Associate Professor
Lee Wharton
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Biography
Dr Lee Wharton is a registered teacher (Queensland College of Teachers) and Associate Professor at the Queensland University of Technology. Dr Wharton was a practicing educator within the Queensland state, private (GPS), and independent school sectors before moving into academia.After fifteen years as an educator Dr Wharton accepted his first academic post with the University of Southern Queensland where his research endeavours focused on Sociological interpretations of Health and Physical Education and identifying and determining expertise in interceptive sports coaching. In 2010 he accepted a position within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at QUT. At QUT his research focuses on physical activity and sedentary behaviours of school age children, and particularly the influence of structured specialist lessons on the physical activity outcomes, capacity for developing of executive function skills and learning behaviours of school aged children. Most recently, Dr Wharton has been involved in research that positions sporting clubs as mechanisms for improving social inclusion, increasing community engagement with health services, delivery of community-based physical activity and nutrition education programs and research that proposes indigenous languages, dance and games as artefacts of identity.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Research field
Human Movement and Sports Science
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
- Masters of Education (University of Southern Qld)
Professional memberships and associations
Queensland College of Teachers (Full Registration)
World Physical Education Alliance
Australian Teacher Education Association
ACHPER (Queensland)
ICSSPE (Former Liaison Officer)
UQ H&PE Pedagogy Subject Interest Group
Teaching
XNB198 Exercise Science for Teachers 1 (Unit Coordinator)
EUB420 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment innovation (unit Coordinator)
Publications
- Rodrigues, P., Orssatto, L., Trajano, G., Wharton, L. & Minett, G. (2023). Increases in muscle temperature by hot water improve muscle contractile function and reduce motor unit discharge rates. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 33(5), 754–765. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237836
- Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G., Wharton, L., Orssatto, L. & Minett, G. (2021). A passive increase in muscle temperature enhances rapid force production and neuromuscular function in healthy adults. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(8), 818–823. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207702
- Rodrigues, P., Hernandez, S., Salgueirosa, F., Oliveira, E., Wharton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2020). Acute effect of three different warm-up protocols on maximal isokinetic strength. Revista Andaluza de Medicine del Deporte, 13(1), 5–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237602
- To, Q., Gallegos, D., Do, D., Tran, H., To, K., Wharton, L. & Trost, S. (2020). Correlates of physical activity in fifth-grade students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Sports Medicine and Health Science, 2(1), 33–37. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210928
- Rodrigues, P., Siqueira Trajano, G., Wharton, L. & Minett, G. (2020). Effects of passive heating intervention on muscle hypertrophy and neuromuscular function: A preliminary systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 93. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/204221
- Rodrigues, P., Siqueira Trajano, G., Wharton, L. & Minett, G. (2020). Muscle temperature kinetics and thermoregulatory responses to 42°C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120(12), 2611–2624. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203866
- To, G., Wharton, L., Gallegos, D., Stylianou, M., Do Van, D., To, K., Tran Thi Minh, H. & Trost, S. (2020). School-based physical education: Physical activity and implementation barriers in Vietnamese elementary schools. European Physical Education Review, 26(2), 587–606. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133479
- Rodrigues, P., Seniski, G., Wharton, L., Osiecki, R. & Salgueirosa, F. (2017). ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D genotype frequencies of professional soccer players in Brazil. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 20(6), 129–138. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/114276
- Rodrigues, P., Hernandez, S., Salgueirosa, F., Novack, L., Wassmansdorf, R., Wharton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2017). The influence of two static stretching protocols with different intensities on concentric knee extension strength. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 25(1), 41–46. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104458
- Wharton, L. & Rossi, T. (2015). How would you recognise an expert coach if you saw one? International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 10(2 - 3), 577–588. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65036
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Lee, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- Four successful New Colombo Plan Grants $129,800 (Vietnam, Hong Kong and India)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Faculty of Education Awards - Innovation in Curriculum Design and Pedagogy
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- 2020 NCPST India 30558 $33,000 - Exploring Coaching Pedagogies in a High Performance Sports Academy in Bangalore India
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Faculty of Health Certificate of Performance
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- 2020 NCPST Fiji 30439 Multi-year project $99,000 - Recognizing Individual and Cultural Identities as Learning Devices
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- New Colombo Plan $66,000 (2 successful applications: Vietnam and India)
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Endeavour Leadership Program $36,500: International Research Exchange
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- ACHPER Queensland President's Award
- Type
- Assessor, Examiner or Supervisor Role
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- External Assessor of an NHMRC grant
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- New Colombo Plan $33,000 (Vietnam)
Selected research projects
- Title
- Co-designing a Food Sovereignty Model with Indigenous Communities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IN230100047
- Start year
- 2023
- Keywords
- Title
- Using Rugby League Clubs to Reduce Diabetes Risk in Overweight and Obese Men: League Fans in Training (League-FIT)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- Y21G-PAVT
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Learning and Moving: A Mixed-Methods Approach examining the feasibility of an activity permissive learning environment within the primary school setting
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Toby Pavey - PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Dann Mallet, Associate Professor Toby Pavey - The health benefits of vigorous and high-intensity exercise
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Toby Pavey - The influence of staffroom culture on the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Toby Pavey - Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) - Closing the Gap in Indigenous Affairs aims to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Belinda Carpenter, Professor John Scott - MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Kath O'Brien - HEADFIRST: Exploring Two Methods of Concussion Assessment in Adolescent Rugby Union and Adult Rugby League Players
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Remco Polman
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Assessment in Health and Physical Education (HPE) - An Exploratory Investigation into Teacher Assessment Practices in the Motor Domain (2021)
- The Effects of Outdoor Learning Environments on Engagement Levels of Primary School Children (2021)
- Non-formal Coach Education in a Secondary School High Performance Volleyball Academy (2017)