Honours Project List
Click on the topics below to find available research projects.
Physical Activity and Health
Women's Health: Functional, resistance training and biofeedback for managing pelvic floor health (urinary incontinence)
Supervisor/s: Professor Wendy Brown; Dr Emma Beckman
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: t.shepherd@uq.edu.au
Analysis of physical activity using accelerometer data from wrist-worn devices: a systematic review
Supervisor/s: Dr Carrie Ritchie, Dr. Esther Smits, Dr. Sean Tweedy, Dr. Kelly Clanchy
Max No. Students:1
Contact: c.ritchie@uq.edu.au
Are individuals with chronic whiplash disorder less physically active than individuals with chronic idiopathic neck pain and aged-matched healthy controls?
Supervisor/s: Dr Carrie Ritchie, Dr. Esther Smits, Dr. Sean Tweedy, Dr. Kelly Clanchy
Max No. Students:1
Contact: c.ritchie@uq.edu.au
Exercise Physiology
The effects of hypertension on brain blood flow during exercise
Supervisor/s: Dr Tom Bailey
Contact: tom.bailey@uq.edu.au
Understanding the influence of the female menopause on brain health and brain blood flow during exercise
Supervisor/s: Dr Tom Bailey
Contact: tom.bailey@uq.edu.au
The role of exercise intensity on brain blood flow with ageing
Supervisor/s: Dr Tom Bailey
Contact: tom.bailey@uq.edu.au
The Effects of an Evidence-based Intervention ("Fit for Treatment") on Cardiovascular Function in Chemotherapy-naive Breast Cancer Patients
Supervisor/s: Miss Natalie Vear, Dr Tina Skinner, Professor Jeff Coombes, Dr Tom Bailey
Max No. Students: 3
Contact: n.vear@uq.edu.au
The Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health in Men with Prostate Cancer
Supervisor/s: Miss Natalie Vear, Dr Tina Skinner, Professor Jeff Coombes, Dr Tom Bailey
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: n.vear@uq.edu.au
Peer support for the maintenance of long-term exercise and health outcomes in cancer survivors
Supervisor/s: Dr Tina Skinner, Chloe Salisbury
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: chloe.salisbury@uq.edu.au
Exploring the relationship between biomarkers, fatigue, HIIT and Cancer
Supervisor/s: Miss Morgan Farley, Associate Professor David Jenkins
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: morgan.farley@uq.net.au
Resting metabolic rate testing: which measurement technique should be used?
Supervisor/s: Grace Atkinson, Mia Schaumberg
Contact: grace.atkinson@uq.net.au
Women's Health: Functional, resistance-based training for pelvic floor health in young women
Supervisor/s: Professor Wendy Brown; Dr Emma Beckman
Contact: t.shepherd@uq.edu.au
What is the role of exercise intensity on the immune and inflammatory response in older adults?
Supervisor/s: Marika Carr, Dr Tina Skinner, A/Prof David Jenkins
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: t.skinner@uq.edu.au
Sport Science
Performance analysis of a Boccia Athlete - case study
Supervisor/s: Emma Beckman, Angelo Macaro
Max No. Students: 1
Contact: e.beckman@uq.edu.au
Assessing muscle strength; can we tell if they're cheating?
Supervisor/s: Emma Beckman, Mark Connick, Sean Tweedy, Emily Paix
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: e.beckman@uq.edu.au
The ParaSTART project: What are the therapeutic benefits of a longitudinal swimming training program in people with cerebral palsy?
Supervisor/s: Sean Tweedy, Mark Connick, Emma Beckman
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: e.beckman@uq.edu.au
Validation of a coordination test in people with musculoskeletal impairments
Supervisor/s: Emma Beckman
Max No. Students: 1
Contact: e.beckman@uq.edu.au
Predicting Muscle Fibre Composition through Wingate Testing
Supervisor/s: David Jenkins, Ricky Dann
Max No. Students: 1
Contact: rick.dann@uqconnect.edu.au
Neuromuscular adaptations of gastrocnemius muscle related with the delayed-onset of muscle soreness (DOMS)
Supervisor/s: Glen Lichtwark, Patricio Pincheira
Max No. Students: 1
Contact: p.pincheiramiranda@uq.edu.au
Motor Control
How movement conditions perception
Supervisor: Glen Lichtwark, Sarah Kessler
Number of students: 2
Contact: s.kessler@uq.edu.au
Biomechanics
Changes in the spring like behaviour of the ankle muscles following a peripheral nerve block
Supervisor: Glen Lichtwark, Sarah Kessler
Number of students: 2
Contact: s.kessler@uq.edu.au
Sports Coaching / Development
Performance cultures and leadership in sport
Supervisor/s: Dr Steven Rynne
Max No. Students: 2
Contact: s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Cricket Australia elite coach development tour evaluation
Supervisor/s: Dr Steven Rynne
Max No. Students: 4
Contact: s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Assessing elite sport coaching research
Supervisor/s: Dr Steven Rynne
Max No. Students: 4
Contact: s.rynne@uq.edu.au
Sports Medicine
Post-ACL reconstruction muscle strength
Supervisor/s: Craig Engstrom
Max No. Students:2
Contact: c.engstrom@uq.edu.au