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Director
Human Potential Research Group
Academic Staff
- Professor Grant Schofield, Research Group Leader
- Professor Erica Hinckson
- Associate Professor Scott Duncan
- Associate Professor Nigel Harris
- Dr Caryn Zinn
- Professor Mark Orams
- Dr Patricia Lucas
- Dr Carolyn Cairncross
- Dr Catherine Crofts
Research Staff
Sports Kinesiology Injury Prevention and Performance Research Group
- Professor Patria Hume Research Group Leader
- Associate Professor Chris Whatman
- Professor Duncan Reid
- Dr Matt Brughelli
- Dr Boris Bačić
- Kelly Sheerin
- Dr Lisa Keeley (nee McDonnell)
- Dr Allan Carman
Sport Leadership and Management Research Group
- Dr Michael Naylor Research Group Leader
- Professor Lesley Ferkins
- Dr Richard Wright
- Gaye Bryham
- Dr Jenny Fleming
- Dr Patricia Lucas
Sports Physiology and Nutrition Research Group
- Professor Andrew Kilding, Research Group Leader
- Associate Professor Simeon Cairns
- Dr Deborah Dulson
- Dr Dan Plews
- Dr Caryn Zinn
- Matt Wood
Strength and Conditioning and Sports Technology Research Group
- Professor Mike McGuigan, Research Group Leader
- Professor John Cronin
- Dr Adam Storey
- Dr Craig Harrison
- Dr Eric Helms
- Dr Jono Neville
- Professor Enrico Haemmerle
- Aaron Uthoff
- Shelley Diewald
Youth Development Research Group
- Dr Kirsten Spencer, Research Group Leader
- Dr Simon Walters
- Dr Tony Oldham
- Dr Sarah-Kate Millar
- Dr Jennifer Nikolai
- Dr Denise Atkins
- Adrian Farnham
- Dr Sierra Keung
- Dr Kath Godber
Sports Coaching Sub-Group - Sports Performance Analysis
Senior Research Fellow
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.
- Jacqueline Alderson
- J.E. Lindsay Carter
- David Howman
- Justin Keogh
- Paul Laursen
- Stafford Murray
- Jon Oliver
- Mike Stanley (Executive Adjunct Professor)
- Barry Wilson
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 Thor Besier, University of Auckland
- Dr Rodrigo Bini, La Trobe University, Australia
- Dr Frank Bourgeois ll, Athlete Training and Health, USA
- Dr Liz Bradshaw, Australian Catholic University, Australia
- Dr Mike Brown, Royal NZ Coastguard Boating Education Ltd
- Dr Scott Brown, University of Michigan
- Mr. Isaac Carlson, Accident Compensation Corporation, NZ
- Associate Professor Anis Chaouachi, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports, Tunisia
- Dr Bret Contreras, B.C Athletics, US
- Matthew Cross, Fédération Française de Ski, Annecy, France
- Professor Lance Dalleck, Western State Colorado University, USA
- Associate Professor Justin Fernandez, University of Auckland
- Dr Mark Fulcher, Axis Sports Medicine Specialists and New Zealand Football
- Dr Paul Gamble, Fortius Sport & Health, Canada
- Associate Professor Nicholas Gill, University of Waikato
- Dr Bruce Hamilton, High Performance Sport NZ
- Dr David Hedlund, St John’s University New York
- Dr Stephen Hollings, AUT Alumni
- Dr Lucy Hone, Director - New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience
- Professor Sayumi Iwamoto, Toyo University, Japan
- Ms Helen Kilding, NZ Defence Force
- Mr Doug King, Hutt Valley District Health Board, NZ
- Dr Seth Lenetsky, Canadian Institute of Sport
- Dr Rhodri Lloyd, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales
- Dr Anna Lorimer, Bond University,
- Dr Peter Maulder, Wintec (Waikato University of Technology), NZ
- Jody McGowan, Kinetics Physiotherapy (Senior Physiotherapist), NZ Rugby (Research Assistant)
- Professor Jean-Benoit Morin, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
- Associate Professor Sophia Nimphius, Edith Cowan University
- Assistant Professor Volker Nolte, Western University, Ontario, Canada
- Dr Ian O’Boyle, University of South Australia, Australia
- Senior Associate Jonathan Oliver, Westpoint
- Dr Ken Quarrie, NZ Rugby Union
- Dr Justin Richards, Sport New Zealand and University of Sydney
- Dr Katie Rowe, Deakin University, Australia
- Dr Michael Rumpf, Self Employed
- Professor David Shilbury, Deakin University, Australia
- Dr Sarah Shultz, Seattle University, USA
- Dr Stacy Sims, University of Waikato, NZ
- Dr Denny Wells, Logemas Pty Ltd
- Dr Paul Winwood, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
SPRINZ Community Associates
Community Associate are generally people from community organisations who may not be active researchers but are assisting with projects within the FHES.
- Dr Henry Duncan