Our People
Director
Human Potential Research Group
- Professor Grant Schofield, Research Group Leader
- Professor Erica Hinckson
- Associate Professor Scott Duncan
- Dr Nigel Harris
- Dr Caryn Zinn
- Professor Mark Orams
- Dr Patricia Lucas
Sports Kinesiology Injury Prevention and Performance Research Group
- Professor Patria Hume Research Group Leader
- Dr Chris Whatman
- Professor Duncan Reid
- Dr Matt Brughelli
- Dr Boris Bačić
- Kelly Sheerin
- Denny Wells
Sport Leadership and Management Research Group
- Dr Michael Naylor Research Group Leader
- Associate Professor Lesley Ferkins
- Dr Richard Wright
- Gaye Bryham
- Katie Dee
- Dr Jenny Fleming
- Dr Patricia Lucas
Sports Physiology and Nutrition Research Group
- Associate Professor Andrew Kilding, Research Group Leader
- Associate Professor Simeon Cairns
- Dr Deborah Dulson
- Dr Dan Plews
Sports Technology Research Group
- Dr Jono Neville, Research Group Leader
- Professor John Cronin
- Dr Roy Nates
- Professor Enrico Haemmerle
- Associate Professor Andrew Kilding
- Dr David White
- Dr Boris Bačić
- Kelly Sheerin
- Jeff Kilby
Strength and Conditioning Research Group
- Professor Mike McGuigan, Research Group Leader
- Professor John Cronin
- Associate Professor Nic Gill
- Dr Adam Storey
- Dr Craig Harrison
- Dr Eric Helms
Youth Development Research Group
- Dr Kirsten Spencer, Research Group Leader
- Dr Simon Walters
- Dr Lynn Kidman
- Dr Tony Oldham
- Dr Sarah-Kate Millar
- Dr Jennifer Nikolai
- Oliver Farley
Sports Coaching Sub-Group - Sports Performance Analysis
SPRINZ Adjunct Professors
Adjunct Professors are external individuals who have expertise consistent with the needs of the University and who contribute meaningfully to a teaching and/or research programme.They provide global expertise through national and international research linkages.
- David Howman
- Justin Keogh
- Paul Laursen
- Jon Oliver
- Mike Stanley (Executive Adjunct Professor)
SPRINZ Research Associates
Research Associates are appointed to help improve research capability and capacity for the faculty and to promote cooperation with external researchers in affiliated disciplines. Contribution is usually via research project collaboration and/or postgraduate supervision and/or teaching/workshop/seminar provision. Research Associates are researchers from other universities and organisations who are actively involved in research within the faculty and who acknowledge they are an AUT Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences Research Associate in their joint publications and communications.
- Associate Professor Jacqueline Alderson, The University of Western Australia
- Dr Sian Allen, Lululemon Athletica Head Office, Vancouver, Canada
- Dr Rodrigo Bini, La Trobe University, Australia
- Dr Liz Bradshaw, Australian Catholic University, Australia
- Professor Eadric Bressel, Utah State University, US
- Dr Scott Brown, University of Michigan
- Mr. Isaac Carlson, Accident Compensation Corporation, NZ
- Dr Bret Contreras, B.C Athletics, US
- Associate Professor Lance Dalleck, Western State Colorado University, USA
- Dr Reed Ferber, University of Calgary, Canada
- Dr David Hedlund, St John’s University New York
- Dr Stephen Hollings, AUT Alumni
- Associate Professor Sayumi Iwamoto, Toyo University, Japan
- Dr Stephen Kara, The Blues Rugby Team, NZ
- Ms Helen Kilding, NZ Defence Force
- Mr Doug King, Hutt Valley District Health Board, NZ
- Dr Rhodri Lloyd, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales
- Dr Victor Lopez Jr, Northeast Rugby Academy
- Dr Anna Lorimer, Bond University,
- Dr Rita Malcata, High Performance Sport NZ
- Professor Stephen Marshall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
- Dr Peter Maulder, Waikato Institute of Technology, NZ
- Professor Jean-Benoit Morin, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
- Assistant Professor Volker Nolte, Western University, Ontario, Canada
- Dr Ian O’Boyle, University of South Australia, Australia
- Dr Ken Quarrie, NZ Rugby Union
- Dr Katie Rowe, Deakin University, Australia
- Dr Michael Rumpf, Self Employed
- Mr Brian Russell, Contempo Lab, NZ
- Professor David Shilbury, Deakin University, Australia
- Dr Sarah Shultz, Massey University Wellington, NZ
- Dr Melissa Wilson, Paralympics New Zealand
- Professor Del Wong, Shandong Sport University, China
- Dr Jinming Zheng, HK Baptist University, HI