Personal
- Name
- Professor Neil King
- Position(s)
- Director, Research Training and IHBI Theme Leader
Faculty of Health,
Faculty - Health - Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Exercise and Nutrition - HDHS - Discipline *
- Human Movement and Sports Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 3528
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 5662
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
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Post Docotral Fellow (University of Leeds), Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Ed (University of Leeds)
- Professional memberships
and associations Professor Neil King is the Director of Research Training in the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology. He is also an active researcher in the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. He has achieved an international reputation in obesity research based on developing research themes, ‘resistance to lose weight’ and ‘susceptibility to gain weight’, with a focus on appetite regulation.
- ORCID ID: 000-0002-4551-0667
- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neil_King
- Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/neil-king-4b566512
- Keywords
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Appetite, Diet, Exercise, Food preference, Obesity, Weight Management, energy restriction, intermittent, variability
Biography
Professor King is nationally and internationally recognised as a researcher in Physical Activity, Appetite Control and Energy Balance. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 150 peer-reviewed conference abstracts and 20 book chapters. He has an h-index of 36. His publications have been cited more than 360 times/year. More than 75% of his publications are in journals ranked in the top quartile. His research has advanced the understanding of the interaction between exercise, satiety and appetite regulation, and in particular, the role of exercise in weight management.
PhD and Masters Research Supervision: Professor King has successfully supervised 16 Higher Degree Research students to completion. He is interested in supervising projects that lead to innovative and effective weight loss strategies. Examples include, exercise and dietary interventions, serious games technologies and determining psychological factors associated with susceptibility to weight gain and resistance to weight loss. Desirable qualifications include graduates with degrees in Nutrition, Dietetics, Sports Science and Human Movements. Please visit the START database (http://start.health.qut.edu.au/). If you are interested in doing a PhD or Research Masters with Professor King, please send him an email with a copy of your cv and a brief (max. 500 words) research proposal.
Teaching
Publications
- Schwartz C, King NA, Perreira B, Blundell JE, Thivel D, (2017) A systematic review and meta-analysis of energy and macronutrient intake responses to physical activity interventions in children and adolescents with obesity, Pediatric Obesity p179-194
- Parham SC, Kavanagh DJ, Gericke CA, King NA, May J, Andrade J, (2017) Assessment of motivational cognitions in diabetes self-care: the Motivation Thought Frequency scales for glucose testing, physical activity and healthy eating, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine p447-456
- Anderson D, Seib CA, Tjondronegoro DW, Turner J, Monterosso L, McGuire AM, Porter-Steele JP, Song W, Yates P, King NA, Young L, White K, Lee K, Hall S, Krishnasamy M, Wells K, Balaam SM, McCarthy AL, (2017) The Women's Wellness after Cancer Program: a multisite, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial protocol, BMC Cancer p1-8
- Thivel D, Rumbold PL, King NA, Pereira B, Blundell JE, Mathieu M, (2016) Acute post-exercise energy and macronutrient intake in lean and obese youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis, International Journal of Obesity p1469-1479
- Horner K, Finlayson G, Byrne NM, King NA, (2016) Food reward in active compared to inactive men: Roles for gastric emptying and body fat, Physiology and Behavior p43-49
- Martins C, Kazakova I, Ludviksen M, Mehus I, Wisloff U, Kulseng B, Morgan L, King NA, (2016) Highintensity interval training and isocaloric moderate-intensity continuous training result in similar improvements in body composition and fitness in obese individuals, International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism p197-204
- Mackenzie KL, King NA, Byrne NM, Slater G, (2016) Increasing protein distribution has no effect on changes in lean mass during a rugby preseason, International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism p1-7
- Ranasinghe D, Sigera C, Ranasinghe P, Jayawardena R, Ranasinghe AC, Hills AP, King NA, (2016) Physical inactivity among physiotherapy undergraduates: exploring the knowledge-practice gap, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation p1-9
- Hopkins M, Horner K, King NA, (2015) Exercise, appetite control, and body weight regulation, Physical activity, exercise, sedentary behavior and health p123-136
- Horner K, Schubert MM, Desbrow B, Byrne NM, King NA, (2015) Acute exercise and gastric emptying: A meta-analysis and implications for appetite control, Sports Medicine p659-678
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- The Women's Wellness after Cancer Program
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1056856
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Cancer; Health Behaviours; Self-Management; Telemedicine; Wellbeing
- Title
- Achieving more effective Weight Loss with Intermittent Energy Restriction
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- APP1030705
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Obesity; Nutrition; Energy Expenditure; Energy Intake; Energy Metabolism
- Title
- Achieving more effective weight loss with intermittent energy restriction
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1030705
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- obesity; nutrition; energy expenditure; energy intake; energy metabolism
- Title
- Improving Successful Long-term Weight Loss by Deactivating the Human Famine Reaction
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 497223
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Body Weight Regulation; Obesity; Neuroendocrinology; Energy Metabolism; Weight Loss
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Determining the Quality Attributes of Acute-Care Hospital Foodservice Systems
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Mary Hannan-Jones, Adjunct Professor Merrilyn Banks
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- A Temperament Based Perspective on Eating Behaviour and Appetite in the Overweight and Obese (2017)
- Characterising Resistance to Overconsumption: A Biopsychological Analysis (2015)
- A Multicomponent Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management (2014)
- Gastric Emptying, Appetite, Energy Intake and Exercise in Males (2013)
- The role of intensity of interval training on fat oxidation and eating behviour in overweight/obese men (2013)
- The Effect of Exercise Intensity on Fat Oxidation and Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis in Overweight/Obese Men (2011)
- New insights into appetite, inflammation and the use of fish oil in hemodialysis patients (2009)
- Liking, wanting and appetite control: a novel approach to the measurement of food reward in humans (2006)