PhD
Eric Junior Appiah
Topic: Ethics of youth football development in West Africa: The synergy of policy and practice
Supervisors: Professor Steve Jackson, Associate Professor Mike Sam
Email apper863@student.otago.ac.nz
Tasha Burton
Exercise science, heart health and Māori health
Topic: Intersecting Wisdom - Investigating the Cardiovascular Impact of Heat and Cooling Therapy Through Māori and Western Science Perspectives
Supervisors: Dr Anna Rolleston (Manawaora The Centre for Health), Dr Brendon Roxburgh, Professor Jim Cotter, Stuart McDonald (Ahipoutu)
Email burta060@student.otago.ac.nz
Kane Cocker
Environmental physiology, water safety
Topic: Individual differences in the immediate physiological and behavioural responses during cold-water immersion
Supervisors: Professor Chris Button, Professor Jim Cotter, Dr Tina van Duijn (UTS), Dr Luke Wilson (Medicine)
Email cokan630@student.otago.ac.nz
Maddie Connor
Topic: The effect of exercise on anxiety
Supervisors: Professor Elaine Hargreaves, Associate Professor Olivia Harrison
Email conma763@student.otago.ac.nz
Ellie Crabill
Topic: A critical analysis of legacy and impacts in the post-FIFA Women’s World Cup era
Supervisors: Professor Sally Shaw, Professor Steve Jackson, Dr Rosemary Overell
Email eleanor.crabill@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
International student from Chicago, USA
Nic Daniels
Exercise physiology, heat health, health equity, climate change
Topic: Heat Acclimation and Climate Adaptation
Supervisors: Professor Jim Cotter, Dr Brendon Roxburgh
Email danni191@student.otago.ac.nz
Timothy Dawbin
Topic: The organisational landscape of youth sports
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mike Sam, Professor Steve Jackson
Email timothy.dawbin@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Hongxiu Guo
Topic: The Construction of Global-National Relations in Chinese Sports Media in the Era of Globalisation: The Case of Media Discourse and Representation in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mark Falcous, Prof Paola Voci, Dr Sebastian Potgieter
Email guoho984@student.otago.ac.nz
International student from Hanzhong City, China
Kyu Jin Jin
Sociology of sport
Topic: Sport and corporate diplomacy: The nexus between nation-states, international sport organisations, and transnational corporations
Supervisors: Professor Steve Jackson, Associate Professor Mike Sam
Email kyujin.jin@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
International student from South Korea
Bianca Koper
Topic: Exploring ‘Ball in Play’ Locomotion and Contact Workload in Super Rugby
Supervisors: Dr Peter Lamb, Dr Brett Smith
Email kopbi050@student.otago.ac.nz
Panos Lakeas
Topic: Intracranial pressure responses to environmental and exercise stressors, across fitness
Supervisors: Professor Jim Cotter, Dr Kate Thomas, Dr Travis Gibbons
Email lakpa769@student.otago.ac.nz
Diego Moreno Harismendy
Topic: The politics of sport bureaucracy in Chile: Between bureaucrats' work and political goals
Supervisors: Professor Mike Sam, Professor Steve Jackson
Email mordi755@student.otago.ac.nz
Marc Murray
Topic: Effect of mixed training and protein supplementation on total IGF -1 levels in untrained female adults
Supervisors: Associate Professor Nancy Rehrer, Dr Lara Vlietstra
Email murma055@student.otago.ac.nz
Brigid Nanai
Supervisor: Professor Melanie Bussey
Email nanbr191@student.otago.ac.nz
Swetank Pathak
Concussion, biomechanics, AI & ML
Topic: From Head Acceleration Events to Decision Support: Modelling Cumulative Head Impact Load
Supervisors: Professor Melanie Bussey, Associate Professor Matthew Parry , Dr Josh McGeown
Email patsw546@student.otago.ac.nz
Janelle Romanchuk
Injury prevention, biomechanics and concussion
Topic: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a head stabilisation intervention in female community rugby players
Supervisors: Professor Melanie Bussey, Dr Peter Lamb and Dr Danielle Salmon (World Rugby)
Email janelle.romanchuk@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Katrina Sharlott
Topic: Reconceptualising Physical Literacy for Cook Islands Māori
Supervisors: Dr Lara Vlietstra, Professor Chris Button, Dr Edmond Fehoko
Email shaka067@student.oago.ac.nz
Qingying Yang
Water safety education
Topic: Exploring Perceived and Actual Water Competence in Children
Supervisors: Professor Chris Button, Dr Tina van Duijn
Email yanqi022@student.otago.ac.nz
Tianyu Zhang
Topic: Roles of heat and dehydration in physical tolerance, perceptual and physiological responses and cardiovascular, and renal health
Supervisors: Professor Jim Cotter, Associate Professor Nancy Rehrer, Associate Professor Rebekah Lucas
Email zhati193@student.otago.ac.nz
Master's
Claudia Lee
Topic: Exploring the effect of collisions and contacts on post-match fatigue in rugby union players by integrating GPS data and video footage
Supervisors: Dr Peter Lamb, Dr Brett Smith
Adviser: Ben Shepherd
Email leecl325@student.otago.ac.nz
Deacon Manu
Topic: Exploring the health/wellbeing of professional Pacific rugby players
Supervisors: Associate Professor Tania Cassidy, Dr Jeremy Hapeta (Te Koronga)
Maxine McIvor
Pregnancy and Maternal Health
Topic: Longitudinal Characterisation of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses to Exercise from Early to Mid-Pregnancy
Supervisors: Dr Lara Vlietstra, Dr Brendon Roxburgh; Dr Kassia Beetham
Email mcima498@student.otago.ac.nz
Aliya Mottus
Clinical exercise physiology
Topic: The Effects of Flat and Incline Walking Training on Exercise Capacity for Peripheral Artery Disease
Supervisors: Dr Brendon Roxburgh, Dr Kate Thomas (Faculty of Medicine)
Email motal273@student.otago.ac.nz
Hayden Nelson
Topic: Player workload in professional rugby
Supervisors: Professor Melanie Bussey, Brett Smith (Waikato)
Email nelha109@student.otago.ac.nz
Charlotte Parker
Sport, exercise and health
Topic: Exploring Ball-in-Play Workload Analysis During National Rugby League Matches
Supervisors: Dr Peter Lamb and Dr Brett Smith
Email parch712@student.otago.ac.nz
BSc(Hons)
Emma Maultsaid
Brain health-related proteins and cardiac stress markers in cold water swimming (exercise physiology)
Supervisors: Professor Jim Cotter, Dr Kate Thomas (Surgery and Critical Care)
Email mauem706@student.otago.ac.nz
PGDipSci
Bwarerei Kaieti
Clinical exercise physiology
Supervisor: Brendon Roxburgh
Email kaibw855@student.otago.ac.nz
Anbo Yu
Clinical exercise physiology
Supervisor: Dr Brendon Roxburgh
Email yuan9692@student.otago.ac.nz