I have a keen and active interest in exercise physiology, particularly relating to how humans interact with the environment. I have a research and industry focus in the development of extreme heat policies in sport and exercise. This covers both youth and adult involvement, and community through to elite competitions. I have engaged in extreme heat policy work that has past or current funding with the NHMRC, and industry partnerships with Swimming Australia, Rowing NSW, FIFA, AFL, and Tennis Australia.
Secondly, I research injury prevention in youth sports, ranging from injury surveillance projects through to testing the efficacy of injury screening tools. I am engaged in a long-standing partnership with the South Australian... Read more
About me
I have a keen and active interest in exercise physiology, particularly relating to how humans interact with the environment. I have a research and industry focus in the development of extreme heat policies in sport and exercise. This covers both youth and adult involvement, and community through to elite competitions. I have engaged in extreme heat policy work that has past or current funding with the NHMRC, and industry partnerships with Swimming Australia, Rowing NSW, FIFA, AFL, and Tennis Australia.
Secondly, I research injury prevention in youth sports, ranging from injury surveillance projects through to testing the efficacy of injury screening tools. I am engaged in a long-standing partnership with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
I am an accredited Applied Sport Scientist (Level 1) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and have roles with:
Associate Editor: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS)
Academic Integrity Officer: Allied Health and Human Performance (UniSA)
Research Ethics Advisor: Allied Health and Human Performance (UniSA)
About me
Accredited Exercise Scientist: Exercise and Sport Science Australia
Accredited Sport Scientist (Level 1): Exercise and Sport Science Australia
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 04/08/2021 |
Cooked athletes must battle another opponent: scorching heat, https://readnow.isentia.com/articlepresenter.aspx?guid=25946ef2-e6a5-4b8b-a1f0-32819a57991f&serid=115854&ArticleID=1482248341&output=txt&serid=115854 |
| 15/06/2019 |
The Herald Sun: Concussion in sport, https://bit.ly/3CxUqeN |
| 21/01/2018 |
Radio 2GB: Playing through the heat, https://www.2gb.com/podcast/playing-through-the-heat/ |
| 12/01/2018 |
ABC News: Calling off sport in extreme heat isn't as simple as it seems, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-12/calling-off-sport-in-extreme-heat-isnt-as-simple-as-it-seems/9325132 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement and Health Studies) University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Research Services for Rowing NSW, Rowing New South Wales, 10/06/2021 - 31/12/2025
The effect of environment upon thermoregulatory strain during open-water swimming in warm and hot conditions., Swimming Australia Ltd, 27/10/2020 - 31/03/2025
Informing extreme heat policy development in long distance running (C Blackman), Sports Medicine Australia, 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2024
Defence Hot Climate Preparation, Cwth Dept of Defence, 09/05/2022 - 12/12/2022
Currently funded and industry-supported projects:
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2025 |
Open access
6
|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
19
|
| 2024 |
Open access
5
3
85
|
| 2024 |
4
4
5
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
182
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
2
100
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
12
12
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
6
11
|
| 2021 |
8
9
5
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
4
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
9
15
|
| 2020 |
2
2
72
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
3
13
|
| 2019 |
25
23
57
|
| 2019 |
Open access
42
35
5
|
| 2018 |
Open access
31
30
25
|
| 2018 |
Open access
9
7
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
5
23
|
| 2017 |
63
60
7
|
| 2017 |
23
22
85
|
| 2017 |
4
5
5
|
| 2016 |
5
5
3
|
| 2016 |
8
6
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
20
19
15
|
| 2014 |
98
89
|
| 2013 |
9
8
|
| 2012 |
38
37
|
| 2012 |
30
24
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
| ASPIRE TRAINING ACADEMY | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Guangdong University of Education | CHINA |
| Heriot-Watt University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Hong Kong Baptist University | HONG KONG |
| Hong Kong Sports Institute | HONG KONG |
| Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Saarland University | GERMANY |
| South Australian National Football League | AUSTRALIA |
| Swimming Australia Limited | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Basque Country | SPAIN |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Zaragoza | SPAIN |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Accredited Sport ScientistExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2020 |
Accredited Sport ScientistExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2019 |
FellowAdvance HE |
2019 |
Best Conference Presentation: Early Career ResearcherScience of Sport and Physical Activity in the Tropics Conference, Cairns, Australia |
2013 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Application of W'/D' balance in intermittent endurance sports training. | Current |
| Concussion in Women's Australian Rules Football | Current |
| Effect of water dousing on heat strain and performance during endurance cycling | Current |
| Informing extreme heat policy development for long distance running | Current |
| The effect of running distance on extreme heat policy development | Current |
| The effect of training drill classification on internal and external load in semi-elite male football athletes. | Current |
| Effect of heat stress on internal training load during an elite Australian Football League pre-season | Completed |
| Monitoring athletic training status through heart rate acceleration during the transition from rest to steady state exercise | Completed |
| Regulation of tibial acceleration during running-induced fatigue and associations with lower limb muscle function in distance runners | Completed |
| Subjective well-being and training load monitoring in adolescent athletes | Completed |
| Teleoanticipation and its effect on pacing strategy | Completed |
| The effect of high amylose starch solutions on hydration and performance in trained cyclists during exercise in the heat | Completed |
| The effect of water dousing on heat strain and performance during endurance running | Completed |
| The effects of training intensity distribution on elite cyclists | Completed |
| The prevention of ankle injuries in elite adolescent male Australian footballers | Completed |
