Honours Project List

Click on the topics below to find available research projects:

Biomechanics

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
Assessing running performance in elite and recreational runners - effect of fatigue*	Prof Andrew Cresswell, Mr Callum Davies, Prof Glen Lichtwark	a.cresswell@uq.edu.au
* Students participating in these projects will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed (DOCX, 72.6 KB). Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project.

Exercise Physiology

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
NEEDS: Nurturing ExErcise and Diet Support in cancer practice*	Dr Grace Rose, Prof Jeff Coombes	grace.atkinson@uq.edu.au
The Effect of Exercise Training Intensity on Cerebrovascular and Peripherovascular Function In Late Perimenopause*	Jenna Taylor; Conan Shing	conan.shing@uq.edu.au
Physiological and Subjective Responses to Exercise Snacks*	Jeff Coombes	jcoombes@uq.edu.au
Neurophysiological measures for Paralympic classification*	Tim Carroll and Emma Beckman	e.beckman@uq.edu.au
Indigenising Cardiac Rehabilitation in Australia	Kai Wheeler and Jenna Taylor	kwheeler@uq.edu.au
Heart rate response to high intensity resistance training	Professor Jeff Coombes and Dr Riley Brown	jcoombes@uq.edu.au
Fatty liver disease in First Nations communities	Dr Kai Wheeler and Dr Shelley Keating	kwheeler@uq.edu.au
Trauma-informed training for exercise professionals	Dr Kai Wheeler and Grace Ike	kwheeler@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 Professor David Jenkins	a.boytar@uq.edu.au
Virtual Reality High Intensity Interval Training using Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment via Biofeedback: A Feasibility Cross-Over Randomised Pilot Study	Riley Brown, Shelley Keating, Jeff Coombes	riley.brown@uq.edu.au
Reliability and Agreement of the Muscular Fitness Index	Jeff Coombes	jcoombes@uq.edu.au
* Students participating in these projects will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed (DOCX, 72.6 KB). Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project.

Motor Control

There are no available projects under this theme at this point in time.

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
Do we need the motor cortex to make ultra-fast reaches to visual targets?	Tim Carroll and Eugene Poh	timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au
How different types of errors affect learning when we acquire motor skills?	Tim Carroll and Eugene Poh	timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au
From Apathy to Action: New methods to study sensitivity to rewards and efforts in neurological conditions like stroke and TBI.	Tim Carroll and Eugene Poh	timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au

Nutrition and Dietetics

There are no available projects under this theme at this point in time.

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Exercise Performance and Fitness Parameters: A Systematic Literature Review	Dr Brooke Devlin	b.devlin@uq.edu.au
How does the dietary and lifestyle pattern of healthy Australian young adults align with the traditional Mediterranean diet principles?	Dr Brooke Devlin	b.devlin@uq.edu.au

Physical Activity and Health

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
Enhancing Volunteer Engagement in Sport: A Review of State and National Sport Organisations	George Thomas, Genevieve Healy	george.thomas1@uq.edu.au
Understanding activity patterns of office workers*	Genevieve Healy, George Thomas, Bronwyn Clark	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Barriers and enablers to supporting desk workers to sit less and move more*	Professor Genevieve Healy, Dr Ana Goode	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Systematic review of using technology to influence physical activity over the last 50 years	Nick Gilson	n.gilson1@uq.edu.au
Examining associations of sedentary behavior and depression and anxiety	Bronwyn Clark	b.clark3@uq.edu.au
How the social determinants impacts the health of people presenting to LHL	Genevieve Healy, Sjaan Gomersall	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Aetiology, incidents, prevention and management of pressure sores in manual wheelchair users	Sean Tweedy and Emma Beckman	s.tweedy@uq.edu.au
* Students participating in these projects will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed (DOCX, 72.6 KB). Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project.

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

s.rynne@uq.edu.au

UQ Rugby Coaching Projects

Steven Rynne

s.rynne@uq.edu.au

Sports Medicine

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email	AES Suitable	ASpS Suitable	AEP Suitable
A scoping review of the reported physical and psychosocial characteristics of adolescents who have Osgood Schlatter Disease, patellar tendinopathy, Sinding Larsen Johansson Syndrome, or patellofemoral pain.	A/Prof Michelle Smith, Mr Chris Zillmann	c.zillmann@uq.edu.au
A scoping review of the reported prevalence of Osgood Schlatter Disease, patellar tendinopathy, and Sinding Larsen Johansson Syndrome in adolescents.	A/Prof Michelle Smith, Mr Chris Zillmann	c.zillmann@uq.edu.au
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
Relationship between sport experiences and health and Wellbeing - Volleyball QLD*	George Thomas & Veronique Richard	george.thomas1@uq.edu.au
To understand the interplay between the rate of skill, physiological, and performance progression in talent transfer athletes.*	Karlee Quinn & Jordan Lefebvre	karlee.quinn@dtis.qld.gov.au
Performance analysis of a team ball sport	Dr Kai Wheeler Emily Hall	kwheeler@uq.edu.au
Creativity in Motion (netball): Evaluation of a training program aiming at enhancing creativity in netball players	Veronique Richard	v.richard@uq.edu.au	Contact supervisor to advise if project is suitable for your program.
Hamstring Muscle Activation Adaptations to Eccentric Training*	Dr Patricio Pincheira, Mr Max Andrews	p.pincheiramiranda@uq.edu.au; max.andrews@uq.edu.au
Changes in anthropometric and physical qualities across competitive season in female team sport athletes	Georgia Black	g.black@uq.edu.au
Physical qualities of female athletes - determining benchmarks still a possibility?	Georgia Black	g.black@uq.edu.au
Optimal resistance training load for bone health in female athletes - what is the perfect dose?	Georgia Black	g.black@uq.edu.au
Identification and description of clinical reasoning and critical thinking processes to enhance Para sport Classification	Sean Tweedy and Emma Beckman	s.tweedy@uq.edu.au
* Students participating in these projects will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed (DOCX, 72.6 KB). 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
A qualitative descriptive study exploring therapists' perceptions within a community-based motor program for autistic children with moderate and high support needs*	Lee Svensson, John Cairney, Michalis Stylianou, Jessica Hill, & Stewart Trost	l.svensson@uq.edu.au
Assessing Motor Skills in Children with Severe Autism	Lucy Wilson, Emma Beckman, Sean Tweedy	lucille.wilson@uq.edu.au
* Students participating in this project will be required to sign a Student IP and Confidentiality Deed (DOCX, 72.6 KB). Students unwilling to do so, will need to consider participating in another project.