Honours Project List - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences - University of Queensland

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Physical Activity and Health

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Providing the right support at the right time: development of a just-in-time adaptive physical activity intervention for adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes	Prof Genevieve Healy, Dr Ana Goode, Dr Sjaan Gomersall, Dr Samantha Stephens	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Wearable trackers in the workplace: who uses them and associations with motivation, physical activity and sedentary behaviour	Dr Charlotte Brakenridge Prof Genevieve Healy	c.brakenridge@uq.edu.au
Exploration of working from home conditions on health behaviours (e.g. physical activity and sedentary behaviour) and health outcomes in knowledge workers	Dr Charlotte Brakenridge Dr Elise Gane	c.brakenridge@uq.edu.au
Understanding barriers and enablers to lifestyle behaviour change in adults with type 2 diabetes	Prof Genevieve Healy Dr Sjaan Gomersall	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Understanding the barriers and enablers to elite pathways in women’s sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Understanding barriers and enablers to adolescent womens’ participation in sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Use of storytelling to maintain engagement in youth sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Use of technology to maintain engagement in youth sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Understanding the impact of job demands and job control on workplace sedentary time	Dr Elise Gane	c.brakenridge@uq.edu.au
Staff Exercise for Optimal Well-being - Implementing a Staff Exercise Intervention into a Mental Health Service	Cassandra Butler (nèe Dodd) Tina Skinner	cassandra.butler@health.qld.gov.au
Evaluating and MDT Lead Physical Health Intervention in Adolescents accessing Child and Youth mental Health Services	Cassandra Butler (nèe Dodd) Tina Skinner Samantha Bicker	cassandra.butler@health.qld.gov.au

Nutrition and Dietetics

Exercise Physiology

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Can clients accurately and reliably measure their own exercise and health assessments: THE IKEA TRIAL	Associate Professor Tina Skinner	t.skinner@uq.edu.au
Device measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: effects of age, sex, and gross motor function	Dr. Sarah Reedman, Professor Stewart Trost	s.trost@uq.edu.au
Device-based measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: comparison of machine learning and cut point methods	Professor Stewart Trost, Dr. Sarah Reedman	s.trost@uq.edu.au
Fundamental movement skills and physical activity in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis	Professor Stewart Trost	s.trost@uq.edu.au
What are the outcomes for Exercise Physiology students participating in IPE clinical placements	Sonya Mattiazzi	s.mattiazzi@uq.edu.au
Trauma-informed yoga in an Exercise Physiologist's practice	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
How can an Exercise Physiologist work trauma-informed?	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
How can an Exercise Physiologist promote the joy of movement?	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Aboriginal Elders and their exercise behaviours	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
How accurate are exercise physiology measurements via telehealth?	Tina Skinner	t.skinner@uq.edu.au
Staff Exercise for Optimal Well-being - Implementing a Staff Exercise Intervention into a Mental Health Service	Cassandra Butler (nèe Dodd) Tina Skinner	cassandra.butler@health.qld.gov.au
Evaluating and MDT Lead Physical Health Intervention in Adolescents accessing Child and Youth mental Health Services	Cassandra Butler (nèe Dodd) Tina Skinner Samantha Bicker	cassandra.butler@health.qld.gov.au
Reliability of the VALD Dynamo for measuring grip strength rate of force development	Jeff Coombes	jcoombes@uq.edu.au
Fitbit monitoring of client’s physical activity in a student led exercise physiology clinic	Jeff Coombes Riley Brown	jcoombes@uq.edu.au riley.brown@uq.net.au

Indigenous Health

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of learning in a movement program aimed at early childhood	Dr Keane Wheeler and Emily Hall	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Cultural determinants of physical literacy	Dr Keane Wheeler and Emily Hall	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Review of cross-culture priorities of ESSA Standards	Dr Keane Wheeler and Emily Hall	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Deadly Choices: association between sport and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health	Dr Keane Wheeler and Emily Hall	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games	Dr Keane Wheeler and Emily Hall	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au

Sport Science

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Taekwondo - Strength and Conditioning in Developing Athletes	Dr Emma Beckman	e.beckman@uq.edu.au
Assessing agility performance in sport: bring your own sport to the project	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Promoting STEM learning through movement-based programs	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Building self-efficacy through STEM based initiatives based around movement	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Exploring the cultural interface in sport and exercise science	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Performance analysis of team ball sports: choose your own adventure	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Assessing agility performance in sport: bring your own sport to the project	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Exploring the cultural interface in sport and exercise science	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Performance analysis of team ball sports: choose your own adventure	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Performance analysis of injury hazards in your sport	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Trauma-informed sport science and coaching	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Biomechanics of agility in your sport	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Understanding the barriers and enablers to elite pathways in women’s sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Texture analysis of ultrasound images and his application to sport sciences: a systematic review	Dr Patricio Pincheira Dr Marie-Pierre Cyr	p.pincheiramiranda@uq.edu.au m.cyr@uq.edu.au

Motor Control

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Optimising reaching in a virtual world	Guy Wallis	gwallis@uq.edu.au
Revealing hamstring muscles motor unit properties through high-density electromyography	Patricio Pincheira Glen Lichtwark	uqppinch@uq.edu.au
Brain contributions to ultra fast reactions	Timothy Carroll	timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au
Do we learn better when we are distracted?	Timothy Carroll	timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au
Head-mounted displays, augmented reality, and their impact on search behaviour	Guy Wallis Ken McAnally	kenneth.mcanally@uq.edu.au

Biomechanics

Sports Coaching / Development

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Where are they now? Sport coaching graduates and their career trajectories	Steven Rynne & Michael O'Keeffe	s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Sport for reconcilliation - professional sports and 'Indigenous Rounds'	Steven Rynne	s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Well-being and elite sport	Michael O'Keeffe and Steven Rynne	s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Elite coaches' learning and development	Bjorn Galjaardt & Steven Rynne	s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Understanding the barriers and enablers to elite pathways in women’s sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Understanding barriers and enablers to adolescent womens’ participation in sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Use of storytelling to maintain engagement in youth sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Use of technology to maintain engagement in youth sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Coaching adolescents - conceptual mapping of adolescent development	Michael O'Keeffe Steven Rynne	s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Wellbeing in sport - developing a practical program for sport	Michael O'Keeffe Steven Rynne	s.rynne@uq.edu.au

Sports Medicine

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
How do kids football boot design parameters influence lower extremity biomechanics?	Dr Luke Kelly	l.kelly3@uq.edu.au
Understanding barriers and enablers to adolescent womens’ participation in sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au
Understanding the barriers and enablers to elite pathways in women’s sport: An Industry Placement	Genevieve Healy (HMNS) Nikita Porth (iNSPIRETEK)	g.healy@uq.edu.au

Sport History

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

External Industry Projects

Child Health

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
An established motor and sensory opportunities program for children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility investigation	Lee Svensson, John Cairney, Michalis Stylianou, Jessica Hill, Stewart Trost	l.svensson@uq.edu.au
Promoting STEM learning through movement-based programs	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Building self-efficacy through STEM based initiatives based around movement	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
The best-practice features of co-designing research in human movement sciences	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Establishing a proof-of-concept in early learning research for the human movement sciences	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au

Paediatrics in Human Movement

Project Title	Supervisor/s	Contact email
Comparing children at risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and typically developing in fundamental movement skills	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Comparing children at risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and typically developing in aerobic capacity	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Comparing children at risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and typically developing in anaerobic capacity	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
The impact of socioeconomic status on movement competencies	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Embedding cross-curricular priorities into a movement-based learning programs to enhance children’s engagement	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of learning in a movement program aimed at early childhood	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
The opportunities of implementing movement-based learning programs with migrant and refugee children	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Building a child’s socioemotional skills through movement	Dr Keane Wheeler and Prof John Cairney	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
The key features of trauma-informed movement-based learning programs for early learners	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Universal design for learning teams up with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing to improve learning outcomes in human movement sciences	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Culturally reflective learning design for movement-based programs	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
How can movement be used to promote deep listening in diverse communities	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
The best-practice features of co-designing research in human movement sciences	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au
Establishing a proof-of-concept in early learning research for the human movement sciences	Dr Keane Wheeler	keane.wheeler@uq.edu.au

Paediatric Disability