ProfessorBrad Aisbett

Head of School

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

  • Head of School
    Faculty 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).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Physiology and Performance During Consecutive Days of Occupational Heat Stress
    Daniel Moore - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Fluid intake, hydration and physiological strains in wildfire fighters
    Jennifer Kate Raines - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Pre-cursors to Physical Employment Standards for Rural Tanker-based Bushfire Suppression Work
    Matthew Phillips - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2011
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Design and Development of a Physical Readiness Test for Tanker-Based Firefighters
    Cara Walker - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Accelerometer Validity to Measure and Classify Movement in Team Sports
    Daniel Wundersitz - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Fighting fires and fatigue: sleep, physical activity, and physical task performance
    Grace Vincent - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sleep restriction across a simulated firefighting deployment: The impact on acute stress responses
    Alexander Wolkow - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Simulated Self-Paced Wildfire Suppression Work in Different Thermal Conditions
    Brianna Larsen - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effects of Sleep on Endurance Cycling Performance and Heart Rate Indices of Athlete Readiness
    Spencer Roberts - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sleep and Stress in On-Call Fire and Emergency Service Workers
    Sarah Hall - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    THE INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC FACTORS MODULATING SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION
    Jasmine Mikovic - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Emergency Nurses Physical Activity at Work and During Leisure Time
    Steph (Stephanie) Chappel - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sleep restriction, resistance exercise and skeletal muscle health in females
    Olivia Knowles - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Psycho-physiological Responses During Military Training: Implications for Soldier Monitoring
    Sean Bulmer - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Role of Testosterone in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle in Pre-menopausal Females
    Sarah Alexander - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Pre-Exercise Hyperhydration and Endurance Running in Hot Conditions
    William Jardine - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Effect of Pre-Sleep Tryptophan-Rich Protein in Athletically Trained Populations
    Jackson Barnard - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2025