PhD
Eric Junior Appiah
Topic: Ethics of youth football development in West Africa: The synergy of policy and practice
Supervisor: Professor Steve Jackson, Associate Professor Mike Sam
Email apper863@student.otago.ac.nz
Jessica Calverley
Pre-surgical physical activity (Pre-hab)
Topic: Investigating motivations and best practice from practitioner to patient to aid in inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Supervisors: Associate Professor Elaine Hargreaves, Dr Kate Thomas (DSM Surgical Services).
Email jessica.calverley@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Kane Cocker
Environmental physiology, water safety
Topic: Individual differences in the immediate physiological and behavioural responses during cold-water immersion
Supervisors: Professor Chris Button, Professor Jim Cotter, Dr Tina van Duijn (UTS), Dr Luke Wilson (Medicine)
Email cokan630@student.otago.ac.nz
Maddie Connor
The effect of exercise on anxiety
Topic: The effect of chronic exercise on anxiety
Supervisor: Associate Professor Elaine Hargreaves, Dr Olivia Harrison
Email conma763@student.otago.ac.nz
Timothy Dawbin
Topic: The organisational landscape of youth sports
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mike Sam, Professor Steve Jackson
Email timothy.dawbin@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Raul Martin Gomez
Topic: Heart rate variability in endurance training
Supervisors: Dr Peter Lamb, Professor Jim Cotter
Email marra610@student.otago.ac.nz
Marc Murray
Topic: Effect of mixed training and protein supplementation on total IGF -1 levels in untrained female adults
Supervisor: Associate Professor Nancy Rehrer, Dr Lara Vlietstra
Email murma055@student.otago.ac.nz
Haewan Park
Topic: Maltreatment in sport: An institutional approach
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mike Sam, Professor Steve Jackson
Email haewan.park@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Janelle Romanchuk
Injury prevention, biomechanics and concussion
Topic: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a head stabilisation intervention in female community rugby players
Supervisors: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey, Dr Peter Lamb and Dr Danielle Salmon (World Rugby)
Email janelle.romanchuk@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Master's
Charlie Beaglehole
Topic:GPS in High Performance Team Sport
Supervisor: Dr Peter Lamb, Professor Jim Cotter
Email beach557@student.otago.ac.nz
Efe Celik
Topic: The effect of mental fatigue on swimming performance in competitive swimmers
Supervisors: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey, Associate Professor Yusuf Cakmak (Anatomy)
Email celef099@student.otago.ac.nz
Jess Fuller
Topic: Comparing head kinematics and control in male and female football players during predictable and unpredictable side-on impacts
Supervisor: A/Prof. Melanie Bussey
Ieuan Leigh
Topic: Studentship with the blues, potentially looking at load metrics in the gym and comparing to the match day metrics gained from GPS
Supervisor: Dr Peter Lamb
Email leiie702@student.otago.ac.nz
Deacon Manu
Topic: Exploring the health/wellbeing of professional Pacific rugby players
Supervisor: A/Prof. Tania Cassidy, Dr Jeremy Hapeta (Te Koronga)
Hayden Nelson
Topic: Player workload in professor rugby
Supervisor: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey, Brett Smith (Waikato)
Email nelha109@student.otago.ac.nz
Katrina Sharlott
Topic: Performance variability in trained and recreational triathlon swimmers with and without a wetsuit
Supervisor: Dr Peter Lamb, Professor Chris Button
Email shaka067@student.otago.ac.nz
Ben Shepherd
Topic: Relating to Athlete Conditioning and Rehabilitation
Supervisor: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey
Email shebe890@student.otago.ac.nz
Britt Smith
Topic: Concussions in snow sport athletes
Supervisor: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey
Email smite074@student.otago.ac.nz
Gabrielle Trotter-Dunn
Topic: The effects of sport induced anxiety on muscle co-ordination, muscle activity and performance in a basketball free throw in an elite provincial representative
Supervisor: Professor Ken Hodge, Dr Peter Lamb
Email troga590@student.otago.ac.nz