Honours Project List
Click on the topics below to find available research projects::
Motor Control
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
| Do we need a cerebral cortex to control movements? Investigating subcortical control of human reaching behaviour for the treatment of motor impairments secondary to brain injury (e.g. stroke). | Dr. Samuele Contemori, Prof. Timothy Carroll | s.contemori@uq.edu.au | |||
| The unique role of actual and perceived motor skill competency in determining physical activity participation in children and youth | Dr. Matthew Bourke, Dr. Kathryn Fortnum | matthew.bourke@uq.edu.au |
Exercise Physiology
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
| Assessing and Comparing the Muscular Fitness of Elite Ninja Warrior Children with Normative Values | Jeff Coombes and Emma Beckman | jcoombes@uq.edu.au | |||
| A Systematic Review of Anchor and Distribution-Based Minimal Clinically Important Difference Values for the Six-Minute Walk and Thirty-Second Sit to Stand Tests | Ali Dulfikar | d.ali@uq.edu.au | |||
| Exercise and Gynaecological Cancer Survivorship: Assessing Changes in Fitness and Quality of Life | Brent Cunningham Alex Boytar Professor Sandie McCarthy | a.boytar@uq.edu.au | |||
| The Effect of HIIT on Health Outcomes for those Surviving Cancer: Interactions Between Exercise, Diet, and Quality of Life | Alex Boytar | ||||
| Working together for people with a disability- combining architecture and sport and exercise science | Sean Tweedy and Emma Beckman | e.beckman@uq.edu.au | |||
Exploring a technology-infused model of care for an lifestyle management program for people with type 2 diabetes | Dr Sjaan Gomersall, Prof Trevor Russell, Dr Megan Ross, Mr Denny Giguere | ||||
The Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with a Fear of Movement (Kinesiophobia). | Dr Ali Dulfikar, Associate Professor Craig Engstrom |
Physical Activity and Health
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
Validity testing of a sit-stand desk measurement device * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Genevieve Healy, George Thomas, Bronwyn Clark | genevieve.healy@uq.edu.au | |||
Qualitative interviews with parents to explore the feasibility and acceptability of using an interactive and gamified app to promote healthy behaviours in children * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | George Thomas, Sjaan Gomersall | george.thomas1@uq.edu.au | |||
Understanding motivations to sit less and move more * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Genevieve Healy, Ana Goode | g.healy@uq.edu.au | |||
Systematic review of using technology to influence physical activity over the last 50 years * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Nick Gilson | ||||
Examining associations of sedentary behavior and depression and anxiety | Bronwyn Clark |
Sports Coaching and Development
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
Coaching at pinnacle events * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Steven Rynne; Jordan Lefebvre |
Sports Medicine
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
Clinical Assesments in Total Knee Joint Replacement Patients * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Craig Engstrom, Jon Anderson (PhD candidate) | craig@hms.uq.edu.au |
Sports Science
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
| Effects of Strength and Plyometric training on the Novel Measure: the Reactive Quality Deficit in AFL athletes | Ben Southey and Emma Beckman | e.beckman@uq.edu.au | |||
Talent gaps- where should we focus our efforts to find the next generation of paralympians? | Emma Beckman | ||||
Hamstring Muscle Activation Adaptations to Eccentric Training | Dr Patricio Pincheira, Mr Max Andrews | ||||
| * Students participating in these projects will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | |||||
Other
| Project Title | Supervisor/s | Contact email | AES Suitable | ASpS Suitable | AEP Suitable |
| Torres Strait Islander Sport: History, Culture and Identity | Gary Osmond amd Murray Phillips | g.osmond@uq.edu.au | |||
Run4Health CP - an adapted sports intervention (frame running) to improve cardiorespiratory health in children and young people with high support needs cerebral palsy. Flexible project available across fields of Biomechanics, Physiological Measurement, Para athletics classification and Mobility Function. * Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed. Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project. | Dr Ellen Armstrong, Dr Sarah Reedman | ellen.armstrong@uq.edu.au |