Associate Professor
Geoffrey Minett
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Biography
Geoffrey Minett is an Associate Professor in exercise and sports science and Discipline Lead for Sport, Exercise, Health and Physical Education at QUT. Geoff is an Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Accredited Exercise Scientist and Accredited Sports Scientist (Level 2). He teaches in the areas of exercise physiology and performance analysis, and maintains research and professional interests in understanding the interactions between exercise performance and fatigue. This work includes laboratory-based investigations, where environmental stressors (e.g., heat) are used to exacerbate underlying mechanisms, and applied field work, where the development of monitoring systems is key. Geoff’s work has attracted >$1.2 million in grant funding and resulted in >50 papers.PhD and Masters Research Supervision
Geoff has successfully supervised 12 Higher Degree Research students to completion (6 PhD, 6 Masters). He welcomes email contact from those interested in research degree supervision undertaking projects in exercise/sport or environmental physiology. Examples include, interventions to protect athlete health and performance in extreme environments, passive heating as an exercise mimetic, and managing the paradox of fatigue in sport and exercise. Please visit our laboratory website (https://research.qut.edu.au/exercise-and-environmental-ergonomics-lab/) for information about our facilities.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences- Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects - Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Keywords
Exercise Physiology, Fatigue, Sports Science, Team Sports, Thermoregulation
Discipline
Human Movement and Sports Science
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Charles Sturt University)
- Bachelor of Exercise Science (Class 1 Hons) (Charles Sturt University)
Professional memberships and associations
Accredited Exercise Scientist (Exercise and Sports Science Australia) Accredited Sports Scientist (Level 2; Exercise and Sports Science Australia)
Teaching
Unit coordinator:
- XNB273 Exercise Physiology
- XNB370 Performance Analysis
Previously course coordinator:
Selected publications
- Rodrigues P, Trajano G, Wharton L, Orssatto L, Minett G, (2021) A passive increase in muscle temperature enhances rapid force production and neuromuscular function in healthy adults, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24 (8), pp. 818-823.
- Campbell P, Stewart I, Sirotic A, Drovandi C, Foy B, Minett G, (2021) Analysing the predictive capacity and dose-response of wellness in load monitoring, Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (12), pp. 1339-1347.
- Hunt A, Minett G, Gibson O, Kerr G, Stewart I, (2020) Could Heat Therapy Be an Effective Treatment for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases? A Narrative Review, Frontiers in Physiology, 10, pp. 1-14.
- Campbell P, Stewart I, Sirotic A, Minett G, (2020) Does exercise intensity affect wellness scores in a dose-like fashion?, European Journal of Sport Science, 20 (10), pp. 1395-1404.
- O’Connor F, Stern S, Doering T, Minett G, Reaburn P, Bartlett J, Coffey V, (2020) Effect of Individual Environmental Heat-Stress Variables on Training and Recovery in Professional Team Sport, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15 (10), pp. 1393-1399.
- Rodrigues P, Siqueira Trajano G, Wharton L, Minett G, (2020) Muscle temperature kinetics and thermoregulatory responses to 42°C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120 (12), pp. 2611-2624.
- Borg D, Stewart I, Osborne J, Drovandi C, Costello J, Stanley J, Minett G, (2020) The effects of daily cold-water recovery and post-exercise hot-water immersion on training load tolerance during 5-days of heat-based training, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15 (5), pp. 639-647.
- Osborne J, Stewart I, Beagley K, Borg D, Minett G, (2019) Acute glutamine supplementation does not improve 20-km self-paced cycling performance in the heat, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (11-12), pp. 2567-2578.
- Bach A, Maley M, Minett G, Zietek S, Stewart K, Stewart I, (2019) An evaluation of personal cooling systems for reducing thermal strain whilst working in chemical/biological protective clothing, Frontiers in Physiology, 10, pp. 1-11.
- Osborne J, Stewart I, Beagley K, Minett G, (2019) The effect of cycling in the heat on gastrointestinal-induced damage and neuromuscular fatigue, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (8), pp. 1829-1840.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Geoffrey, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- NEUROMUSCULAR RESPONSES TO HOT-WATER IMMERSION
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ian Stewart, Dr Gabriel Siqueira Trajano - Monitoring hydration status during performance in hot environments
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ian Stewart - The Impact of the Rugby League Calendar on the Management of NRL Player Workload
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Vince Kelly
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Injury Surveillance and Monitoring During Transitions in Dance Training and Careers Including End-User Perceptions Towards Training Load Practices (2021)
- Thermoregulatory and Neuromuscular Responses to Passive Heating in 42°C Hot Water (2021)
- The Evaluation of Cooling Systems to Reduce Heat Strain in Individuals Wearing Personal Protective Clothing (2020)
- Critically Examining the Capacity of Wellness Measures as a Method of Monitoring Training Load and the Athlete Training Response (2019)
- Gastrointestinal Damage, Inflammation and Central Fatigue during Exercise in the Heat (2019)
- The Perception of Effort, Training Load, and Exercise Performance in the Heat (2019)
- Hamstring Strain Injury: Effects of High Speed Running, Kicking and Concentric Versus Eccentric Strength Training on Injury Risk and Running Recovery (2017)