QUT | Faculty of Health | Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

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Postgraduate Research - Exercise

PhD
Master of Applied Science (Research)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)

PhD

	Mohammad Al Ahmadi Thesis Title: The effect of exercise intensity (FATmax) on fat oxidation and non-exercise activity thermogenesis in overweight/obese adults. Email: alahmadi@ksu.edu.sa or alahmadi@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 6093 Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Shaea Alkahtani Thesis Title: The role of exercise on body composition, substrate oxidation and eating behaviour in overweight/obese men. Email:sa.alkahtani@qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 6089 Supervisor: Adjunct Prof Andrew Hills

	Mohd Syrinaz Azli Thesis Title: Skill acquisition and decision-making in small-sided football games. Email:mohd.azli@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 5836 Supervisor: Prof Keith Davids and Prof Duarte Araujo

	Faisal Barwais Thesis Title: Wellness and levels of physical activity among students (age 8-15). Email: faisal.barwais@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5832 Supervisor: Adjunct A/Prof Tom Cuddihy

	Sian Barris Thesis Title: Effective strategies for improving performance outcomes in diving. Email: sian.barris@aussport.gov.au and sian.barris@student.qut,.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5844 Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Halima B Goss Thesis Title: Self regulated learning in the context of university undergraduate wellness education: towards an integrated theoretical framework. Email: h.goss@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Tom Cuddihy

	Anita Cochrane Thesis Title: A multi-component approach to obesity management. Email: a.cochrane@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Daniel Greenwood Thesis Title: Identifying individual, task, and environmental constraints on run-ups in sport. Email: greenwood.daniel@gmail.com Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Nicole L Grigg Thesis Title: The acute mechanical and pathological human achilles tendons to eccentric and concentric exercise. Email: nicole.grigg@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6427 Supervisor: Dr James Smeathers

	Janatin Hastuti Thesis Title: Assessments of body image, eating behaviour, and physical activity in relation to measured body size, shape, and composition in Indonesian adults. Email: janatin.hastuti@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6133 Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Katy Horner Thesis Title: The effects of exercise on gut physiology and appetite control. Email: k1.horner@qut.edu.au Telephone: Supervisor:Associate Professor Neil King

	Andrew Hunt Thesis Title: Heat stress in the mining industry. Email: ap.hunt@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6097 Supervisor:Dr Ian Stewart

	Kathryn Jackson Thesis Title: The effects of exercise on body composition and voluntary dietary change in overweight and obese adults. Email: Kathryn.Jackson@unisa.edu.au Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Adriana Kauffmann Thesis Title: Effect of supervised progressive exercise training on insulin sensitivity and body composition in Type 2 diabetics. Email: a.kauffmann@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6095 Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Hugo Kerherve Thesis Title: Talent transfer in elite sport. Email: h.kerherve@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5844 Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Ailing Lui Thesis Title: The relationship between body composition and other indicators of metabolic syndrome in Asian children. Email: a1.liu@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6397 Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Ranil J Mallika Arachchige Thesis Title: The association of physical activity and dietary factors with non-communicable diseases in Sri lankan adults. Email: r.mallikaarachchige@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6133 Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	Hanifa Namusoke Thesis Title: Nutritional status of Ugandan women living with HIV/AIDS: Anthropometry and body composition assessment. Email: h.namusoke@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Andrew Hills

	David Opar Thesis Title: Hamstring injury prevention. Email: d.opar@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5865 Supervisor: Dr Anthony Shield

	Ross Pinder Thesis Title: Representative design and visual anticipation in dynamic interceptive actions. Email: ross.pinder@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5750 Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Elissa J Phillips Thesis Title: Fast bowling expertise and talent development in cricket. Email: e1.phillips@qut.edu.au and elissa.phillips@ausport.gov.au Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Feng Qiu Thesis Title: Effects of enhanced somatosensory information on postural stability in older people and patients with parkinson's disease. Email: f.qiu@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6182 Supervisor: Professor Graham Kerr

	Hugh Shannon Thesis Title: Enhancing health literacy through multimodal narrative approaches for the mining industry. Email: h.shannon@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 3577 Supervisor: Emeritus Professor Tony Parker

	Jamie Sheard Thesis Title: Nutritional status in Parkinson's disease pre- and post-deep brain stimulation surgery. Email: jamie.sheard@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 6183 Supervisor: Professor Graham Kerr

	Brendan Vaughan SueSee Thesis Title: Teaching styles and the Queensland Senior Physical Education Program. An analysis using Mosston and Ashowrth's Spectrum. Email: bv.suesee@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Adjunct Associate Professor Tom Cuddihy

	Dong Xu Thesis Title: Study of the correlation between brain structural changes, cognition and falls in patients with Parkinson Disease. Email: d2.xu@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Professor Graham Kerr

Master of Applied Science (Research)


	Kaye F Foxcroft Thesis Title: Pregnancy Symptoms: Do They Affect the Ability to Exercise? Email: k.foxcroft@student.qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3636 5164 or 07 3356 6893 Supervisor: Associate Professor Nuala Byrne

	Jonathon Headrick Thesis Title: TDynamics of attacher - defencer dyads in association football: Parameters influencing decision-making. Telephone: 07 3138 5834 Email: j.headrick@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Cameron Hill Thesis Title: The influence of a sports specific hamstring pre-habilitation intervention protocol on hamstring strain injury rates for youth rugby players. Email: cameron.hill@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Anthony Shield

	Brooke Kennedy Thesis Title: Skill acquisition in elite team sport athletics. Telephone: 07 3138 5836 Email: bk.kennedy@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Ian Renshaw

	Jessica Mayrseidl Thesis Title: The role of aerobic exercise on the quality of sleep in heart failure patients. Email: j.mayrseidl@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Ian Stewart

	Cu-Hallan Mcgivern Thesis Title: Energy balance regulation and appetite control. Telephone: 07 3138 5832 Email: cu.mcgivern@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Associate Professor Neil King

	Katherine (Kate) Noonan Thesis Title: Does an Anti-inflammatory agent promote linear ablation lesions breakthroughs: An Electrophysiological Examination. Telephone: 07 3138 Email: km.noonan@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Charles Worringham

	Dominic Orth Thesis Title: Affordance constraints in pattern-forming dynamics of dyadic systems. Telephone: 07 3138 5835 Email: d.orth@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Scott Russell Thesis Title:What makes a good referee: Perspectives of A-League football officals. Telephone: 07 3138 5692 Email: sr.russell@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Ian Renshaw

	Lloyd Tain Thesis Title: Skill acquisition in elite team sport athletics. Telephone: 07 3138 5836 Email: t.lloyd@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Ian Stewart

	Stephen Timms Thesis Title:The 3D kinematic of the flat and decline single leg squat. Telephone: 07 3138 5834 Email: stephen.timms@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Professor Keith Davids

	Jerome Rachele Thesis Title:The relationship between physical activity and wellness in school aged adolescents Telephone: 07 3138 5835 Email: jerome.rachele@student.qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr Tracy Washington and Adjunct A/Prof Tom Cuddihy

	Connie Wishart Thesis Title: Measurement of total body water and total energy expenditure using stable isotopes-Comparison of Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) versus Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS). Email: c.wishart@qut.edu.au Telephone: 07 3138 5855 Supervisor: Associate Professor Nuala Byrne

Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)


	Matt Gildersleeve Thesis Title: The "Kinaesthetic Fusion Effect": Underlying mechanisms and extensions. Email: matt.gildersleeve Telephone: 07 3138 5835 Supervisor: Dr Charles Worringham

	Ben Hutchinson Thesis Title: Effects of fatigue on spine reflexes and gener-specific differences. Email: b1.hutchinson@qut.edu.au Supervisor: Dr James Smeathers


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Postgraduate Student Research

Postgraduate Research - Exercise

PhD

Mohammad Al Ahmadi

Shaea Alkahtani

Mohd Syrinaz Azli

Faisal Barwais

Sian Barris

Halima B Goss

Anita Cochrane

Daniel Greenwood

Nicole L Grigg

Janatin Hastuti

Katy Horner

Andrew Hunt

Kathryn Jackson

Adriana Kauffmann

Hugo Kerherve

Ailing Lui

Ranil J Mallika Arachchige

Hanifa Namusoke

David Opar

Ross Pinder

Elissa J Phillips

Feng Qiu

Hugh Shannon

Jamie Sheard

Brendan Vaughan SueSee

Dong Xu

Master of Applied Science (Research)

Kaye F Foxcroft

Jonathon Headrick

Cameron Hill

Brooke Kennedy

Jessica Mayrseidl

Cu-Hallan Mcgivern

Katherine (Kate) Noonan

Dominic Orth

Scott Russell

Lloyd Tain

Stephen Timms

Jerome Rachele

Connie Wishart

Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)

Matt Gildersleeve

Ben Hutchinson