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Name
Associate Professor Anthony Shield
Position(s)
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Exercise and Nutrition - IPTM
Discipline *
Human Movement and Sports Science
Phone
+61 7 3138 5829
Fax
+61 7 3138 3980
Email
Location
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Identifiers and profiles
ORCID iD
Qualifications

(Southern Cross University)

Keywords

Hamstrings, Injury, Aging, Eccentric, Resistance training

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Dr Anthony Shield’s research interests are

  • the neuromusclar adaptations to resistance training
  • the applications of eccentric resistance training to injury prevention and performance enhancement.

The current focus is hamstring injury which involves collaboration with Morgan Williams from the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne campus). Dr Shield and his team are currently investigating the effects of prior hamstring injury on hamstring muscle activation and architecture.
He currently teaches functional anatomy (HMB274) and resistance training (HMB282) subjects.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Anthony Shield.

Teaching

Semester 1

  • HMB274 Functional anatomy.

Semester 2

  • HMB282 Resistance training.

 

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Anthony Shield.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.