Associate Professor
Adam Gorman
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Biography
Adam is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at QUT. Adam completed his PhD through the University of Queensland under the supervision of Professor Bruce Abernethy and Professor Damian Farrow. His thesis investigated the capability of expert basketball players to extract information from the patterns of play that exist in a typical basketball game. Adam's previous work experience includes 4 years as a Physical Education teacher in British and Australian secondary schools, as well as 10 years working at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Australia, as a Senior Skill Acquisition Specialist. Adam's employment at the AIS involved working with a range of sports including basketball, netball, water polo, volleyball, rowing, swimming, and athletics. Adam's research interests cover a diverse range of topics, but most notably focus upon the areas of representative design of practice sessions, scaling of equipment for junior sport, performance analysis, manipulating constraints to enhance skill acquisition, and analysing the underlying factors that contribute to expertise in the sports domain. Adam continues to work with a number of different sports and sporting organisations ranging from elite sport through to junior and developmental levels.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 (Human Movement Studies) (University of Queensland)
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary Teaching) (University of Ballarat (now Federation University))
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) (Honours) (University of Ballarat (now Federation University))
Professional memberships and associations
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) and Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2 (ASpS2). Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
Teaching
XNB174 - Principles of Coaching and Instructional Practice (Semester 1) XNB278 - Skill Acquisition (Semester 2)
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Adam, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Transfer of perceptual-motor expertise in talent transfer athletes
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Ian Renshaw - The swimming relay changeover: A multi-disciplinary approach to improving performance
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Gabriel Siqueira Trajano - Exploring Creativity in Rugby Union
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Ian Renshaw - Developing Elite Para-Coaches' Understanding and Application of Learning Design Principles
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Ian Renshaw - Exploring the Application of Notational Analysis and Physiology in Elite Women's Water Polo
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Vince Kelly, Associate Professor Gabriel Siqueira Trajano