted for assessment)

• Supervisor: Dr Cliff Mallett
• An evaluation of the pedagogies of high performance coaches

George Salter (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Prof. Richard Tinning & Dr Tony Rossi
• Never just a teacher, just a woman, or just Maori: Organising identity narratives, negotiating a sense of self in mainstream schooling

Wayne Smith (PhD P/T remote) (thesis submitted for examination)

• Supervisor: Prof. Richard Tinning
• The nature and relevance of senior secondary school physical education: Is it serving the education needs of our students?

Ben Stevens (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Murray Phillips
• Athletic talent migration in Australian football (soccer)

Meg Stevens (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Peter Hay & Prof. Doune Macdonald
• Document analysis of HPE - on a national scale

Wah Kiat Tan

• Supervisor: Prof. Doune Macdonald & Dr Tony Rossi
• Examining the gendered dispositions and embodied habitus of physical education teachers

Lee Wharton (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Tony Rossi
• Hegemony in and on coaching--A sociological analysis: The case of Australian swimming

Ben Williams (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Peter Hay & Prof. Doune Macdonald
• The factors that facilitate and impede the formation of cooperative partnerships between junior sport providers in Queensland school-based & community-based settings

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Physical Activity and Health

Brianna Collins (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Yvette Miller (School of Psychology) & Dr Alison Marshall (QUT)
• MobileMums: The efficacy of a tailored behaviour change program delivered via SMS for increasing physical activity among disadvantaged women with young children

Rachelle Foreman (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. Wendy Brown, Dr Alison Marshall (QUT), Dr Peter Abernethy (NHF)
• Impact evaluation of Just Walk It Program

Denise Koh (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Yvette Miller (School of Psychology) & Dr Alison Marshall (QUT)
• Physical activity among women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Norman Ng (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Kristiann Heesch& Prof. Wendy Brown
• The efficacy of physical activity in the prevention and delay of progression of osteoarthritis

Siobhan O'Dwyer (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. Wendy Brown & Dr Nicola Burton
• The role of physical activity in improving the cognitive performance and functional abilities of older adults

Robab Sahaf (PhD F/T) (thesis submitted for examination)

• Supervisor: Prof. Doune Macdonald, Dr Alison Marshall (QUT), Prof. Helen Bartlett (ACA), Dr David Jenkins
• The impact of community-based physical activity intervention on depression among older people

Luke Spence (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Prof. Wendy Brown & Dr J. McCormack (Med Mater), & Dr M. Nissen (RBH)
• Upper respiratory tract illness in elite athletes: Immunology and microbiology

Rosa Spence (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Prof. Wendy Brown & Dr Kristiann Heesch
• Physical activity in the role of recovery from treatment for bowel cancer

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Sport and Exercise Psychology

Mohamed Aris (PhD F/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Cliff Mallett
• An examination of Singaporean teacher-coaches’ motivational climate: A case study using self-determination theory

Thirumoorthi Chidambaram (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Stephanie Hanrahan
• Effects of TARGET model in youth sport settings

Greg Evans (PhD F/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Stephanie Hanrahan
• Sport and the Art of Happiness: The Psychology of Happy Athletes

Melina Simjanovic (MPhil P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Michael Kellmann & Dr Sue Hooper
• Use and perceived effectiveness of recovery techniques at the Queensland Academy of Sport

Rosie Stanimirovic (PhD P/T)

• Supervisor: Dr Stephanie Hanrahan & Prof. Bruce Abernethy (HMS & Univ. of Hong Kong)
• Psychological momentum: A motion phenomenon

Shaun Stephens (PhD P/T)

• Supervisors: Dr Michael Kellmann & Dr David Jenkins
• Quantifying the competitive demands of football and their relationship to the recovery process

Yeon Scherk (Joerg) Tan

• Supervisor: Dr Michael Kellmann & Ms Louise McCuaig
• Effects of students’ participation in pre-arranged soccer activities on social and moral values

 

 

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