ProfessorBrad Aisbett
Head of School
Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
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- Head of SchoolFaculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- +61 3 924 46474 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
TEACHING EXPERTISE
Unit Chair, HSE728 Applied Sport Science Project - Part 1, 2017 - present
Unit Chair, HSE301 Exercise Prescription for Fitness and Health, 2008 - 2016
Unit Chair, HSE312 Exercise and Sport Science Practicum, 2008 - 2013
Principal supervisor for two PhD students and association supervisor for four
PhD students.
AsPr Aisbett has supervised seven PhD students to completion
Expertise Summary
Physical demands and physiological responses to physically demanding work.
Interactions between sleep, physical work, and exercise (including training).
Health and safety of workers in physically demanding occupations (e.g.,
military, civilian emergency services and nursing).
Unit Chair, HSE301 Exercise Prescription for Fitness and Health, 2008 - 2016
Unit Chair, HSE312 Exercise and Sport Science Practicum, 2008 - 2013
Principal supervisor for two PhD students and association supervisor for four
PhD students.
AsPr Aisbett has supervised seven PhD students to completion
Expertise Summary
Physical demands and physiological responses to physically demanding work.
Interactions between sleep, physical work, and exercise (including training).
Health and safety of workers in physically demanding occupations (e.g.,
military, civilian emergency services and nursing).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPhysiology and Performance During Consecutive Days of Occupational Heat Stress
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFluid intake, hydration and physiological strains in wildfire fighters
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPre-cursors to Physical Employment Standards for Rural Tanker-based Bushfire Suppression Work
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDesign and Development of a Physical Readiness Test for Tanker-Based Firefighters
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONAccelerometer Validity to Measure and Classify Movement in Team Sports
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFighting fires and fatigue: sleep, physical activity, and physical task performance
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSleep restriction across a simulated firefighting deployment: The impact on acute stress responses
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSimulated Self-Paced Wildfire Suppression Work in Different Thermal Conditions
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEffects of Sleep on Endurance Cycling Performance and Heart Rate Indices of Athlete Readiness
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSleep and Stress in On-Call Fire and Emergency Service Workers
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONTHE INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC FACTORS MODULATING SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEmergency Nurses Physical Activity at Work and During Leisure Time
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSleep restriction, resistance exercise and skeletal muscle health in females
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPsycho-physiological Responses During Military Training: Implications for Soldier Monitoring
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Role of Testosterone in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle in Pre-menopausal Females
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPre-Exercise Hyperhydration and Endurance Running in Hot Conditions
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Effect of Pre-Sleep Tryptophan-Rich Protein in Athletically Trained Populations