Teaching Staff
Dr Mike
Newton,
MSc, CSCS
Mike Newton is a lecturer in Exercise Physiology and is the unit coordinator and lecturer for the undergraduate units in resistance training and exercise programming. His research interests include physiological adaptations to resistance and other conditioning exercises, and he has been actively publishing in the field of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness. Mike was responsible for establishing the Human Performance Centre at ECU and works with a team of staff members and graduate students which are regularly involved in the assessment of high level athletes. He is the current Director of Exercise Physiology and Strength and Conditioning for the Human Performance Centre. Mike is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA), and holds specialist accreditations in Exercise Physiology and Sports Physiology from the Australian Association for Exercise & Sports Science (AAESS).
Prof.
Robert Newton, PhD, CSCS
Professor Robert Newton is the Foundation Professor in Exercise
and Sports Science, and Co-Director of the Vario Health Institute
at Edith Cowan University, Perth Australia. Prof. Newton’s
research interests centre on applications of anabolic exercise
and strength training for: rehabilitation; treatment of diseases
such as osteoporosis, and sarcopenia; and improvement of functional
ability in the older person. Much of Prof. Newton’s
research has involved cross-sectional investigations and longitudinal
resistance training studies involving a range of populations
from elite athletes to aged people which has contributed substantially
to our understanding of human structure and function and enhancement.
His publication record includes over 120 published papers
and 195 presentations. Professor Newton is on the board of
the AVCC Athlete Education Committee, Western Australian Centre
for Cancer and Palliative Care, editorial board of the Journal
of Strength and Conditioning Research and the Research Committee
for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He
is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and consultant
to many amateur and professional sporting organisations in
Australia, United States, and England. In 2004 he was recognised
the NSCA for his contributions by being awarded the “Outstanding
Sports Scientist of the Year”.
Assoc.
Prof. Kazanori Nosaka, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Kazanori Nosaka has been a member of NSCA since 1999, and was an inspector for the NSCA, Japan from 1999 to 2004 (March). He has also served as the editor-in-chief of the NCSA Japan Journal from 2001 to 2003, and remains an associate editor of the journal. Assoc. Prof. Nosaka's interest in strength and conditioning originated from his athletic experiences as a sprinter (100m, 200m) from 12 to 22 years old. He has also coached track and field athletes at Yokohama City University where he previously worked for 20 years. While training to improve his athletic performance, he became interested in muscle physiology, specifically exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness. This interest has formed the basis of one of his primary research foci. Assoc. Prof. Nosaka has published a series of papers related to this topic, and is a frequent presenter in this field at national and international conferences. Since joining the staff at Edith Cowan University in 2004, he has been performing research into the more practical aspects of strength and conditioning.
Assoc. Prof. Anthony Blazevich, PhD
Dr Blazevich graduated with a Bachelor of Science (with Honours) from the University of Queensland in 1995 and a PhD (Biomechanics) from Southern Cross University in 2001. His main research focus is on understanding human adaptations to exercise training, with particular reference to tissue biomechanical properties. In Australia, Dr Blazevich taught on biomechanics, coaching and statistics courses, and worked with athletes and organisations such as the North Coast Academy of Sport and the National Rugby League Referee's Association. In 2001 he moved to Brunel University as a lecturer in Biomechanics and worked as the National Strength and Conditioning lead for UK Athletics, while also consulting for teams such as England Rugby, London Wasps Rugby Union, Waikato Rugby Union (NZ) and Fulham United Football Club. He acted as the biomechanics consultant to the English Institute of Sport and worked with a variety of individual athletes, from development level to Olympic gold medallists. In 2003, Dr Blazevich was awarded a Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence at Brunel University, was installed as a Teaching Fellow of the University, and was nominated for a National Teaching Fellowship Award. In 2005, he won the Brunel University Research Fellowship Award. He has published extensively in the area of neuromuscular adaptations to training, presented a numerous international conferences (scientific and industry) and has authored a textbook in sports biomechanics.