º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Research Institute for Sport and Exercise
Building 29
11 Kirinari Street
Bruce, 2617
Our impact
At the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, we are ideally and uniquely positioned in the nation’s capital to become Australia’s leading university for sport education and research. An area where we are making an impact is through our women in sport research through engagement with our grassroots, community, and high-performance sporting networks, and through our world-renowned academic and professional staff, and industry partnership.
As part of the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport Strategy, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵRISE will welcome PhD Scholarships co-funded with an industry partner focusing on women in sport. Through these scholarships we will address the gaps in knowledge, practice and management of women in high performance sport, community sport, coaching, officiating, leading sports organisations, the media, sports integrity, and sports law.
ACT Brumbies
Craig Bolger
Evaluating the physical demands of women’s rugby union
Professor Andrew McKune
Strength and Conditioning Science
Canberra Raiders
Riley Brassington
Talent Identification, anthropometry, and Performance analytics in NRLW & NRL.
Dr Julie Cooke
Associate Professor Anatomy and Physiology
Capital Football
Joshua Waugh
Promoting health and performance in elite and youth female football athletes.
Dr Jocelyn Mara
Assistant Professor in Sport Analytics
EOlab
Kevin John
Influence of post-exercise hot water immersion heat acclimation on endurance and neuromuscular performance in female athletes.
Professor Julien Periard
Deputy Director º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵRISE, Environmental Physiology
QLD Academy of Sport
Lachlan Kerin
Performance, profiling and tapering elite female swimmers.
Dr Brad Clark
Senior Research Fellow
NSW Institute of Sport
Davide Mondin
Physiological and Performance Development in Talented Emerging Female Athletes.
Dr Naroa Etxebarria
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
Snow Australia
Elliot Dobie
Performance profiling and physical preparation in female snow sports athletes.
Dr Angie Fearon
Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Dr Jaquelin Bousie
Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy
Australian Sailing
Molly Highfield
The SHE_SAILZ project: High-Performance pathways and support for gold for female sailors.
Dr Naroa Etxebarria
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
QLD Academy of Sport
Nicola Pearce
The 'HER_TRI' project: Performance health of developing and elite female triathletes.
Dr Naroa Etxebarria
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
AIS
Andrie Steyn
Jet lag and travel fatigue in elite athletes
Dr Brad Clark
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Gordon Waddington
Sport and Exercise Medicine
The project will focus on research into the management of gendered cyber hate by sporting bodies. There is existing evidence which indicates that athletes who are female, trans, and/or people of colour are subjected to significant levels of cyber-hate and trolling, and that the nature of the communications are violent and sexualised. It also appears that sporting organisations at every level are ill-equipped and resistant to adopting appropriate mechanisms to protect these athletes.
The purpose of the project is to undertake research into best practices and policies aimed at limiting the impact of online harm such as cyber-hate and trolling upon elite female athletes and women working in the sports industry. The research will also canvass and make recommendations for change.
Sport Integrity Australia
Dr Catherine Ordway
Sport Integrity Research Lead & Associate Professor (Sport Management).
Dr Joanna Tweedie
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sport Integrity
Other º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ sport research projects are addressing several topics in women in sport in areas ranging from nutrition to warm-ups, iron deficiency and supplementation, and low-energy availability practices. These projects involve a PhD candidate, one or more º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ supervisors, and an industry partner. The research outcomes should be useful for coaches and athletes, as well as sports science and sports medicine practitioners, and academic researchers.
Australian Powerlifting Union
Claire Buechel
Nutritional approaches to support refeeding post chronic energy restriction in athlete
Dr Michelle Minehan
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics
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Billy Mason
The use of acute exercise interventions as strategies to improve athlete readiness and physical performance in team sport athletes
Professor Nick Ball
Sport and Exercise Science
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵRISE
Michael Pengelly
The effect of iron deficiency on sport specific performance among female athletes and supplementation to mitigate the consequences experienced from deficiencies
Dr Naroa Etxebarria
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵRISE
Sara Chica-Latorre
Understanding the relationship between dietary intake, inflammatory potential and menstrual cycle symptomology in sportswomen.
Dr Michelle Minehan
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics