Our researchers

These are our current supervisors, their research areas of interest and current projects.

Name Research interests Projects and grants Capacity to supervise higher degree research candidates
Associate Professor Adam Gorman

Skill acquisition

Representative learning design

Constraints-led approach

Equipment scaling

Pressure training

Sports coaching

Practice design

Functional movement variability

Practice variability

Skill acquisition for basketball

  • Skill Acquisition for Coaching - Exploring methods for skill acquisition specialists to support coach learning.
  • Skill Acquisition for Coaching - Investigating the use of behavioural observation feedback with skill acquisition support on coaching practice.
  • Skill Acquisition for Coaching - The role and impact of a skill acquisition specialist supporting coaches' learning environment design.
  • Skill Acquisition for Coaching - Skill acquisition and effective coaching practice in Esports.
  • Pressure Training - Understanding and creating pressure in training in elite sport.
  • Pressure Training - Investigating the dose-response of pressure training in sport to inform applied practice and periodisation.
  • Pressure Training - Advancing sport psychologists' abilities to implement pressure training interventions in elite sport.
  • Representative Learning Design - An investigation into the influence of differing levels of representativeness on landing technique in sport.
  • Representative Learning Design - Sampling perception-action couplings from competition to create representative basketball shooting tasks.
  • Representative Learning Design - Performance simulation in Para-archery.
  • Constraints on Learning - Investigating the influence of time constraints in basketball.
  • Constraints on Learning - Ecological dynamics of spin bowling in cricket: Adapting to environmental constraints.
  • Constraints-Led Approch - Applying the constraints-led approach to facilitate exploratory learning of the volleyball serve.
  • Equipment Scaling - Equipment scaling for junior basketball players using anthropometric and action measurements.
  • Creativity - Exploring creativity in rugby union.
  • Practice Variability - Variable practice for skilled performers in a dynamic team sport.
  • Skill Transfer - Transfer of perceptual-motor expertise in talent transfer athletes.
  • Skill Transfer - Simulators as a training tool for skill acquisition in motorsport athletes.
  • Performance Analysis - Measuring and evaluating unpredictability in women's international basketball.
  • Performance Analysis - The application of human factors methods to performance analysis in football.
  • Performance Analysis - Exploring the application of performance analysis and physiology in elite women's water polo.
  • Virtual Reality - Validation of virtual reality technologies for potential use in high performance sport.
  • Virtual Reality - Virtual reality vs traditional videogames: Which is more effective at enhancing children’s intentions and attitudes towards sport?
Yes
Professor Ian Stewart

Exercise in environmental extremes

Occupational athletes

Clinical exercise physiology

  • Physiological and cognitive evaluation of chemical and biological protective equipment in extreme environments
  • Real-time microwearable sensor for monitoring human hydration status
  • Wearable Predictive Diagnostics for warfighter maintenance
  • QFES Heat Stress Policy Review
  • Fire-fighters: pre-employment physical attributes testing
  • Inspiratory muscle training for people with pulmonary disease
  • Using Thermal Clothing to Reduce Heart Failure Morbidity During Winter
  • Exercise and Environmental Ergonomics Lab
Yes
Associate Professor Lee Wharton

Physical education

Physical activity

Activity permissive classrooms

Assessment practices

Integrated curriculum (outdoor education, food and nutrition education)

  • Australian Research Council Grant: Food Sovereignty
  • Heart Foundation of Australia Behaviour Change Research Grant: Aussie-FIT
  • Diabetes Australia Research Trust Grant: Fan-FIT
  • Qld Government ACTIVEKIT Research Grant: Thistle-FIT / Bulldog-FIT
  • Department of Health and Ageing Research Grant: Sports clubs and Social Inclusion
  • AFL Research Committee Grant
  • Children’s Hospital Foundation Research Grant: Food in Schools, Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures
  • Multiple International Engagement Grants
Yes
Professor Neil KingSusceptibility to weight gain

Resistance to weight loss

Hedonic and homeostatic processes of appetite regulation

Esports and video gaming
  • Ambient light and performance
Yes
Dr Smita Nambair-Mann

Paediatric nutrition and dietetics

Paediatric public health nutrition

Childhood obesity

Parental feeding practices

Child eating behaviours

Child growth and nutrition assessment

  • Responsive Feeding in Tough times/Eat, Learn Grow
  • Exploring the influence of culture, traditions, and acculturation on the food parenting practices of culturally and linguistically diverse families in Australia
  • Exploration of YMCA school breakfast programs in Queensland schools
 
Dr  Tristan CoulterSport psychology and performance

Performance cultures

Esports
  • Pressure training in elite sport
  • Mental toughness in sport
  • Personality profiling elite athletes
  • Culture and leadership impact in elite sport contexts
  • Role of esports as a vehicle to improve the lives of youths with psychological disabilities
Yes
Professor Graham Kerr   
Professor Jolieke van der PolsSustainable diets and food system

Micronutrients

Nutrition and food innovation

Clinical trials

Nutritional epidemiology
  • Healthy and sustainable food systems
  • Life cycle assessment of foods
  • Precision fermented food ingredients
  • Food innovation and dietary changes - impact on nutrition and health outcomes
  • Clinical trial methodology
  • Projects targeting adolescents, ageing adults
  • Global nutrition
Yes
Dr Craig McNulty

Esports

Energy expenditure

Oxygen uptake

Metabolism

Heart rate variability, video games

Electrocardiography

Precision health

  • 2024 - McArdle Disease and Varying Exercise Intensities: The Effects on Substrate Metabolism and Muscle Damage
  • Psychophysiological response of competitive professional League of Legends
  • Precision health tool for cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes
  • Indexing League of Legends performance metrics
  • Talent identification in esports
Yes
Associate Professor Brendan Moy

Physical education

Teacher education

Motor learning

Nonlinear pedagogy

  • 2022 Australian University Teaching Award for outstanding contribution to student learning
  • 2021 Vice Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence
  • 2020 Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy United Kingdom
Yes
Dr Justin Holland

Motorsport

Driver performance

Oncology

Rheumatology

Lifestyle interventions

Exercise physiology

  • Tour De Cure – PhD project grant
  • Metro South Hospital and Health Service – Collaborative grant
  • CSIRO – PhD scholarship top up
    Motorsport Australia project grant
  • Physiological profiling of motorsport drivers
  • National survey on implementation of exercise oncology guidelines
  • Screening for exercise readiness and risk in cancer survivors.
  • The relationship between structural and functional lower limb characteristics, fall history and postural balance in Psoriatic Arthritis: a cross-sectional study
Yes
Professor Danielle Gallegos

Public health nutrition

Food security

Social policy, co-design

Yes
Associate Professor Rebecca Bryne

Nutrition and dietetics, public Health and Health Services

Early childhood

Dietary intake and eating behaviour

Measurement of health behaviours

  • Influence of parent and educator feeding practices on child self-regulation
  • Eating behaviour and food literacy in early childhood
 
Dr Hugh Shannon

Health literacy

Health education

Health promotion

Health communication

Digital storytelling

Health promoting schools

Occupational health

Road safety education

  • Shannon, H. (2022-2023). QUT Exercise Science Secondary School Ex/Incursions. QUT High School Community of Practice: Seed funding grant ($5,000).
  • Shannon, H.A. & Parker, A.W. (2017). Health and Safety Climate – Karara and Roy Hill mine sites. CAT 3 Industry commercial research grant provided by the mining division of a large Australian contract services company ($59,528).
  • Gallegos, D., Irvine, S., Shannon, H. et al. (2013-2016). Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Early Childhood / LEAPS. Queensland Health ($2,260,000).
  • Naumann, F., Rossi, T., Shannon, H., Hanna, K., Cook, M. & Buchan, J. (2015-2016). Investigation of blended learning pedagogy and curriculum within first year undergraduate units. Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Health ($15,000).
  • Daly, C., Wharton, L. & Shannon, H. (2011-2012). Nauru Health and Physical Education Curriculum Development. The Government of the Republic of Nauru, Department of Education ($80,000).
  • Kavanagh, D., Davids, K., Shannon, H., Connolly, J., Stallman, H., White, A. & Keating, D. (2009). Club Champions Program Training Package. Department of Health and Ageing ($198,000).
Yes
Associate Professor Geoff Minett

Exercise performance and fatigue

Thermoregulation and environmental physiology

Athlete monitoring and training load

  • Passive heating for the maintenance of muscle strength, size, and cardiorespiratory fitness
  • Heat acclimation to protect health and performance under exertional heat stress
  • Cold water immersion and the treatment of exertional heat stroke
  • Load monitoring and well-being in team sports
  • Physiological and cognitive evaluation of chemical and biological protective equipment in extreme environments
  • Exercise and Environmental Ergonomics Lab
Yes